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and balbina hwang, a visiting professor at georgetown university who was a korea specialist at the stateartment during the last bush administration. ambassador gregg, the president was in washington saying the u.s. is an asian power. here is the first test. what is the u.s. to do with this chafrng of leadership? north korea? >> well, that's a very good question. i think the timing of his trip to asia was excellent. he ran head on into the growing influence of china and one reason china's influence has expanded is that we have done nothing to talk with north korea in the last two or three years and so the chinese influence has increased as it has become the chief supporter of the north koreans. so we have some things to talk about with the chinese about their role in north korea and the president has an opportunity to do that next month when the current vice president of china visits washington. and i think it would be a very natural thing for them to talk about. he also needs to stay in close touch with his close friend lee myung-bak in south korea who up to now has taken a fairly harsh
and balbina hwang, a visiting professor at georgetown university who was a korea specialist at the stateartment during the last bush administration. ambassador gregg, the president was in washington saying the u.s. is an asian power. here is the first test. what is the u.s. to do with this chafrng of leadership? north korea? >> well, that's a very good question. i think the timing of his trip to asia was excellent. he ran head on into the growing influence of china and one reason china's...
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commissioner hwang: thank you. commissioner fung: were their studies related to certain areas that support the legislation? as an example, the elimination of parking requirements for affordable housing? >> i do not believe we are limiting parking for affordable housing. in dance, urban neighborhoods, we found it to be an effective tool, so this is sort of a continuation of that. >> i just wonder of studies done -- commissioner fung: i just wonder about studies done. did the department study the results of that on patterns within those areas? >> no, i do not think we did, but just as a reminder, this was introduced by supervisor chiu, so we are just responding to his legislation. commissioner peterson: thank you for the overview and summary, because it was quite a bit to get through. thank you. president goh: my view of it was that it was informational and not that you were collecting our feedback in order to take back to the supervisor. >> i would be happy to take back any feedback you give me. i can certainly laid
commissioner hwang: thank you. commissioner fung: were their studies related to certain areas that support the legislation? as an example, the elimination of parking requirements for affordable housing? >> i do not believe we are limiting parking for affordable housing. in dance, urban neighborhoods, we found it to be an effective tool, so this is sort of a continuation of that. >> i just wonder of studies done -- commissioner fung: i just wonder about studies done. did the...
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commissioner peterson has resigned for the board and commissioner hwang is absent for the evening. when a vacancy exists on the board, the board may overrule the action of the department by a vote of three members. four votes are not required to overrule a departmental action in. that is why we are able to meet with only three members present. if the absence commissioners vote could make a difference, the board will allow the absent commissioner to participate in the vote. we are also joined by deputy city attorney francesca who will provide the board with any needed legal advice. at the controls is the victor. and i am sylvia gold steam. we are joined our representatives who have matters before the board. jarvis murray is here representing the division of taxis. john fong is here representing the department of mapping. and anthony greco is representing the department of building inspection. at this time, could you please go over the meeting guidelines. >> the board request that you turn off all phones and pagers so they will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversatio
commissioner peterson has resigned for the board and commissioner hwang is absent for the evening. when a vacancy exists on the board, the board may overrule the action of the department by a vote of three members. four votes are not required to overrule a departmental action in. that is why we are able to meet with only three members present. if the absence commissioners vote could make a difference, the board will allow the absent commissioner to participate in the vote. we are also joined by...
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commissioner hwang. aye. president goh: is there any public comment? we can move on to item no. 4 which is our first appeal. appeal no. 11-110. elias louh as -- doing business at st. paul's market. appealing a 70 day suspension of the tobacco product sales establish permit imposed on october 4, 2011. reasons for suspension, selling tobacco products to minors. this is director of case number ft-11-44. we will began with the appellant for the palin's agent. who has seven minutes to speak. please support. >> good evening. i would like to state the facts of this case, all right? i am justin dahls and i am the agent for st. paul's market, elias louh is the owner. if i may state the facts briefly. mr. louh is accused of selling cigarettes to a minor in violation of the penal code section c08. the decoy, a girl 15 years old -- 15 years old allegedly, she came to the store during a busy time. my client after for identification. she preferred the id. -- proferred the id. my client was negligent in not taking the exact date. -- did of birth. she asked for the id
commissioner hwang. aye. president goh: is there any public comment? we can move on to item no. 4 which is our first appeal. appeal no. 11-110. elias louh as -- doing business at st. paul's market. appealing a 70 day suspension of the tobacco product sales establish permit imposed on october 4, 2011. reasons for suspension, selling tobacco products to minors. this is director of case number ft-11-44. we will began with the appellant for the palin's agent. who has seven minutes to speak. please...
