this is a tourist city. a destination city. a lot of people live here because of the unique interest that san francisco provides and the entertainment industry and including restaurants provide a lot of that that make living here a joy for so many of us. and people say, what a wonderfully successful restaurant they must be making a lot of money. there is this image that somebody is benefitting at the other end of this commercial restaurant thing. i have to tell you knowing many in the commercial restaurant industry it's a very difficult to make a living if you are the owner or manager. more than think of from 24r point of voy restaurants provide a tremendous benefit to the city. there are a lot of people that have jobs in restaurants. suppliers and contractors have impacts throughout the city. we have to understand that restaurants provide social well being for the city. an economic base, this is an important thing and the department of building and inspection i do our very best to resolve restaurant issues. so that we can move

expensive city more affordable to more people, how to utilize the strengths of the city as a great tourist city. how we can get more folks to come and experience the wonders of the city. maybe they will make their stake here. these panel members have decided to make their stake here. they risked reputation, may be small amounts of money. if they had a lot of money, they may not have had to start this. they have also done it for the right reasons. they want to experience the city in a different way, but one that is in the tradition of san francisco and is reflective of mine, welcoming more people to share in the economy. hopefully the right reasons will create more jobs and get more entrepreneurs involved. i have often said this can be the city for the 100%. everybody can have a chance to fulfill their dreams and make sure they can have a stable income for themselves and their families. i think we are on the verge of discussing things that would invite other members of our city family, department heads, those who work in planning or land use, to be involved in an ongoing discussion that would po

how to utilize the strength of the city as a great tourist city that maybe not that affordable to too many people and how we can get more folks to come and experience the wonder of the city. and then hopefully they make their stake here. these panel members of decided to make their stake here. they risk reputation, may be small amounts of money, because of the had a lot of money, they may not have had to start this. but they have also, i think, done it for the right reasons. they want to experience this city in a very different way, but one that i think is in the tradition of san francisco and is reflective of mind, welcoming more people here to share in this economy. and hopefully for the right reasons, we create more jobs, get more entrepreneurs involved in the success and richness of this city. i have often said this city can be the city for the 100%. that is, everybody can have a chance to fulfil their dreams and make sure they can have a stable economy for themselves and for their families. i think we're on the verge of discussing things that would invite other members of our cit

expensive city more affordable to more people, how to utilize the strengths of the city as a great tourist city. how we can get more folks to come and experience the wonders of the city. maybe they will make their stake here. these panel members have decided to make their stake here. they risked reputation, may be small amounts of money. if they had a lot of money, they may not have had to start this. they have also done it for the right reasons.

taiwan the administration of president ma ying-jeou will increase the daily quota for chinese tourists from cities. last year they allowed residents to visit the island. tourists from six more cities will be permitted in starting on april 28th and four more by the end of this year. the ten addition cities include tianchig, chongqing and honjyo. 1,000 chinese travelers per day double the current 500. 1.8 million chinese tourists traveled to taiwan last year making up about 30% of the island's total number of visitors. but most chinese come on group tours. the ma administration hopes to increase the number of individual visitors, particularly wealthy chinese with strong purchasing power. ma was re-elected in january on a pledge to strengthen economic ties with china. he's expected to continue promoting private sector exchanges. >>> taiwan's vice president-elect wu den-yih and chinese vice prime mere li keqiang agreed to further cooperation. taiwan's news agent reported in sunday's meeting they agreed to try to reach an agreement by the end of june that will protect investments by taiwanese and chin

>> to make the city more attractive for residents and tourists alike, it is expanding cultural offerings, but without spending more than expected revenues. >> we are creating a precise financial plan and considering how to use the meager funds we have. we do not want the money to trickle away. we've worked together with private enterprise and seek sponsors. >> this here is the old roman market. >> the team woos tourists with the city's greco roman byzantine, jewish, and ottoman history. the city's poor relations with neighboring turkey have improved. the mayor was successful in getting a direct flight established to istanbul. the city is also grooming itself for taurus, trying to get its garbage problem under control. the first 2500 containers for a new garbage separation and recycling system modeled on germany's are alrea in use. >> we want to profit from the experience and know-how german cities have with waste management. >> is changing so much that he has provoked resistance from the city's traditional conservative establishment. during the 2010 election campaign, the head of the gre

cities. and a major attraction for tourists. now the government wants to tighten the restrictions. " i think it is ridiculous. it is a shame because i believe the world admires the dutch for the pragmatic and forward thinking of you on how to handle what they consider soft drugs. it seems they are going back in time, digressing. >> the new law is designed to cut the numbers of drug tourists. residents complained they were creating nuisances. it is also designed to cut cross border crime. ♪ from the first of may, coffeeshops will become members only clubs. up to 2000 membership cards will be issued by each cafe to residents over the age of 18. the law will come into effect across the country at the end of this year. there are around 700 coffeeshops in the netherlands. owners fighting the ban said the new law discriminates between eu citizens on the basis of where they left. some claimed the new rules will cost of to 90% of their business. >> it is disappointing for everybody involved. there is no problem, we do not have problems

