last year in the middle of 2011, president chiu had worked for a livable city and other stakeholders planning code in numerous ways. it was about 345 pages and was related primarily to controls in the northeastern part of the city with some impact that were beyond the northeastern part of the city. i'm happy to report that over the course of the second part of 2011, we've actually had five or six hearings and through the diligent work of aaron starr and others who are here, we have worked to get the wheel the ordinands into its constituent parts. the we have three of those ordnances before you. there are for five more pending. if i could speak briefly to the specifics to each of these three ordnances, i will speak before -- the overall point of the ordinance i would say is twofold. it was to delete obsolete sections, fix redundancies, and clean up the code. and also furthered the widely held principles and policies in the general plan, such as the creation and encouragement of general -- of affordable housing, and sustainable activities like bicycling. and to get those things in line

this is the kind of mixed in calm development that makes san francisco the kind of livable city we can all take pride in. we need to move this project forward. thank you so much. >> good evening. i'm a board member -- we are encouraged that this project will bring new residents to our neighborhood. we are pleased that 50 units will be included as well as senior housing that will add great neighbors. we do appreciate the design adjustments. our association has been and continues to work on some serious crime and other issues in this specific area. most of our feedback has been around that. we are very interested in having more active use on the haight street side. we are not able to design the appropriate kind of the sod on that building. we have made an attempt to make a few changes to fit within those constraints. that includes more windows on the mid glut interest -- mid block entrance is quite important. it is a huge improvement to be able to make that connection. we do ask for additional work to be done with the developer. we do ask the condition be added that additional work be --

we have the support of livable city and many other organizations and individuals along the way. that is my rundown of the ordinance. i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you for being censusing. i see no questions. anyone from the public would buy to speak? -- anyone from the public like to speak? patricia. please line up. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for the opportunity to speak. i am the special project instructor at the san francisco bicycle coalition appeared on behalf of our 12,000 members, i would like to encourage you to adopt the legislation that would enable the bicycle parking to be exempted from the floor area. this smart piece of legislation would help ensure individuals have a safe and secure place to ride our bikes at home and at work. this will be placed on par with car parking. we think that by allowing the bicycle parking to be exempt from the floor area, i will create -- it will create an incentive rather than penalize. the real-estate market needs to have this common sense and flexibility. we ask that you support this piece of legislati

any incentive to create a livable city that people would actually want to it's a genuine tragedy will doig thanks so much for your great writing on this thank you very much for having me and for being here with us telling the story beyond the news being made inside the republican national convention in tampa there's a whole lot more news happening outside that in my opinion is just as in perhaps most more important harkening back to the days of the great depression when americans took up living in tent cities across america called hoovervilles a group of demonstrators have set up their own tent cities in tampa in protest of the r. and c. color romney bills and here explain what life is like in the romney bills and what the demonstrators are planning over the next few days is mile from the dia benjamin co-founder of human rights group global exchange and the peace group code pink and author of the book drone warfare killing by remote control in india great to see how it has our power how's life in the romney bill's. well i hope you can hear me ok tom i'm in a. at an event that's just a

. >> the economist intelligence unit, very well respected journal came out with the top 20 livable citiesworld. in the top ten four aussie cities. i was impressed. melbourne the top for the second year in a row, my hometown, perth, number nine and didn't see an american one in the top ten. sorry. canadian ones and vienna. calgary, places like that. >> thank you, michael. good to see you. >>> it could affect the way you pay for your house, who becomes the next president, all happening an ocean away and we'll tell you why europe's latest economic troubles have everything to do with your bottom line. in today's challeng environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, yo

and play fields for everyone throughout the city, because it is an important part of making the city livable -- lovable and healthy for everyone. thank you for being here, everyone. i am proud to be here with you. [applause] >> the center on the board of supervisors basketball team and the greatest -- and the supervisor who has not missed a park and recreation opening because of his commitment to youth, families, and to open space, scott wiener. [applause] >> thank you, phil. you know, we have a lot of different neighborhoods in this city that are so different from one another in a lot of ways, and sometimes rugged broken down into this neighborhood, that neighborhood. but as we go around the city, the one thing that is exactly the same in every single neighborhood is that people want rec centers. they want public space. the what libraries. the one great parks. we all want a sense of community and being able to be with other people in our community. and that is the same everywhere. so this is incredibly exciting. what is also exciting is that in this era of all the mess in washington and sac

open space provides a greater good for the greater number of people and makes the city more livable. the soccer complex proposed provides benefit now for people that is advantageous to some, but the location in golden gate park will deprive the majority of city dwellers of the opportunity to experience this conjunction of park and beach without the overwhelming intrusion of man-made elements. we support youth soccer, but children need to learn to value location -- to value nature, and there is another location. in the 1950's, there with a plan to destroy part of golden gate park with the freeway. now at that point people rose up and said, do not touch our parks. this is the 21st century. we do not build freeways in parks, and we do not pave over prime park land. this is the heritage i am here to protect. this is about protecting the park for future generations. we respectfully request to overturn the planning department's approval of the application. it is

