that the majuro machine will understand the venezuelan people will made it -- yesterday said the new united states will take action. >> we've already taken action. to support the venezuelan people. and we continue to that. have a duly elected interim president. juan guaido, we will continue to support him. we continue the american people have been most generous providing a couple hundred tons of food, medicine, hygiene kits for this venezuelan people. in a coalition to put force behind the voice of the venezuelan people. was happened there is a tragedy. there were five or six or eight killed yesterday. but there been hundreds and hundreds killed from starvation over the past weeks and months. millions of people having to flee their homes. 3 million people i believe 10 percent of the venezuelan population, those are the actions of the american people in the trump administration. to support democracy in venezuela. chris: but no military force. >> every option on the table, we will do the things that need to be done to make sure that the venezuelan people voice, the democracy rains and there i

united states market share in china. that's also told us that there's an urgent need to bring u.s.-china trade relations back to normal sooner rather than later. looking into the new year, i think china and the united states would work together, work together to develop the relationship based on coordination, cooperation, and stablity as outlined by the two presidents cheering on the sideline of the g20. and i think our countries are working very hard now to implement a consensus. and i would like to work with all of you to materialize the consensus reached by two presidents. both of our countries can benefit more from our cooperation. thank you. happy new year again. [applause] >> wow, council general from china. we're all supposed to be happy. good news, so happy new year, mr. president trump. hope that you will continue to preserve a positive relationship between our countries. yeah. okay. so we've got all of the big shots here, a lot of big shots fr . from the board of supervisors, i was advised that supervisor norman yee would come up and speak, and all the other supervisors would back him up. come on. >> president yee: [speaking chinese language] >> presiden

together we must create more new units so displaced residents can return to their home.isitions of apartment buildings to keep families in place, more affordable houses a provide vital services to the mission, san francisco and beyond. more commercial affordable spaces for family serving distances. this must be done together, residents, must continue to fight the fight for what you need. community groups must continue to stand up and with alongside our community, investors must continue to finance projects that keep in place rather than displace. public officials must continue to push the limits of what can be done, given the limited resources available. i want to offer two last sets of thanks. first i want to thank the mayor's office and in particular, the san francisco mayor's office housing and community development, for trusting us taking this important development. we know you're working hard to deliver projects like this one and trying to address the needs while managing expectations and resources. thank you, kate. lastly, i want to recognize karen lee fang. we kno

eighteen new units of housing on the top two floors, the second floor, medical dental use that will allow replacement of what will be lost by demolition next-door. medical dental use was not originally proposed in the project, it was added in after the neighborhood commercial district was rezoned at the urging of the neighborhood to allow medical dental use for the site. on the ground floor, there 6500 square feet of activated ground-floor retail. this is a depiction of the ground-floor retail. in place of this, inactive, incompatible with the neighborhood ground-floor, we will have activated ground-floor retail. in addition, this again is the current configuration of the site where the existing buildings go almost to the rear property line. when we build our project, we will create a new midblock open space that will benefit not just the residents of the project and the 18 new units, but also the neighbors on california street to back onto the project. the big issue seems to be how compatible is this with the neighborhood? this is a map of the neighborhood which mainly is the sacramento

will make the something nice for entire scantron jurors are dealing with a new unit and they killed many civilians with an entire company committing my father while. i was a student because i wanted to build a life for myself. but suddenly life became knowledge kind of. providing insights global news that matters d. w. made for minds. this is d.w. news live from berlin the u.s. and israel get tough on iran they're leading a new push against the islamic republic at a conference in the polish capital of warsaw tonfa talks are notable for the countries not sending high breaking delegations also coming out after nearly eight years of fighting in syria and the leaders of russia.

