cities we filled requests. this is an example of the media and i didn't put the local journalism. they're national and international media sources. this is a short list of the cities that have started parklets of their own and you can see international cities like cape town where i was born. that is a photo of a cape town parklet. these are international cities and we get calls from others to start a program. >> actually supervisor wiener and i saw one in mexico and it's amazing one. >> we will add it to the list. there is a lot of curiosity within academia and journalism and the design profession about this program. i would say a few times a month we get a call from a grad student or city official that wants to start a program and to research the spaces. in san francisco where other cities have pilots up and running and even new york and l.a. and up for a while and there are 40 on the ground in san francisco. we have 15 or so that are pretty close and we are moving another 35 or so parklets forward. some won't make it forward and will filter out of the process but we are seeing tremendous demand and why are the sp

i know san francisco and barring also known as are joining many other international cities as we deal with global warming across the world. barring also known as are a robust city they have high-speed rail coming into their city. we're looking at the this we're linked to an infrastructure. i want to thank the council general and being here and have such great service i want to thank the deputy chief and the fire folks and i want to say they have some great deputy mayors. of course, i'm wanting my deputy mayor. you can hear the enthusiasm as they approach san francisco. you know, we are all been looking at europe as a whole continent. and i believe that the investments this barring also known as are doing now are so cutting-edge. they know that 21st century - we can't rest on that being the only thing we do. similar to san francisco we're a beautiful city but we have got to deal and create a public relationship. i know they're working with any silicon valley and san francisco-based companies to evolve this city. i know that the colleague is a medical doctor. you you know what we're doi

wanted to note that in addition to those cities in the us that have this program, a number of international citiesparis, i've used bike share at a number of venues and it's an exciting program so we're fully support of and the partnership of the mta. >> maybe we'll continue with public comment and get the rest of the commission. >> is there any public comment on this item. being none. public comment is close. >> commissioner harrison. a couple of things, will the dimension with this area with the bike racks will that grow as the program grows. i noticed they're expecting quite a bit of growth. >> if you look in your materials you'll see the stations they're putting in. they have a lot located on the sidewalks as well. we really don't have to come back to us if they want to grow it any further than what we have here. >> and the insurance, will that cover us in the event of civil disobedience. >> you mean -- >> if they pick up the bike racks and throw them through a bus window or something? >> i don't think it would cover that because it wouldn't be caused by them. it would be a member of the public

board of trustees that provide us with a reason why the work hard to keep this city great as an international city to make sure we do all the things because arts, oftentimes when you talk to the employees of all the technology companies that i have been talking with every week and ask them what draws their talent to a city, the first three things they know whether it's public transportation, it's also the arts. because that's what keeps their creative mind functioning. and it's these institutions with their wonderful service and their continuing exhibitions, world renown exhibitions that introduce and keep their minds active and keeps the tremendous amounts of visitors coming to our city. i know how difficult it has been for board and for the president to make quick search, to matchup the right person with such an incredible institution as these are. i for one, know how difficult it is and when you are trying to do that when you are running government, i want to also say to the staff that i enjoyed mr. buchannon's leadershipa as much as you do, to fill those shoes with mr. bailey i'm excited becau

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city. i'm 62 years old. i didn't know international days which finished in 1956, but at that time, i think europeans may havethe center of this city. it's not the case now. there's very few europeans actually living here full time. >> the notion of living a life apart, of being somewhere else, there are those who like that feeling. i like that feeling. then there are those who may live apart, may live somewhere else, but they're not entirely comfortable. it's the difference annoys them or is a burden. >> it did, and it frustrates them. some people have to leave home to find their home. i'm one of those people. whereas i didn't feel at home in the country i was born in at all but here i feel okay. i feel very, very happy here. >> there is indeed something special about this place. burroughs described the native quarter of tangier as a maze of sunless twisting streets filled with blind alleys. its smell was particularly notable to him, including a mix of hashish, seared meat and sewage. tangier, before anything else, is essentially a port city, with all the things that traditionally come with port cities. it's

of the similarities you see between jakarta and taipei, other than the fact they are both international citiesore developed -- we are more developed. starting next year, we will develop mrt. >> what about traffic? >> indonesia as vibrant economics. traffic is common in indonesia. it is because of the economy. >> you also have a large population. . jakarta is more than 10 million. >> it is three times the size of taipei in terms of population. >> we need to study more about your -- here in terms of the economy, how they prepare public services here. i think we're going to come back. there are many things to be brought to jakarta. not only about how the government takes care of the people. in jakarta, the government wants to be a good city center. >> it has a lot of potential. >> it has a lot of potential. the traffic jam is because of our economy growing. it is diminished if the economy is not working. we like it. we want it to be in better condition for jakarta and indonesia in order to be visited by taiwanese people and other people as well. >> you have been a career diplomat your country for

