. >> greg miller. with the theory of a strong mayor, it would hold water if the mayor was charged with running our parks. i cannot think of any other mayoral election that was determined on whom best run of the parts. accountability does thnot mean o much here. i think parks are important. i think a lot of people in this room to as well, but there are other important matters. what we need is to have this commission, the primary policy- setting entity for our parks systems, to be open to the public, to public discussion, and have a thorough process of back and forth. we have major constraint on our budgets, and terrible decisions need to be made citywide. within the parks department, this is a time when many the best ideas possible, finding as many resources as we can, to come up with ideas that the public will support. >supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> i just want to thank you for taking the time to adjust the language here and allow for it to continue. also, i appreciate the efforts that

greg miller appearing pro bono for the neighborhood association. i as i have with me representatives from the association and the divisadero merchants association. we asked for the change of hearing. we did not feel there were any exceptional circumstances to justify a rehearing. many of the facts were presented that would justify rehearing and furthermore no manifest injustice could result of the hearing were denied because the appellant was free to proceed with his use, which he had alleged all along was the backup plan if you are not able to proceed with the prior use. the appellant, through his attorney, has led -- has alleged that his best it rights doctrine and prayer use was going to be similar -- and his

. >> commission, out craig miller -- greg miller. commissioner hwang: specifically, on page 2 of the brief, the reference board practices without citation. i wondered where that came from. >> can you give me a line? commissioner hwang: 23. >> i am citing theire from this form rehearing request. if i may read into the record, "except in extraordinary cases and to prevent manifest injustice, motions for rehearing shot not be made by the board except where it is shown new or different material facts or circumstances have arisen, were such facts or circumstances if known at the time could affect the outcome of the original hearing." commissioner hwang: and on the manifest injustice standard, both you and mr. sanchez say there would be no manifest injustice. thank you. the manifest injustice that he believes it is satisfied here because there is no economic, potential economic harm? >> that is correct. if i may, the manifest injustice standard is admittedly a little difficult to pin down. it is something you see arising most frequently in

for more on this case, here's greg miller, national security correspondent for the "washington post." and arthur keller, a former case officer in the c.i.a. part of his work there focused on iran's missile and nuclear programs. is first, greg miller, is it hard to believe that the cia would pay $5 million to a guy who is just as, as he called-- what did he call himself, a simple researcher with no classified information? >> i'm sure the cia would say they wouldn't pay $5 million to somebody who fits that description. but it's not hard to believe that the agency would pay large sums of money to defectors, especially from a nation like iran, where the agency is desperate for better intelligence on what is happening inside that country, and what it's doing with its nuclear program. >> lehrer: so your report about the $5 million stands up as far as you're concerned? >> oh, yeah. >> lehrer: arthur keller s it believable to you as well that the cia would pay that kind of money to this kind of guy? >> it is. iranian nuclear physicist does not grow on trees. and to get someone with really goo