the backyard. you can see that that expansion will essentially block major views from the rear of the house, blocking, by our count, 24 windows. these windows look out on expansive views of russian hill. here's another image showing that's poles and how the expansion would block the windows. here's a view from inside the home, showing how the expansion would block those views. clearly this would adversely affect the historic nature of the house, access to light, air and views. and we submit, residential neighbors in san francisco are not entitled to views, but ceqa expressly states that aesthetic impact to historic resources may not be exemption from ceqa. the planning department ignored that section entirely in that report. furthermore, we're submitting today. you will hear from dr. larry carp. he has submitted that this proposed project will undermine the foundation, the very foundations, of the coxhead house. this will excavate 15 feet deep, undermining the tall, brick foundations built in 1893, which survived the 1906 earthquake, undermining the foundations of the coxhead house. we also have subm

is the expansion of the russian borders and the russian empire. sense, ideological reagan and predate wilson. the difference in the 18th and the 19th and 20th they are not in direct war with each other. when russia traits territory for money is alaska. russia has to have a partner whom it would trust. , a very very unusual unusual part of the story. that freye subject studied and i am working on now, baseserican bay says -- . the revolution, world war ii, we focus enters the picture. i start the paper with this quote from stalin. in 1924. when the world moore's -- when the world moves closer to world war ii, stalin is more comfortable. the united states and the n soviet union of the 1930's and the 1940's, the capitalist country that is most emulated and more hostile to the soviet union. then comes the cold war and the situation changes. where would we put the start of the war? the discussion is there. but it is interesting that, at the center of the cold war from its start, it's very beginning is what at that point was known as eastern europe. and

of the iraqi war expansion. the middle east is one area where russia seems to be doing quite well. it has excellent relations with all the parties in the region, unlike the united states. advice on howour we deal with russia and the middle east, in particular syria. vice president biden: you had war, but youaq also had libya, which russia resented, which they thought was something of a bait and switch. they thought they were signing on to something more limited and obviously, it grew beyond that. looking back, those cases, iraq and libya and now we have to get into the question of how we deal with russia and the middle east now. i will try to be brief, but it is an essay question. no, it is totally legitimate. there will be a lot written about libya and wine some of us thought it was a tragic mistake, the policy. i am serious. it is now public. totalt think that is the cause, but it added to the perception on the part of mess moscow as to our intentions. that -- i, i do think do think russia concluded two things.

therefore a variance is required to allow for the expansion of the building within the required front yard. the project includes the alteration and detachment of the rear story and result in 1,329 square feet. no expansion of the building is proposed in the rear yard and therefore there's no intensification of the encroachment. in existing curb cut that provides off-street parking on the east side is proposed to be removed and the existing driveway will be replace with landscaping. a new curb cut is proposed at the front house to provide vehicle access to that building's proposed two-car garage. when comment letters in opposition to the project had been received at the time of the publishing. one was from the adjacent letter to the west and since then there's been two letters in opposition to the project including a revised letter from the neighbor to the west and one in support. staff recommends the approval to allow the tantamount of demolition to the single family residence. this concludes staff presentation. i'm available if have you questions. >> thank you. project sponsor. >> hi

is the expansion of the russian borders and the russian empire. in that sense, ideological differences predate reagan and wilson. but given the difference in the 18th and the 19th and 20th century, they are not in direct war with each other. whennly case known to me, russia trades territory for money is alaska. russia has to have a partner whom it would trust. so it is very unusual, a very unusual part of the story. on the other hand, in the 20th century we have at least twice the presence of american military on russian or soviet territory. the first happened during the revolution back in the second this is thed subject that frank studied and i am working on now, the american bases. the revolution, world war ii, we are at where my focus enters the picture. i start the paper with this quote from stalin. it's the essence of leninism, stalin saying in 1924. when the world moves closer to world war ii, stalin is more comfortable. in negotiating with roosevelt and the united states and the soviet union of the 1930's and the 1940's, the capitalist coun

the expansion of a 24/7 medical respite shelter is a huge resource in our city. i don't need to tell anyone what we're seeing on the streets today, people are so sick and to have this resource with increased beds and 24-hour attention from doctors, nurses, psychiatrists is how we address homelessness in san francisco today. i want to thank director garcia, who has been an impassioned person working on this and to dr. barry stephen who is not here today and kate shuten and dr. alice chen. and finally to president breed, who knows -- probably the supervisor who knows my district the best on the board of supervisors, she's in fact the only colleague who constantly asks me of the needs because she knows our residents there. i want to thank you for your support and for your support of a safe injection site. we also have to address substance abuse in our city as well. thank you for being here and i'm incredibly excited to double the expansion of the medical respite shelter here today. (applause) >> thank you supervisor and mayor breed. i'm honored to be able to present