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commissioner hwang: aye. >> the vote is 4-0. the matter is continue to january of 11. >> there is no further business this evening. president goh: we are adjourned. hello and welcome to the special rules committee for december 8, 2011. i am joined by supervisor elsbernd and sebree is our faro. the court today is land that -- linda wong. we would like to acknowledge john ross. >> the items that are recommended to go to the full board unless otherwise indicated. >> can you call item 1? >> appointing malia cohen. supervisor kim: is there any discussion? i would like to open for public comment. is there any public comment on item number one? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> i want to help -- thank you for making this happen to make sure that malia can be on the board. supervisor campos: thank you. -- supervisor kim: we can do that without opposition. is there anything else on the agenda for the 125 pm meeting? no. this meeting is now adjourned. we will began our special committee for the 1:30 p.m. meeting. can you please ca
commissioner hwang: aye. >> the vote is 4-0. the matter is continue to january of 11. >> there is no further business this evening. president goh: we are adjourned. hello and welcome to the special rules committee for december 8, 2011. i am joined by supervisor elsbernd and sebree is our faro. the court today is land that -- linda wong. we would like to acknowledge john ross. >> the items that are recommended to go to the full board unless otherwise indicated. >> can you...
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. >> commissioner hwang is absent. president goh: aye. >> the vote is 3-0. president goh: we need a break. commissioner garcia: thank you. >> welcome back to the december 14 meeting, i am ready to call item 7a- 7d. through 7d. the appellants are -- [reading names] this is the protest of the mobile food facility permit. president goh, i believe the permit holders agent would like to address the board. >> thank you. on behalf of the permit holder of these locations, i have been speaking with the appellants and would like to ask that this board, without a public hearing, save us the time and difficulty of that, to proceed to disapprove hora pulled this permit, disapproving the two locations at beal and california street and to uphold the other locations of the permit. commissioner garcia: mi ssission and washington? >> i have spoken to the appellants and they agree with that. >> should we ask for the appellants to address the board as well? we'll do that, starting with the appellant. this is in specific reference to the proposal, 97 minutes of testimony. -- not
. >> commissioner hwang is absent. president goh: aye. >> the vote is 3-0. president goh: we need a break. commissioner garcia: thank you. >> welcome back to the december 14 meeting, i am ready to call item 7a- 7d. through 7d. the appellants are -- [reading names] this is the protest of the mobile food facility permit. president goh, i believe the permit holders agent would like to address the board. >> thank you. on behalf of the permit holder of these locations, i have...
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commissioner hwang: aye. >> the vote is 4-0. the matter is continue to january of 11. >> there is no further business this evening. president goh: we are adjourned. the biggest issue in america today? segregation still exists... racism... the repression and oppression of women the educational system stem cell research homeless people cloning government health care taxation announcer: so, is there anything you're doing to help make a change? i'm not really doin' anything. ummmm [sighs] got me on that one... >> when there is this a children's theater, it is a good theater. it is a good theater, you would like it, even if it is for children. that is what i think. i feel like it is both a story for kids and for much older people. it is both about being a young child and letting a toy or a friend, and it is also about what it means to get old. ♪ >> in 1986, my son was two, and i decided i would like to go over the story of the velveteen rabbit, mind you i had never read it myself as a child. i only heard it as a mother. my first-time
commissioner hwang: aye. >> the vote is 4-0. the matter is continue to january of 11. >> there is no further business this evening. president goh: we are adjourned. the biggest issue in america today? segregation still exists... racism... the repression and oppression of women the educational system stem cell research homeless people cloning government health care taxation announcer: so, is there anything you're doing to help make a change? i'm not really doin' anything. ummmm...
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commissioner hwang: aye. commissioner peterson: aye, >> president goh, should recall the last item in. protesting the issuance on 40-50 lancing street. the permit to alter a building which was to demolish and remove existing would form work or shoring at the north end of the building and. we will start by mr. -- we will start with mr. buscovich. actually, if you could wait for a commissioner to return, we will begin momentarily. vice president garcia: did you want to go to the bathroom? we will wait. i am assuming that is ok with madam president. president goh: that's fine. >> please go ahead. you have seven minutes. >> i will not be seven minutes. maybe other people will talk. the owners of my client's building are here. thank you very much. in a past life in the 1980's, i did wait too much shoring and underpinning and then i would want to do in my life. it is a shoring project. i have long since passed from that life, but i am familiar with the issues of underpinning. a little bit of history -- our project
commissioner hwang: aye. commissioner peterson: aye, >> president goh, should recall the last item in. protesting the issuance on 40-50 lancing street. the permit to alter a building which was to demolish and remove existing would form work or shoring at the north end of the building and. we will start by mr. -- we will start with mr. buscovich. actually, if you could wait for a commissioner to return, we will begin momentarily. vice president garcia: did you want to go to the bathroom?...
