the other issue is the distribution of the hard scape playing area and i do notice that they left people from the softball diamond, cut about 141 feet shorter and then right field remains at, i'm guessing at 260 to 270. aisle not sure what that length is there. but in any case, you know, if there would be a way to preserve as much as you can, although this area will be used for many different sports, of course, and it would probably be softball or you know, really little guys hitting a tennis ball, up to maybe third or fourth grade where they can't hit it too far so it's a little too small even today for adults to be hitting a softball particularly to left field. so i mean, if there's a way to perhaps redistribute the tennis court so maybe there are only two there and one in the other direction or something and keep that hard scape. i think it's important to kids when they're growing up to be able to go out there and play ball and have a little room to do it. but that's, i think, a minor thing and i'm sure it would work within the present plan which is very nice -- a very nicely laid out

." >> it means lance scape maintenance -- landscape maintenance. we know which project they are for. >> and this nursery would have said something about the fertilization history. >> that's right. and they do to have that on there. we try to get trees established into their natural environment. once we get phlegm the nursery, -- we get the nursery, we will try to already have them established. we don't do a lot of fertilizing. if there is really bad soil conditions then we might amend the soil. >> do people need to fertilize their trees. >> typically they don't if you are planting in your own yard, and if they have some products that are root stim lay tors, there are fungi that will help your roots adapt. you can scatter it around the roots and water it in. and it helps those roots to develop and get adapted. but generally most trees don't need a lot of fertilization if your soil conditions are very bad, you might want to amend the soil, i always like to do organic soil. we work with a variety of nurseries in the area. so there's not just one. we h

. >> i january 20th, the commission adopted the street scape plan and a resolution to amend the general plan. the board does need to adopt the ordinance. the land use committee did recommend approval to the full board. at the full board of supervisors, there was four ordinances i would like to share. the first was the first reading of the urban agriculture ordinance. this would ease the regulations for farming and agriculture within san francisco. this commission voted to recommend approval of seven modifications. i will describe each modification and whether or not it was incorporated into the ordinance. the first three were in corporate. you asked that we further clarify that sales grown on site may occur. you wanted to modify this setback for compost. there's a lot of discussion about fencing. the supervisor chu chose to expandia x?á%v2[5f that is how it reads. you asked that we have continue working to keep the permit and the change of use fees. and to compare these fees which are temporary and seasonal permit types. staff look into this issue and we shared the cost with the urban a

the street scape master plan, for example, that's listed here, the parks and open space master plan, are all approved by tida board and not the commission. i would think that street-wise we would want to maintain some power over that. it doesn't mention here and i couldn't find it elsewhere that for example the conceptual parks and open space master plan would be referred to the rec. park department. i think it mentioned the art commission, but in any case, you know, that could have been in some corrections or somewhere but i do not support the idea that the tida board -- nothing against the tida board, but conceptionualy that the tida board then has land use controls apart from the planning commission. and there are various smaller things in here that have to do with the number of days, but those are minor objections of mine. and then the d for d, i have some minor comments here. it seems to me the marina is adjacent to the large promenade area that has no parking. i'm not a sailor but i have gone sailing with people and they bring a lot of stuff with them and if you're serious abou

earlier in the meeting were talking about the poorly sited playground and a desire to keep the hard scape, because that is where children learn to use their bikes and where they play tennis. we came up with a plan that expands and optimizes the playground, the tennis, and the visual connection between the facilities. since may of 2008, the library and recreation and parks department have had out representations' and discussions with community groups and other stakeholders throughout the neighborhood, including chinatown community development corporation, telegraph hill neighborhood center, and many others.

