one thing we used to find it useful was the [ unintelligible] this needs to stop being a clustered city, as paris has become, to the detriment of that beautiful city. president chiu: are there any other members of the public who wish to speak on behalf of the appellant? if so, please step up to the microphone. any other members of the public wish to speak on behalf of those who are appealing what at&t wants to do? if not, why don't we proceed to a presentation by planning. >> good afternoon, members of the board. i am lisa gibson, a senior environmental planner with the planning department. joining me is john lewis, who prepared the categorical exemption that is the subject of today's appeal. also, we have guests from the department of public works. we sent to two appeal response memos. one of them arrived today because we were responding to an appeal letter we received late friday. if you need extra copies, we have them available for you now. after careful consideration of the issues raised in the appeal and public testimony today, the planning department continues to find the project

cluster bombs. we have a special report from inside of a city under siege. doctors say they are struggling to cope with the carnage. >> they are running out of essential drugs and supplies. the medical staff is exhausted. >> tens of thousands demonstrate against syria. welcome to "bbc news," broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the struggle to rebuild lives following japan's earthquake and tsunami. a doctor in the deceased rebel- held libyan city of misrata has told the bbc that he has seen cluster bombs used by pro gaddafi forces. they are banned by more than 100 countries around the world. the libyan government has denied using cluster weapons. the siege, the only rebel-held area in western libya, has seen colonel gaddafi using snipers, tanks, and artillery. the port area has seen some of the heaviest shelling. we made it into the city by boat and we report on the civilians in dealing with the situation. this deals with instruction images from the start. -- distressing images from the start. >> cries of agony. a little girl o

city. i am not sure if this is clearer on the slide, but you can see the breakdown of programs from 5-10 year-old. there is a cluster in the highest neighborhoods in the city. we provide opportunities for young people to join in a campaign to fight for a cause or learn about philanthropy. as well as some of our beacon programs throughout the city. we have main programs as well as youth works. we hope that young people will be able to apply for a summer slots in these programs. i am sure that director ginsburg will talk a little bit about it. these are programs specific to young people wanting to learn about a career in their recreation field. we have other funding where there are more year-long programs that have already joined the program and will most likely continue in those programs perhaps with intensive summer projects or a combination of some type of event during the summer. -- culmination of some typ eoe f event during the summer. young people, particularly disadvantaged young people that are not engaged in a simulated way when they break from school will have a decrease in academic performance once they go

under siege-- eyewitnesses in the embattled libyan city of misrata, say qaddafi's forces are using outlawed cluster bombs against civilians. and it takes a village. the anticipation mounts in kate middleton's hometown with less than two weeks to go until the royal wedding. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and, good evening. the south and southeastern part of the country are reeling tonight from a deadly onslaught of powerful storms. the storm front has been sweeping from the heartland to the east coast. tornadoes have already killed at least 17 people in four states, stretching from oklahoma to alabama. tonight a tornado watch is in effect in central north carolina where storms is already caused widespread damage. winds up to 80 miles an hour blew through the raleigh area, uprooting trees, knocking out power for thousands of residents, damaging numerous buildings, shredding homes in this mobile home park, and flipping cars on interstate 95. >> you couldn't see out of a window. things were just slashing around and things were popping. and tw

. >> reporter: in the city snipers cluster bombs and chaos the rabble of the rebel army, disorganized untrained insurgents fends off qaddafi's fire power. a tragic symbol of the dead locked libya war. the humanitarian crisis exposing nato's inability to stop the killing turn the tide of war or force regime change. air strike can't protect the panicked cornered residents of misrata. >> one month,.... >> reporter: a former libyan fighter pilot says that in a month he's called in the coordinates of this position at least ten times. the nato bombers haven't come, he said. rebels claim they have no choice but to stand and fight. >> i'm not going outside misrata. but when someone coming to your town to try to tell you what to do. >> reporter: an investigator from amnesty international told me she had witnessed rockets fired by qaddafi's forces raining down on residential areas. she had seen dozens of cluster bombs. misrata's hospital administrator says a thousand people may have been killed. 3,000 wounded. 260 bodys in the morgue since friday. in tripoli the government forcefully denying ou

