. >> i understand that as mr. raul mentioned it is possible to go there and it's a wider area to the right to our. >> to the east. >> yeah. so because there's no other way i don't own a space in the same block and the intersections and the subway and the bart states and - >> my motion will stay as it is to the east. >> okay. >> there's a motion on the floor from commissioner fong to uphold this permit an conditions that the cart be r0e78d at least 15 feet to the east of 954 market in the render in the interest of the mature resolution on that motion commissioner president lazarus. >> commissioner honda commissioner wilson vote is 480 zero this permit is uphold with that condition thank you. >> we're going to take a short break break. >> week to the february 25, 2015, meeting of san francisco board of appeals were on item 8 francis versus the department of public works bureaucracy of street use and mapping on the i know everything of a night noise for permission to work on the sunset tunneled trackway improvement. >> 7

they own brands like kalman camping equipment, raulings sporting goods. mr. coffee. they bought yankee candle company here about a year and a half ago and they have a number of other brands. and they're seeing very good organic revenue growth in these areas as well as some acquisition opportunities. the company throws off a lot of cash flow. they've been aggressively buying back their stock with that cash. and it only trades about 15 times for earnings. >> quick thought on swift transportation. big trucker. >> yeah. this is another area when you look at the trucking business it hasn't been very good over the last ten years. and they're starting to see pricing power with some of the long haul truckers and swift is really well positioned to take advantage of that. they've started to raise prices for the first time in about ten years. and we think with a lot of the driver shortages and lack of investment this space, we think they're going to be very well positioned to take advantage of these trends over the next couple of years. >> eric, thank you very much. have a grea

raul castro. that is disaster. >> mr. herrero, if i could ask mr. herrero to weigh in on that. >> two largest protests we've seen in the last two years in cuba were actually protests by entrepreneurs who were protesting, that is the truth. largest. >> that is not true. come on. >> frank there was one with 500 people in the street. mostly on thes. i know you don't want to recognize entrepreneurs. if i may, it is my turn. amnesty called for lifting of embargo. so has human rights watch. our policy again goes back to whether we're trying to micromanage a transition from the united states. visit cuba talk to cuba hope by us demanding everything they will do everything we want or try to engage in constructive ways and empower civil society. now civil society is not just a handful of dissidents that agree with particular policy here. it is everybody that is opposed to government. the entire opposition movement. all dissidents. not only that, entrepreneurs academics, artists anybody who is seeking to increase autonomy from the state. they are the folks we

raul castro. that's a disaster. >> mr. herrero? >> frank there's -- >> if i could just ask mr. herrero to weigh in on that. >> the two large protests that we've seen in the last two years in cuba were actually protests by entrepreneurs -- [laughter] who were protesting -- that's the truth. >> come on. >> there was one with 500 people in the street. i know you don't want to recognize entrepreneurs. >> look at amnesty international. >> if i may, it's my turn. amnesty, by the way has called for a lifting of the embargo. and so has human rights watch. our policy, again, it goes back to whether we're trying to micromanage, not visit cuba and just hope that by us demanding they'll do everything we want or try to engage in constructive ways and empower civil society. now, civil society is not just a handful of dissidents that agree with a particular policy here, it's everybody that is a opposed to the government, all dissidents, but not only that entrepreneurs, academics, artists, anybody who is seeking to increase their autonomy from the state. they're the folks that we should be hel

people forget that raul castro set up the firing squads in cuba that killed thousands of people. i see people wearing a shirt -- i'm sorry. thank you. >> thank you, mr. sires. mr. chabot of ohio. >> thank you, madam chairman, and thank you for calling this very important hearing to discuss the administration's new cuba policy. i believe that president obama's announcement to unilaterally change u.s. policy toward cuba sets a dangerous precedent. in fact, it furthers an ongoing pattern of his utter disregard for congress, but that's the way this administration operates. it gives a backhand to the elected representatives of the american people, treats congress like the per verbial mushrooms, keep them -- perverbial mushrooms, keep them in the dark and feed them manure. ms. jacobson, you said there were no concessions and this wasn't necessarily something the cuban government wanted. those statements on their faces, it's just not credible. you also said the obama administration was under no illusion about the nature of the cuban government. well, i would submit that the administration is just about as naive about the nature of the cuban government appa

raul castro. that's a disaster.ktbúnut;x#uté >> only two ways -- >> if i can just ask mr. the two largest protestkp we have seen in the last two years in cuba were actually protests by entrepreneurs who were protesting -- that's the truth -- the ones with the largest -- frank, there was one with 500 people in the street, mostly entrepreneurs. i know you don't want to recognize entrepreneurs if i may, it's my turn. amnesty has called for a lifting of the embargo. and so has human rights watch. our policy-again, it goes back to whether we're trying to micromanage the transition from the united states and not talk or visit cuba and hope by demanding everything they will do everything we want or try to engage in constructive ways and empower civil society. civil society is not just a handful of dissidents that agree with a particular policy here everybody that is opposed to the government, the entire opposition movement. all dissident, not only that. entrepreneurs, academics, artists, anybody seeking to increase their autonomy from the state, they're the people we should be he

