-- the top floor units that -- that the top unit is only 1500 square feet. the lower ones are -- are tiny. i mean this is a really, really small lot. when you're on the street, you could see the top two floors. they're set back. we looked at in -- in a perspective, you cannot see them. we were wondering if these are indeed protected for -- for the neighbors, and if that's an issue. >> thank you. additional public comment? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini. >> mr. crawford. mr. crawford, a few questions. i guess we talked a little bit. i'm looking at the illustration that is provided by project sponsor, it is bay six. i don't know if you had a chance to examine that or not. it has to do a lot with about -- what the architect was talking about, regarding heights as measured from the front. it looks like -- it looks like, we spoke earlier and you said their measured height was 49.9 and they're measuring it at 45.9, i guess to the -- to the top of the -- of what would be the -- what would be the fourth floor. that they have if you d

we live in the top unit. we would look down at the applicant's structure and the two neighbors. we -- we lived -- we owned and lived this the building that adjoins it which is the -- austin hills building, which is 26 pleasant, we sold that to austin hills about five years ago. we have a bit of equity in the neighborhood. we kind of moved up the street. and to this house. now the house we repaired was standing vacant for about three years. so, it was quite a job. having sat on the planning commission, i'm familiar with plans and i reviewed everything on your website for the applicants. i reviewed the plans. i think what you have on pleasant street on the north side which is the street with the two and three store buildings, except at the very top which is five stories, this is -- when the tourists walk down the street, they're looking at our side of the street. the other side is kind of sacramento influenced. and -- it is beautiful the way it cascades down the street. so what the applicant wants to do is add an extra floor which would stop that cascading effect. in your own word

. >>> china's new car sales topped 18 million units last year. the record high figure makes the china auto markers the top for the second straight year. the china association of automobile manufacturers said new car sales grew 3.2% to over 18 million unit in 2010, exceeding the figure for the u.s. market by over 6 million units. china's robust sales came as rapid economic growth boosted the income of many consumers. sales figures were helped by tax cuts and state subsidies for eco-friendly vehicles. while the tax cuts expired at the end of the year, continuing subsidies for fuel-efficient cars are attracting more buyers. industry watchers say that in 2011, china may become the first auto market to sell over 20 million new units in one year. >>> chinese exports grew more than 30% last year to a record high. the figure makes it almost certain that china will be the world's top exporter for the second straight year. f. >>> chinese customs officials say they grew to $1.58 trillion. the export volume rebounded just one year after marking the first decl

biggest mismatch of the day league one side southampton in the third taya of english football while united topped the premier league unbeaten so far this season but their manager sir alex ferguson still takes nothing for granted going to see. the one six zero. good season. who were really easy. games and nobody is there you. should be very very difficult. because. they're there for a pretty good through and they will have a go could see a good game. woods is still in the hunt for victory at the halfway stage of the farmer's invitational event at torrey pines are the thirty five year old playing in his first tournament of twenty eleven and he's five shots off the leader bill haslam hit a round of sixty six have a former world number one got off to a fantastic start rolling off four birdies on the front nine however that could start i. mean both of us this part on sixteen gave him a much needed birdie he went into the clubhouse on six under after a second straight round to nine i told john daly remains in contention you can't miss him with those tries after also carving a sixty nine the american is

problem is that european countries are sick and tired of giving these men homes in the united states has done nothing topping the whole considering that the united states is the ones who made the problem so obama's kind of ran into this problem where by. the congress and the american people by and large do not want to get mowed detainees brought into the united states but without that he's got nothing to do. as for the future of guantanamo it's looking less and less likely that it will be close in time in the future. on thursday he signed a he signed the national defense authorization act which is for the fiscal year two thousand and eleven which made it harder for detainees to group brought to the united states for civil order for criminal cases and that's just another roadblock in his closing the camp it is a tricky issue there isn't it because a lot of these prisoners have literally nowhere else to go they fear of persecution if they're sent to their home countries and any country is on willing to welcome them is that an issue that's moving forwards or backwards it's going backwards unfortunately. a lot o

cities across the top and rivals manchester united will have the chance to move five points clear ofthe summit later and. they take on a block of cool side who will have charlie in the starting line up despite the team captain coppinger on the day in a transfer request in the days of our fixture aston villa trouble to wigan aiming to make it four wins in a row at the d w stadium. getting up to date with modern spain or athletic bilbao his quest for a first champions league qualification in thirteen years picked up some pace on monday at the start of the season hercules their opponent shocked the league by beating boston the two no but that result is a distant memory now with the alex looking like a second class side fit it must be said on the night martin is his fifth minute strike was right before the spanish international. final scoreline came up by just moments after that. to restrict the turkeys the fence and finish the top six place. in the continental hockey league. got a much needed lift with a shoot out for three or the visiting dollar rico on monday the army thus getting rev