there disguising their remaining tanks and armored personnel carriers inside or around the cities so you have a cluster of twenty or thirty thinks they can be easily bored. by nature their forces they are spread out so he's using guerrilla against the guerrilla ok let me say it's working ok let me get in your pappy do you think that nato is realizing that if i were thinking some diplomatic efforts why worthing us former congressman bidding khadafi to speak with him and you western allies and u.s. envoys going to meet with the rebels and end directly talking with gadhafi what the saying is that you know the cleverest pensacola in general strong to start the new this will be a stalemate and this explains why the u.s. itself the obama administration itself has realized that there's got to be some sort of negotiation this thing is which positional force your goods and negotiate from as it stands. the rebels they don't have anything apart from these few of the eastern cedars in syria and iraq so the british for instance they have been cause for forty eight hours now sending a yes trained specialists to trai

each cluster from is stepping up patrols around schools in both cities. muni workers have a no-strike clause in their contract yet, the same workers are voting for a possible strike. it called for the vote earlier this month, it will end tomorrow. muni said vote is premature as the voters have discussed the future labor agreement. we asked rider's what they thought the pre- emptive strike a vote. >> this is how they treat their people. it's socks. >> i'm sure they make enough money, i don't think there's a need for that. i think it's ridiculous. if >> if you were to provide the services and ask for more compensation but until we actually get back, i don't think a strike would be necessary. >>pam: officials found a $3.5 million in funding they need to avoid service cuts. the additional money will come from deferring maintenance and pouring from a capital fund and the fiscal year that begins in 2012. the agency will still have to increase one-way fares by 255 and parking fees by $1 per day. if the plan is expected to be presented to the agency on thursday.

the city a shell of itself after a storm system unleashed a cluster of tornadoes across the south. mr.obama meeting with residents who have the daunting task of trying to rebuild with very little left. >> i've never seen devastation like this. it is heartbreaking, we were just talking to some residents here who were lucky enough to escape alive but have lost everything. >> the last 36 hours have been the most trying time in this community's history. but you're going to see a new story being written. and in years to come these chapters are going to be filled with hope and opportunity. >> reporter: although toscaloosa have had the worse devastation, similar states have suffered the same damage. >> you see this same evidence of tornadoes all across the state. so there are people that are hurting. >> reporter: in concord just outside bermingham the neighborhood mike owens lived in all his life was practically wiped out. owens and his wife barely escaping the wrath of the storm taking cover in their bathtub. >> i just went in the bathroom door and that's all that's left standing. >> rep

cluster bombs. tonight we're getting a closer look at the rebels themselves and what they are up against. cbs news reporter alan is in the city of -- >> reporter: the rebels are winning by hanging on. no one could expect gadhafi forces to show any murphy will be surrendered if an option if win or die. >> reporter: and dying is easy to do here. the main hospital is being evacuated triage is now done in a 10:00 to a private one this a slightly safety area. the few remaybing -- remaining doctors are stretched to the limits. >> all kind of stuff we're missing. >> reporter: no one is quite sure how many people are left here. but conventional wisdom puts it at about 300,000. amazingly, there is no rush to get out, cut off on three sides the only sure way out of the city is on a stretcher. seriously wounded victims are set to begin, fairly evacuating migrant workers. but the current middle can only handle about 38 trips a -- >> allen reporting, armed u.s. drones will be able to help in beyond attacks. the first mission supposed to take place today but the drone had to turn back because of bad weather. >> a father struggled through t

