essex has a relatively small staff, 16 now, much smaller than when i first became chair. -- ethics has a relatively small step, 60 now, much smaller than when i first became chair. at least some of you know, perhaps from first-time experience, that there are works in connection with campaign finances that are quite remarkable. i hear from folks in the community how helpful and professional the staff of the ethics commission were to them when they had to file their campaign finance disclosure statements. our improvements needed? their course. what city agency does not? speaking specifically to the findings there were too, for come in seven. should hearings be held in connections with sunshine complaints and should be open and held in a timely manner? absolutely. so much of what we're talking about has had to do with capacity. we of two investigators, maybe three at one point, what we did not always have that capacity. whenever you have less resources, it is hard to have things happen in a timely manner. with regard to increasing the number of commissioners, i think it makes that a littl

the british high court has ruled dozens of families can be effected in essex, the biggest of its kind in britain. the travelers' own the land but do not have the planning permission for their homes. >> only divine intervention could save them now. time and options have all but run not for the travelers. they must egon by autumn, but they say they how are -- they must be gone by autumn, but they say they are going nowhere. the last glimmer of judicial hope was distinguished out the high court. it was an act of discrimination, said one traveler. >> no one has to lose their culture. i think it is unfair that they had to lose our culture and they are reared with their whole lives. >> like many, they were encouraged to buy land in the -- to buy land in the 1990's. it was an unlawful who, but the community and not put down roots. a decade on, and the council is preparing to rip them up. >> we will be up front and let them know when the operation will commence, and that will give the opportunity for travelers to move off peacefully. >> the deal farm community was talking of non-violent direc

approving the exchange of a portion of city property located near the intersection of folsom street and essex street. president chiu: same house, call? this resolution is adopted. >> item 23 reason resolution approving the report the amendment to the agreement with serco, in support of the sfspark pilot project. president chiu: colleagues, same house, call? this resolution is adopted. >> item 24 -- resolution authorizing the execution and performance of an option to purchase approximately 3300 sq. ft. industrial building and land at 1 newhall street. president chiu: colleagues, house, call? this resolution is adopted. >> item 25 -- resolution authorizing the san francisco municipal transportation agency to amend an expenditure contract with cyprus security to continue security services for an additional three years. president chiu: same house, called? this resolution is adopted. >> item 26, resolution approving an amendment to the contract between the treasure island development authority and amec. president chiu: same house, called? this resolution is adopted. >> item 27 -- resolution expres

we always tried to respond to essex within 10 days, pursuant to the board's wants. our feeling is if the regulation was changed, that would be fine with us. if the commission wanted to proceed after therose 14 days, there have been a couple of instances where we have had a very complicated situation where we were about to a thin -- about to begin an investigation where it would be preferable when the ethics commission deferred for a little while while we were completing something. there are a couple of cases that have resulted in substantial criminal charges beyond the penalties. as a general rule it the commission wanted to start the investigation in 14 days with the disk -- the district attorney's office has no objection to that. supervisor campos: so if the regulation were to be changed, there is still on opportunity by way of communication between your office and the ethics commission to make sure there are steps taken to the extent they are proceeding with their own matter, that that is not in any way negatively impacting your investigation? >> correct. supervi

approving the exchange of a portion of city property located near the intersection of folsom street and essex street with a portion of abutting real property owned by 515 folsom street llc; adopting environmental findings and other findings that the actions set forth in this resolution are consistent with the city's general plan and eight priority policies of city planning code section 101.1; and authorizing other actions in furtherance of this resolution. supervisor chu: thank you. mr. pike? >> this item is a resolution authorizes an exchange of city property with a private property owner known as 515 folsom st.. i have on the overhead the general area in the transbay terminal area. in particular, it is this parking lot, here, on folsom. essentially, and the area in pink is being exchanged for the area in yellow in the photograph on a overhead now. tjpa and the city, which permitted the transfer of state property -- to the city, and subsequently we are before you now with this exchange agreement that squares off the ownership of the private parcel and city parcel. it facilitates the city par

more people coming to the defense as well to take a vote of these control points what they see the essex population here in the north as an extension of kristina's control over the disputed territory now amid concerns repeat of what we saw in july when filing clashes over the course of the making of me to try and take place resulted in the death of a policeman is actually being relatively quiet here what we've seen is a huge number of. turning out at these barricades what we've got at the moment is a standoff situation is a war with no because the basic checkpoints at the barricades is the serbian protesters and then the case full force is at the actual crossing of the no one wants to make a meal and although the way it's being quite diplomatic from what we've heard of base sites the schools the calm and for peace but of course the actions the scene quite different and there still seems to be a lot of hostility between both sides that needs to be resolved or to her first has also caught up with syria's top negotiator in. mediated talks on kosovo who's also been at the disputed point. is