amending the general plan, to adopt the mission's street-scape plan. >> this ordinance is passed. let's move to the 4:00 special orders. items 12 and 15. >> a public hearing of persons interested in the february 10, 2011 of a final environmental impact report. the motion affirming the certification for the mission street project. 14 reverses the certification, the preparation of findings of the certification. >> colleagues, hopefully qwe don't lose quorum. we have the appeal of the final impact report. for the hearing, we consider the adequacy and the accuracy of the final e.i.r. we have the grounds of appeal. each speaker will have tw o minutes. we have the certification for the final e.i.r. we will hear from persons speaking on the behalf of the real party of interest. the appealants -- appelants will have time for rebuttal. supervisor kim? let's proceed to the hearing. let me ask for a representative, if you can step up to the microphone. you and anyone else have 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am alex goode, with jeffer, mangles, butler, and mitchell, representing the appelan

and i >> our next panel is on street scape design for pedestrian safety, and i would like to call the speakers, and we have david allenbar from the san francisco planning department and john paul scott from the mayor's office on disability and maggie omaro, from caltran and ellen vanderslice from the city of portland. help me welcome our panelists. >> our first speaker is david allenbar and he's a senior urban design are for the san francisco planning department and manages the city design group and concerns itself with urban design and the public realm and he works on the city street plan. >> thanks christina, it's a pleasure to be here today. and as christina said, we work with the city design group and concern ourselves with the design of the public realm and the street space and that plan we are working on, will probably be released in late may and early june and hope you take the time to look at that. and we are working on plans for other parts, including the mission district that's now starting up and fisherman's wharf and octavia and better neighborhood plan and that's for adop

amending the general plan, to adopt the mission's street-scape plan. >> this ordinance is passed. let's move to the 4:00 special orders. items 12 and 15. >> a public hearing of persons interested in the february 10, 2011 of a final environmental impact report. the motion affirming the certification for the mission street project. 14 reverses the certification, the preparation of findings of the certification. >> colleagues, hopefully qwe don't lose quorum. we have the appeal of the final impact report. for the hearing, we consider the adequacy and the accuracy of the final

earlier in the meeting were talking about the poorly sited playground and a desire to keep the hard scape, because that is where children learn to use their bikes and where they play tennis. we came up with a plan that expands and optimizes the playground, the tennis, and the visual connection between the facilities. since may of 2008, the library and recreation and parks department have had out representations' and discussions with community groups and other stakeholders throughout the neighborhood, including chinatown community development corporation, telegraph hill neighborhood center, and many others. the open space in this plan is increased by 20% and allowed to accommodate an expanded children's play area, to meet new ada and safety features, and to include expanded seating throughout the park. there is really no green space. there is really no where to sit down. that is something the new plan provides. the new mason street plaza will allow us to strengthen the visual connections between the library and the park and to allow users to use both the park and the library freely, and be

. >> i have a street scape design question and it came up this past year and i am surprised on the mta's position, and it relates to the bike plan moving forward. and there is this lawsuit and the bike lanes are prohibited and that's about to clear and we are to hopefully install the bike lanes to complete the connections. and i observed, one small block, the block where i live, rather than to put the bike down the middle, and rather remove the automobile lane, the easier thing was to instead remove parking. and actually part of my block has no curb side parking ever. and i don't think if anyone figured there is a negative pedestrian component. and curb side parking provides a buffer for pedestrians and you can step off the curb without getting hit by automobile. and the dynamics and it's easier to impact pedestrians than to impact an automotive lane. and the curb side parking is not existence and it's a narrow sidewalk, and it's used as a loading dock, and the postal carrier parks in the middle and no one can get by and when groceries are delivered they park there and taxis and construc

approval structure works and it's a concern to me that the street scape master plan, for example, that's listed here, the parks and open space master the parks and open space master plan, are all approved

with this at a lot of theories or it's in europe snowboarding stress really it's just part of the scape is a which draws young and old alike the children scrooge and. in places like this you really do relax you get away from the fast of a large city which is totally unnecessary and it's all about resting your mind and body. the landscape in this part of the urals mountains actually goes a long way towards helping the mind unwind of course there are plenty of gorgeous places in the world that have mountains and snow but if you want a true russian winter fairytale pentagon i national park is definitely the place where you hear when there's another leg the head of they're going to travel and you know one of the hiking camps in the national parks grounds. we began building our first thoughts eight years ago literally pulling all the ways we carried all the building materials on our backs but even if you use transportation it's still difficult to get all back to our campsites but thousands of tourists every year do now nage because the region previously known as versions deep and strong hold