his team is enough for a hectic period of fixtures city are level on points with manchester united at the top of the premier league heading into their next game against aston villa to be fair city have played two more games in united and have been conceding a few goals three in their victory over walls and two more in the f.a. cup win over leicester but although the italian admits they need to be better at the back he's happy with his attack a new signing bosnian striker. who has joined up front. played very well like the players. to improve. like all the other players that come from. the need for for games to on the. barclays premier league because it is different from the championship. elsewhere liverpool travel to wolves in one millet and field recently new boss kenny dalglish says it's a game they plan to win but has remained tight lipped about possible transfer targets. and given the names of manu going to be christian this answer to an individual i myself who go to top sums of money i think. sure marcus be responsible to continue. to try and spin. the club to money. as diligently spend

it's six thirty pm in moscow these are our top stories egypt's opposition unites under a new figure out to six days of bloody anti government rallies p.x. chief of the international atomic watch stop mohamed el baradei is being viewed as the man from could oust president mubarak. ukraine's prime minister demands to know the whereabouts of kiev is missing mayor you need to know that's been known for his eccentricity hasn't been seen in public for six months but it's sad to still be one . and a danish court has acquitted a free speech activist who is on trial over critical remarks he made about islam lars hedegaard slam domestic violence within the muslim culture well ahead of his verdict i managed to catch up with mars had a guard to talk about his views on immigration and multiculturalism in europe. your organization defends freedom of speech your site details attempts to curtail speech freedoms particular related to multicultural policies would you prefer there be no immigration to the e.u. . now though we're about we have we have no position on immigration as such. we simply insist on

your watching politics units now have a look at this week's top stories the official report of last april's plane crash that killed poland's president and scores of the country's political and military elite pilot error there's been angry ridicule reaction in warsaw however with accusations the investigation is important please put another probe being launched there won't find anything to save western aviation experts. two of the world's energy giant strong forces as russia as well soon after the abuse well billions of dollars worth of shares in a deal to jointly explore the vast undiscovered oil and gas riches of the russian arctic the partnership plot was welcome to both in moscow whether wanted to put a size five barred mentalists over putin's involvement in the gulf of mexico oil spill disaster last year. losses a new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington nearest final approval as russia's parliament passes in the second of three meetings the deal which would cut russian and american nuclear arsenals by your third was given the green light by the u.s. senate

english premier league on sunday full games full jewels on the day ended with manchester united moving back on top a long side cross-town rivals city alex ferguson's side the able to break down wind hart lane united also ending with ten man up to rafael received his second yellow card on seventy four minutes three dollar games on the date elsewhere including a town filled wary of cooling fantasy and little boy a tool jolt with everton both sides just four points above the relegation zone after that jol sunderland meanwhile full back to secure a point against new cost. well well them again and aston villa also drew that question. and that brings us to the grains where after a double thirty six hole round on sunday it was mark wilson was the man left celebrating the american securing the first fulfilled by j. tour title of the season and why play stretch to two rounds on the day off today opening stage was cancelled due to bad weather and that seemed to see you tim clark who started all five shots behind but off trying to time and showing had one serious pressure on wilson who himself had early a st

english premier league on sunday four games for draws and the day ended with manchester united moving back on top longside cross-town rivals manchester city alex ferguson's side that they will break down two of them at white hart lane united also ending with ten men after rafael received a second yellow on seventy four minutes three double games on the day else way gooding at anfield were a dear dear and beautiful way to all draw with everton both sides see just four points above the relegation zone sunderland meanwhile full back to secure a point against newcastle and also drew with aston villa. finally in golf an extended thirty six whole round on sunday so mark wilson celebrate a victory in the first fulfilled b.j. tour title of the season and why play stretched to two rounds on the day off today opening stage was cancelled due to bad weather and that seemed to see it tim clark was started all five shots behind but after a determined showing had put serious pressure on wilson who himself had earlier stormed costello but i'd made a stuart appleby and she gave maruyama however wilson was more co

and the national defense university which is the top military madrasi in the united states admiral michael mullen who is the joint chiefs of staff chairman conducts the soul searching jam session for the military profession the top objective is to spill the guts within the military community from the outset and the admiral has made it perfectly clear that couple of subjects we'll be off the table without any benefit of the doubt the first of them is the behavior of some lose cannons and the striker's brigade in kandahar because couple of those road warriors so gold sculpture hunters not only have discredited a large part of the u.s. military abroad and specifically in afghanistan but by their anger from am against civilians they undermine the u.s. state department democratic finger pointing to the other contraries abroad the us on demining the whole least stick and integrated us foreign policy britain's pension is going bankrupt faster than any other group in the country the u.k. and solvency sevenths findings highlights how seriously the sixty five a struggling to keep their homes running