become a whole potato in a game being played out in the highest echelons of power in the us and the new unitedstates will begin to hand off the fight to our partners in the region no glory and no media friendly war victory potential just a burden so why not let others do the dirty work and tweet others and mean europe of course europeans in turn say a they're not janet has to clean up after washington there is no prospect of british troops go in and to replace the american troops living and therefore be this is no way the us should be leaving a possible power vacuum is a stanwood is it a good idea of the americans to pull out of sea remediate lee and so swiftly doesn't it make the possibility of iran and russia increasing their influence there . how can you be very firm on iran and at the same time abandon north eastern syria like that when we know very well that might end up boosting iran's presence in the area for me it's a mystery to washington tosses the potato right back and up the stakes to not only the you should fill the void the u.s. leaves behind on the ground but also take back hund

along the top entice the entire scheme to jurors or dealing with a new unit i killed many civilians i mean guys come including my father so when i was a student i wanted to build a life for myself. but suddenly life became alledge kind of sob. providing insights global news that matters d. w. made for mines. they are digital more years. for women for internet activists one mission. the battle for freedom dignity. courageous and determined a campaign for women's rights. and for peace. they mobilize against femicide more complex retails for. their messages are spread like. social media is critical critical of the local. council on. a mine out on the streets on our rights are not a problem for discussion. they are women the more changing the world and the reading. digital. starts marching on g.w. . this is d w news coming up on the program the saudi crown prince and his delicate diplomacy in asia he brings his charm offensive to china but remain silent when it comes to beijing's treatment of its muslim minority are we seeing way out policy over she writes lots. of anger in okinawa over p

mer -- adding the proposed luxury third floor would change the building envelope and preclude any new unit from being an a.d.u. an a.d.u. could only be built in the building envelope as it existed three years prior to the filing of the application. that three-year requirement is intended to prevent projects like this where the owner is seeking to avert the density limit. if the owner wants to create an a.d.u. in the vacant commercial space, he needs to retain the existing first floor residential unit because this way, he would be adding an affordable dwelling unit within the envelope allowed. >> clerk: thank you, ma'am. your time is up. >> president melgar: thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you. >> clerk: just put it face up. time's running, sir. >> my name is alex wagstaff. i live at 1755 gilbert street where i've resided over 35 years. here's a picture of the existing buildings at the corner of gilbert and octavia. the residential design guidelines state that in areas with a defined visual character, the design of new buildings will be comparable with the patterns and features of

a new united nations report says that twenty eight scene was the deadliest year in a decade for civilians in afghanistan we understand some four thousand civilians were killed let's learn more about this right now and join anthony neal here on the program and advocacy manager at the norwegian refugee council anthony good to see you today you heard me talking about the numbers just now allegedly four thousand civilians killed in twenty eighteen the deadliest year in a decade which first of foremost what is the humanitarian situation in afghanistan what people need the most. well least when insurance situation is critical and a large part of that is caused by this conflict what we're seeing on the ground is really is a backward trend where all parties look they're increasingly neglecting civilian lives in pursuit of military objectives have the opportunity recent meet to visit bear is gone which is a conference where you know he is one of the only organizations able to operate through the communities who are displaced just because of the same and the situation for them it was very clear how

according to this department's latest housing balance report, less than 18% of net new units built in san francisco in the past 10 years have been affordable. and for every two new affordable units the city abilities it lost one rent controlled unit to owner move in he vick shuns and condo conversions. we can't afford to continue to take two steps forward and one step back. we'll provide affordable housing nonprofits with a critical tool to stop the bleeding by purchasing multi-family buildings from landlords looking to sell and preserving them as permanently affordable housing. this is a win/win for landlords and tenants. it protects a landlords ability to sell their building of market rate and preventing -- it combats the speculative model by providing a positive way for property owners to sell their property and preserve the existing residence rather than resorting to speculators and he vick shuns. it is a within also for san francisco as it will help this city better meet its housing balance needs by preventing the loss of affordable housing and increasing its stock of permanently

