the voters of san francisco have declared it's crucial for the government to keep up with our evolving city. having spent much of the past years with labor representative, with local 21, i now serve as a director of research and communications for local 216789 . i have worked with the city on impressive capital project including the water improvement plan and san francisco rebuild. through all of this whether meeting with engineers, architects, elected officials or before the civil service commission i have been informed about how to handle large scale projects and understand the contracting process of the city will make me a valuable asset to this committee. as a labor attorney i have been able to work on mous and work on all civil servants on both concepts and delivery. i am proud of labor's efforts over the past couple of years such as the city has one of the highest bond ratings ever. it will run as efficiently and practically as possible as this commission is tasked with working on audits and the whistle blower program and i will work so the city is run free and unwarranted of practice

i'd like to add an amendment >> i want to make one quick comment about the evolving nature of any city we're looking at the moore store he would have to get a variance there would be a lot of things that are not compatible but those are buildings that get cherished in the future. my amendment would be the 6 bay design hi >> that will be in observer draft motion. >> the draft most. >> for the 6 bays. >> right no amendment. sorry. i remove that >> it's the staff recommendations. correct >> so we want to reread that - >> i saw a fountain i don't remember where i read this is there any stipulation we can put on i think there is a question about who is responsible i know the answer is the project sponsor is having is there any economic. >> the permit won't go forward. >> right but could we put a bond on the fountain? >> well, there's no way this can be redone. >> right. i'm afraid it will get lost mar make sure it doesn't get lost >> basically, it's all one piece and it bonds together it looks like you're going to pick it up. >> commissioner hyland the last time i'm aware of a major project

of jobs and prosperity cities leo people from the surrounding areas the cities become mega-cities then evolved into urban landscapes. at the german aerospace institute in berlin technologies are being developed for effective mobility and safety in emerging urban landscapes. martin roux it works in berlin but at any given moment he's on line in the transport control system and has a say capital of the under way province with five million inhabitants one of the most rapidly growing cities in china the daily traffic demonstrates the problems inherent in the massive influx of new comers. despite all their oases of tranquility more than one hundred fifty cities in china will have a population of some five million inhabitants by the year two thousand and fifty without proper controls this development threatens to cause supply and environmental problems as well as social unrest. when she has such an hard months as i am and if lot of tuxes or school together with our chinese partners equipped a fleet of taxis currently one thousand are part of the program and it was on france when we're finished ten t

chaos quickly spread to western ukraine a region traditionally critical of the government the city will evolve has been left virtually without a police force most officers including many high ranking ones have moved to kiev and join the anti-government protesters on independence square at the moment it's impossible to even call the police or report a crime and evolve little surprise then that hundreds of firearms buttons and other riot and military equipment have been looted from the local base and given away to anti government rioters and through the west over ukraine radicals have been using guns homemade bombs and improvised weapons to take over government offices. and such behavior has been causing outrage amid some in the east of ukraine they spot of the country is traditionally more pro russian and has greater support for president and his government and locals have been organizing against anti-government rioters who've been emerging here too and he has hired because of what the radicals have blocked the sale and police headquarters government offices were also surrounded in one of the e

seized local government buildings in the cities over evolve. as well in all of them local police stations was stormed and torched. political expert from oxford university he believes the crisis flared up again only after the opposition had guaranteed support from the west. we'll seen that process. chaos is taking over there is that none of the ukrainian police forces will back home after all repeatedly when confronted by violence will fit on a small scale they factor they compromised they released hundreds of people who were involved in very violent acts and so that actually has helped provide a hardcore takes off and one has to say after all. mr anderson you went to berlin and they came back and then they made very radical statements quite often typically in the your peer review we hear the moderate views but they said that today was the decisive day and so i think we have to ask ourselves are we seeing really a faux time approach we're seeing a geopolitical game played out over the bodies of those more ukrainians and some of the footage emerg

