you get higher height along townsend street where they go up to 265 but the majority of the planned area is 40 or 50 feet. the proposed heights north of harrison street bring down the alleys where rads and the mixed districts are being expanded. those heights are coming down to respond to the creation of the enclaves but everything else is being essentially up zoned a little bit or moderately. they look at specific lots that are greater or collection of lots that are greater than half a acre and those lots are hashed and they have a split height district. they have a base height and a height above that and we will talk later how that works and similarly south of harrison street and sally district you have a hash there split in terms of base height and a max height which you can achieve under certain scenarios and the highest amount of up zoning essentially -- or the height would be in soma along townsend street along the office corridor being proposed and this map just tries to give you a better visualization of the proposed height changes in the area. anything that's red in varying degr

and that area will be wmou and still office district but extended down the length of townsend to seventh street and recognizing what is a hi tech corridor there and currently in western soma there are no neighborhood commercial districts but the plan is adding two of them to the area and the first is rcd runs along ninth and tenth street roughly from harrison to mission, and a little different from most neighborhood commercial districts. they're usually intended to create a fine grain nature, a lot of neighborhood serving using and residential above. that is essentially what is happening here but there is a recognition of the two corridors are trafficked by regional traffic. there are existing properties and buildings with large floor plates in the areas and provide services that go beyond the surrounding neighborhood but there is an emphasis to make the streets not just regional thoroughfares but also neighborhood commercial streets, and then also along folsom street from roughly seventh to tenth is the creation of the folsom neighborhood commercial transit district, and that is more in

and is essentially from mission street or just a scoach down to mission street and townsend street. the bow tie is because in the middle there you have the sixth street redevelopment project area, which no longer exists. but that was included as part of zoning goes as part of the eastern neighborhoods process. so, fourth street to division, mission to townsend, with the exception of the sixth street area. >> thank you, mr. makko. that explains it because that was already preempted being part of a redevelopment. i think this is a very desirable process because what i heard today is people getting together and deciding what collectively might be the best thing rather than -- and i'm not being critical of the other processes, but oftentimes i hear situations, particularly in transportation planning, where, well, let's see what we can get funding for and it's done in piecemeal ways. and i'm hearing what i like to hear is, let's pick out what we feel would be the most ideal solutions. we may not be able to get it. the market will control to some degree. public funding will control it, bu

joining me on the phone is cnn national security contributor fran townsend.he is a member of the cia external advisory committee. fran, you said that this is a terrible blow for the country, aside from losing his expertise to the cia what other reprecussions do you see to the intelligence community? >> you know what, i think we have to put this in perspective. while much of washington, i think, the country was shocked by yesterday's news of david petraeus' resignation, the cia is an agency that has suffered terrible losses. remember, at the coast bombing they lost a good number of their own offices, who were killed. so, this is an agency that understands the depths of loss and the heights of success and the killing of bin laden. they're going to be fine. move on as an organization and the new acting deputy director career analyst from the cia. he was george w. bush's presidential briefer. he is an absolute professional and respected throughout the agency. look, i expect that the cia will be, you know, certainly competently and well led and they will continue

president, commissioners, arnold townsend, reverend arnold townsend supporting the d-r. i just wanted to make a couple of comments, that number one, one of the problems that happens to people is that they see a piece of property and they're able to buy it which in this town isn't always that easy. and they're able to buy it. and certainly people next door have a right to build when they want to do thing. but if you're not careful, they'll build something to where you no longer own the

back with us now is dana bash and fran townsend, cnn national security contributor.recently visited libya. fran, you've been critical of how the administration has handled the administration, but isn't it an overreach for congressman rohrabacher to say the president is lying because when i kept asking him for actual evidence he didn't really seem to let any. >> he didn't seem to let you talk, anderson. you could barely get they request out. i think that is a stretch. i'm not prepared to say the president is lying and i don't think the white house or the administration handled the protection of the consulate running up to the attack very well or the aftermath of it. i don't think they explained it very well to the american people, but i don't think we can say at least at this point, that we have evidence that the president lied. it's interesting and the president was aware very early on that there was this possibility that this actually had been a terrorist attack. i go back to his statement in the rose garden and secretary clinton was standing next to him and he talk

fran townsend, thank you for break it down for us. appreciate it. >>> well, president obama's news conference likely going to be dominated by questions about the latest scandals. there's still a large looming issue of the fiscal cliff. we have to take a look at what democrats and republicans can actually find some common ground. plus, who is jill kelly? we have new information about the woman tied to the downfall of america's top spy chief. and -- >> i didn't go to iraq with 60 marines that just wanted to go down and level a city. i went with 60 marines that wanted to improve a city, so why would it stop overseas? >> how one veteran is helping others with his war dance. oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president

