mr. kwan's house. the neighbors to the north have a deck at 14 feet. no, the other neighbor. or the neighbors to the north. >> they're decked goes out about 14 feet. this house about our property for a trophy, than 14 feet, then goes out quite a bit into his yard. his kitchen window in question, this is our kitchen window where it comes up 12 feet currently. >> after we found out about the permit appeal, erin emailed mr. kwan with concerns. basically removing a three-foot back in using that as a setback on his side on the south. and also bringing in the second story about 2 feet and adding it to the ground level. >> in my initial conversations with the neighbors to the north, in one of the earlier conversations, he said he was all right as long as we come in a couple of feet. in later conversations, he said that he would be all right but he didn't really want the windows to be facing his windows. the of in a plan that i submitted to them that i haven't heard from them, we put the deck on the back and have a bedroom windows looking to the back. in the first conversation with j

commissioner garcia: mr. kwan, do you have dp order 71944, article 5.8 of the public code in front of you, sir? >> yes, sir. commissioner garcia: there's an i -- it would be page four, i- 2. the language is on page 5. and you think there is a distinction to be drawn between like food and similar service? >> there has been a historical argument throughout the various cities that we discussed as it relates to food. commissioner garcia: i want to know whether or not the concept of like food -- also it talks about the fact that it is a similar type of food product. i am asking you if you think that is in counter distinction of like food. is that one concept? >> it is 1 in the same as the with the department interprets its. commissioner garcia: the sentence is written that the interpretation that one ought to give is that someone is selling food to go, it is a similar type of operation. it seems as though they try to encompass both concepts theory it seems to me as though the idea that these are operations where the fo

mr. kwan, is that an issue? what i hope is that you will arrive at a common resolution and there for what ever drawing you come up with, we will condition the permit with that and it will proceed onward and the normal course ha. -- in the normal course. is january 11 ok? i will move to continue this case to january 11. >> the motion is to continue to january of 11 with the board encouraging the parties to try to meet to come up with a resolution and provide the board with plans reflecting that resolution. >> on that motion to continue. president goh: aye. commissioner garcia: aye. 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 un

mr. kwan, is that an issue? what i hope is that you will arrive at a common resolution and there for what ever drawing you come up with, we will condition the permit with that and it will proceed onward and the normal course ha. -- in the normal course. is january 11 ok? i will move to continue this case to january 11. >> the motion is to continue to january of 11 with the board encouraging the parties to try to meet to come up with a resolution and provide the board with plans reflecting that resolution. >> on that motion to continue. president goh: aye. commissioner garcia: aye. 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 ch

. >> and the former still up, still denied by the sir kwan government, that mr. symm ino vick, assistant secretary-general for human rights, thanks for being with us >> brown: next, research breakthroughs that seem almost like science fiction. it's all about growing human tissue and replacing or repairing muscles and someday, even limbs. "newshour" science correspondent miles o'brien has our story. be advised: some of the images are graphic. >> reporter: i am not sure when or why i thought it was a good idea to go for a bike ride on a hundred degree texas afternoon with a 26-year-old marine corporal. but there i was eating his dirt. no surprise, right? well, take a look at his right thigh. >> it looks like a chicken bone take a bite over down to the bone. >> reporter: it happened in iraq in 2004. he was badly injured in an artillery attack on his convoy. >> they patched it up because they said the other option would be amputation because they couldn't just leave my leg on with a hole in it. >> reporter: but the skin grafts >> reporter: what he did was reach out t