. >>> well, the latest list of most livable cities in the world is out this morning. urne, sound better. australia, yes. it is number one for the top ten cities in australia. three are in canada. they're ranked for education, health care, crime, culture. top american cities are honolulu, pittsburgh, washington, atlanta, miami, and chicago. and i can attest to chicago, because it's a fabulous city. >> the only place better in your mind, michigan. your beloved michigan. >> not that i don't love new york. different here. >> my hometown. a nice city. >> i like it. >>> one of many women hoping to become mrs. tim tebow is rolling out her master plan. >> a 19-year-old arizona college student says the new york jets' quarterback is her dream man. she launched a social media campaign to attract his attention. the getjenadatewithtimtebow facebook page has 300 members. >> jen knows it is a long shot. but she's hoping to beat the odds by getting tebow to go out with her next may on her 20th birthday. >> now that he lives in new york i'm sure there is plenty of potential dates here.

keeping streets clean, businesses, supporting small businesses, maintaining and making sure the city is livable for everyone. no one really looked to their neighbors. they stayed within their neighborhood, but did not reach beyond the boundaries. that is one thing i saw that i actually made a concerted effort on the campaign to build bridges. for me, that goes beyond the neighborhood. it goes to connecting the southeast to the large part of san francisco, wake up, we're out here. we want bike paths, dog parks, open space. we no longer want to have a neighborhood or a reputation of a crime-filled community. the other thing that i learned is really, we are all human. how to connect with that spirit, whether you're living in public housing, owning your own property, your asian, african american, we are all one. we are a community. when we realize and move in the direction of being a human's and having this human experience, connecting together, really be each other's keeper, then san francisco begins to drive. i also learned through the endorsement process -- you go through this process to get end

headquarters are located in one of the most livable cities in the world, that being portland. they have made a real statement, vestis has about the potential here in the united states. madam president, again, the point i'm making is it's clear to me and a large, growing, and bipartisan group of colleagues in both houses of the congress, including, i should say both of my colleagues from oregon, senators merkley and wyden, extending the production tax credit is the right thing to do, it's the right thing for our future, for our economy, and for our environment. and without the p.t.c., we should look at the other side of this success story. without it, the sustained growth of the wind industry in recent years will slow. there's no doubt about that. it already that. possibly halt and we may see good-paying american jobs that will be losto china and other countries. why would we want that to happen? we cannot let that happen. and the continued uncertainty is not right, it's not fair when it comes to our u.s. wind industry, and the people who work in that sector. last saturday i he

livable for everyone. >> let's talk about the role of sports in the city's economic future. are you happy with the plans for the america's cup? do you think the city should try it spend money to keep the 49ers? supervisor mar: did not get me started. i could go on for a long time. i think america's cup will help the whole area. i think the organizing committee has a big task to raise a lot of private sector money so it does not impact negatively on our general fund, but i do think the deal crafted by a lot of the enforcement is a good deal will help a lot of the parts of the city that need the help. it is also a lot of gauging of community groups and the yacht club saying that they want to provide better boating opportunities and education for young people in the mission district or, hopefully, in the mission or other places. but i know that as the america's cup moves forward, there are many community-based groups that want to be part of it. we recently had communications from the parks council wanting to ensure the swimming and blue and green projects could be created with

livable. >> i think that singapore is a great place to live. this is a global city. it is positioning itself as a global city. we are starting to build art here, culture. some of the best bands. i think that is attracting a lot of people in the region to singapore. infrastructure is fantastic. it is a very safe city. it is a very clean city. you have lots of restaurants over here. if you ask anyone, they will tell you that it is an extremely pleasant city to live then. most feel that it is an excellent place to live in. >> how do you protect your own culture here, at the same time being open to the influence coming from america? >> the lot of countries -- is a challenge for many countries, especially for us. one of the ways we do it is to make sure that all of our children learn in school. those of us who are ethnic chinese, like me, our kids will have to learn mandarin in school as a subject. so too the malay and indian people. this gives you a sense of routes, culture, heritage. >> as we're coming to the end of our conversation, let me ask you a very broad question

livable citiesen the world is out this morning. for the second year in a row, melbourne, or melbourne, i say melbourne, sound better. australia, yes. it is number one for the top ten citieshree are in canada. they're ranked for education, health care, crime, culture. top american cities are honolulu, pittsburgh, washington, atlanta, miami, and chicago. i can attest to chicago. because it is a fabulous city. >> only place better in your mind, michigan. paula loves michigan. >> not that i don't love new york. different here. >> my hometown. a nice city. i leak >> a 19-year-old arizona college student says the new york jets' quarterbk is her dream man. she launched a social media campaign to attract his e getjenadatewithtimtebow facebook page has 300 members. >> jen knows it is a long shot. hoping to beat the odd by getting tebow to go out with her next may on her 20th birthday. >> now that he lives in new york there is plenty of potential here. >> tebow mania. >> a good guy. >> didn't say he wasn't a good guy. tebow mania, crazy. he is a good guy. coming up if you didn't win last night's powerball. see how you increase the odd next tomb yime you play. >> you have got to bu