work that out. >> the permits they polled to make it legal to units, none of the work was done. >> thank you. >> good evening superior del -- good evening. i would like to run through the history of this issue. historically, there has been an illegal units. in 2007, a few months later, the variance was granted, and a permit was issued to do the work but was required end to the elias -- that was required to legalize the unit. to complete the work of was contemplated in the 2006 permit -- i misspoke. in november, a new permit was filed to remove the unit and also to expand new building. what i think is important to note is the initial action we understand to be motivated out of concern by the tenant, who would be evicted, and our our action stems from that as well. our action stems from the decision was made in 2006. aside from the outcome of this does comply with planning code. were it not for the history, we would have issued a neighborhood notice and would have gone on to a approved a permit. we will continue to defer to your judgment. we understand the circumstances which led to your 2006 action ma

ordinary dance companies that we have assembled dancers from all of these companies to present a united work in celebration of the bicentennial. >> dancers from over 20 countries are staunch cultures are participating. >> one of the things that is inspiring is how many are being invited back to their home countries as cultural ambassadors from the u.s.. we are teaching them in committees so that the next generation here in america and back to india or bali or whatever will be able to get enriched by these very beautiful art forms. >> thank you for watching "culture wire." and you can find more information >> i'm your host of "culturewire," and today, here at electric works in san francisco. nice to see you today. thanks for inviting us in and showing us your amazing facility today. >> my pleasure. >> how long has electric works been around? >> electric works has been in san francisco since the beginning of 2007. we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation. we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look

ordinary dance companies that we have assembled dancers from all of these companies to present a united work in celebration of the bicentennial. >> dancers from over 20 countries are staunch cultures are participating. >> one of the things that is inspiring is how many are being invited back to their home countries as cultural ambassadors from the u.s.. we are teaching them in committees so that the next generation here in america and back to india or bali or whatever will be able to get enriched by these very beautiful art forms. >> thank you for watching "culture wire." and you can find more information >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art pr

baghdad and bagram, and at walter reed and bethesda naval hospital, spoke with humility about how his unit worked together as one. depending on each other and trusting one another, as a family might do in a time of peril. that's a lesson worth remembering, that we are all a part of one american family. that we have known disagreement and division, we are bound together by the creed that is written into our founding documents. and a conviction that the united states of america's a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to accomplish. now lets us finish the work at hand. let us responsibly end these wars and reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our story. with confidence in our cause, with faith in our fellow citizens, and with hope in our hearts, let us go about the work of extending the promise of america for this generation and the next. may god bless our troops, and may god bless the united states of america. >> the president from the white house. some measure of what all of us have been through in the last ten years saying "these long wars will come to a responsible end."

baghdad and bagram, and at walter reed and bethesda naval hospital, spoke with humility about how his unit worked together as one, depending on each other and trusting one another, as a family might do in a time of peril. that's a lesson worth remembering, that we are all a part of one american family, that we have known disagreement and division. we are bound together by the creed that is written into our founding documents and a conviction that the united states of america is a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to accomplish. now let us finish the work at hand. let us responsibly end these wars and reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our story. with confidence in our cause, with faith in our fellow citizens, and with hope in our hearts, let us go about the work of extending the promise of america for this generation and the next. may god bless our troops and may god bless the united states of america. >> pelley: so 33,000 american troops home by next summer. that would come to about one-third of the force that is currently fighting in afghanistan. bob schieffer is ou

ordinary dance companies that we have assembled dancers from all of these companies to present a united work in celebration of the bicentennial. >> dancers from over 20 countries are staunch cultures are participating. >> one of the things that is inspiring is how many are being invited back to their home countries as cultural ambassadors from the u.s.. we are teaching them in committees so that the next generation here in america and back to india or bali or whatever will be able to get enriched by these very beautiful art forms. >> thank you for watching "culture wire." and you can find more

they didn't know how these institutions in the united states work. >> hinojosa: so let me... so basically, the iranian intelligence ministry and president's office believed that the woodrow wilson center, and you specifically, were holding conferences around iranian issues, not with the intention of having academic dialogue, but with the ultimate intention of rthering american government policy to destabilize iran. >> perfectly-- you put it perfectly. their idea, or their understanding, was that we are inviting-- with the wilson center or other foundations, other think tanks, whatever-- were inviting iranian academics basically to recruit them, you know. >> hinojosa: so you're like a spy. i mean, you were, like, operating on behalf of the government. >> operating on behalf of the american government. and, you know, i would argue back. for eight months i had back-and-forth argument with these people, and trying to explain how these institutions in the united states work, that universities are not affiliated to the u.s. government, that think tanks are independent, and foundations not only