cluster bombs in a civilian area according to the story. forces loyal have been firing into residential neighborhoods in this city misrata with heavy weapons including cluster bombs banned by much of the world and ground-to-ground rockets according to witnesses and survivors and physical evidence. that is t"new york times." one of the load items in the post says the actual number of bombs available to nato is running short. less than a month in the conflict they are short of precision bombs highlighting the limitations of britain, france and other countries in sustaining even a small military action over an extended period of time. the shortage of european munitions with limited number of aircraft has raised doubts among some officials as to whether the u.s. can continue to avoid returning to the air campaign if gaddafi hangs on to power several more months. we are down to our last couple of calls, independent from michigan. caller: i want to thank you for c-span. i love it and try to listen as much as i can. host: you make the program with your calls so go ahead. caller: my big concern is i think there's a lot of fraud going on as far as m

clusters. begins to erode the divisions between cities and suburbs that lead to sprawl, separation, and under investmentthere's one important thing. something i hinted at in the policylink paper. policylink's first big points in the paper that were done with is the idea of framing the conversation. you can say, my, god, that sounds were really big. but we have a new book coming out next year -- which you should buy. it is a little play on the notion that people think this problem will be solved by just growth. in fact, we need just growth. things that purposely inclusive. one thing we found that is used an approach to identify regions in the u.s. during a better job of producing economic growth and sharing economic opportunity with wide swaths of the population. we found interestingly, those places -- and some more unusual like jacksonville, florida -- or places that had mechanisms that brought together people, could develop a shared understanding of their regional economic problems and some kind of sense of shared understanding about what the solutions may be. they may wind up difference. this may neve

city where rent has jumped higher than anywhere else. more than 100 killed.. and the death toll rising in the south. the devastation from a clustertornadoes. and.. the simple checklist to detect autism in babies. join us for ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. that deadly storm system is moving away from the southeast, and heading to the east coast. heavy rains, winds and hail are all expected. the midwest and south will see plenty of sunshine. >>> here's another look at this morning's top story. a wave of tornadoes that marched across the south has killed at least 83 people in five states. most died in alabama, where twisters obliterated parts of tuscaloosa and birmingham, wiping out homes and businesses. a nuclear power plant lost power and was forced to use backup generators. georgia, mississippi and tennessee have also been hit hard. hundreds of thousands have lost power and states of emergencies have been declared in at least four states. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is at the kennedy space center in florida this morning. giffords was seen in public yesterday for the first ti

clusters. begins to erode the divisions between cities and suburbs that lead to sprawl, separation, and under investmentthere's one important thing. something i hinted at in the policylink paper. policylink's first big points in the paper that were done with is the idea of framing the conversation. you can say, my, god, that sounds were really big. but we have a new book coming out next year -- which you should buy. it is a little play on the notion that people think this problem will be solved by just growth. in fact, we need just growth. things that purposely inclusive. one thing we found that is used an approach to identify regions in the u.s. during a better job of producing economic growth and sharing economic opportunity with wide swaths of the population. we found interestingly, those places -- and some more unusual like jacksonville, florida -- or places that had mechanisms that brought together people, could develop a shared understanding of their regional economic problems and some kind of sense of shared understanding about what the solutions may be. they may wind up difference. this may neve

continues to lay siege to parts of its own population, in cities like misurata and others, which is deeply disturbing to us. >> rose: and using cluster bombs? >> and using cluster bombs from what we can tell. you know, we have to remember sort of why we went into this situation in the first place. we were facing a situation where qaddafi had already begun to massacre parts of his own population. we were very concerned about his forces overrunning benghazi, a city of 700,000 people, potential for massive bloodshed. and we had calls for parts of the libyan population, calls from the arab league, calls from the europeans and others to try to put a stop to qaddafi's ability to attack his own civilians. that was the original motivation for the no-fly zone, for the civilian protection... >> rose: and that was the u.n. resolution. >> and there was a u.n. resolution. and we had the full support of the u.n. security council to do that, full support of others, not only europeans but a number of arab states who've actually joined us as coalition partners in the operation. >> rose: people like qatar and other... >> qatar, u a e, jordan. >> rose:

