we're joined by robert buckley senior fellow in international affairs at the new school in new york mr barkley it's a pleasure talking to you thank you very much for your time thank you now almost every country in the world passed a version of the breakfast at tiffany's movie about a young man or young women moving into a big city attracted by its opportunities but i understand it from your writing that it is a rather mythologized perception of what are been a station is like more and more people are moving to bigger cities not because they want to now because they're attracted by big lives but because they have no choice is that right that's right you know let me qualify that. the general sentiment or how it's still out of it is that indeed cities grow more rapidly in urbanization happens as incomes and careers and so in some countries and particularly in sub-saharan africa was witnessed a settlement in which people move to cities because the conditions in the countryside are to their conflict or drought. and so they're moving to cities in a situation where their income is an increasing but t

mr. barkley. >> members of the commission, my name is alice barkley. the project before you is recommend recommended before you for one reason, and that is because we are not legalize the illegal unit. i think this case is unusual in the fact that most illegal units are in an existing building that is built illegally, and they put an extra unit in that. but in this case, we have two buildings, both of them in the rear yard, totally in the rear yard, and the rear building, which is the illegal unit that the staff is diagnoasking to b legalized is built without any building permits. and so in consultation with the department of building inspection, the project architect has been told that that illegal unit has to be totally demolished, and if the department or this commission want it to be rebuilt, they have to literally build a new building in the same square footage, but they will have to raise the ceiling height because there's a lot of problem, and the architect is here to answer questions about the illegality of that building and why it has to be de

mr. speaker, i rise in celebration of a lifelong friend and neighbor, ms. dora duncan barkley of my hometown in the 1st district of kentucky celebrating her 100th birthday today. her dedication rivals her love for her husband and seven children. known throughout monroe county r her compassion and unwavering work ethic, she not only cared for her family but welcomed abused women and children into her home. throughout her life, she has been guided by her steadfast commitment to her faith and has worked tirelessly for the betterment of others and after her retirement through her involvement in distributing commodities and serving fellow senior citizens. i'm thankful for her friendship and guidance throughout my life and i join with her friends and family as well those who benefited from her generous spirit. i wish her a happy 100th birthday and many more joyful years filled with blessings. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to a