in the fourth quarter, townsend in front of rhode island. senior day. the 91st meeting between the two. this one all bluejays. hopkins taking a 14-0 lead. goes 7 yards. taking it all out. 2nd quarter. 24 yards. nice desperate johns hopkins finished the regular season 9 and 1. high school football -- nice. johns hopkins finished the regular season 9 and 1. high school football. one last college football story. one that may leave a lasting legacy. maybe it is overblown. the texas tech coach frustrated during the game with kansas slaps the assistant coach, knocking his headset to the ground. it looks bad on tv. not acceptable behavior. he got the coach's attention during don't know what may happen because of that move. we will wait and see. >> tomorrow, mostly sunny. mount. 63-67. here is the 7 day forecast. tomorrow is great. monday is ok. rain chance monday night. still in the 60's. is a, kind of rainy. tomorrow is great. get out and enjoy it. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.nc

fran townsend, appreciate it. suzanne kelly. >>> there is new information in the finances of jill kelley and her husband scott, the florida couple caught up in the scandal. they started a cancer charity back in 2005, shortly after they moved to tampa, dissolved it a couple of years later and they are facing several lawsuits over money problems. drew griffin who is part of the cnn special investigation unit joins us with more on that what have you learned? >> another twisted part of the tale, anderson. public records show as jill kelley was entertaining top military brass in her backyard, she and her husband, dr. scott kelley, were battling a bank in court, because the bank claimed they weren't paying their mortgage. documents show the red brick house we've been showing on tampa's exclusive bay shore drive, purchased in 2004 for $1.5 million. four years later, regions bank files to foreclose on the kelleys, because the bank said they hadn't sent in a mortgage payment since september 2009. records we've seen show th

fran townsend, thank you. bob baer, thanks to you as well. >> thank you. >>> a diplomatic defeat for the united states and israel as palestinians celebrate a vote at the united nations. a live report from ramallah is straight ahead. >>> president obama and mitt romney face-to-face for the first time since the election. we will tell you how it went and what the former political rivals discussed. that's ahead. oney. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> a small but symbolic victory for palestinians today. the united nations assembly voted overwhelmingly to grant palestinians what's called nonmember observer state status, a stinging defeat for the united states and israel, w

joining me now is fran townsend and bob baer and suzanne kelly. suzanne, what more can you tell us about the probe into the relationship with paula broadwell? do we know how long this has been going on? >> we don't know how long it was going on, but just the -- so they're the ones that would look into accusations of inappropriate access to classified information. individuals that hold clearances, are they doing what they need to be doing to make sure that information stays safe? is there any opportunity whatsoever that that information could be exploited by either a spy or anyone else who shouldn't have access to that information. so the fact that they were the ones looking into this, tells you that, you know, they were concerned about some of the e-mail things. let's back up for a moment. this was a tip that they were given. that there was this relationship going on between the two. what they have dug into were things like e-mails, texts, things like that. and they know the two, if it turns out to be paula, and we can't confirm it is, and a tip w

we are joined by fran townsend, a member of the cia's external advisory board. fran, have you been talking to sources, what have you learned about possible legal fallout? >> it's interesting, anderson. we understand that paula broadwell consented to the search of her homes, but after a discussion between her lawyers and the fbi, they decided to get a search warrant. we understand that they are reviewing documents, but based on what they've seen so far, they say that the classified material is one, not substantial, two, while it may be a technical violation, it's not egregious. as a result of that, the law enforcement official told me they don't expect there will be a prosecution related to the unauthorized release of classify information, but that ultimately, that's not a decision that the fbi will make. they will make a presentation, they expect to wrap up in the next few days. they may want to do a final interview of paula broadwell, they will present what they have to the justice department and it's ultimately the justice's department decision whether to pros

in fact i would suggest probably none and i think the hotel rooms count need to go beyond townsend and clear need for it. there is not enough in the city and major employer and where you get jobs and no hotels along folsom and they have taken that out of the marketplace, so i think you've got to go upwardos both locations. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there additional public comment? okay. commissioners i will give you an option. if you would like to take a break now this item went longer and more in-depth and take a break with commissioner comments we can do that. i see some heads bobbing. so the commission is going to take a short break and come back to this item. thank you.

