. >> phil chen on behalf of chinatown transportation research and improvement project.chinatown trip has been around for 37 years. and in those 37 years we've often worked with munis, we often fought with the munis to make sure that our community gets what we need. the mere fact of our existence suggest that there is a strong need for an internal mechanism within city government that assures equity for all communities especially low income communities in san francisco. we strongly support the proposal put forth by the staff and we have confidence in this body to lead the efforts to ensure that equity. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chen. next speaker? >>> hi, jackie sacs from the cac. i have said this before and i will say it again. i was on the task force regarding this funding process. now, the thing is, before you think about looking into these funds, look in prop k. what has not done in prop k and what has to be done and in a few years you have to go before the voters again to reauthorize the prop k to get it completed. now, there is a bus rapid transit on this blvd,

. >> i'm phil chen with the committee for better parks in chinatown. i've known fei for over 30 years, i just want to share with you an earlier experience that shows her grit and determination. we all know that she's a great development professional, but when chinatown cdc got started, our portfolio was 0 projects, and we met with some people who were developing the levi plaza project, and we sent fei to negotiate with pacific union and in that process, we were able to get our first equity project. since then, obviously chinatown cdc has grown to over 2000 units and clearly the leadership of fei has been key to that. she understands the planning process, she understands financing, she understands design, she understands construction and project management, in short, she understands the entire development process and i don't think you could find a more qualified person to sit on that commission. thank you. >> thanks. >> good afternoon, supervisors, it's a beautiful day. we're here to celebrate a beautiful person, fei. she's not only a former staff, she'

phil torres. coming up this week on techknow. >> washington, d.c, now joie chen is standing by to tell us what's coming up on "america tonight". at the top of the hour. >> good evening tony. we're going to look up and look back, historic architecture. the flame is father and sons who are immigrants. old world design techniques are now contemporary and practical masterpieces. our correspondent christophe putzel tours the exhibit dedicated to their work. you'll be surprised as how many of those are in our everyday lives. that's coming up at the top of the hour on america tonight, tony. joie, we appreciate it, see you then. >>> kwanzaa was initially an attempt to celebrate pan africa unity. we don't know how many people actually celebrate there holiday, but it still remains a part of the american holiday season. let's talk kwanzaa. professor, it is good to see you, it is good to talk to you. do you celebrate kwanzaa? the reason i ask you is, i don't. i'm not sure why i don't. >> no, i don't celebrate kwanz kwanzaa. it was mostly during childhood, pretty haphazardly. i know people who celebrate kwanzaa. >>

if dialogue with phil is not part of next steps then a&e has chen profits over african and gay peoplewe'll see pat on air again this january. and he's expected to be taking part once more when episodes resume in the spring. >> it's probably a win-win for a & a. it's going to draw more eyes to the program and raise the revenues. good to see you. >> fox news has now confirmed secretary of state john kerry is heading back to the middle east and it will all happen as soon as next week. his mission is to search for that elusive peace deal between israel and the palestinians. molly hannonberg has his report from washington. >> hi, this will be secretary state kerry's tenth trip since march. this time, he will present framework agreement between palestinians and israel and hash out any disagreements. kerry said it will, quote, fully respect palestinian sovereignty. we have had a lot of details on this round of demaking. and one middle east analyst says that could be a positive sign. >> -- negotiation where both sides have been disciplined and restrained and not weakened. now, that means one