the better angels of our nature. , at same lincoln had taken that time, a firm stance against the expansion of slavery into the american west and was making plans against fort sumter. he was not compromising. we've come here today and tomorrow to figure out compromise that could have saved the civil war from happening. or not. to decide whether loyalty to state is more important to loyalty to country or not. one of the many reporters a lot of us have been talking to last and these last few months have been the gift that keeps on giving to historians whether we wanted it or not. one asked me, what would you say to general kelly if you talked to him? what came out of me was have you ever been to gettysburg, have you ever been to that cemetery? comedy many of those guys died for their state? -- how many of those guys died for their state? have you ever read the gettysburg address? what did lincoln collect -- what did lincoln call it? a nation. just pointing that out. on the eve of the civil war, and even after secession, there's ample commentary from so many people. jefferson davis gave a spee

it was not because of the expansion of nato. as you may remember, that was my primary responsibility for the senate and the only time i had a real serious and elongated disagreement and debate with pat moynihan was on the expansion of nato. his argument was that vastly -- that -- to vastly oversimplified, much more articulate than i'm about to state, but this is not the time to worry the new leadership in russia. that they are about to be surrounded and overtaken and etc. i asked the reverse question. what happened if we did not have nato? does anybody think that the expansion of nato did not occur that somehow the fact that a kgb thug ended up in control of that country would have been altered? i do not see any evidence to suggest that would be the case. i would argue that you would very much likely see more use of military power and force. one of the things we talked about and i will not go on any further -- as all these eastern central european countries were freed, they all had their own agenda, their own historical fears and

the planning department issued neighborhood investigation for the horizontal rear expansion. between november 28 and 30, three requests for review were filed. the d.r. hearing will be heard on february 8, 2018. there's been some questions as to whether the manner with which the project sponsor went about obtaining their building permits and if it was serial permitting. it is typically alleged to be piecemeal to circumvent fees. it allows different scopes of work to proceed in order to save time and/or costs. for example it, would not be uncommon for a project sponsor to obtain a separate building permit to replace windows or remodel a bathroom and apply for a second permit for an addition. in this case, a permit was excavation work was obtained. and another permit for horizontal rear addition to expand the building. the department in consultation with the zoning administrator determined that the expansion permit was not contingent of the permit for proposed rear addition and thinks that it is sequencial and not serial permitting. this concludes my presentation. i'm available f

five, removal of the expansion at the second floor. my understanding from reviewing the case and watching that hearing today is that the original proposal on what was approved under the variance originally the entire stair structure to access both levels of the deck was on the north side, near the northern property line. the original proposal and the original variance approval moved that all to the south property line. and because this was basically a complete demolition and reconstruction of these rear stair, the new construction had to be up to code, which meant fire wall along that south property line. part of the changes that this board made was to move that stairway back to the north side to access the deck from grade to the first level. however, there is still a stairway requirement to get from that first level of deck to the second level of deck and the second floor to the third floor. that remained on the south side. and the fire wall on the south side was part of the plans that were approved in the variance. they were part of

the internet. broadband expansion and 5-g with u.s. telecom president and ceo jonathan spalter. he's interviewed by the senior tech and telecom reporter for bloomberg law. >> mentioned that the groups you represent, the companies you represent, have a lot of work to do. can you talk a little bit about that? we hear a lot about 5-g networks. ultrafast, ultradense wireless broadband net works. can you talk about how we get to that stage? >> sure. the essential ingredient, indispensable ingredient with moving forward with ex-stand morgue broadband to americans but also ensuring our global competitiveness is this wonderful technology called broadband. our companies are committed to continue to make the investments, to provide the fiber, the resources, the infrastructure, the networks, to get more broadband connectivity to americans. it takes the right amount of investment. but it also takes the right types of smart 21st century forward looking policy frameworks that can actually accelerate and advance and incent the investment required for us to move forward. >> watch the communicato

the new expansion is estimated to cost up to a billion dollars and fully open by 2024. >>> it is definitely cooler this morning. up to 11 degrees cooler in half moon bay. dress accordingly. look at the temperatures around san francisco. sunny side, -- ocean beach, abt 44 degrees. 47 though in you're heading towards downtown. here's a look at the dampness out there. even though with all the cars driving through the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see the sheen coming up. the earliest of our commuters, that's where you'll find slickness. mass transit, a cooler morning. other than that, it's pretty good. lighter breezes if you're going to be on the bay. let's talk about your 12-hour planner. start with the east bay valley. we're dropping down to 42 degrees at 8:00 with a little fog. notice the sunshine at 48 by 10:00. then in the mid-50s at noon with increasing high clouds. each through the evening hours. we'll drop back to 47 degrees by 8:00. the north bay, start off at 36, warm up to 47 by noon. low 50s from 2:00 to 4:00. back in the low to mid-40s by 8:00. got plans for the weekend, you want

