president olague: i do have teresa, merle and julie christianson. commissioner moore: you have carrie first. >> my name was called earlier. president olague: that's fine. just come up if your name was called at any time. >> good afternoon, president, commissioners. my name is terri byles and i live and work here in the city of f.c.c. i am an architect with 25 years of experience, although i want to point out i have no connection to this project and will not benefit from any ongoing business. i have reviewed the e.i.r. and i have found it to be complete, that i am generally here to just support the project. the proposed new design for the north beach library, i think, will take much better use of this precious piece of real estate by creating much greater community gathering spaces both on the inside and on the exterior of the property. and as our city grows, we need to be very careful about how we develop the city and optimize every last piece of land. i also think the sustainability aspects of the project are very important if san francisco is goin

. >> merle goldstone, president of north beach. i am here to join other san francisco neighborhoods in support of san francisco beautiful and the appeal of the at&t proposal to install 726 utility boxes on san francisco sidewalks. this proposal should not be allowed to go forward before all affected neighborhoods have a chance to weigh in. i would like to submit our resolution to the board, which lays out in more detail our concern. thank you. experience has shown that surface-mounted utility boxes are a magnet for graffiti, vandalism, and other forms of light. i have spent most -- spent many volunteer hours painting out graffiti on such utility boxes, while the city is spending our precious tax dollars to do the same. the addition of 726 boxes on our side or provide new opportunities for vandalism and make more work for public works staff and concerned citizens who care about how our city looks. we urge the city to follow the department of public works order 175,566, year 2005, which regulates that this equipment replaced undergro

it appears merle fell into a 6- foot tank and died. cal osha is waiting on the results of an autopsy, but officials say he did not drown. >>> in syria amateur video today shows anti-government protesters running at the sound of gunfire. human rights protesters found at least 70 people dead in the uprising. many people want the syrian president to step down. he has repeatedly offered concessions and then turned his security forces against protesters. >>> in the philippines a landslide on the steep mountainside swept away an illegal goldmine today. three people are confirmed dead, another 21 people missing. tents and mineshafts were buried under tons of mud. the mayor of a nearby town said he's repeatedly warned miners of the dangers in the mountains, but they wouldn't listen. >>> and in japan nissan made a show of proving its exported cars are not contaminated by radiation. engineers used detectors to prove the vehicles are clean. this plant is located about 180 miles from the damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. the company wanted

it appears merle fell into a 6- foot tank and died. cal osha is waiting on the results of an autopsy, but officials say he did not drown. >>> in syria amateur video today shows anti-government protesters running at the sound of gunfire. human rights protesters found at least 70 people dead in the uprising. many people want the syrian president to step down. he has repeatedly offered concessions and then turned his security forces against protesters. >>> in the philippines a landslide on the steep mountainside swept away an illegal goldmine today. three people are confirmed dead, another 21 people missing. tents and mineshafts were buried under tons of mud. the mayor of a nearby town said he's repeatedly warned miners of the dangers in the mountains, but they wouldn't listen. >>> and in japan nissan made a show of proving its exported cars are not contaminated by radiation. engineers used detectors to prove the vehicles are clean. this plant is located about 180 miles from the damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. the company wanted