one one of the cocoordinators of the agriculture coalition urban alliance. the san francisco agriculture alliance is firmly in support of garden resource centers and in support of the continued operation of hanc recycling center and native plant nursery. we do not think hanc should be closed in order toin stall a community garden. the hanc recycling center at that location is already providing an enormous benefit to the gardening and agriculture community by fully funding and operating the nursery dorks nating tons of card bore for mulch and projects like hay valley farms, agriculture workshops and classes and by acting as a garden resource distribute post for compost. they support equal access to production and believes a new garden resource center would best serve san francisco if in a location that did not currently have a garden resource center. in conclusion we strongly support community gardens but not at the expense of hanc. thank you. >> hi. my name is stephanie. i'm just coming forward today. i'm a resident of the haight-ashbury community and i'm co

my name is jim growden, i am a member of the board of the visitation valley alliance. i and the board do support the infrastructure fee and fund mainly because all of that new development is going to have an effect on vess takes -- visitation valley. thank you. >> thank you. is there additional public comment on this item? if not, public comment is closed. commissioner? >> i want to generally express my support for the idea of streamlining and equalizing a facilities infrastructure fee for them to be comparable across the city with eastern neighborhoods, with market, octavia and what else is out there. i just find the timing of this particular amendment somewhat curious because i am still completely in the dark about executive park. we commented on the e.i.r. we have commented on a number of issues which were not clearly explained to us. it is within that uncertainty that i am not really quite prepared to sign off on this amendment. i do need to see that the plan for executive park carries its own weight. i'm sure it does, and saying that more tongue in cheek. i think

then there is traditionally the third party he is the alliance of the future of course of a the a a k but all of those a major policies cover referred to these problems here in the country within the framework of achieving what they perceive to be the ultimate goal. e.u. and nato membership but as i mentioned many here consider corruption to be the biggest problem facing costco in recent polls showing the cost of the have a self it's a real it's a climb in their faith in public institutions here rating from the judiciary to the parliament and they can do that this itself that was put forward for these elections were just helps says a number of key candidates from across the main posties are currently under investigation for a variety of crimes ranging from abuse of office to corruption and most worryingly of all the leader role of the a k how to deny is currently in the hague awaiting retrial for war crimes but what does all mean is that said this has allowed some new of policies to emerge on the scene to make some quite serious inroads in these elections most notably. meaning self-de

strong alliance with the united states due to constantly hold military drills in the region in fact right after north korea's attack on that on the islands in the south of south korea in the united states another military exercise also in the region and the government in south korea has now totally changed most of the officials or wants younger then in the previous government they are calling for even closer ties with washington this is also quite intimidating. and that's why it does seem that south korea may be actually looking for trouble when it comes to the relationship with north korea it doesn't matter if everyone is which said the two ministers the two foreign ministers of russia and south korea definitely have a lot to talk about here at the foreign ministry today all right you go to school of the following talks between russia and south korea at the foreign ministry thanks for that. well plenty more still to come for you this hour including claims of victory the incumbent prime minister says he has won in cosimo's first parliamentary vote but many question whether he can br

when asked about the wiki leaks revelations the secretary general of the alliance anders fogh rasmussen refused to comment but nato is chief insisted his organization does not seen russia as an enemy. well you can always access more information of all of our stories with a simple click of your mouse you can do that on our new and improved website dot com it's a quick look at some of the things we have waiting for you on line right now our friend electric a boy with leukemia sees through the eyes of a robot to keep up with schoolwork while he copes with his long term illness. and we'll keep going that's what tourists say after a spate of mine usual and terrifying shark attacks in the popular sharm el sheikh resort in egypt the attacks left four injured and one person dead. five american pilots who thought alcohol is the best way to keep themselves warm in the freezing cold in siberia and now in the media spotlight c.c.t.v. footage shows a brawl involving the servicemen who were in russia for military drills it's now been leaked online the fighting broke out in one of the most luxurious h