scaping from the press now need to keep running against really appreciate the great work you get you all are doing that yesterday over one hundred thousand people demonstrated across germany against nuclear power in that nation the world is turning against nukes how many more anniversaries until we in the us wake up and realize that nuclear power simply isn't worth it. it's time for our daily poll your chance to tell us what you think here's today's question in light of the cherry noble nuclear disaster anniversary of the world begin to turn away from nuclear energy your choices are yes we see it in germany where over one hundred thousand people protested yesterday against nuclear power or no the nuclear lobbyist will succeed in aiding the way for more nuclear energy right now about seventy five percent of you are leaning toward no you log on to thom hartmann dot com to let us know what you think the poll will be open until tomorrow morning. coming up the government got ripped off by the very individual zz they were trying to bail out and tries daily take i'll tell you how banks terr

the whole point of crony capitalism is late scaped for money in the hands of the world for your citizens right at the core of free market capitalism is a concept called competition so if the government of the people's house decides they want to bring about something called a public option that means or bring about competition in that industry if the people house in washington decide they want to fund alternative energy and alternative forms of mechanization and engine development that's competition if the people's house say they want to roll back patents on drugs that's pro-competition and if these big corporations go out of business then five or ten or fifteen take their place that creates more jobs so they will it's a pro-competition pro jobs platform to get rid of an uplift you're really corny caplets they were the clock rats i would amount to get americans who want to have jobs and they would run out of savings and they want to have and not be the laughingstock of the world plan a couple of coke idiots using them like you know real real real frickin jack asses but anyway let's move o

did there is a huge debate on whether the terminal patients have the rights to and their own life to scape chronic pain there is against euthanasia and they are the majority claim among other things that even hopeless cases can sometimes be the recklessly killed but a voice from behind bars where miracles rarely happen a change their perspective sure that usual if they know that the rest of their lives will be suffering was the reason to prevent them from doing that especially those sentenced to life in prison and that many letters from these people they ask for death as life becomes unbearable. a strong also looks believe or euthanasia has been a hard decision and it won't be without its victims on the other side of the reason byers. no i will not allow him to die will not. enough his mother can understand what's her son to seek that which country can solve itself with the reality of that decision. if he dies i'll die with him what would i leave for all who fall if. he's still alive but he's waiting wishing for gas with its natural fall ask. me to central russia. now barack obama has said

from the international stage though that if the plan is to be reached it has to include could defeat scaping down in gaza they have been talks between p. opposition members and members of the bush administration their main question at the moment is the whole question of whether or not to supply the rebels with weapons and also the british have been trying to find out information about if there. who these opposition fighters are we continuously hear these reports that there are suspicions that there are al qaida and his fellow members among their ranks so those talks trying to determine how and a way forward in terms of cooperation between the coalition and the opposition there is also a longing concerns about the fact that the rebel fighters themselves are disorganized as my colleague expose further in the stack which i wore on the side of the road. that have these armed forces are just a few miles ahead for the rebels this is the time to cool their guns and regroup with everyone men facing ten on the other side discipline is vital but do these men have any. every day in the rebel stronghold

have left for the private sector just in the last ten years alone it's about money it's an obvious scape from iraq or c. which is also where our intelligence capabilities are at risk joining me to discuss it is lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer senior fellow at the center for advanced defense studies and he's also still serving as a reserve lieutenant colonel tony thanks so much for joining us tonight. contracting isn't necessarily anything new but you know from what i gather here this really didn't hit the cia or the intelligence service until after nine eleven so what would you say is it were they completely inadequately prepared for you know the amount of intelligence intelligence gathering that we would need post nine eleven or were there also people there it just happened to be there at the right time that managed to capitalize on it in the private sector i think it's a situation unfolding. one of the things that came out of the nine eleven attack was this call for new intelligence better intelligence and so what are we do is us . and that's what result is you created a market by t

