commissioner fung? >> commissioner fung: couple of comments, since i went there at the original hearings. i reviewed what was discussed, and if you abstract out the issues, especially those that are still brought up today that are remaining, it really reflects on what they want is a change in the zoning there. the question of whether it's designed for the height these days, with the density bonus, these tall buildings are going to be the norm. with new york exceeding the existing height building based on that bonus, you're going to get tall buildings. it reminds me of when i lived in new york, and you know, it was six-story walk-ups everywhere, especially in the poorer areas. but the questions that are still coming up today as an example, some technical questions whether it's the underwater streams -- and this is not the only area that had that. i mean, geary has that, also, so it's a question for building, and in terms of the structural designs to accommodate that in the water treatment design. but the

wei fung—huh shows up and deals with the normal issues taiwan, he talks about the south china sea andsked a question about tiananmen. and then he could have batted it away and simply moved on and he didn't. in fact, he took quite a defiant stance and he gave some comments, they were very unusual comments. you almost never hear chinese public figures speaking about what happened in 1989. so yes, he basically defended what the government did back then. he defended the crackdown. and said if china hadn't got rid of that turbulence then it wouldn't have enjoyed the stability and the development that it enjoys today. so quite a controversial stance, but in key, he didn't say anything about what actually happened back then. there are so many unanswered questions and details that we still don't know. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: pope francis has apologised to the roma people for the roman catholic church's "mistreatment" of them. the pope chose to end his visit to romania in a mainly roma district of the town of blaj. in his address, he said the treament of

fantasia has called van fung home since birth until one day she was notified that authorities needed the land for a new coal plant she was offered money to move elsewhere but refused. this is what's left of the family house now the 99 year old lives in a shack next to the rubble and it's a story playing out across the. the country's energy demands are soaring and with it its appetite for coal. experts predict coal will account for half a fee it numbs energy production by 2030 and that means building plants and remote areas like ben fung by locals say they're being strong armed out of their homes with only a physical relocation plan in place. they wanted us to move but they didn't give us land for cultivation people can't move if you don't provide a way for them to make a living. in addition to the human cost activists point to the environmental implications of expanding the coal industry they call for investment in renewable energies but these alone cannot currently meet vietnam's insatiable demand for power. with plans to build some 30 new plants in the next decade it appears cold w

public comment is now closed. >> commissioner fung. >> two questions for staff. the change in the fee structure is applied to new projects? >> planning department staff. yes, this is to confirm that if the recommendation to index a fee is accepted, then the existing projects, including the 450 project will be -- we'll collect the fee at the intext street so no projects to date have actually triggered this fee so any projects moving forward will be collected at the rate. >> thank yo >> thank you explain to me the oversight mechanism for expenditures of the north of market fund versus the city wide fund? >> so for this specific fund, all of the collected fees will be dedicated and solely used in the boundaries of the north of market residential special use district and that's located -- the boundaries are highlighted on page 2 of the packet. if i can invite amy chan to speak a little bit more about the way of the other city wide housing funds are allocated. >> the question really relates to who controls it? pro ve ides the oversight to it? >> amy chan. so, this nor

so there is nothing really new here. >> i would just add to that idea, thank you commissioner fung for bringing it up. it would be great if you would work with the office of cannabis and also with the san francisco public utilities commission specifically workforce opportunities that underscore equity in this neighborhood. it's something that would be of high importance and also you could probably fund it. it would be great to work with them. >> there's nothing further. there's a motion to approve this matter. commissioner fung. >> aye. >> hillis. >> aye. >> johnson. >> aye. >> moore. >> richard. >> com. >> melgar. >> it passes unanimously 7-0. as previous stated, item 18 has been continued and item 19 has been withdrawn bringing us to our final item. 20-18d.r.p. and 237 court land avenue. dis correction ardiscretionary . >> good evening, commissioners and president melgar. david winslow staff architect. the item before you say public initiated request for a discretionary for 20-18.0607 to demolish a one-storey commercial building and construct a four-storey mixed use with three units

. >> vice president koppel: commissioner fung? >> commissioner fung: i'm supportive of the unit as constituted. i think this area can support larger structures, the three units. the only suggestion is i probably am not going to suggest anything that deals with the separation between the adjacent neighbor and this building on a on windows that are parallel to the property line. however, a small suggestion would be that a six-foot-high solid screen on that side of the deck so there is no visibility between the deck and his kitchen and bathroom. >> commissioner hillis: second. >> vice president koppel: commissioner richards? >> commissioner richards: can you make the screen translucent? >> yeah. i've been doing a ton of these, and we get the same comments. we call that opaque screen. you tell me, 6 or 7 feet high. >> commissioner fung: accept it as amended. i didn't know i made the motion. >> vice president koppel: we'll accept that. >> clerk: all right, commissioners, there is somewhat of a motion that's been amended to include a 6-