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with the expansion and the reopening of the north shore this facility is scheduled to open late next year and will ultimately employ 2500 mississippians. it was identified as a top economic development project for 2016, and led to another milestone, area attempt magazine awarded mississippi our first gold shovel for excellence in economic development. because of these and many other successes, mississippi now ranks in the top ten states in the nation for economic development opportunities. [applause] working together, we have also made it easier for entrepreneurs to pursue the american dream, ridding our occupational, licensing system of red tape that, for too long, happenings wedding of the redtape or licensing that served as nothing more than a barrier to market entry. other states are just now moving to adopt our plan and has become known across the unitedpl states simply as the mississippi model. as for other recommendations to reduce more government regulations to release the independent spirit to make mississippi the most job friendly city in america. [applause] and how sincere

the expansion of our activities in the capital means berlin will be easy jet second most important hub after london gatwick it's a testament to how important the german market and berlin are to the company i hear from now we hope to move about fifteen million passengers through berlin airports comes with that figure would represent some twenty percent of easyjet customers last october the airline bought twenty five aircraft from air berlin which had gone bankrupt the e.u. commission approve the deal unconditionally to maintain competition on the german market. well to talk you know the country's economy has proven its surprisingly resilient despite political uncertainties that are still some dark clouds on the horizon despite strong g.d.p. growth inflation remains a problem and it's making it increasingly difficult to make for many took to make ends meet. activists suddenly had to get used to serving tea for the last full months he's been working as a temporary waiter in this istanbul coffee. he'd never imagined things could come to this only last some a move that was the proud owner o

the expansion of the ship regard and range ohm of the shore, inning ales is where the nave where bills the warships that keep america free and secure. now the nation's most productive shipyard. rocksle expanded a second plant in marshall county, aiding additional employers and a $40 million investment. north trupp grumman added 60 new aerospace jobs and made a $3.7 million corporate investment at its uav assembly plant. warner with an additional investment of a quarter million dollars and adding 75 jobs to the water valley plant. these and so many other projects and expansions are proof that when government creates a tax and regulatory climates and gets out of the way, our economy thrives. mother of our citizens experience the dignity and affirmation of a good-paying job and our state is made stronger. [applause] i could continue with many more businesses, large and small, that have expanded, but in the interests of time, i will tell you simply that the numbers are impressive and encouraging, and they are growing. by now all of us know the amazing story of continental tire. the tire co

higher than the previous year officials said the expansion was faster than expected so when the guy at twenty seventeen economy maintained that solid development exceeding expectations this means more progress towards building a moderately prosperous society we should of course be aware the challenges remain and the improvement of quality of the fish and sea and production remains daunting . china's flourishing export market is one reason for its strong growth. the country's building boom has provided in additional boost. and not only are chinese earning more money than in the past they're spending it to consumption is on the rise benefiting the retail sector and the real estate market. companies are investing in production to feed the growing demand for goods from china. but the biggest investor is the government especially in infrastructure nearly a trillion dollars have been earmarked for the one belt one road initiative that's an ambitious project to develop trade corridors to central asia the middle east and europe. classic catwalk shows like this one by designer davi timeshift sk

washington and the pentagon general mattis former general mattis has taken his time to talk about the expansion of budget and he has called the national defense cuts u.s. defense cuts as something that has dealt the most damage to the u.s. national security now it has to be mentioned that a very very big chunk of this defense budget is being spent on such projects as the thirty five for example or a new a new fighter jet that has been in development for decades now and the development process has not been has not has not even moved past the you know the basic. the the basic stuff so this is important to understand also mattis is talked about how important allies are for the united states and he did you know say very nice words also pointing out that this sort of a u.s. ally club is not free and he has once again urged those nations who consider to be themselves to be allies of the united states to splash out and to increase their own defense spending but this is breaking news that we still don't have too many details exactly on what james mattis is implying here but he is saying that he will th