the english premier league on sunday four games for draws on the day ended with manchester united moving back on top alongside cross-town rivals city alex ferguson side unable to break down a resolute fate of white hart lane united ending with ten men after rafael received his second yellow in seventy four minutes three darby games on the day elsewhere including it on the field where a penalty earned liverpool two two draw with everton both sides sit just four points above the relegation zone following sunderland meanwhile four to secure a point against newcastle while birmingham and aston villa couldn't be separated in their city clash. brings us to the greens where after a moment's thirty six hole run on sunday it was mark wilson who was the man left celebrating the americans occurring the first full field p.g.a. tour of the season in hawaii play stretched to two runs on the day after the opening stages consul to bad weather a lot seem to suit him clarke who started all five shots behind but around thirty turn showed him apart serious pressure and wilson himself had earlier storm passed over night

right to the top question, "should the united states give up on haiti?" ray. >> the question, i think, is posed in a moral sense, "should the u.s. do a particular, make a particular decision regarding haiti?" i don't think that is the way the question should be posed. "will the u.s. give up on haiti?" and i'm afraid that the answer may be that the u.s. over time, will tend to give up on haiti because the problems that it faces there and the reconstruction process dealg with an impoverished country with low levels of human capital and financial capital, given its tendency to move towards political division, ah, the insecurities there and the competing interests that we face around the world in a, in a period of physical retrenchment, i think will lead us, eventually, to more or less give up or to lose patience with haiti once again and see it fall back into a certain era of neglect. but i think there is, undernth, certn desire of the american people, a commitment by the patient diaspora, and hopefully the haitian people themselves, to come back from this t

but first a look at today's top stories egypt's opposition unites under a new figure out after six days of bloody anti-government rallies the extreme from the international atomic wants more on that el baradei is being viewed as the man who could president mubarak. ukraine's prime minister demands to know the whereabouts of kiev's missing mayor the need to know that scheme known for his eccentricity hasn't been seen in public for six months but it's sad to still be running the capital. and a danish court has acquitted of free speech activist who is on trial over critical remarks he made about islam was how to guard slammed domestic violence with him and . peter the valen his gas debate how effective it is to export or limit democracy to achieve one country's geo political interests crosstalk. if you can. follow me and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle is outside democracy promotion an oxymoron what is america's track record in the arab world and is invoking security interest over democracy the greatest haven for tyrants. to discuss democracy promotion i'm joined by teddy in paris

team is in after a hectic a period of fixtures will secure a level on points with manchester united at the top of the premier league heading into bendix game with aston villa to be fair city of play two more games when united have been conceding a fair few goals free in their victory of awards and to more in the f.a. cup win of the last. minutes they need to be better of a bank he still happy with as a tank a new signing striker it in jericho has joined tennis up front. he played very well like a player i think that needs to improve in that they need a leg over the other day that comes from the. need for for games to understand. about this premier league because it is different from the championship elsewhere liverpool troubles are walls. banfield recently new boss kenny dalglish says it's a game they plan to win but it's to remain tight lipped about possible transport targets. given the names a little going to call the creation science of the an individual player myself you know going to go the sums of money. share markets be responsible. clubs but it. is diligently spend a lot. of the rest o

institute just looked at how well cities had emerged from the recession, and these are among the top cities in the united states. the rankings are based largely on job creation and the ability to recover house price values. as you can see, five of the ten are in texas, with the state capital austin at the top of the list. and that's where we went this week. >> welcome on board. >> reporter: every time the austin, texas company bazarrvoice adds a new employee, they bang a gong. the gong rang 240 times last year at bazarrvoice, the five- year-old company which hosts and analyzes web site customer feedback for clients like best buy and macy's. kelly grey was the latest hire this week. after moving to austin from connecticut with her husband and two kids, it took grey just a month to find her job as a client manager. >> the economy is doing better here. >> reporter: austin, according to a recent survey, weathered the recession better than any other place in the country and now leads the nation in job growth. projects like samsung's $3 billion expansion of its austin plant have added hundreds of jobs. austin'