. >> my name is julia roberts-fung. president cook has me trained to speak in one minute, so i'm going to speak on this and save us ten minutes. i support the deepening progress and promotion of peef. i support the arts, shifting school sites, and a mandate to make arts and culture relevant. the things i hear tonight are listening, believing, democratizing and can't wait to see what's happening now, and i have a minute and 20 seconds to spare. thank you. >> julia martin. >> hi. thank you for putting this together. i really appreciate hearing all the thought that went into making sure that our focal students are include index td . i would ask you to go a little bit deeper to include our parent advisory groups. we welcome the opportunity to meet and work with the peef c.a.c., and parent c.a.c. would love to meet and support them in our communities. thank you for your time. >> vice president sanchez: can i just ask a quick question? so heretofore, you have not met with peef c.a.c.? >> no. >> vice president sanchez: thank y

movement called cynical real ism also very popular with collectors spearheaded by you amy german and fung these you know these creepy smiles read by many as critical of chinese society of course these artists aren't painting tandem and square and if they arrest everything is all everything is politics is it. reads be there or here. thank you very much they relive it. it is the 100th of a stray of the fostering of the so-called constitution which crazy for the 1st time a democratic republic in this country after the colonies it had to cater to $919.00 and it's the 100th anniversary of the founding of the bauhaus design school also invite to serve right the german national theatre of the world famous stuttgart ballet got together and 3 international choreographers have created new woakes inspired by the year of 04 or revolt that was 1919. to move is the starting point and every think revolvers around revolvers in innings. of the weimar constitution. yeah making this yes on the mechanisms of the revolution knobs i choreographed for example i snowball effect it's like the cosmos in chaos on a

case now she was seen at the german born to stock shortly after that meeting with german president fung and again the spokesperson indicated that they will continue with the agenda as they had organized that in advance and that includes a trip to japan. thank you so much sharp legal correspondent thomas sparrow. now in a soccer japan which told us just mention their world leaders are gathering ahead of the general g 20 summit which starts on friday key issues on the agenda include bilateral trade tariffs defense toys the environment and energy a long term trade war between china and the u.s. is set to dominate the agenda. is on high alert over 32000 police officers have come to the venue of the g. 20 summit from all over the country and many main traffic routes into the city are in lockdown all public school students have 2 days off and residents are asked to refrain from using cars and going out if not necessary. in the major stations corn lockers and garbage bins are sealed off to counter terrorist attacks and security is ramped up at key locations close to where the heads of state wi

>> commissioner fung: andrea, we will miss you. we wish you the best, and you've just taken away one of the best reasons for me to visit the department. >> vice president koppel: commissioner richards? >> commissioner richards: i won't be able to be there tonight, but i have very fond memories on that side of the aisle. as a pipsqueak activist, you treated me with respect, and i appreciate what you did. >> vice president koppel: commissioner hillis? >> commissioner hillis: yeah. it's been great knowing you all these years, and you're kind of synonymous with the department. i never liked calling john rahaim or dean makras, but i called because i like talking to you. so congratulations. >> vice president koppel: commissioner moore? >> can we convince you to stay? new desk, new everything up there. if not, congratulations, and thank you. >> vice president koppel: yeah. congratulations on everything. well deserved. [applause] >> clerk: item 9, review of items at the board of appeals. there is no historic preservation matters yesterday.

defence minister way fung—hur told a conference that stopping the "turbulence" was the right thing to pope francis has apologised to the roma people for the roman catholic church's mistreatment of them. during a trip to romania the pope said the treament of roma communtities across europe showed catholics were not stangers to the evil of discrimination. more than half a million liverpool fans have been out on the streets of the city cheering on the liverpool football team — after their historic european champions league win. at ten o'clock, ben brown will be here with a full round—up of today's news. but now it's time for our world, which this week captures the elusive figures known as night runners. every night, villages across rural kenya are terrorised by what people think are demonic spirits. banging. these unseen entities don't attack or steal from their victims. their only goal appears to be scaring people. for the first time, using hidden cameras, we have captured footage of one of kenya's most secretive aberrations, the night runner. for centuries, these elusive people have be

commissioner fung. >> a couple of questions were staffed and a couple of specific questions. in your summary, you used the term outstanding over all design. how is that designed specifically in the code if it is? >> i don't know that it is described in the code. we do have both residential and urban design guidelines. all of the projects are vetted through our design review process. we have a staff of architects that review these and they compare them to the design guidelines established by the city and it's based on their review as experts in the field and in applying the design guidelines that were established. >> keep in mind, commissioners, we write the motions as expressions with what the commission is agreeing with. the commission is more than -- >> my point is, is it a specific definition within the code that talks about what is outstanding over you wilover all design. that was my question? >> in the design guidelines, yes. i can't think and i might have to defer to rich because i don't know the code as well as he does. >> let's pass on it. the second general question