together into into family groups what's probably more unusual is the size of major cities today where probably evolved to live. in communities of about one hundred fifty people where everybody knows each other and there are powerful social constraints based on expectations of what your role will be within the community from now. speaking about marriage equality there's also a concerted effort in some western countries including in britain to redefine the concept of traditional marriage and what i mean is of course redefining the marriage from. a union between a man and a woman or a union between two people of the same gender and i don't want to debate the merits of such moves per se but what i would like to ask is. about the speed of these social change because social norms usually take decades to change and crystallize but the same sex marriage it seems to be happening much quicker than with other contentious social issues why do you think that would be yes the speed with which after choose toward same sex relationships has changed in quite extraordinary when i was growing up as a schoolboy it was ac

those homes but i want to restate a commitment one it's evolved in conversations with supervisor breed and other supervisors our advocates in the city we've got to be graph about building protecting and middle-class housing so when we stated thirty thousand unit that sounds like a lot but it that r will reflect the highest number of housing we've built in the history of the city. we're willing to do that because that's what is the needed so it's a mixture of not only building housing but rehabilitating housing that's decaying in front of us so the fund the public-private investments that we create something like the story about this site the incentives we'll have for the public-private industry we're building as well as is public monies the supervisors will decade to this effort will you'll conclude in the next 6 years thirty thousand units of housing. we can't get this done simply by dlaifrg this cause we have to make it happen therefore in the last december i called for all agencies to work with me to make sure they are processes were the welcoming result it concluded in a series of meeting that are lead by mravp and building insp

there is no resolution to it on a permanent basis, it is a process that keeps evolving and every time you create a new city or a new neighborhood you got to understand, you need water to make that neighborhood work. >> why are politicians, they don't want to talk about it in election year or non election year. >> it is difficult and it is expensive and they get distracted. >> and they need help from the climate itself. just like we have been talking about the drought in california and we all know wondering how the rain is suddenly coming. period and that helps us. there is not enough snow. the rain comes it puts off the debate. >> no, it literally fuels the opportunity to keep growing and managing, it does not put off the debates. the debates still there because you cannot make rain. >> but you can pray for it and hope for it and fight for it when it gets over the ground. >> all right, we'll continue to follow that, it is going to be interesting how this rain plays apart and it will ease the whole water war back. >> we'll be talking with an expert coming up so stay tuned. >> we'll be right back. >>> welcom

evolving. every time you create a new city, or new neighborhood you got to understand you need water to make thatrhood work. >> why are politicians -- they don't want to talk about it in election year. they don't want to talk it in in nonelection years. >> it's difficult, it's expensive and they get distracted but all the other -- by all the other dailies -- >> just like the climate itself, just like we've been talking about the drought in california we're all wondering aloud how the rain is suddenly coming, period. that helps us. there's not enough snow. the rain comes, it puts off the debate. >> no. >> it literally fuels the opportunity to keep growing and managing. it doesn't put off the debate. the debate is still there. because you cannot make rain. >> coming up in the next half-hour -- we have had a representative from the san francisco public utilities commission talking about the ongoing water wars. >> you may be surprised where the bulk of california's water winds up. >> roberta? >> it's cloudy, it's foggy. it is raining sideways because the winds are out of the southeast at 17 miles per

rioters have seized local government buildings and police stations in the cities of loose and even a fragile coughed while an evolved also of his have responded and the other night or rather. they basically reported overnight staffs of a new nation from local police officers rioters that torched a regional prosecutor's office and stormed an internal ministry security base with certain members of the military being badly hurt as a result. the latest we're hearing from kerry is that the government has decided to launch an operation to regain control of the situation that we're closely watching the developments in the ukrainian capital and we'll be keeping you up to date on all the latest news from that online team is providing a live a minute by minute timeline of the brands had to r.t. dot com for their update. the german chancellor angela merkel is taking her project of creating an e.u. only internet to france in the hope of getting president on down to the box idea the european communications network is designed to prevent user data from leaking across that land to but as always lucy catherine of reports the task c

mr jacob said he became aware that i was being changed to evolve to the customers of the bank being approached to buy shares. the city didn't think he was aware before hand that the pattern thoughts that by lending money to those customers. mr jacobs said he couldn't dispute that he received a call shortly before the deal was finalized in july. and as chairman sean fitzpatrick who was in france to tell him it was happening he said he could only remember a brief call for mr to tactics attend the tea hut be done. the stu jacobs that he didn't know that ends its conditions of that red sox and took some time afterwards when o'donnell or team used the dublin circuit criminal court. and that's ninety six when used a very pretty pink but for now. i am. using early. early. early. hugh. i was i had a chat. at. the at that. i do. i do. hugh. i was i was. i was. going. i was i i did. it's a. welcome to south beach a news item that this don't give a talk so is backtracking for you on monday the seventeenth of february. besides these thoughts that audubon had

evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on al jazeera america >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. here are today's headlines. violent protest in bosnia friday marks the third day of unrest in the country where 25% of the people do not have jobs. buildings were ransacked and put on fire as protesters took to the streets. >>> syrian state tv said four aid workers were injured after their convoy was attacked at home. this attack during a cease-fire that is had a rebels and syrian government pointing fingers at each other. >>> spain's princess christina are in court for allegations of using company funds for personal expenses. >>> it's a true story out in movies tonight. during world war ii art curators volunteered for military service just to help rescue europe's artistic treasures from the na nazis. >> one thing we can't allow. >> reporter: 9 monuments men builds itself as a true adventure of a "band of brothers" on the greatest treasure hunt in history. george clooney's crew knew more about art than attics. it was inspired by harry, at 88 years young he's one of the few living mem

so government buildings are by force now in the city of law school activists targeted and captured the governor who refused to step down there's an evolved where rioters attacked the local administration with molotov cocktails and sticks then looted some of the military equipment including hundreds of firearms and battles only to give it away to people against the government's the same happened in other nearby cities homemade forms of stones and guns were all used to say control of government offices. but it was not only was soon ukraine out on the streets of dorothy's have been losing control of cities one by one in the pro-government east including even crimea now there's a process as there are block in city hall and police headquarters and even here where the support for the current president is historically high rioters have a tight security forces government offices were also blocked in the one of the east biggest cities in the appropriate office and the crimean supreme council despite people expressing support for the authorities is now saying it could break away from ukraine in the event of a revolution the head of russia's instit

city of atlanta. a very large population of gay and lesbians here. this is what the mayor had to say. >> it took me time to evolve on this issue. i was a long time supporter of civil unions and i feel that gay and lesbians should have the same rights as i have. >> reporter: nice the state capitol 45 minutes ago. they were giving a press conference, and i said what do you think of this bill, this proposal. he said it's not a priority right now and stepped away. >> when might we expect a final vote from the georgia legislature? >> well, it appears very soon. they just proposed this last week. this is moving swiftly through the session. so within the next couple of weeks though they did cancel a hearing this morning that they were supposed to have. we don't have exact details an as to why that hearing was canceled but soon. >> robert ray live for us in georgia. thank you very much. >> it's raining, and that's not a big deal unless you're in california where they are suffering from a serious drought. we go to california 50 miles from san francisco, melissa, you have your umbrella out, and people are smiling because o

appropriate place for everything, and this location has evolved into a place that is not compatible with a car dealership, and other areas of the city are. >> reporter: and not all residents who believe that it does not fit in are happy to see it go. >> i understand that it is not fitting in with the fabric, but i also don't like kicking somebody out of business. >> reporter: and this man across says he does not mind them, but the customers do. >> 90% of the people want them to go from what i have been told. >> reporter: and both of the car de dealers have applied for a special use permit to allow them to stay, but the council has already signaled they that will not allow them to stay longer. >>> and now a look at the snow on the ground in chicago, but it is going to change when that storm hits our doorsteps. >>> in our area, ice is the threat. starting tonight, driving could get dangerous on the bridges and the overpasses. schools are poised to make a decision about tomorrow morning. >>> well, snow is one thing, and ice, and that is a different story. i'm adam tuss live in leesburg, and we will tell you what the local road crews ar

evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on al jazeera america >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am morgan radford. desperate efforts to relieve the em bottled city. oms. the u.s. attorney jenna nounses a major shift to support same-sex couples. if the think the government has been spying on you, wait until you hear what corporations already know about you. it was 50 years ago today that more than 70 million americans were introduced to the beatles. ♪ ♪ >>> intense fighting continues no syria assayed workers struggle to reach people in the city of homs. organizations are trying to get food and medicine to the city. this is video of aid workers taking cover from the shelling. watch that as a humanitarian effort has been delayed by fighting between the syrian government and the rebel forces. meanwhile, bomb raids have killed athlete 11 people. al jazerra's stephanie decker has more from beirut. >> reporter: civilians are being evacuated out of the old city of homs but from what we understand it's creating tensions on the ground. part of the deal was that boys under the age of 15 and men over the age of 55 were allowed out including women and childr