ordinary dance companies that we have assembled dancers from all of these companies to present a united work in celebration of the bicentennial. >> dancers from over 20 countries are staunch cultures are participating. >> one of the things that is inspiring is how many are being invited back to their home countries as cultural ambassadors from the u.s.. we are teaching them in committees so that the next generation here in america and back to india or bali or whatever will be able to get enriched by these very beautiful art forms. >> thank you for watching "culture wire." and you can find more information >> mayor for the city and county of san francisco. >> tonight, san francisco has a new interim mayor. >> a few minutes ago, city administrator now interim mayor ed lee, emerged happy but humble. >> in 2011, a temporary or interim mayor was selected by the board of supervisors, what is an interim mayor? why do we need one? is it the mayor's supposed to be elected by san francisco voters? how did this happen? let's rewind the story a little and look at the people and complicated process that

we work with europe and the united states and we work on how europe and the united states can work together on the major world challenges like climate change and economic trade and development, just a number of issues the program i run goes back to the early days in the first 20 years when we were primarily a grantmaker making grants to low-cal practitioners and policymakers. i started this program about four years, five years ago now, i think, time flies, to really bring in members of our marshall memorial fellowship network of which david chiu is one of our alumni. some of our past grantees and also the next crop of practitioners and local civic leaders who are really looking to change their home communities by looking abroad or looking to other cities to see what other cities are doing well and how that might be imported back home or translated back home. so the comparative dom particular policy program works primarily in the 25 cities that doug mentioned, but not exclusively in those cities. we really are looking for some of the best practices in education and workforce development, in

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officer, like so many others i have met, and at walter reed, spoke with humility about how his unit worked together as one, depending on each other. as a family might do in a time of peril. that's a lesson worth remembering, we are all a part of one american family. that we have known disagreement and division, we are bound together by the creed that is written into our founding documents and a conviction that the united states of america is a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to accomplish. now let's end these wars and reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our story. with confidence in our cause, with faith ipour fellow citizens and hope in our hearts, let's go about the work of extending the promise of america for this generation and the next. may god bless our troops and may god bless the united states of america. >>> live from the white house, president obama in a 13 minute address laying out his time table for troop withdrawal. this comes when public support is lagging and many are calling for a reduction of u.s. military forces there. coming up, we will have

work with what i have. and again, if i had to give one unit, i know it won't really work for their situation, but they should not be allowed to just have 21 units of parking. >> i reside within 300 feet of the proposed new building. i am appealing the conditional use. both as a renter and as a homeowner, i support the new project. the proposal has brought to the board of by the supervisor, it is a very good fit for all sides. the compromise solution will bring everybody satisfaction as far as the wonderful services project. the compromise makes the best of both worlds. i support the compromise. i of the financial liability project is a concern, but it should not be the only concern. i like to see this resolved as quickly as possible. an overrun of costs down the road, i do urge you to consider the appeals to bring a compromise solution and bring the height of the building down to 45 feet and to the new solution. >> i live at 2755 sutter st.. directly to the east behind booker t.. this was a little house one story tall that was intentionally omitted from the draft. it was included in the eir, but it said that

work with what i have. and again, if i had to give one unit, i know it won't really work for their situation, but they should not be allowed to just have 21 units of parking. >> i reside within 300 feet of the proposed new building. i am appealing the conditional use. both as a renter and as a homeowner, i support the new project. the proposal has brought to the board of by the supervisor, it is a very good fit for all sides. the compromise solution will bring everybody satisfaction as far as the wonderful services project. the compromise makes the best of both worlds. i support the compromise. i of the financial liability project is a concern, but it should not be the only concern. i like to see this resolved as quickly as possible.

other i've met on bases, baghdad and bog rom and walter reed, spoke with humility about how his unit worked together as one, depending on each other and trusting one another. as a family might do in a time of peril. that's a lesson worth remembering. that we are all a part of one american family. though we have known disagreement and division, we are bound together by the creed that is written into our founding documents, and a conviction that the united states of america is a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to establish. now, let us finish the work at hand. let us responsibly end these wars and reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our story. with confidence in our cause and faith in our fellow citizens and with hope in our hearts, let us go about the work of extending the promise of america for this general ration and the next. may god bless our troops and may god bless the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> we'll learn more about the administra

well the position of the united nations relief and works agency for which i speak is very clear on this if there were no humanitarian crisis if there weren't a crisis in almost every aspects of life in gaza there'd be no need for the fertility if there were a blockade there'd be no need for the fertility let's look at the basic humanitarian facts on the ground ninety five percent of all water in gaza is undrinkable forty percent of all disease is water that is caused by poor water forty five point two percent of the labor force is an employees eighty percent a dependency a tripling of the abject course since the blockade there is clearly a crisis in every aspect of life in gaza we're trying to build schools one hundred new schools big problems there there's a crisis of education there's a crisis of public health millions of gallons of untreated sewage floating into the sea every day because there's a crisis of public health let's get rid of this blockade and there be no need for a fertility ok i know you are also in jerusalem so there is a need for this photo just for more awareness rea