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. >> commissioner fung. >> i'm accepting of the 20% in terms of the affordable units. i'm also accept tive of many of the exceptions that have been proposed. i disagree with the exception for both limits. i also disagree to a lesser extent with the exception for the bay window expansion. the bay expansion. >> can you elaborate more on those two items? >> the more important one of course is driving the density of this project. the explanation that were used within the materials provided addresses the only very little in terms of if you didn't give them the boat exception then along divisadero they need to have two buildings with a separation. in my opinion, that is not necessarily bad depending on how they really want to design it instead of a cartoon they used to demonstrate that particular item. the problem with the bulk exception here is you create something that is extreme will he large and the context is not reflective of that. so i'm hesitant to support a housing project which i think everybody wants and i am concurrent with. but yet creating a visual issue which

defence minister wei fung—khuh has told a regionalforum in singapore that stopping the "turbulence" wasncerned about tiananmen after 30 years. throughout the 30 years, china under the communist party has undergone many changes. do you think the government was wrong with the handling ofjune the 4th? there was a conclusion to that incident. that was a political turmoil, that the central government needed to quell. the government was decisive in stopping the turbulence. that was the correct policy. our asia pacific editor celia hatton put those comments into context for us. he shows up and deals with the normal issues, taiwan and the south china sea and then he is asked about tiananmen square. he could have batted it away and moved on but he did not. he took a defiant stands giving some comments, unusual comments. you almost never hear chinese public figures speaking about what happened in 1989. so, yes, he basically defended what the government did then. he defended the crackdown and said that if china had not gotten rid of that turbulence it would not have enjoyed the stability and the d

my name is shalina fung. i came across this fairly recently, and i decided to attend parts of the square put together events put together by the 400 business owners yesterday, and i was really shocked with the overwhelming concerns that different people have expressed. there was a lot of people reviewed the -- the hate crime that, you know, rose pak committed. people coerced, violently attacked, so there's all sorts of controversy with this person. i really believe in the u.s. system. it's not going to be operated like the chinese system. this person that has a lot of connections with the former chinese president, who launched persecution against these people and all these horrific crimes that have been going on for 20 years. there's no doubt that this person is very controversial. and you know for people who are coming to chinatown, whether they're immigrants or worldwide tourists, whether people ask, well, who's rose pak, all these business owners cannot control themselves to vent how unjust how this whole

a feared numbs energy production by 2030 and that means building plants and remote areas like van fung by locals say they're being strong armed out of their homes with only a physical relocation plan in place. he wanted us to move but they didn't give us land for cultivation people can't move if you don't provide a way for them to make a living. in addition to the human cost activists point to the environmental implications of expanding the coal industry they call for investment in renewable energies but these alone cannot currently meet vietnam's insatiable demand for power. with plans to build some 30 new plants in the next decade it appears cold will continue to transform the country's landscapes even if it means approaching a woman from the place she's called time for almost a century for. that they'll go but my house is here my land is here and i want to be buried here to. the family says she'll continue to defend a high and as long as she's got a fight left on her. you're watching it d. w. news that coming up next on news asia a proposal to make metro and bus rides free for women

from a bridal jazeera hong kong when joe fung so as a student leader in tandem and square in 1909 when the chinese government violently crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators he says hong kong is carrying the torch of china's freedom i received a very excited a call from hong kong today he was there is so excited he was there certainly years ago with me on chairman square and of course on trade. you see a lot of wonderful positive reactions people are definitely looking for hong kong it's carrying the torch of china's freedom and democracy. of course we don't see this even in the public media in china because he's really censored. but you know under the surface the choose tell us different story. power is slowly being restored across 3 south american countries after a massive blackout tens of millions of people across argentina uruguay and paraguayan were left in the dark argentina's palgrave collapsed early on sunday leaving the entire country without power public transport water supplies and phone internet communications were down in all parts of the in parts of all 3 nations energ

selling missile technology to saudi arabia since the late eighty's that was when it sold them the dung fung 3 medium range missile then a few years ago china sold the saudi arabians the dung func $21.00 long range missile and that was part of an arms package worth more than $100000000000.00 so it's quite clear that saudi arabia is becoming a very important customer for chinese arms and of course the united states also sells a lot of arms to saudi arabia now the foreign ministry media briefing on thursday i also spokesman. how china was helping saudi arabia develop its ballistic missiles program it was interesting there was like a a 15 2nd delay between my question and his answer as he looked on his desk to find his prepared answer because this was a question he was expecting here's what he had to say. the chinese government has always opposed the use of weapons of mass destruction as well as their proliferation trying to has been very strict with its export of missile technology to china and saudi arabia are strategic cooperation partners we've maintained good cooperation in many fields inc

