but there are some good >> this is newly constructed within the last month or so, new sidewalk. what can you tell us about this? >> as i said earlier, spikas a hearty urban tree. they have aggressive roots and sometimes they daniel the infrastructure, with the fica tree, we can repair the sidewalk around it, it doesn't mean we str to remove the tree. but sometimes if the roots are everywhere, the numb of roots to cut or shave, would render the tree unstable, in this case, we were able to keep the tree, a nice upright ficas tree. we expanded the base. and we keep the necessary path of travel for pedestrians but if we open this up so we don't cut a big root. we try to preserve as many roots as we can. >> the path of travel, the city has a minimum travel standard, i believe it is 48 inches. >> it is. >> we easily maintained thap about we see where trees encroach on that or are tripping hazards. >> we never want to go less than 48 inches in the path of travel, ideally, it is more than that, but if it is scrult of losing or keeping a tree we'll shrink down to whatever we need to. >> l

and to install a new sidewalk. all of this, with 13 square feet that will be drilled again. i was given a chance to voice this, and for you to give this to me. this is, this is one of the ways, contrary to what i have paid to the department of public works. this is the invoice from the department of public works. this is charged -- may i finish? >> you have an opportunity to speak in a few moments. >> good afternoon, i represent the property at the nasa avenue. -- at vanessa avenue. everything else was with a previous owner at the previous address. we are sending out the correct invoice. we did not know about these problems. we did not have a chance to respond. the first time we heard this was a notice for today's hearing. >> and are there any other members of the public? can you step up to the center aisle? and if there are other members of the public, please step up. >> i live on 17th avenue, and i had a first notice about the repairs. i had -- he said that we had informed about this. they did not ask me any permission about this, and i called him, he said that they would

this legislation in front of you is to establish a new sidewalk along clearance place. this is for the development of 177 towson street. this is part of the developer and. the legislative requirement requires passage by the board of supervisors in this place. supervisor mar: let's open this up for public comment. is there anyone who would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation without objection? thank you. ms. somera, please read item number two. clerk somera: item number two, an ordinance amending the regulating the with of sidewalks section 1588. supervisor mar: sir? >> this is a planning requirement as part of conditions of approval, and as part of this legislation again, it needs final board approval. supervisor mar: thank you. thank you for being so short and sweet about this, as well. colleagues, if there are no questions, let's open this up for public comment. sir? >> good afternoon, supervisors. steve, on behalf of the project sponsor of 800 brotherhood way. as he said, this was a

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there are new lamp posts, new and improved sidewalks but still a lot left to do out there. they need power substations, overhead wires and more street cars. >>> now to a consumer alert this morning. electric car drivers can now charge up at union station. the parking garage installed several charging stations. this is only the fourth charging station in the area. president obama is calling for one million electric cars to be on the road by 2015. >>> the world's before the- selling online game is launching into the real world. angry birds developers are partnering with retail stores to offer players exclusive game features and as mel andy a lnwick -- melanie alnwick explains, these little birds are big business. >> reporter: the game angry birds is unquestionably a smash hit. how often to you play it? >> every day, pretty much day and night. >> reporter: 250 million downloads in less than two years. players on touch screen devices pull back different birds and launch them to knock down green pigs would have stolen their eggs. this is why the birds are angry. it is not as eas

would they cook on a new york city sidewalk? >> your experiment is great. hope the eggs win. >> reporter: fast forward two hours, we check back. >> should i try it? it's cooked. the mac and cheese is cooked, the noodles are soft. >> reporter: and our pizza, nbc intern alex joined me. >> i'll taste the pizza. the pizza is actually fully cooked. >> reporter: and finally, ah, the eggs. >> here's the finished product. i don't know, what do you think? is that cooked? >> yes. >> reporter: would you eat this? >> no. >> reporter: you wouldn't. would you eat this? >> no. >> reporter: you wouldn't eat it? >> i wouldn't eat it. >> you know you're doing something wrong when you're being ridiculed by the entire staff. today will feel like the worst day of the week. heat index in boston, 104. in philly, 116. baltimore, 118 for the heat index. so reporters will be out again trying to do this all over again. show them a little love. give them a little water. >> for what you went to college. >> yeah. >> i know you'll be in the pool this weekend. thank you so much. >>> don't

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. >>> berkeley city council is expected to approve new rules that would headache it easier and less expensive for restaurants to add sidewalkunder the new rules, cafes could get a sidewalk permit for as little as $350. in the pat, the permit -- in the past, the permit pro set cost $100,000 and it took three years. >>> in a hearing begin in less than two hours on a proposed bill to abolish california's death penalty. the bill by state senator loni hancock would convert death sentences to life in parole. senator hancock says more than $4 billion of taxpayer money has been spent on this. more on this at 8:45. >>> the use of kissibility parking placards is getting aten. this is new video of and as you can see car after car has a plaque ar. according to the dash cab placard. according to the examiner, 11 of 1 vehicles had those packards last friday. a muni spokesman says drivers have to be in good hit for the job. they will look into the -- good health for the job an they will look into it further. >>> the space shuttle mission is supposed to lift off tomorrow morning. jim spellman is live in cape canaveral, where the weather co