i'm joined by fran townsend, bob bayer and suzanne kelly., why the people here in staten island, across the bay, rockaway and parts of new york and new jersey area are still struggling to survive. it has become a question of survival to some folks at this point. the freezing cold conditions and destroyed property. also tonight, the politics as usual. we'll play parts of the duelling events today in washington. we'll talk about whether the country's leaders are willing to put decent dysfunction ahead of the compromise the country cl r clearly voted for. >> thank you and we'll see you in just a few moments. >>> our fifth story, karl rove losing his touch. the man who spent years on top of the conservative political world, the man dubbed george w. bush's brain. his super pac spent a huge amount on the election. they shelled out more than $170 million. 1.29% of that resulted in winning elections. the second biggest winner, a super pac called restore our future, had a zero percent return. now, a branch of karl rove's organization, did a bit bette

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holding tough out there right now. 38 in townsend. 41 aberdeen. we have 37 westminister already and are down to 42 in the state capitol, 45 east, chilly stuff. winds not as prevalent. still a bit of a north breeze under cloudy sky, clouds have held temperatures down. now we are watching a new coastal system. we will see what happen was that. more on that in just a few minutes but for now no overnight, chilly again and brisk. back to you. >> developing news story about another popular energy drink. this time five hour energy is under investigation. officials say the drinks may be connected to more than a dozen deaths and this just weeks after we told you about a local family suing monster. they say their daughter died from drinking monster. five hour energy comes in a tiny bottle, just about two ounces but has the same amount of caffeine has two cups of coffee. the fda has reports of 13 deaths and 33 hospital stays in the past four years, all claiming the shots were involved. the company behind five hour says there is no connection between their dr

low 40s in townsend. 47 easton. chilly, no question. its been cloudy for most of the day. a bit of a system developing now across the carolina coast. we expect this to just sort of meander out to sea, the cape hatt era s area and out over the open atlantic. perhaps we will seat cloud cover. maybe breezy conditions toward the second half of the weekend and early next week. right now hour by hour overnight just a clear, cool, brisk november night. down to 33 by dawn. how things shape up through the weekend coming up. >> a local school one of just five in the country to receive a special grant. delaney high was gifted an educator for a day grant. all the parents and community members were invited into see how what you learn translates to the real world. they picked the school for the work its been doing with students. >> we recognize schools across the country who are doing really inspiring things for students, for six years we actually have two schools with in the maryland area who received it this year. >> kelley went to delaney and mike. the money will go toward financing

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in fact i would suggest probably none and i think the hotel rooms count need to go beyond townsend and clear need for it. there is not enough in the city and major employer and where you get jobs and no hotels along folsom and they have taken that out of the marketplace, so i think you've got to go upwardos both locations. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there additional public comment? okay. commissioners i will give you an option. if you would like to take a break now this item went longer and more in-depth and take a break with commissioner comments we can do that. i see some heads bobbing. so the commission is going to take a short break and come back to this item. thank you.> i wo everyone back to san francisco planning commission regular hearing for november 15, 2012. we left off in the middle of your regular calendar item 12, the western soma community plan informational presentation number two and we just concluded public comment commissioners. >> commissioners, comments? questions? commissioner antonini. >> thank you. i appreciate the presentation. with the neighborhood distric

known as west soma nuo, so that it reaches -- it will reach from caltrain to showplace square along townsend street. this is a substantial development opportunity. but perhaps more significant, throughout the whole area, in particular in the nct and the urban mixed use on th and 10th street, we have really relaxed the 1990 zonings limitations on business development. * ninth we allow most times any kind of office and any kind of business in those areas. we would expect to see dozens, certainly, probably -- how can you predict, but a hundred or more new small businesses take advantage of this over the coming 20 years to open up. and that also is consistent with our vision of a genuine mixed use neighborhood with substantial small business activity as well as substantial residential neighborhood amenities. we also specifically maintain south of the freeway the commercial only district, the current sli from the 1990 zoning to become the service arts light industrial district, the sally district under our west soma plan. there is a real need for this district. that is the most auto accessible an

we have the wmuo district on townsend street. we are permitting one floor of office space in the rcd -- >> right, already existing office. >> right. >> on top of that looking at now you have these article 11 buildings which i imagine many of which have existing office in them because they were allowed to today, now in the future won't be able to. so, looking at how we treat -- even if we choose to call out that category in a separate manner, i just think we need to figure it out because, you know, and actually put [speaker not understood] when it gets to the supervisors, they have as much information as possible. but, yeah, that's the other thing, i don't want us to not forget about the lessons we've learned in the past. and i guess i also would say 3b as i recalled was the best -- was the best option because it offered a daytime and a nighttime use. and then i guess it would have required the 11th street project to be grandfathered because of that. so, but again, i would prefer to figure out whether or not that project still nee