-- we have been working very hard this year through our policy unit to recapture the prominence that the human rights commission has had in the united states and past years. we work on things such as the public hearing. we had two of them this year. and that morphed into a much more interesting discussion about san francisco police department and their participation on a joint terrorism task force. we've been working closely with the agencies in the city to resolve that issue. still working on sanctuary city. we have two sanctuary city complains that have been in the agency for a couple of months. we are still working with agencies to resolve those. also, we have worked with both the minority and lgbt communities. with an increase in the total number of discrimination complaints reviewed, process, mediated, we have also reduced the number of intake days. that has given us a more efficient way to process these complaints. 12b -- equal benefits. through the leadership of the controller's office, we have been able to eliminate this year seats -- six months

like so many others i've met on bases in baghdad and bagram and walter reed, spoke about how his unit worked together as won depending on each other, entrusting one another as a family might do in a time of peril. that's a lesson worth remembering. we are all a part of one american family. we have known disagreement and division and we're bound together by the creed that's written into our founding documents and a conviction that the united states of america is a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to accomplish. now, let us finish the work at hand. let us responsibly end these wars and reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our story. with confidence in our cause, with faith in our fellow citizens, and with hope in our hearts, let us go about the work of extending the promise of america for this generation and the next. may god bless our troops and may god bless the united states of america. >> a short but upbeat speech by the president of the united states suggesting that things are definitely moving in the right direction in afghanistan. we have a lot to digest over

united stateo work. and in most cases, they just want to work. they don't want to live here. they want to earn money and send it home and go home but what has happened down on the border now makes it very difficult for these people to return. >> that is getting into my next question for sam. sam in addition to the gripping stories of individuals in your books, you make a point that not a whole lot of authors on this side of the border get into and that is one thing migration in america isn't just about undocumented people and u.s. cities. it has profound effects south of the border also and in "antonio's gun" and "delfino's dream" that came out loud and clear. how did you become aware of that and why did you decide to broaden the context of your stories to include what is going on south of the border also? >> the first trip, i went down to mexico to study spanish for three months and i ended up staying for 10 years. i went down there and my spanish was okay but not good enough to be a reporter. along th

that is one of the things the united states wants to work on over the course of the next several years. the united states has a clearer view that it is important in its consequential, if it involves the political, strategic, military issues confronting the asia pacific region and then the united states wants to see it at the table and be engaged in those conversations going forward but that process will be more challenging and take a longer period of time. most particularly is how northeast asian issues are addressed in the larger context of the asia summit and the asean regional forum. they cannot be bystanders. they have to have an active engagement in this overall process if these vehicles are to be important going forward. let me also say that despite our challenges in burma the united states remains committed to a process of dialogue. we have not changed our policy of sanctions and various policies designed to put pressure on the regime but at the same time as our policy review has underscored we are prepared to work with the new government in a positive way given the appropriate

i know she worked with united players. to talk about a successful working with the program at a community based organization and other folks on speak to the barriers and strengths. >> i have been with up for a year and they provide amount. it's a violence prevention organization. they take you on field trips to fight for the power. the stop the violence. what i really liked about it. not only did it help you to fight for power. but provided you with jobs. i know it helped a lot of kids and they come in and a lot of schools. they come in and we have meetings. we talk about many stuff. but i think, once a youth has an organization helping them out. when they are aware of all the stuff, it's really up to you. the youth is aware. the up awared me of a lot of stuff. it's up to me if i want to stop the violence. if your community, in your hood for your people. >> principle dierck. >> i would like to say, one of the barriers we need to work on is, we write a lot of grants at my school. we have 26 partners. so that means most of th

baghdad and basra, walter reed and the bethesda naval hospital, he spoke with humility about how his unit worked together as one. they depended on each other and trusted one another. the same way a family would do any time of peril. that is a lesson worth remembering. we are all part of one american family. although we have no disagreement and divisions, we are bound together by the creed that is written into our founding documents and the conviction that the united states of america is a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to accomplish. now, let us finish the work at hand. lettuce responsibly and the wars in to reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our let us go about the work of extending the promise of america for this generation and the next. me god bless our troops in demigodand may god bls the united states of america. >> you were listening live to president obama address the nation, saying that starting next month, in july, tend thousand troops will be brought home, a total 33,000 troops will be out of afghanistan by next summer. he says the balance of u.s. troops