there is the question of how do we, as tour operators, do our work in a tourist-based city and at the same time respect the normal and rightful needs of its citizens, and that to me is the question that's never been asked, much less addressed. the san francisco tour operators association was formed within the last year, much with the encouragement of supervisor chu, and supervisor chu, i want to thank you so much for your willingness to be flexible in the sound ordinance and to move away from what we consider an environmental disaster, which was the use of plastic headsets. the quality of the tours would suffer dramatically, and in the cities in which they've been used, the guests onboard complained that the tour doesn't have any liveliness or any punch to it. in addition, there's tripping hazards that occur as people get on and off the bus with cords hanging down. lastly, we's talking about throwing over 2 million pieces of plastic into landfill. and in a city with environmental concerns like san francisco, we thought that that was a mess. so we worked closely with supervisor chu in

city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny,

spring comes early and rome is an ideal time for tourists because it's still cool and the city people don't need to seek out shade come in. the italian capital attracts droves of tourists. but this building on the city's outskirts is not among the world's greatest attractions because it's hidden from view only a handful of people where of its existence. is called the squat a shelter for illegal immigrants and refugees from africa the residents here rarely welcome journalists in the squat. the police may come knocking based on news reports but they have made an exception for the r.t. crew. this country really got out of there and is and i don't. for this is my best through this and here this and it's here. almost six hundred people inhabit this floor alone right now most of them around on the streets trying to earn whatever money they can to eke out a living here others work at a poor excuse for an auto repair center found right under the windows of a flop house we have many many many people here and you know probably. the eleven person that has a mind problem we out here. there is a l

police credit the video for helping by the people responsible for beating a baltimore city tourist this past march. three others are now in custody in connection with that assault. police are hoping to buy more arrests. the separation of church and state. this nation was founded on that principle, but sometimes is it necessary to mix the two? >> that has not been easy for one catholic seminarian. kate amara has this exclusive story tonight. >> the deacon is about to take the final step in a very long journey. from kenya, he has been studying at st. mary's seminary and he will be ordained a priest on june 9. >> through all the years, my family is there praying for me, looking forward to the day when i become a priest. >> it takes years, nearly a decade to get to this point. in layman's terms, it is kind of like your wedding day. you want your family there, but as it stands now, isaacs' family will not be able to attend the ceremony. his sisters were denied travel visas to come to the ordination. >> i was really, really sad about that. i cannot explain how sad it is that they will not be

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some kind of common ground to which we can entertain the tourists who come to the city and maintain a steady and sustainable environment in which our people can live then. the carbon emissions and noise -- have had an adverse effect on the quality of life. i encourage you to move forward. and the preschool all delivery speed to get in place those directives and guidelines and regulations that you can to bring about positive change in the neighborhood. >> i am damian, who represents sightseeing and the tour operators association. i wanted to talk about the ambient sound legislation, and i know that there is a two week wait. what we are asking for is i was at the testing and participated on october 11. we found that the 50 feet ambient noise level only occurred in when the bus was idling. and so we had come up with the ambient sounds sensor, which brings the system and the noise, depending on where you are. this would actually bring it down. what i am concerned about is a legislation that is being proposed, this is not specific and we had discussed this. i know that mr. waters had sent

on able before this board to demonstrate that this business had been operating as a tourist hotel since 1957? >> the city did not bother to look at its zoning file. this happened in a 30-day period. we were in court with the tenderloin housing clinic. we were defending ourselves against a whole array of claims. by the end of the day, at those records turned up in discovery in the litigation with the city. could we have found it? perhaps i should have been more diligent. the zoning administrator, when he issues a decision that was shut down a small business an intact family, should have looked at is on file. >> you are going beyond the question. the next question has to do with -- never mind, i will wait. >> i very much appreciate your time. >> i know you like cases that span many years. the certificates of use that was the principal part of your president -- presentation, you cited the section that talks about what is involved in that. in this specific case, it in the issuance of this certificate, what review was there? >> i am not certain exactly how much review occurred. i do know that i would be very

bbltimore city police have arrested a second suspecc in the beating of a tourist on day.janice park live at city suspect in custody and the high bail sse's facing.. janice? sinceest. patrick's day police have been on thh hunt for four suspects.one man has turned himself in anddpolice announceddtoday that a 20 year old womaa who used a shoe as a &pweepon is also in custody. this is the viral video f an arlington, virginia man beinn beaten outside of courthouse east.police say tte ublic has &preally stepped up. after we first aired the story police received thousands of calls and emails...from as far as california...helping them identify suspects.earlier thiss month, 20 year old aaron parsons turned himself into police.police say they pavis after he was een in the video using her high eel shoe to assault the victim. she's charged with assault, armed robbery and theft.police say they spent the weekend suspects...but hhven't had any uck:ects...but hhven't had any "so far no one has beenn cooperative, in helping police, so we're asking the generrl public, f they see or know these individuals,