the world. and happy new year. today is the day to celebrate. but it s also a day to worry. it s the last day of the year. the last day to avert the fiscal cliff before americans plunge head long into smaller paychecks. the u.s. snalt gets back to work right about now. the house has been in session for about an hour now. senate leaders are the ones trying to hammer out a deal picking tax break ceilings, trying to lessen the impact of spending cuts. there are still major obstacles to pass. but this morning we re hearing that progress is being made. we ll have more on that and the fiscal cliff negotiations in a minute. first, i want to show you the rest of the world is ringing in the new year. midnight arrived in asia. they are calling it a pyre tech nick musical. they were scheduled to begin an hour before midnight. hong kong on the top ten places to ring in the new year. let s listen. ring in the new year, good morning 2013. we ll continue to monitor all of these ce
name is michael sweet. chair of the san francisco human rights commission. it s my honor and privilege to welcome you all to tonight s special meeting of the san francisco human rights commission which we have called to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the march on washington and martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. now it s especially nice to give our hero awards and not only do we have a number of wonderful recipients here but some great qualified nominees and a number of our honor reese from prior years. after the meeting we will have an at some point to have a special reception downstairs where we ll also down the hall. 201, where we ll take some time to celebrate this wonderful occasion. i would like to call the meeting to order and ask the commission secretary to please read the roll. michael sweet, davis, kel her, not present at the moment, i lee, todd davis not present. you have a quorum. thank you, madam secretary. the first item on the agenda
tonight s special meeting of the san francisco human rights commission which we have called to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the march on washington and martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. now it s especially nice to give our hero awards and not only do we have a number of wonderful recipients here but some great qualified nominees and a number of our honor reese from prior years. after the meeting we will have an at some point to have a special reception downstairs where we ll also down the hall. 201, where we ll take some time to celebrate this wonderful occasion. i would like to call the meeting to order and ask the commission secretary to please read the roll. michael sweet, davis, kel her, not present at the moment, i lee, todd davis not present. you have a quorum. thank you, madam secretary. the first item on the agenda is public comment that will enable to you speak on miss the issues. if you wish to address this commission, i would encourag
the san francisco human rights commission which we have called to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the march on washington and martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. now it s especially nice to give our hero awards and not only do we have a number of wonderful recipients here but some great qualified nominees and a number of our honor reese from prior years. after the meeting we will have an at some point to have a special reception downstairs where we ll also down the hall. 201, where we ll take some time to celebrate this wonderful occasion. i would like to call the meeting to order and ask the commission secretary to please read the roll. michael sweet, davis, kel her, not present at the moment, i lee, todd davis not present. you have a quorum. thank you, madam secretary. the first item on the agenda is public comment that will enable to you speak on miss the issues. if you wish to address this commission, i would encourage you to fill out a speaker c
nice to give our hero awards and not only do we have a number of wonderful recipients here but some great qualified nominees and a number of our honor reese from prior years. after the meeting we will have an at some point to have a special reception downstairs where we ll also down the hall. 201, where we ll take some time to celebrate this wonderful occasion. i would like to call the meeting to order and ask the commission secretary to please read the roll. michael sweet, davis, kel her, not present at the moment, i lee, todd davis not present. you have a quorum. thank you, madam secretary. the first item on the agenda is public comment that will enable to you speak on miss the issues. if you wish to address this commission, i would encourage you to fill out a speaker card. there will be time later in the meeting to speak on the awards that are being given and the honor reese. this is to only speak on any item, not on the agenda items. is there anyone who wishes to