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commissioner hwang: aye. >> the vote is 4-0. the matter is continue to january of 11. >> there is no further business this evening. president goh: we are adjourned. >> when there is this a children's theater, it is a good theater. it is a good theater, you would like it, even if it is for children. that is what i think. i feel like it is both a story for kids and for much older people. it is both about being a young child and letting a toy or a friend, and it is also about what it means to get old. ♪ >> in 1986, my son was two, and i decided i would like to go over the story of the velveteen rabbit, mind you i had never read it myself as a child. i only heard it as a mother. my first-time hearing it was a bedtime story recording. it was through that that i found the theme and determined how it was going to produce this story. it was through listening to it. when a first mated, i really did watch my son, because i took him to live performances as soon as six months old. he loved it when someone was on the stage. he loved it when
commissioner hwang: aye. >> the vote is 4-0. the matter is continue to january of 11. >> there is no further business this evening. president goh: we are adjourned. >> when there is this a children's theater, it is a good theater. it is a good theater, you would like it, even if it is for children. that is what i think. i feel like it is both a story for kids and for much older people. it is both about being a young child and letting a toy or a friend, and it is also about...
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. >> commissioner hwang is absent. president goh: aye. >> the vote is 3-0. president goh: we need a break. commissioner garcia: thank you.
. >> commissioner hwang is absent. president goh: aye. >> the vote is 3-0. president goh: we need a break. commissioner garcia: thank you.
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. >> commissioner hwang is absent. president goh: aye. >> the vote is 3-0. president goh: we need a break. commissioner garcia: thank you. director: this is the board of appeals meeting. are you up to addressing that issue? >> yes, i just want to say two things. the first and i want to say is that i am giving up future locations in the city of san francisco because of this, and i think the city is going to work because of that. i get it, but i have to protect my business today, so i just feel i am put in the middle to make, and it is not really a fair process would have all of this is working now, fell at this point in time, i guess we would just have to look outside the city for sure for until this gets worked out. these are the kinds of things that are going on. it is really not helping my business, that is for sure, so even though i am agreed to settle, i am not satisfied with that whatsoever for my future. it certainly will protect my career locations, and i just really do not think this whole process that one permit stress everything in here we are, i j
. >> commissioner hwang is absent. president goh: aye. >> the vote is 3-0. president goh: we need a break. commissioner garcia: thank you. director: this is the board of appeals meeting. are you up to addressing that issue? >> yes, i just want to say two things. the first and i want to say is that i am giving up future locations in the city of san francisco because of this, and i think the city is going to work because of that. i get it, but i have to protect my business...
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commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> thank you for joining us. i'm katherine sharp. we are very excited today to have a press release from the mayor and have him join us. this has been an amazing experience for those of us from the very beginning. we look forward to sharing that story with you. without further ado, mayor lee. >> thank you, katherine. thank you very much for being here. i wanted to join this great moment of celebration for fibrogen, which is more than a serial. that was what i first thought when i saw that name. i want to congratulate fibrogen and all the companies that have spouted up. i had -- the creation of this experiment with bioand life sciences here in mission bay. now a few years later, it really began in 2009 where there were five companies that started in this building. today, there are 23 of these microbusinesses that are doing biotechnology research, clinical laboratory research as well as applications for that
commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> thank you for joining us. i'm katherine sharp. we are very excited today to have a press release from the mayor and have him join us. this has been an amazing experience for those of us from the very beginning. we look forward to sharing that story with you. without further ado, mayor lee. >> thank you, katherine. thank you very much for being here. i...
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commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. supervisor mirkarimi: good morning. welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority. ross mirkarimi, chair. i apologize for the slight delay. >> >> supervisor avalos -- >> present. >> supervisor campos -- >> present. >> supervisor chiu -- absent. >> supervisor chu -- >> present. >> supervisor cohen -- >> present. >> supervisor elsbernd -- >> present. >> supervisor farrell -- >> present. >> supervisor kim -- >> present. >> supervisor mar -- >> present. >> supervisor mirkarimi -- >> present
commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. supervisor mirkarimi: good morning. welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority. ross mirkarimi, chair. i apologize for the slight delay. >> >> supervisor avalos -- >> present. >> supervisor campos -- >> present. >> supervisor chiu -- absent. >> supervisor chu -- >> present. >> supervisor cohen...
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commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal a
commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an...