well marco gases from the british serbian alliance for peace told r.t. that kossovo has a mano ethnic policy which serves the outcast casa or. today stands as a state a full state based on ethnic cleansing and cemented by nato bombs the serbians who remain live in fear of their lives they are literally living ghettos they're unable to get out and the only reason they still survive in kosovo and are not fed to the organ trade that the albanians have fed so many serbians to in the past is because nato likes to keep living serbs in kosovo as good publicity but they are there they are there just as a publicist see to create the impression across what is a multi-ethnic society cause or isn't is a mono ethnic society which has destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and the leadership in kosovo consists of criminals who have moved into politicians as western intelligence agencies have said themselves so everyone knows what's going on in kosovo but the idea is to. lie about what's going on cos or to a bigger world audience. u.s. justice departmen

ashes of the 1994 congressional defeat could help explain what may be the most important political alliance in america today. bill clinton and bill and hillary clinton. two former clinton administration heavy weights -- robert reich and terry mcauliffe join us in a moment. >>> plus, let the fun begin. the loud noise you heard last night outside the window was the republican snowball that came when word came that michael steele is running again as rnc chair. how can the party of lincoln stop the guy with all the wins? lining up in favorite of the new s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treaty, why are so many right wingers standing in the way? we're going to debate what could be lost in the treaty goes down. >>> meet the old boss. not the new boss. you'll love this. he's in business to serve the banks. didn't he get the memo? you're not supposed to admit that. >>> we start with the tax cut deal. the "huffington post" howard fineman. so is richard wolffe. can't be any colder than this place. you know, i have to say, romney. this guy is mobile. this guy moves around. he was for the health care plan in massachu

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we would like to spark a progressive workers alliance. i think the study is another spark highlighting the weaknesses in the existing law. in number of us were at this and said to flip the switch and turn on the project. it was an important project and a clean energy project. law that john avalos the together will make sure that the hiring is local. this reduces greenhouse gases. i think that this will create a change and with different goals to mandates and reasonable ones that start at 20%. thank you. >> we have several express his support or opposition to the speakers and i asked you to respect that rule. >> thank-you very much, mr. president. i think that the level of support it is strong. if you look back at the legislation that has been introduced and enacted the in the past year, this is one of the most significant past -- pieces of legislation because this does something that all of us have been trying to do for quite some time. the question is as, what are we doing to create jobs locally. even though what a local government could

clearness as a set of political alliances and possibilities, not necessarily related to institutionsf gender and swam formativity. danny and i wanted the show to feel funky and to have a really tangible quality to it. so part of that was incorporated handmade objects and installations and beautifully printed photographs and videos. there is also a lot of opportunities to participate and to take postcards or to get the photo taken or sit within a tent made out of afghan blankets to watch videos. the exhibition is organized in three distinct galleries. in gallery one, which is the gallery designated to clear activism, there is an installation by the oakland-based collaboration and it's called "unleashed power." it's all focused on one protest that happened in chicago in 1991 with the activist organization act up, which was protesting the inadequate health care for people living in aids, and specifically it focuses on an act of police violence that occurred at that protest. the thing that is really interesting for me about that piece is that it brings us back 20 years to what clear acti

moscow wants an explanation from nato over a wiki leaks report the alliance agreed a plan to defend the baltic states and poland against russia the revelations follow the nato summit in lisbon which has been hailed as a breakthrough in relations between the two sides russia's foreign minister sort of the left off says reports the alliance you know may still consider russia to be a potential threat has put a question mark over nato sincerity. they began that planning in december last year just as we held a ministerial meeting of the russia nato council where we decided to move on after the two thousand and eight crisis in the caucasus so it means that on one hand needle was talking with us about workmanship and on the other was taking decisions to protect itself against us secondly these plans seem to have been approved in lisp on another platform of the needle russia council where president did it would need to leaders approved documents calling us strategic partners so there is a question about when nato is sincere when it's openly talking with us about partnership or when it's secretl