in 2011 and continue to remain on the island until they are offered the opportunity to move to a new unit. and at that offer of replacement unit, they ar eligible to take t choice of payment or the early in lieu payment. this in lieu payment is really intended to being acknowledge t that could be an extremely long prepared of time and provide an opportunity for households who as a household circumstances have changed and it makes sense for them to move to purchase something today. they could take this in lieu payment and use that for the down payment. or rather than holding out and waiting for a replacement unit that may still be seven or eight years away. >> vice president giusti: so once again going back to this example, so if claire and fred who could possibly use that money to relocate, but then what happens to bob in does he even get a vote in this? >> director beck: yeah, the benefit is to claire and bob -- >> vice president giusti: fred. >> director beck: fred, and bob doesn't have a voice in this. >> thank you mr. beck. this document again is a major milestone and it really convey

the tumbling dice are in fires came from jurors or dealing with a new unit i killed many civilians i mean the irish come including my father. and i was a student i wanted to build a life for myself lottie's totally but suddenly life became our kind of sob. providing insights global news that matters d. w. made for mines. do you ever feel like the walls are closing in if you live in a city they literally might beat around the globe more people than ever before are flocking to urban centers where already limited space is getting tighter and more expensive megacities are bursting at the seams and so is the infrastructure that keeps them ticking landfill.

with these actions and positions and many others, the united states has been strengthening old alliances and forging new partnerships. president trump is a leader who seeks to lead the free world through strength. we will always stand with our allies and defend our values. the united states will never fail to stand with our ally, israel, we will never fail to call out attacks on innocent civilians or a free and independent press, even as we continue to demand that all those responsible for the murder of jamal khashoggi be brought to justice. but we're here today because of what unites us, our shared commitment to the advance of security, prosperity and human rights in the middle east. . and our shared responsibility to confront the single greatest threat to that bright future. last night was remarkable. at the outset of this historic conference, leaders from across the region agreed that the greatest threat to peace and security in the middle east is he islamic republic of iran. 40 years ago this month the mullahs seized control of that country and every year since they've supported terrorist proxies an

>> we need a new united states attorney appointed from the district of columbia.ne that is there did a horrible job with both the wool person, that prosecution those were absolute atrocities. both could have gone a long ways. >> lou: -- had a role in all of that. leniency was their recommendation. their decision was not to prosecute. and, you are right. it is the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. we are watching the same rampant, political corruption and by the way, accountability. everyone was lost their jobs in the fbi, that rancid, corrupt fbi leadership, they are still standing, they have been untouched. same with the justice department. good lord almighty. >> in the double standard. people write me every day about how upset they are about the double standard only the republicans are getting prosecuted, democrats are getting away with murder. nothing is happening with mccabe, the real russia collusion a part of the democrats, dnc, fusion gps and now that we know adam shift was meeting. >> lou: they remain untouched as well. government there be justic

for the mission, the simulation shows for every 1300 new units built in the neighborhood, the average rent for one-bedroom apartment would fall by less than $20. plaintiff said continuing to irresponsibly build market rate units will not solve the housing crisis. we must do more as a city to build affordable housing and we must demand from our private developers who have come here seeking riches through land exploitati exploitation. that brings us directly to maximum real estate partners and the monster in the mission. >> maximum, previously known for forced eviction of -- can i get the slide projector, please. maximum, previously known for forced eviction of block and brown families in harlem, new york, and the eviction of section eight tenants and firing are seiu union janitors, maintenance workers and security guard's here in san francisco have brought us this monster. this monster proposes to build only 14% affordable housing on the project, making this project an 86% ten-story luxury housing development. it includes 161 parking spaces at a major transit hub, adding to congestion,

the proposal calls for having three new buildings in the area of the 16th street b.a.r.t. plaza. this would bring 331 market value units to the area. one of the buildings would be 10 stories high, that is why it is called monster in the mission. tonight we will hear a new proposal from the developer to create affordable housing at two off site locations. they are looking to sweeten the deal. >> benefits we think outweigh all of the concerns. safety will improve, crime will go down and there is a chance to bring 650 total new units of housing to the mission with one deal. >> really we don't need more luxury housing in the mission. the community has demanded for years for affordable housing on that site and for other sites. >> reporter: so the new proposal before the planning commission is to allow the developer to build those market value units on 16th and mission. the developer would then donate two other lots to the city so that the city could build up to 306 affordable housing units. now, those two lots are located at mission and 25th and th and d and 23rd. so not close by. opponents say it should be the developer wh