rebels are holding out and there is also clear evidence that banned cluster bomb munitions have been used against them. parts of the city are battered beyond recognition and the only way aid can come in or serious casualties evacuated is by sea. the rebel advance from the east was pushed back to ajdabiya. under the cover of a sand storm that kept nato planes from bombing. rebels have been getting better and managed to hold out and even regain some of the territory they lost. but they still want help. >> we are waiting for nato, for the war. >> casualties streamed in to hospitals in benghazi. doctors are concerned about coping if the fighting gets worse. the rebels want and need political recognition if they are to be exempted from the u.n. embargo and there are signs that it's coming. the rebel transition is getting more organized and sentiment for recognizing them as a viable alternative to the gadhafi regime is growing in some european capitals, jeff. >> allen pizzey, thank you. gasoline prices continue their climb this morning. the national average for gas is $3.83 a gallon. in six states the average price tops $4. t

in addition the reported use of cluster munitions is extremely worrying. some people in the city are short of food, water, medicine, electricity and other basic supplies. and although several thousand people have now been evacuated, thousands more are still unable to leave and putting the third country natural refugees and libyans. our humanitarian efforts are focused on reaching these urgently need our help. i will stop there and i am happy to take questions. >> thank you very much. the first question -- [inaudible] >> thank you. the question would be to get us this stretch by the organization based in london that introduction of troops, the european union troops to support the united nations efforts should be taken as a last resort do you think the united nations or humanitarian efforts need troops to protect us and get help to the people? >> not at the moment. we are able to get in using civilian means. you will have seen for example that the international organization for migration evacuated a number of people as of yesterday and a unicef ship is meant to dhaka today to deliv

they become more productive, and it's compatible with the view that cities are for learning. in dense clusters the mystery of the trade become no mystery but are in the air. that's very much how place like new york and san francisco and london work. and precisely because globalization and new technologies have increased the returns to being smart and innovation, they're actually work for cities rather than against them. while it's certainly true that globalization caused the garment industry to disappear from new york say, they didn't eliminate the value to creating new images in new york because you now sell them on the other side of the planet and produce them on the other side of the plan net and take advantage of all the opportunities in a more globalized work but that requires new ideas and innovations and we get smart by being around other smart people. now, things didn't always look so bright in new york city. when i was a kid growing up here in the 1970s, looked as if not just president ford but ohio itself was telling new york to drop dead. the city seemed mired in decline and disorde

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that's really compatible with the cities and machines for learning, as the great english economist offered marshall said the more than a century ago in the dense clustershe mysteries of the trade become a mystery that are as it were in the air. that is very much of places like new york and san francisco and london work and precisely because the globalization and the new technologies have increased the return to being smart. the increased the return to the innovation. they are working for the cities rather than against them. while it is certainly true that the globalization and the new technologies cause the garment industry to disappear from new york city the didn't delineate the return coming up with good fashion ideas at all. the didn't eliminate the creation, value to the images of new york because after all of you can have seldom on the other side of the planet and produce them on the other side of the planet. you can to get into to all of the opportunities in the localized world but taking advantage of that requires new ideas, and innovation and we get smart by being around other smart people. now, things didn't always look so pretty new york city

city, boats docked with weapons and supplies. and then leave with the wounded. human rights watch says gadhafi loyalists started using cluster bombs, a weapon that ox plodes above the ground releasing small highly exes plosive bomblets. >> which fall over a large area. it's hard to avoid casualties. >> reporter: the libyan government denies using cluster bombs. but they can't deny that misrata is under siege and civilians are dying there every day. government forces have taken up positions in residential areas. nato's hands are tied. if they conduct more air strikes they risk killing more civilians. lester? >> stephanie gosk in benghazi for us, thanks. >>> today is deadline day for filing federal tax returns. taxpayers had an extra three days this year because april 15th was a district of columbia holiday. the irs says one-third of taxpayers have yet to file. >>> a tough fight ahead for congress and president obama deciding to spend tax dollars and perhaps borrow more cash. nbc's savannah guthrie is live at the white house with more. >> reporter: the president heads out west. he'll host a facebook town hall in california on