building one and two are clad in a mix of deep corrugated terra-cotta, building three is a mix of terra-cotta, glass, invisible structure, and importantly, the residential scale of housing anchors the eastern edge of the park. at the ground level, the goal of creating real urban place begins with the park and popo, weaving across and through the block. this public level contains a combination of p.d.r., retail, micro retail and childcare, animating the street, alley and park it. the elements combined with the web of pedestrian circulation to enliven a real and authentic new series of public pathways and spaces that supports a range of scales of interaction between people across the entire project as i mentioned, the park and its diverse passes and active spaces , they are at the center of this new urban composition. the building's frame the park, but also react in their form to the park, creating a sense of the park beginning to push into the building. we imagine -- reimagining a contemporary interpretation of the surrounding character of public spaces, and had the most important influence on

and then the work areas have the terra cotta and masonry. i'm open to take questions. >> public comment. >> i have not received public comment. >> commission? >> commissioner chow: i don't have comments about ucsf, but it's nice to see it's going to start earlier than perhaps anticipated. maybe this was probably the schedule, but we always anticipate something delayed, so that's very nice. and so this public entrance. i was just trying to clarify. that's just as you're going off the street then? you're not going up into the circle of the hospital, right? >> the building doesn't extend that far into the circle, but the drop-off area could be utilized and what i did not focus on -- and i'll go back to it because i should have -- i think the slide shows it best. to the north is a new road. right now the turnaround does not connect to vermont street. we're building to the north of this building and the south of building 5 a road that will connect the turnaround to vermont. so there will be more circulation through the site and out. >> commission

series was the soviet major general nicholai terra cotta off he was in charge of the so-called liquidators division which was tasked with containing the radioactive material at the chernobyl site the general says the meltdown will stay with him forever. i spent 3 months at chernobyl the hardest part as far as i remember was when we came in by helicopter we hovered above the reactor and it was simply frightening to view the results of the catastrophe i could not even imagine something like that what kind of a nuclear catastrophe could destroy that giant construction made of armored concrete about 300000 cubic meters of soil where excavated collected and brought to a special disposal area immediately after that the radiation level in the area decreased a 1000 times that allowed us to tell the soldiers to enter the station and start deactivating the facilities i usually give the scientists and others credit for the very important job they did there but ordinary soldiers were the main heroes. radiation sickness for example i could shave and accidentally cut myself and the bleeding would not st

the track record on her show when she's interviewed a bunch of democrats which is a big form for terra-cottat does it for us. charlie gasparino, kat timpf good to see you. good to see you. still to come, how the first survivor of alzheimer's disease good to see you. still to come, how is out there. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. visit alz.org to join the fight. >> john stewart is a comedian by trade. i have toggled too many times mostly mocking republicans. but he is asking for bill to aid first responders his health was damage or 9/11. a hearing in which some lawmakers failed to show up. >> behind me, a filled room. of 9/11 first responders. and in front of me, a nearly empty congress. sick and dying! they brought themselves down here to speak. and no one -- shameful. it is an embarrassment to the country and it is a stain on this institution. and you should be ashamed of yourselves for those that are not here. >> that was powerful stuff. and stuart continues to press the message making the media rounds including today on "fox

the daylight faÇade is composed of metal panels and glazed terra-cotta, arranged so they create a three-dimensionale with varied reflections and shadows. this describes the sides together, and there is a grassy connector which becomes a natural entry to this building. lastly, a few images of the potential future interior and what it might look like with views of downtown. we welcome your comments. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? please come on up. if -- i'm sorry? okay. i have betty and others. anyone else who wants to speak, please line up on the left side and come on up. >> hello. i'm anthony. i'm a member of the board of an organization called the san franciscans for sports and recreation. that is an organization that had its origin in a group of people who saw the tennis club disappearing, and they had a good run, and it was always the unrealistic down there, but in the concern that came out of that, we formed this organization because we became to realize there was a larger problem in san francisco of lack of sports facilities and recreation facilities generally. we for