i agree with ms. mary here who red cafe is one of the last institutions been there a long time. so i walk by there occasionally waiting for the day that i will see those signs before they disappear. i'm sorry, i get emotional but it's my hood where i grew up and it's no longer that. also i'm part of the alex memorial committee and something not considered is the sight line, one thing more and more people from the mission could see the memorial and the one sight line that is a perfect site is the 26 mission site right in front of red cafe, we put up this building the memorial won't be seen by the community that fought for it. so considering all these factors we need to make sure that community is involved. we have to make sure that community is involved or else basically disappears, it's important and it's critically important that we make sure we save everybody -- [buzzer] [please stand by... >> i urge you to defeat this. we don't need more empty units that will be error b. and b. or affordable by people who can afford to have their latte delivered on an electric scooter. that i

marie johnson who was serving life in prison for a nonviolent drug conviction. today's commutation came after kim kardashian showed up at the white house last week and brought ms. johnson's case to the president's attention. peter baker of the new york times points out just today, the president's intervention was contrary to the policies of his own justice department that has enacted sense he took office. attorney general jeff sessions last year ordered federal prosecutors who pursue the toughest possible charges and sentences against criminal defendants, reversing president barack obama's obama efforts to ease penalties in nonviolent drug cases. the white house released a statement on commutation that read in part, ms. johnson has accepted responsibility for her hafr and has been a model prisoner over the past two decades. while this administration will always be very tough on crime, it believes that those who have paid their debt to society and worked hard to better themselves while in prison deserve a second chance. one wonders if that is going to be universally applied. let's bring in our leadoff panel on a wednesday night. phillip rucker, pulitzer prize wi