i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in itslocal by not placing this as a critical element regarding any advocacy modifying legislation. the city of santos, has its work cut out for it. it must stand for all its residents. well certainly is committed to strong support immigration reform, it is apparent there will impose the inclusion of --

i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in itslocal by not placing this as a critical element regarding any advocacy modifying legislation. the city of santos, has its work cut out for it. it must stand for all its residents. well certainly is committed to strong support immigration reform, it is apparent there will impose the inclusion of -- rather than excluding no one. from the lgbt perspective, this is going to be tough, and i submit to the city that they consider the following list of ideas which i have cryptically penned for this testimony. i have noticed that time has gone over, and i know how that feels, so i would just read one or two of them and make my testimony available in writing. the one that i would like to read which may add to what the professor had to say is, i think the city and county needs to form an urgent advisory committee and instruct a point person to work with our congressional representatives and senators to include promotion. that's send citizto

i would be remiss -- i believe it would be remiss of san francisco for this iconic city to fail in itslocal by not placing this as a critical element regarding any advocacy modifying legislation. the city of santos, has its work cut out for it. it must stand for all its residents. well certainly is committed to strong support immigration reform, it is apparent there will impose the inclusion of -- rather than excluding no one. from the lgbt perspective, this is going to be tough, and i submit to the city that they consider the following list of ideas which i have cryptically penned for this testimony. i have noticed that time has gone over, and i know how that feels, so i

experience but hawking views of telegraph hill and deny locals and tourists alike of some of the city's iconic use. -- iconic views. swim club, a recreational amenity that is part of the redevelopment plan, it serves as not only the residents of the golden gateway, but all san franciscans. and washington street, we urge the board of supervisors to uphold the appeal of the fdir and deny the c.u. for this project. the are only a certain number of sites in san francisco and if we wish to this valuable land for what we need, what we need is a moderate rate housing in a low- income housing. please deny this. >> thank you for favoring the old-timers to go home and have better to go to sleep. i come before you as a concerned citizen, 56 years in the construction business. and i come to you in full support of this project and i urge you to approve the eir. president chiu: will be taking comments of hon individuals the support the project later on in the hearing. we will accommodate you early in that part of the public comment, but hang tight. thank you. next speaker, please. >> supervisors, my name is

we are short of the field and this is a perfect opportunity to make this an icon of the city. even better than what we have going on at crocker. this puts it or everybody can have access. thank you. president fong: due to be our commthe hour, there are a groupf kids. you guys want to quickly speak? a small group, hopefully. maybe have one or two speakers representing you. >> i am the father of this girl and the volunteer parent coach of the san francisco seals. we are a soccer team. most of the girls on this team have been playing together since pre-k. we have played in all kinds of fields in san francisco. grassy areas that are not fields, but according to the leak, that they considered them places for us to play. a lot of people have spoken that those are not good places for kids to run around. they are in pretty bad shape. we have seen a lot of injuries. we have seen it girls trip in holes. whenever we have games over at turf fields, they are excited to play. they are very happy about that. thank you. >> i am a parent of the seals. i am also the granddaughter of the parks a

icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in orlando. they meet a black bear, that is a husky african-american guy and the guy basically propositions them. proposes a three way. they decided he seems like a great guy. they tell him about their b and b. the innamong the flowers. it doesn't mean anything because it was camouflage night at the full moon saloon. we felt compelled to tidy up. and reaging toilet. you force him to shower. we stashed it in the closet. he grabbed a razor and headed for the stall. you better be faithful about it. it's down right inhospitable. he was dressed in a while, v-neck tee

aunt charlie's is an icon in the city. did you know you needed an entertainment permit?i'm just curious. sometimes, we do not outreach to places like yours. did you know? >> not really. >> not really. that means maybe you know. ok. president newlin: great. we are in agreement that we will continue this and wrap up the missing information and get you going. as soon as possible. thank you. do we have any public comment on discontinuance? -- this continuance? i do not see it one way or the other. >> i moved to continue. >> second. president newlin: item six. commissioner's comments and questions. any commissioners? >> tomorrow night, the community housing partnership is having a night of 1000 stars. the the id reception starts at 5:30 and the show is at 7:00 and it is all people who lived in their buildings that are doing a talk show. it is always an amazing event. i am on the honoraria committee. so i am doing my duty. i hope you all come and join tomorrow night. president newlin: and the other commissioners? i would like to report that i went to see the john paul gautier

one of the most striking sights was the city's iconic opera house appearing to crumble before the spectatorsery high speed up the idea was dreamed up by a team of german light designers. >> well, as the eurovion song contest finale nears, there's no shortage of controversy about the big event in azerbaijan. we're going to have more in a moment on the human rights issues being raised. >> but inside the hall in baku, kids reign supreme tonight as performers with through their final rehearsals. over-the-top performances and light shows that are the festival's signature. >> every year, the same. we will be back in one minute with more. >> stick around. ♪ ♪ >> business brief revenues from the world of business, all the latest figures from the international financial markets. everything you need to know about world trade, currencies, and market prices. business brief, monday through saturday on dw. >> i like lavender with various. >> i would like a banana parfait with chocolate. >> pistachio. >> the vanilla. >> panic data. >> the next time you meet up, helping the 850 million people in the world t