this is d w news live from berlin are russia and the united states lining up for a new arms race. the united states will therefore suspend its obligations under the i.m.f. treaty effective february second. the us also says it will pull out of the kenya clear disarmament pact completely in six months it's russia just nonstop violating it also coming up ugandan officials seize the biggest haul of illegal ivory entangle and scales they've ever caught by seeing through unlikely disguises. and the big rush is on as millions of chinese packed trains to celebrate the lunar new year with their families to take a closer look at humanity's biggest annual migration. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston. washington says it will formally notified moscow later today that the u.s. is withdrawing from a key arms control treaty secretary of state might pump aoe announce a decision on friday saying the u.s. will suspend its compliance with the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty it will then withdraw completely from the a court in six months if moscow does not and a legit violations of t

first he finds no effect from zoning changes on housing supply on the construction of new units over five years. he acknowledges the process may take longer than five years to register. we had a housing inventory last week or the week before talking about the 70,000 unit to be constructed. 58,000 we entitled some as long as 10 years ago. instead of falling prices the study finds the opposite. housing prices rose on the parcels and projects up zoned were building sides increased. short term level impact are higher property prices but no new additional housing construction. i will be finishing up with a couple more quote the study. bear with me. this took me completely by surprise. findings in line with my thinking in the new urban crisis he argues it is important to combat unnecessarily restrictive zoning and building codes easing codes would do little to address housing affordability and might serve to increase housing prices in the neighborhoods in question for the reason developers would use the land not for affordable housing but for luxury construction. he noted in the market in

it is a question of whether the commission feels we need to hold up creating new units, but we also havea very strong mandate to protect affordable, rent-controlled units, and their quality of life. we have two responsibilities, and i'm trying to meet both objectives here thank you very much. >> thank you, commissioner. as to the see you -- as to the c.u., i'm wondering if there is a housing accountability act -- housing accountability act issue here. >> we are inclined to disapprove or reduce the density of the project, then yes, you would have to make housing accountability act findings. i think that commissioner moore was proposing something that wouldn't lower the density, but would change the configuration of the building, so it depends upon which direction the commission wanted to go. if you are inclined to lop off floors, you would be required to make findings under the act. >> thank you very much. i am generally supportive of this project. i understand the concerns of the neighbors. i think that whereas we have legislation that protects playgrounds from loss of light, we don't ha

so that 40 percent of all the new units developed in the baby hundreds point community go to the residents who live here first. as and that by it wasn't easy well we got to build more and we got to build more faster and we have to make sure that the next generation. they are prepared for the opportunities that are provided when i was growing up in housing in the western edition i never knew what was possible. i didn't know what was going on downtown in the financial district with all these incredible opportunities but because i had an opportunity to participate in programs and things that existed in the western addition because of leaders like reverend amos brown. i was able to be given an opportunity. a school in the baby hunters point named after gloria davis are you familiar with that school that was one of my mentors that will i didn't even know that woman and she decided she was gonna take me under her wing she was gonna help support me with my applications for school. my applications to get into colleges and scholarships she helped me with my essays and everything. and i didn't know

today i am thrilled to sign a new order taking the next step to create the united states space force, so important when you look at defense, when you look at all the other aspects of where the world will be someday, this is the beginning. it's a very important process. first i want to recognize our wonderful vice president mike pence, who serves as chairman of the national space council. thank you, mike, great job. i also want to thank acting secretary of defense patrick shanahan, who is with us, secretary of the air force heather wilson, vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general paul selva, an executive secretary of the space council dr. scott pace. they all believe in the space force very strongly as i do. it is the future. it is where we are going. whether we like it or not, that is where we are going, in space, that is the next step and we have to be prepared are our adversaries, and whether we get along with them or not they are up in space and they are doing it and we are doing it and that is going to be a very big part of where the defense of our nation, and you could