teach scape's founder acknowledges the big brother feel this may have to educators. >> we're sensitivee system rests with the teacher. the only person who can see a video once it's captured is the teacher. whose classroom was videotaped. >> you think of online as far as youtube. >> that's completely public domain. this is on the secure server. the secure log-ins. people have complete control of where it goes and it can't escape our own teaching community. >> steven at lighthouse community charter school in oakland isn't concerned about privacy. in fact his school has already invested in the $5,000 camera. at the k-12 school, 32 teachers and administrators will start using it next year. >> i feel like teaching in some ways is a performance, so how better to improve your practice than watching a video of your performance. >> fifth and sixth grade teacher laura says there are some concerns, though. >> there's questions and wonderings about will there be time to actually look at the video and will it take time to upload the video? those sorts of logistical questions are still providing a l

sheer blithe scape. so much devastation here in tuscaloosa.over the south, we have 1,500 people staying in shelters right now. last night, we met up with two, young children staying at a red cross shelter here in tuscaloosa. here's what they had to say. there was a tornado in your room? >> yeah. >> how loud was it? >> loud. it was really loud. >> did you think you were going to get hurt? >> yes. >> what were you thinking was going to happen to you? >> i thought that, that, like, i was going to get really hurt bad. and i was going to be in a hospital. >> can you imagine how terrifying that was for a child? that child, just 10 years old. >>> with me now, suzanne horsley, a red cross volunteer. good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. >> i know you have hundreds of people that are psychological first aid workers on the scene. what kind of psychic wounds are you dealing with here? >> initially, we saw a lot of disbelief, shock. now, it's turning into more of a feeling of being overwhelmed. how are we going to get through this? a lot of people th

since her escaped from scape, the cobra has gained more than 200,000 followers on a twitter account.> does chef a name? >> yeah, she should i would think. -- does she have a name? >> yeah, she should i would think. >>> what she did have has her facing federal charges morning. a lot of people upset. >> and pulled that picture up early. >>> now you have not missed your chance to see the cherry blossoms just yet. paul is out there. >> reporter: hey, guys, no snakes, but there is finally some sunshine. we're down here in southwest washington at the title basin enjoying the cherry blossoms and talking about the festival. it's not the only place where you can enjoy the trees. we're going to find out where else you can go later this hour. >>> today's trivia question. didn't we love her? what is name of the powerful seriouser? it was. the answer coming up later. take a guess right now on our facebook page. much more ahead this morning. just because i didn't know how to say it doesn't mean it couldn't be the answer.  blue diamond almonds! more bold flavor! more variety! more of what yo

i personally had was that i was looking for a silver bullet that, perhaps, could change the land scapeof starbucks. and the more i looked, the more i realized the there wasn't one silver bullet. pike place coffee was an example of appealing to a grape of people -- group of people who were perhaps not coming to starbucks because the coffee was too strong and too bold. so we created a lighter roast for people and, i think, a more accessible coffee. even though we're serving 60 million customers a week, we have less than 5% share of all coffee brewed in america. there's a big market out there, and how do we get a bigger access to the pie? but at the same time we had competitors, small and large, that were, that smelled blood and were trying to destroy us. mcdonald's and dunn -- dunkin doughnuts on the low end, and the worst place we could be was in the middle. we had to significantly create innovation and redirect the efforts of the equity of the brand so that people were not defining us. we were going to define ourselves. >> so let's talk about some of the people that weigh in, and it's

chairman, today is national security's land scape is marked by conflict, constant change, and complexity in facing a significantly different operating environment than those we experienced in the past. on the threats we face, weapons of mass destruction clearly represent the greatest threat to the american people when they are pursued or possessed by violent extreme is or state prolife ray tores. to deal with the environment today demands faster or more comprehensive awareness, strategic thinking, flexible planning, centralizeized excuse, and unprecedented information sharing. our mission is clear, to detect, detour, and prevent attacks against the united states, and to join with the other commands to defend the nations should deturpts fail. as we implement the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty, we are committed to maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent, and we are also the strongest possible advocates in favor of the inp -- investments needed to sustain the nuclear weapons complex that underpins it. while nuclear deterrence is the number one priority, there's broader responsibi