find out about helicopter unit that worked through the night on march 11th to rescue survivors despitedverse conditions. on thursday we'll tell you about the psychological impact of the accident at fukushima daiichi. people living near the nuclear plant have plenty of concerns about radiation. we'll travel with japanese and u.s. doctors who are trying to help them. >>> anti-government forces in yemen have stepped up their offensive against a major southern city, increasing the pressure on president ali abdullah saleh to step down. armed tribesmen opposing saleh's rule have pushed outovernment forces and seized nearly all areas of the city of taiz by tuesday. in the capital sanaa, anti-government demonstrators, mainly young people, gathered for a rally dubbed a million man march on ttdz afternoon. they say they will block saleh's return to yemen. saleh is receiving medical treatment in neighboring saudi arabia for injuries sustained in a rocket attack on his presidential palace last week. a report says the president sustained burns over 40% of his body. but he's said he will stay in pow

in the course of that, we worked closely with the other units. there is a degree possible to the new project. every conference i go to has a mandatory mantra. there is a crying of the development. people have to drive a long way. the density is not balanced. i have been involved in this. let's see. what would be a model project to be? it would have open space. it would have balanced density. it had ample affordability. it could have historic preservation. it did have a creative design. -- it would have a creative design and nimble financing. i think i just described the project. thank you. >> the next speaker. >> they have been an fault with this project from the beginning. we have supported it through these years. we will push very hard for the increase in density we thought was necessary. we are happy to see this courhae been. we urge you to deny the pila pe- appeal. you'll never have an opportunity to start a new neighborhood trash. this is the only place in the city where you can do that. if you do it, yet the 21st neighbor appeared ineighbor

united's hubs. the kiosks are not working so passengers with bags have to be checked in manually. many flights are leaving late. some arriving flights are being held on the tarmac. the outage started at 5:15 this evening. united has been less than generous with information. >> it's pathetic. they should have figured it out by now. i'm surprised. >> i try to check in online and it doesn't work. the online system doesn't work. so i am sitting in this long line. i have a 9:00 flight to catch. >> needless to say, that passenger didn't leave at 9:00. united said it has a tech team working to restore the system, but won't estimate when things will be back to normal. >>> it is the chief advocate for millions of american seniors. but tonight some of those seniors are feeling betrayed. nancy cortis how aarp stirred a hornet's nest when it comes to social security. in the meantime, anger over budget cuts spiled out on to the streets of oakland today and landed more than a dozen protesters in police custody. scores of demonstrators marched through downtown this afternoon. stopped in front of

. >> i wanted to address the request to work closely to the unit inside the m.t.a., but also how about working with the outside contract services unit. and with h.r.c. what happens if there's a discrepancy with what contract services at m.t.a. is doing and services at m.t.a. is doing and what overall city contract

if the united states can find ways to work with russia and russia can find a way to work with the united states, that offers enormous opportunity, doesn't it? >> yes, it does. and, you know, i think we're beyond trying to find a way. >> rose: where's the greatest conflict? >> greatest conflict. really i cannot think of any particular area of conflict, not in the security council. the latest conflict, if you wil inhe security council was when the united states vetoed that resolution on settlements when all the rest of us voted for that resolution. >> rose: you're not surprised by that, are you? >> we were not really surprised. we were hoping for an absteion but other than that, this particular case i don't think there is much of a friction or contention or control in our work. >> rose: how close is russia to israel? >> we're very close to israel and i think a trd of their population speaks russian. we have excellent bilateral relationships. we have our religious sites there in jerusalem. so the relationsh is extremely close. and we are trying to help israel and the palestinians to move to

in the course of that, we worked closely with the other units.

. >> i wanted to address the request to work closely to the unit inside the m.t.a., but also how about working with the outside contract services unit. and with h.r.c. what happens if there's a discrepancy with what contract services at m.t.a. is doing and what overall city contract h.r.c. requirements are? i will mention something like that in my public comment. i want to say that i think contract services needs to work closely with one that is actually official, which is out of h.r.c. and if there are conflicts, it may draw into litigation against you and your staff. he mentioned pride. did we make arrangements -- i don't mean maybe two. but are cab stands around the celebration so cabs can stage and pick up people? have you made arrangements for cab stands? just like you probably did not bring the meter increase today but you delayed it for a week or more. it wasn't mentioned in the report so we know what's going on. in closing, something that i request of mr. ford in his meeting next week. mr. ford always seems to read from a script. i would like him to ask kindly to be more extemp