evolve to meet your needs every day of the week. >>> something rare and inspiring, a real-life david versus goliath story just happened in new york cityycle delivery men filed a lawsuit against the dominos franchise. they weren't upset about working long hard hours. they weren't even complaining about the grumpy and sometimes dangerous customers. these two employees just wanted to be paid for their work. an immigrant from mexico says he typically works 65 hours a week for a domino's location, but he was only paid for 45 hours. when he told his manager he was being underpaid, he was fired on the spot. if you don't like it here, the door is open to go elsewhere. another dominos delivery man, an immigrant of west african descent said he didn't speak up for four years because he couldn't afford to lose his job. i had no choice but to stay because i had a family to support. one manager told me you will work more than 50 hours a week but we'll pay you 40. that helps the managers increase their bonus. in 2010, they fought back with the help of a nonprofit, the legal aide society, they filed a lawsuit. dozens of other dominos delivery workers

you that cause it to evolve in the right way but i will tell you that being a developer, being a builder really helped me in my first public office, elected office being mayor of a city and that is to be able to create a vision, a bold vision and to put the pieces in place to make it happen. i really do think that that helped me tremendously in being the mayor of chattanooga. even though this is a legislative job i think it has helped me here in trying to put the pieces together to make things happen. >> a lot of midsized cities are struggling. what is different in chattanooga? chattanooga is the greatest community. i love it and i represent the whole state of tennessee, the whole state is different. i could not be more proud of it. i gave a talk in marietta, georgia the other day about how tender the became the -- chattanooga became the way it was. i became so emotional about my hometown. chattanooga was one of the things that -- what is unique is our city has been able to keep the civic, business, and cultural center downtown. so many cities across our country have not. we have a lot of dntrepreneurialism there an some great manufacturing especially recently rate -

you that cause it to evolve in the right way but i will tell you that being a developer, being a builder really helped me in my first public office, elected office being mayor of a city and that is to be able to create a vision, a bold vision and to put the pieces in place to make it happen. i really do think that that helped me tremendously in being the mayor of chattanooga. even though this is a legislative job i think it has helped me here in trying to put the pieces together to make things happen. >> a lot of midsized cities are struggling. what is different in chattanooga? chattanooga is the greatest community. i love it and i represent the whole state of tennessee, the whole state is different. i could not be more proud of it. i gave a talk in marietta, georgia the other day about how tender the became the -- chattanooga became the way it was. i became so emotional about my hometown. chattanooga was one of the things that -- what is unique is our city has been able to keep the civic, business, and cultural center downtown. so many cities across our country have not. we have a lot of dntrepreneurialism there an some great manufacturing especially recently rate -

evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on al jazeera america >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am morgan radford. desperate efforts to relieve the em bottled city. oms. the u.s. attorney jenna nounses a major shift to support same-sex couples. if the think the government has been spying on you, wait until you hear what corporations already know about you. it was 50 years ago today that more than 70 million americans were introduced to the beatles. ♪ ♪

evolved organically. i started a process of working with the survivors and filming the perpetrators in the countryside and every death leader, working up the chain of command to the cityeached the city i discovered the army recruited from the ranks of movie theatre gangsters. they were involved in all sorts of crime, selling tickets on the black market, scalping tickets, and they had a love of american movies, when i met the main character, the 41st perpetrator, i had a feeling his pain was close to the surface, and somehow i started to realise that the boasting, which seemed to be a sign that these men felt no remorse, that they may be defensive, a sign that these men who what they've done is wrong, that they were not forced to admit it, are trying to admit themselves, impose victor's history, and when i met him, i started to explore the question, to show him the scenes that we had - that he would film. and through that process, organically, starting with a simply reenactment, he'd look and feel concerned watching the scene and make suggestions saying, "what's wrong is is my hair, acting. >> i hate to interrupt you. i only have 30 seconds left. has there been change

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