more people coming to the defense as well to take a vote of these control points what they see the essex our population here in the north as an extension of kristina's control over the disputed territory now amid concerns of repeat of what we saw in july when violent clashes over the course of the government making of me to try and take these places resulted in the death of a policeman is actually being relatively quiet here what we've seen is a huge number of. ethnic serbians turning out at these barricades but what we've got at the moment is the standoff situation is being called a war of nerves because at both the checkpoints at the barricades is the serbian protesters and then the capel forces at the actual crossing themselves but no one wants to make a move and although the words being quite diplomatic from what we've heard on both sides those calls for calm and for peace but of course the actions the scene quite different than this though seems to be a lot of hostility between both sides that needs to be resolved. political analyst on xander pov it says the nato led mission in koss

be lots more people coming to the defense as well the takeover of these control points they see the essex our population here in the north as an extension of kristina's control over the disputed territory now amid concerns repeat of what we saw in july when violent clashes over the course the making of me to try and take place resulted in the death of a policeman is actually relatively quiet here what we've seen is a huge number of. turning out at these barricades what we've got at the moment it's a standoff situation is a word no checkpoints at the barricades. and then the capel forces at the actual crossing over no one wants to make a move and although the words being quite diplomatic from what we've heard on base side those calls for calm and for peace but of course the actions these seem quite different than this seems to be a lot of hostility between both sides that needs to be resolved. first reporting for us there now. first nuclear power plant the only facility of its kind in the middle east completed with russia the point is expected to reach for energy generating capacity by the

more people coming to the defense as well to take a vote of these control points what they see the essex population here in the north as an extension of prishtina is control over the disputed territory now amid concerns repeat of what we saw in july when violent clashes over the course think of the making of me to try and take place resulted in the deaths of the policemen is actually relatively quiet what we've seen is a huge number of. i think. these barricades but what we've got at the moment is the standoff situation is a lord knows because the base the checkpoints at the barricades. and then the case full force is at the actual crossing. but no one wants to make him either and they the way it's being quite diplomatic from what we've heard him based sites those calls the calm and the peace but of course the actions the scene quite different than this though seems to be a lot of hostility between both sides that needs to be resolved iran's first nuclear energy plant went on line monday the only such facility in the entire middle east the russian built reactors are working at forty perc

finally after essex and patrick our kenya has beaten the world record held by the great highly got recently asked me to retain the men's martin side in berlin and twenty six year olds finished in a time of two hours three minutes and thirty eight seconds twenty one seconds off the record some are god was the last and only thing falls three years ago this time around is the so you can legend hans retired after thirty five kilometers on the forced into the meter race chest pains. meanwhile running easy as turns out he bent on this here in moscow to promote healthy lifestyles by taking part in some of that national cross-country events a sporting festival in the capital as part of a day of running across russia with an estimated one million adults and children taking a run in the park on the events and fun of us race. and that's all sports news for .

>> i certainly give my support to the essex police and to all the and district councils that have been involved, and i pay tribute to the honorable member for the very hard work he's put in on this issue. what i would say is it is a basic issue of fairness. everyone in this country has to obey the law including the law about planning permission and building on greenbelt land. and where this has been done without permission, it is an illegal development, so those people should move away, and i completely agree with the way he put his question. >> mr. john woodcock. >> thank you, mr. speaker. -- [inaudible] now he wants to weaken antiterror laws by scrapping relocation -- [inaudible] what will have to happen before he's prepared to admit that the mess he's replacing them with is putting national security at risk? >> i simply don't accept what the honorable gentleman says. when we looked in our review of control orders, we listened extremely carefully to mi-5, to the security services, to the metropolitan police and all those involved. there was a full review process to make sure that we

finally after essex and patrick macao of kenya has beaten the world record held by the great highly got recently asked me to retain the men's marson sized in berlin the twenty six year old finished in a time of two hours three minutes and thirty eight seconds twenty one seconds off the record set by god was the last thing on the same course three years ago this time around the city open legend has retired after thirty five kilometers on the fourth and for the it's a race chest pains. meanwhile running easy as turned out of bed numbers here in moscow to promote healthier lifestyles by taking part in an i was at national cross country event a sporting festival in the capital as part of a day of running across russia with an estimated one million adults and children taking a run in the park on the events and from others three. and that's all i can. m m. m. m m. m. m. m. m m m . more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the horror.

more people coming to the defense as well to take a vote of these control points what they see the essex population here in the north as an extension of kristina's control over the disputed territory now amid concerns repeat of what we saw in july when filing over the course of the government. to try and take place resulted in the death of a policeman is actually being relatively quiet here what we've seen is a huge number of. finding out. what we've got at the moment it's a standoff situation is a war because the checkpoints at the barricades is being processed and then the case full force is at the actual crossing ok no one wants to make in the and all the way to being like that and i think from what we've heard a base side this calls for calm and for peace but of course the actions the scene quite different than that still seems to be a lot of hostility between both sides that needs to be resolved. actually sarah firth reporting for us there now this week iran officially launched its first nuclear power plant the only facility of its kind in the middle east completed with russia's ass