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question our to you live from moscow our top stories this monday egypt's opposition unites under a new figure after six days of bloody anti-government rallies the x. chief of the international atomic watchdog mohamed el baradei is being viewed as the man who could oust president mubarak. ukraine's prime minister demands to know the whereabouts of kiev is missing mayor meehan need to know that's known for his eccentricity hasn't been seen in public for six months but it is sad to still be running the capital. and a danish court has acquitted of free speech after this who was on trial over critical remarks he made about islam lars hedegaard slam domestic violence within most culture. up next a performance you're unlikely to forget where the stage is a prison and the actors are inmates that's next stay with us. that was always preceded by bursts of laughter and swearing and shave today it's you they were all wrong schools swearing all the time i am. i am the first glance this theater this like and i am the difference is that this stage is found in a prison i am located in two thousand kil

>> um, i, all right, i think that this is a top priority of the united states and of, of much of the world. um, but it is complicated because of some of the double standards that are out there and so it's very difficult to explain why, for example, iran cannot get a nuclear weapon but india and pakistan were able to do so, without any serious penalties. why saudi arabia cannot have nuclear weapons while israel can. there's a lot of, uh, a lot of issues out there tied up with national prestige, security and the quest for power which make it very difficult to prevent states from wanting to have those things. >> and all of which end up affecting u.s. national security in the end because they're either allies or enemies of the united states. marc lynch, foreign policy magazine and george washington university - thanks for being with us. and malou innocent of the cato institute, thank you for being with us on great decisions. thank you as well for joining us on this program and special thanks to our group in nevada. if you'd like to join a great decisions group in your area visit greatdec

man united go clear the top english premier league after victory. i'm really serious and i'm staring tend to sign back on them. we stop by where there's been another change at the top of the table locomotive if you will the new leaders after a thumping four one when. you bites hard take my sleeping polish but it didn't take yaroslavl long to get back into it got the equaliser before three more followed from the theater and take a chance and it means knockout and i three points clear salad that elsewhere then i'm all sky went down for three to see right through all play for even on the regular five to life it's got a rare win place in our midst and spartak got revenge over sky with a narrow one the victory watching it was constantine's but. bruce timepiece to man was just before media and scored a fresh part of what i want but sport is looking to get rid of the taste of it and got off on the right food this time around they made an electric start cross trip goaltender to panic one talk for making several incredible saves and proving why hero steve yo

the issue of darfur is more complicated and that remains a very top priority for the united states. >> rose: more complicated in terms of the cooperation? >> more complicated in terms of chinese interest and cooperation. because on darfur, china has put into view our concern about halting crimes and atrocities and genocide, ending the conflict, protecting civilians as at least bordering on their allergy to interference in the internal affairs of other countries. and so there is a bit more friction on occasion, less of late than, say, two or three years ago, with china on how to approach the issue in darfur. we all agree that the killing has to stop. we all agree that the u.n.-- which has a large peacekeeping force in darfur-- needs to have freedom of access. and we agree on the needs for peace talks. but there's some issue like enforcement of the arms embargo where differences lay. >> rose: it has said the chinese that they're agnostic about the nature of government that they're dealing with. >> we certainly think it's very important that to the greatest extent possible we're dealing

anguish for both though where manchester united returned to top spot in the premier league despite drawing sunday's clash with told him their work man after all filed a civil sound off in the seventy fourth minute but they managed to hold spurs to goalless draw with united cross-town rivals amounts to both see them four to five points all through the weekend bought the red devils have two games in hand elsewhere a close match and still liverpool entertained everton the county dells mischa's home game in charge everton were two one off made way through before due to converted from the spot in the sixty minutes which will draw leaving both sides just four points above the relegation zone earlier song belong to drew with a new console and the only other game was also a draw but when lowly see the game and aston villa one one. and that brings us to international football and the asian cup where all have become the first side to qualify for the quarterfinals in qatar that uranium seeing all of north korea by a single goal in their last group counts as a minority the man finished off a lightning

crime enforcement team but the mayor says the officers who have been absorbed into the metro unit are making top priority to get gangsters off the streets, keeping the number of homicides down. live in san jose, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the holidays may be over but an oakland organization today continued its efforts to help feed those in need. the breaking bread organization prepared meals for dozens of the less fortunate today. at the apartment c bar and grill on international boulevard. the group helps and feeds people in the community monthly but today was its annual feed the hungry and homeless event. >> we're giving back to the community and people who are less fortunate after the holidays and the new year, when people are sad and really in need of a give back and some love. >> they have been here for years doing it. it's nice and i love it. they're good focus and it's great. to see the community, and the love. >> the breaking bread organization usually offers meals to people on the first saturday of the month. >>> a major earthquake strikes off the coast of chile, sparking fierce of a tsu