[applause] >> my name's julie roberts-fung, and i just want to say how exciting tonight is about listeningto youth of color. we listened. we believe that black and native youth, and we're taking during that mural. thank you, board members. [applause] >> i want to thank c.p.a. youth for our solidarity on behalf of many organizers who support paint it down. your voice has been powerful. tonight's is also about believing asian youth when they say our healing is in our hands, and tonight is their opportunity for putting this into action. today's youth have been so vulnerable and so honest, and work to chip away at the stigma that surrounds mental health treatment, as well. just to end on this theme of we believe that we will win, we believe that we will win, we believe that we will win. thank you. [applause] >> good evening. my name's kevin. i work with coleman advocates for children youth and we're out here in support of our healing, our hands resolution. we do a lot of work in schools working with african american youth, latino youth, working in the southwest area of the city. i've been a pa

. >> commissioner fung: motion to adopt? >> any public comment on that motion? on that motion -- [roll call] minutes are adopted 4-0. now we'll move on to item 5. cheryl lea lee ho began versus san francisco public works bureau of street use and mapping. [agenda item read] we will hear from the appellant first. you have seven minutes. >> i have something i know i don't have enough time for my speech. it's copied here on the thumb drive. i have an international appeal that i have here and also i have signatures for a petition and also an article saying the prime minster -- [indiscernible] this was in the newspaper on the internet. it's not anything secret. can i give that to you mr. swig? >> president swig: you can give it to us because we won't accept for the hearing. it hasn't been submitted time to share with the permit holder. >> it's my speech. >> good evening. i'm cheryl lea hogan. this situation commenced last august when i awoke by construction workers digging on the sidewalk. the workers were subcontractors from out of state. the workers had no permit wi

. >> clerk: chung lee, shalina fung, maggie wu. if you hear your name, line up, a va chee, eric wang, chin cosgrove. >> many people come here and are common people from grass root. it's not easy to come here. they take time off and nobody buys a shirt for them and they have to overcome their fear to come up here. different from politicians described. rose pak is respected in the chinatown. she intimidated people and controversial and people have to overcome their fear to come here and tell what you the think. transportation station is for transportation purpose. this board makes decisions three years ago to use the freeway to help people navigate and make transportation decision. this is not for political gain or purpose. today i want to be here to state what i have to say. >> folks, stop clapping. we don't do that. it's not respectful to the people who went before or the speaker. if you want to raise your hands in the air, do that silently but everyone is welcome and the last speaker said some are coming win with fear. there'll be

. >> my name is julie roberts fung. i'm hear on behalf of an organization called showing up for racial justice, and i want to emphasize the showing up. i want to thank you for your courage. i also want to take a minute and speak to white folks who are concerned about being called racist or worried that they're upholding white supremacy, and i want to emphasize the showing up. this is not where our hearts are at. if this weekend if trump was threatening to round up immigrants, you were threatening to keep another racist mural that folks in south carolina and other parts of the country have upheld racist monuments, it's time to weigh-in. i want to end with a song tonight to make you think about. >> president cook: thank you. [applause] >> president cook: that concludes public comment. so we have number 219625-so 1, recommendation to remove from public view, the mural at george washington public school. let's see, i'm going to call for a motion and a second. >> motion. >> president cook: can i have a second? >> second. >>

[applause] >> my name's julie roberts-fung, and i'm also here excited about the promise of the equity access and arts resolution. we've seen over the past year at our school that we've had a language teacher on-site for the first time, and that's meant a lot more to our school than just having 30 minutes of language each day for each student. it's really changed what's possible at our school. i also really appreciate the culturally relevant comment -- component and ensuring that the arts education that students are getting is culturally relevant. sometimes we've seen that the art programming that my kids are getting is terrific and very culturally relevant to our diverse communities at our school, and other times not so much. sometimes it's, you know, broadway show tunes and old country music, which i appreciate singing along to, but it doesn't feel very relevant to our school community, and it feels like a missed opportunity with the level of cultural gifts that we have at our school. i actually don't agree with some of the comments that tier two or tier three kids don't have much to

on that motion to approve, fung? that motion passes unanimously six-zero. [reading items] >> good afternoon, pres. melger and commissioners. my name is audrey harris, senior manager of the planning department. i am pleased to present to you the 2018 downtown plan monitoring report. as a refresher to you and to the public, the downtown plan was adopted in 1985. at the time garnered national attention earning a front page debut on the new york times. this plan grew out of a need to foster a thriving economy and to retain the urban patterns and structures built there. it would do this by absorbing cities new rob joe - - job growth by increasing carpooling and transit use to accommodate growth. in short, progress in 2018 indicates that office is still hot. retail is cooling, and we may be losing some ground on some of our goals around transportation. the purpose of this annual report is to monitor the plans progress of meeting its goals and to evaluate the growth and effectiveness of the plan. the report gathers data from a variety of sources on metrics relatin