raul castro is demanding the return of guantanamo, a full u.s. list of concessions including limiting our democracy -- while the cuban people still struggle to make ends meet. that's why among many other reasons, mr. chairman, i think this is a bad deal and i ask my statements be included in the record. >> we move to our testimony and i recognize secretary jake con send. your full statement is in the record. we ask you keep your statement to five minutes or so so we can get to the questioning. thank you for being here today. >> thank you mr. chairman and members of the committee for the opportunity to testify today on newt approach to u.s.-cuban policy. i appreciate your engagement on issues related to cuba and western hemisphere and know your struck in itment to values, human rights and expanding economic opportunities in the americas. i want to thank this committee for assistance in welcoming the long overdo return of alan gross to his family. his five long years of detention during that time, the administration worked closely with men members of congress from both chambers and parties to secure his release. as the president and the secretary have said, we're also grateful for the essential rol

people forget that raul castro set up the firing squads in cuba that killed thousands of people. i see people wearing the shape -- che guevarra shirt. >> thank you. mr. schappert of ohio. >> thank you for calling this very important hearing to discuss the administration's new cuba policy. i believe the president's announcement to unilaterally change policy towards cuba sets a dangerous precedent. it furthers an ongoing pattern of his utter disregard for congress. but that is the way this administration operates. it gives a backhand to the elected representatives of the american people, treats congress like the proverbial mushrooms. keep them in the dark and feed them manure. ms. jacobson, you said there were no concessions and this wasn't necessarily something that the cuban government wanted. those statements on her face they are not credible. you also said the obama administration was under no illusion about the nation -- about the nature of the cuban government. i would submit the administration is just about as naive about the nature of the cuban government apparently as it was about isis when the president famously described them as the junior

people forget raul castro and che guevara set up a firing squad in cuba that killed thousands of people and i see people wearing a che guevara shirt. i'm sorry, thank you. >> thank you mr. sires. mr. chabot of ohio. >> thank you madam chairman and thank you for calling this important hearing to discuss the administration's new cuban policy that i believe president obama's announcement to unilaterally change u.s. policy toward cuba sets a dangerous precedent. in fact it furthers an ongoing pattern of his utter disregard for congress that that's the way this administration operates. it gives a backhand to the elected representatives of the american people treats congress like the proverbial mushroom. keep them in the dark and feed them a newer. ms. jacobsen jacobs and you said there were new concessions and this wasn't necessarily something that the cuban government -- those statements on their face or just not credible. you also said the obama administration was under no illusion about the nature of the cuban government. i would submit that the administration is just about as naÏve about the nature of the cuban government apparently has that was about isis when the pres

people forget raul castro and che guevara set up a firing squad in cuba that killed thousands of people and i see people wearing a che guevara shirt. i'm sorry, thank you. >> thank you mr sires. mr. chabot of ohio. >> thank you madam chairman and thank you for calling this very important hearing to discuss the administration's new cuban policy. i believe president obama's announcement to unilaterally change u.s. policy toward cuba sets a dangerous precedent. in fact, it furthers an ongoing pattern of his utter disregard for congress but that's the way this administration operates. it gives a backhand to the elected representatives of the american people, treats congress like the proverbial mushroom. keep them in the dark and feed them manure. mrs. jacobsen, and you said there were new concessions and this wasn't necessarily something that the cuban government -- those statements on their face or just not credible. you also said the obama administration was under no illusion about the nature of the cuban government. i would submit that the administration is just about as naive about the nature of the cuban government apparently has -- as it was about isis when the presi

our shore and when the raul castro demands that we return that to the cuban people and pay reparations to the cuban government, as terms of negotiation, my legislation says, no. mr. president, you may not do that without coming to this body to ask for authorization and certainly i would not lend my vote to that. i was pleased to hear testimony in the senate when the administration said, that is not a matter they would consider. but as we have seen, the president's negotiations in the past, it gives us reason to pause. my legislation would simply codify the restriction that says guantanamo navy station may not be returned to the cuban people without congressional approval. . finally, we do have a role in inviting a foreign leader to address this body. prime minister netanyahu. it is fully appropriate as a co-equal branch of this government to invite prime minister netanyahu to address us about his vision of peace in the region, his visit of security and also his vision of the current negotiations with iran. no member of this body should shy away from receiving an address from the prime minister of israel. we should stand resolution, republican independents, an de

: the resources that are meant for the cuban people raul castro will take to strengthened the oppression apparatus. thank you. >> thank you so much, mr thank you for calling this important hearing. thank you to our witnesses who are victims of the castro regime for being here today. [speaking spanish] i'm humbled to be in your presence. some of you live in cuba, others are here now but have family in cuba so i know that you are very brave for being here today. this is sort of an insurance policy that you have offered of them, mr. smith. because by being here today or have still have some degree of protection that those are the figures, as brave as you are will not have. so i know you worry about them. thank you for holding up their photos. thank you for describing the current dismal human rights situation in my native homeland of cuba. and i wanted to just give this statement and ask you some questions. how has the regime's treatment of its critics changed since december 17? do you think this announcement will force changes? i will ask you to respond in a minute. how does the regime manipulate the press here in the united states and