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and is one of these new international criminal court's that have grown up in the past decade or so. he asked what i was researching but i said i was looking at courts in 19 city. he said of course you know about the first international criminal court, the slave trade tribunal does that in sierra leone. and i said no, i've never heard of that. and i studied this. making it about it because the special court for sierra leone that where one of these courts that and it was part of the local lore that this court had been there. and had heard these cases and it was sort of local common knowledge but not something that people were were a proposal. and i discovered that the british were asked to record keepers. and so the complete archives of the courts are in the british archiving unit. so it was pretty easy to see what the courts of them. >> host: and from that spark came this book, "the slave trade and the origins of international rights law." it's published by oxford. stanford law professor jenny martinez is the author. you're watching booktv on c-span2. >> visit booktv.org to watch any the program you see here online. type the author or book title in the search

so, i would certainly appreciate after the meeting that happens internally with city staff that you could reach out to supervisors and just let us know from the city standpoint how you're planning to deal with this so we can our cons>> y, sir. e that >> thanks. >> [speaker not understood]. i'm here to answer any question finally we're going hear from the mta regarding bus shelters, operator rest rooms and traffic control boxes. mr. [speaker not understood]. >> good afternoon, director, supervisors. my name is [speaker not understood], i'm the deputy director for planning for mta. i'm just going to open it by -- i'll let you have the floor. [laughter] >> very popular. >> i'm going to talk about how the agency has been working closely with the other departments with the better streets plan. as you know, when the better streets plan was a doddthv there were elements in there about how the sidewalks would be furnished, would be developed including furnishing, et cetera. we've been working quite closwi dferent departments. ny projects we're working on that are taking be only the [speaker not u

was mentioned kristin, i saw them back there they are one of the most innovative international organizations in the city and we are honored to have you here. and there are members of the swiss american chamber of commerce which is a great organization in the city and the members of our zurich sister city committee along with other government officials. i saw jose earlier and the art commission is here along with many other people and we are honored that you were automobile able to join us this morning. >> i would like to introduce lucas who is the co-chair of the sister city committee. >> good, morning, thank you for your great remarks. and it was in the fall last year that i got a call from the city of san francisco, to come to a meeting about the sister city relationship and it was and kind of unexpected and i was wondering what is this? this is interesting, let's go. and so that did a lot of other people and we met a couple of times in the city hall. and we talked about the relationship that the two cities have, and what was happening over the past ten years. and that it would be about time to breath

. >> reporter: detroit's desperation, a city once the symbol of american industrial might made international headlines. >> the city of detroit, once a symbol of america's supremacy, is filing for bankruptcy. >> reporter: 40% of streetlights don't work. pensions for public retirees are underfunded by $640 million. and now there are questions about whether assets, like works at the detroit institute of art might be sold to pay off more than 100,000 creditors. >> everybody is living in fear right now of what's going to happen. fear of the uncertainty. >> reporter: that will be up to a federal bankruptcy judge in an unprecedented case that will be watched by cities across the country dealing with their own pension problems. detroit is just the 62nd chapter 9 filing since 1954. experts warn many more could be on the way. >> this is one of the major economic crises that we'll be facing over the next decade. >> reporter: but in detroit, some view this as a fresh start. they point out that the unemployment rate has dropped substantially from its peak of 27.8% four years ago to 16.3% today. >> detroi

two chinese high school girls died when the asiana airlines passenger jet went down at the city's international airport. the head of the national transportation safety board, deborah hersman, said the jet was traveling too slowly to land. she said it was moving at about 190 kilometers per hour just before making contact with the ground. the target speed for landing is about 250 kilometers per hour. hersman said the pilots were trying to pick up speed to make another attempt at a landing. a u.s. television network aired footage of passengers escaping from the wreckage of the airliner. the footage shows people using two escape chutes on the left side of the aircraft. black smoke is pouring from the fuselage as they flee. the cabin attendant said it seemed like the plane was trying to climb at the moment of impact. >> translator: it felt like we were taking off again when there was a huge crash. then i felt another jolt and the plane swayed strongly from the left to the right. >> she said a fire broke out as the crew was trying to evacuate the passengers and that she escaped after making sure ever

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we will create more bridges on the international level for our city.o, all of that in the context of a great anniversary, 150 years, there is going to be throughout this year, more stories to be told about what this 150 years means to our city, because, there is a lot of generations of people who came to this city, many, many years, built communities, built their small business and their livelihood and hopes and helped us to establish the fisherman's wharf and help us to establish all of the maritime that they have created life times of reasons of why people want to continue visiting our city and we need to acknowledge all of that history. and all of it has not been easy, there have been difficult things and we have had fights over what is proper, and what is not proper, but we have always had in our sites in all of these different struggles, the success of our city, the golden gate bridge and the hope that it brings to many generations of immigrants that is what our city is built on and the honor that we have with all of our labor partners who also ji

equal to such deposit to the state of california if the city fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the city in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the project as defined hereinn and the application as defined hereinn. 6/11/13; received and assigned to the budget and finance committee. 6/18/13; transferred to the land use and economic development committee. the chair intends to entertain a motion to refer this item to the full board as a committee report for consideration on june 25, 2013.>> sf 3. [!ez speaker 03]: >> thank you, this legislation is a sponsor for a larger size for what would be authorized for a neighborhood serving non-profit use in the castro neighborhood commercial district. it would be limited to non-profit that would provide direct services to the neighborhood. this legislation will provide

new york city's laguardia, lax, denver, kansas city international and the dulles as.'re dirty, know where to spend hours, and convenient. that's what people think maker break and airports. think and >>james: and the mouth passengers fell asleep on her seat partner. 943 is the time right now. we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. let's take a peek at the approach to the bay bridge for it looks ok. we'll be right back. >>anny: 946 right now. a double live look outside with all of the sunshine. it can see walnut creek looks good. traffic looks good. those guys from our rules and van ness avenue and san francisco. then you have the golden gate bridge which is stocked and but that's going to happen. a better than it gained >>erica: tomorrow morning mostly sunny and that we will continue the pattern of one fog. temperatures will be right about average. nothing too extreme. 57 richmond, 62 in downtown san francisco. warming up and antioch as 78 degrees. satellite radar pictures showing high in mid level temperatures going it but a bit higher. with different tempe