the second is i highly recommend not using flags as an icon on a city hall kiosk. it sends a different message than just putting the language in a box in a language that you can translate to theory lastly, we did not mention this earlier, but the issue of cultural competency in all of our collateral materials through the city -- it is not just the language translation, but also speaking to the nuances of the community that you are trying to reach, and that is where we could really engaged our community partners to help us make sure that our communication tools, whether it is in writing or is spoken, or electronic, is appropriate to our different cultures. lastly, there are some really simple solutions that do not cost a lot of money and that can be implemented immediately. for instance, my staff actually translated the welcome sign into different languages, just the welcome sign in different languages, already sends a message to the public, and those are things that do not have to wait two years to get implemented. they can be done very quickly. you can have a broc

city. the funeral of arrangements for the local icon are pending. collect you have the preakness tomorrow, also the battle -- >> you have the preakness tomorrow, also the battle of the belt way. >> a pretty important weekend. the g8 summit. >> the charge, conspiracy and wire fraud. the maryland realtor who had to come to virginia for court. >> this story never had a blue light special like this. the head scratching story behind this security video. >> we are tracking some storms. some unsettled weather not too far away. right now, >> a maryland builder must repay nearly $2 million. >> he accepted a plea agreement in court. we were there and we got this report. >> the charges against the suspect developed when several home buyers became upset when the company had problems of building a home. a maryland doctor took his case to state investigators. >> home, serene, beautiful. this man decided to build his home in cape charles, virginia. he chose a peaceful setting, getting the home finish has been a terrible that battle that included a federal investig

city. i think proving it is still a very beautiful proportion building. spending in the iconic qualities and like this will be the most remarkable standard point to the city skyline. next. here is a view as you come into town from the bridge. next. of view across. this is to show it is the center point focus of the city's skyline. next. finally, city park at night. thank you very much. president fong: at this point we will take public comment. if there is any public comment on this portion. >> rubin santiango. i feel that the plan that pelly park kelly has done is fantastic and beautiful. the only problem i have with it is the tower. for one thing, they have not shown an illustration of what a 1,200 foot tower would look like compared to the 1,070 foot tower. even though they are saying it looks beautiful and evenly proportion to or is up to standards, to me, it looks squatty and shortened. i know buildings. i go all over the united states. this tower that was originally proposed that 1,200 feet would go splendor, tall, majestically up higher, which would make it slender, and i

city. it is where we played, relax, where we spend time with their friends and family. san francisco boasts some of the most iconic and accessible parks across the country. our park system is large and diverse and continues to need improvement. a study of the city's parks revealed that we have over a billion dollars in infrastructure improvements that we need to make. this is going to go part of the way to make that happen. our playgrounds, swimming pools are used all the time. their loved to death by our citizens. they also need our support. we also have a number of inefficient wastewater irrigation systems. i see that in district 2 and i know it is due out the parks across san francisco -- throughout the parks across san francisco. we need to address these critical playgrounds for our families, seniors, all of san francisco. i look forward to having everyone supports. i know this will gain widespread support of the board of supervisors. i look forward to working hard for the november ballot to make sure that this passes. >> thank you. supervisor chu: i did want to ask that we adjourn the meeting on behalf of dor

iconic landmark. here is a look at how the city celebrated the 75th anniversary and how the cleanup efforts are going. >>james: this is our mt. tam cam are. the sun is hikes so eliminating the fog in cloud. low clouds this morning, slowed to clear. a sunny afternoon with temperatures on the mild side, only in the low seventies for the warmest inland spots. if the winds also pick up a little bit. instead of forecast in a minute. >>erica: we are contending with a sig alert in the north bay. highway 101 northbound around central san rafael, all lanes are currently blocks. >>darya: did you see the golden gate bridge last night? what a sight. thousands watched as the bridge celebrated 75 years. three days of anniversary celebrations ending with a 20 minute long fireworks display. this van was closed for two hours so that everything could be set up it of the fireworks set off right over the bridge. crowds into a all sorts of festivities over the weekend. this was all across the field and marina green. more than 2 billion vehicles have across the bridge. >> everything is pretty tidy and organized. clean-up w

san francisco, our coit tower is one of the most iconic, i think, symbols of our city. it's one of my favorite defendant nations. it's a place where over -- destinations. it's a place where over 200 folks visit a year and coit tower represents the history of our city and the murals which were done during the new deal represents, the -- new deal which represents the city. >> reporter: these are necessary repairs for this icon. >> absolutely. in addition to that we are to renovate the bathrooms and make this facility more accessible to disabled vehicles and touch up the paint that's deteriorated over the years. recently we did a report that showcased the need to perform these improves. fortunately, i had asked our record park department, our budget share to really figure out if we could find any money to do this. fortunately, we have been able to do that. >> it we -- we're talking about in excess of $1.5 million. we were joking a moment ago with my photographer that looking in the couch cushions, you managed to come up with in excess of $1 million to complete the renovati

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benefits, and, jennifer, you mentioned a lot of them, that such an iconic world class boating event can bring, not just to the host cityn. so i'm convinced that people that will eventually look back on this america's cup, instead of calling it the 34th america's cup or even the 2013 america's cup, i believe it will come to be known as the san francisco america's cup. [applause] >> i think i said sometime ago and i have always believed that the america's cup, because of this is fortunate, very, very fortunate, very lucky in fact to have san francisco. but san francisco is also lucky i believe to have the america's cup and here is why. where we are today will be the race village. for fans this will be their headquarters. this will become a social hub of the city, not just for the america's cup, but for the long term also. in the olympic games and america's cup that i have seen firsthand, enduring legacy that such waterfront developments

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