be a refuses to recognize cost of independence meantime market gas itches from the british seven alliance for peace he joins us live on the line now from london to give people insight even to you there are allegations out there of the fraud linked to the prime minister what are the implications of this if they indeed at the end they prove to be true well it's obviously very embarrassing for those great powers who created this fake state of course of all that is behaving in a very undemocratic way in as much as rather than vote counting we've got the vote cooking and we've got in the words of one western diplomat industrial scale fraud

when asked about the wiki leaks revelations the secretary general of the alliance and fogh rasmussen refused to comment but nato chief insisted his organization does not see russia as an enemy. and staying with wiki leaks here on r.t. the swedish government's website is reportedly facing a cyber attack from supporters of the arrested whistleblowers founder julian assange he remains in of british prison and faces extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations around five thousand hackers are now reportedly taking part in the cyber attacks it comes as the wiki leaks founder is leading an online poll for time magazine to be named its person of the year amid reports he would then be extradited to the u.s. some american politicians have even suggested a songe should face execution civil rights activist and how one who is from a song his native australia says there is an ulterior motive for the extradition. just go look at the fact that how often does interpol go off people on sex related charges it's just i don't they told me chasing people for your ex on charges that are related t

coalition partners the democratic league of course of a the l d k and then there's the alliance for the future of course very traditionally seen as the third party here but all of these parties talk about addressing these issues within the framework of what they perceive as the ultimate goal which is e.u. and nato membership but really. polls are showing that cost of ins in particular especially compared with all of his living throughout the balkans have suffered a drastic loss of faith in all public institutions here from the judiciary to the parliament but held by the kind of list itself that was put forward for this election a number of days into this while standing currently under investigation suspected of a number of crimes are ranging from corruption to abuse of office and most warranty of all the lead to all of the. how to deny is currently in the hague awaiting trial for war crimes all about how is the meant is that this election has seen the emergence of the new policies here with the potential of making some real inroads most notably. meaning self-determination and fed of mea

. >> i am part of the visitation planning alliance had also on the committee. i am here to think supervisor maxwell for your work and support on this issue. this has been a largely minority working-class neighborhood. we lack the political and economic clout. we pay taxes just the same and need the same kind of services. we appreciate the ordinance that will help pay for those much needed services and help revitalize our community. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am on the board of the planning alliance. i am on the visitation valley redevelopment area cac. they are bringing a huge influx of population that will be sharing infrastructure which is shamefully inadequate for the existing population. we already don't have what we need there. that helps remedy the situation by paying for groups including the new library. it helps mitigate some of the effects of development such as the major traffic jams, particularly at bayshore and the blank and. we don't see a solution to that, but we feel like it begins to address -- it makes things better for us and

>> the alliance provides support for school districts, educators throughout the kind of an to make surehave meaningful art experiences that is tough job. how do you do it? >> we try to get everyone involved. one of the things that is important for us is that the public understand how essentialr arts are for our classroom. it's not something we view as an additive or something that is nice to have if you have the time but really an essential part of creating a full and complete education for our children. so we work to change perception and we help to support teacher training development in the schools. >> that is a big, big job. >> absolutely. >> what kinds of arts are we talking about? >> we really like to look beyond discipline, arts, music, we likes literary arts media artsng, helping to shape children's education, help them tap in their creative spirit and develop people. >> when the schools can't do it. how much of responsibility do parents have in this? >> they have an important role to play. parents are a child's first teacher and it's important that we that they have exposure of

i am speaking today on behalf of the planning alliance and our board of directors, which is representative of our diverse community. historically our community has been neglectled by the powers that be and is consequently severed from a lack of infrastructure. we have been struggling to bring better jobs, educational opportunity, open space and opportunities for our community. it became that the infrastructure could not support the influx of population. and now with the infrastructure fee, we are building a new library that will serve all the neighbors. we have built the most beautiful and visionary street escape improvements on lee land avenue. things are turning around, but much more needs to be done in anticipation of the unprecedented development and increase in population. i urge you to support the amendments to the structure fee. one thing i would like to point out, in terms of executive park only, this is the current e.i.r. through the yerby and universal pair gone projects. we support new development there. if you look at this carefully, you will see the negative impacts are going