top u.s. security officials has said that sir perhaps or the united states and russia's opposition have very different views on democracy even said that perhaps the president has no understanding what americans understand under democracy. to further improve relations between russia and the u.s. the a bomb or administration has a stance simply refrain from vocal support for democratic reform civil society activists in russia are unaware of the contours of the u.s. approach to shuman right and its record of public statements and speeches russia's democrats remain in near terminal disagree constant personality disputes disagreements with the kremlin differences over the viability of political activity . another reason why it doesn't look like the united states is going to be showing any support to russia's opposition is because like mr much force that they believe that the opposition is acting in a rather an effective way. ok for now and tell an overcoat that thank you for that . still to come on the program russian fashion is stepping across borders. these are the vogue. russian made for. the wall easy

position his team is in after a hectic period of fixtures city are level on points with manchester united at the top of the premier league heading into their next game against aston villa to be fair city have played team all games then you know i shouldn't have been conceding a few ghosting three and i think. more and the f.a. cup win over lest you tell your mates they need to be better back he's happy with his attack signing strike and being. played very well like the players i think that. i think that the. like you or the other players that come from. really needs a floor for the games to understand. because for me because this is the feeling from the championship. elsewhere liverpool travel to wolves who beat them one middle and field recently new boss kenny dalglish says it's a game they plan to win but it's remain tight lipped about possible transfer targets. and given the names of model going to be christian this answer the an individual i myself you know going to talk about sums of money i think. chancellor merkel has been responsible to continue. the club's morning. spend more. look at the r

. >>> top officials from japan and the united states have reiterated they will resume talks with north korea after it takes steps to abandon its nuclear program. japanese vice foreign minister kenichirsasae meu.s.pecial reesentative for north korean policies stephen bosworth in tokyo on friday. bosworth visited south korea and china before flying to japan. north korea offered to allow u.n. nuclear inspectors into its uranium enrichment facility and recently called for unconditional talks with south korea at an early date. sasae and bosworth discussed the north's strategy and exchanged views on china's proposal to hold meetings of the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. but they agreed that they will continue to urge north korea to take concrete action toward dismantling its nuclear facilities as a precondition for resuming talks. two officials confirmed that japan, the united states and south korea will continue to coordinate their positions on north korea. >>> the chinese government says president hu jintao will visit the united states for four days starting the 18th of th

. >> we are working with the three top vendors in the united states. >> yes, it does worry it. >> the analysts recommend scaling back in sacramento. >> a lawmaker in the peninsula limit the pension that state employees would receive would help solve financial problems. jerry hill unveiled his plan at the civic center yesterday. it calls for getting the state from getting exceptions that capped pensions for public employees. i would could have all state employees earning more than $245,000 per year. >> the average pension for a calpers member with 20 years of service is $24,000 a year. it's hard to imagine how a $195,000 pension is not sufficient for these executives. >> if the bill becomes a law it would take effect in january of next year. >>> the city of a antioch's police department is hurting so bad they are asking for donation. they are opening up a bank account to help pay for police services. many donors want to make the pledge made by the president of antioch auto center. they have delayed laying off six officers but still could lose their jobs later this month. >> san jose po

. >>> top officials from japan and the united states have reiterated they will resume talks with north korea after it takes steps to abandon its nuclear program. japanese vice foreign minister kenichiro sasae met u.s. special representative for north korean policies stephen bosworth in tokyo on friday. bosworth visited south korea and china before flying to japan. north korea offered to allow u.n. nuclear inspectors into its uranium enrichment facility and recently called for unconditional talks with south korea at an early date. sasae and bosworth discussed the north's strategy and exchanged views on china's proposal to hold meetings of the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. but they agreed that they will continue to urge north korea to take concrete action toward dismantling its nuclear facilities as a precondition for resuming talks. two officials confirmed that japan, the united states and south korea will continue to coordinate their positions on north korea. >>> the chinese government says president hu jintao will visit the united states for four days starting the 18

torres with a brace while royal mail us added one for the reds elsewhere manchester united extended their leader at the top at least for a couple of hours the red devils fresh in birmingham five neal will have tricks from berbatov since him and while have started that match they could catch up with united later on the day if they can beat struggling alstonville it's nil nil there after twenty minutes also now are currently second thing stay confident we know we're going to have been one person with a hat trick games that want the rest of the time is on your screen as well with fourth place chelsea travelling to vault on on monday. now we take a child and a moscow have ended their eleven game losing streak by beating to number minsk on home ice three one need good model for their us love songs on the scoreboard for the muscovites while the only other game of the day second probably bottom beats his last is not might even get in the moscow region four to. over two biathlon now where russian ladies have claimed gold in the women's relay race and the six stage of the world cup in the early the quarter oh the q