members agree that this is an ingenious piece of urban in-fill that addresses problems of vacant, unmanaged, and therefore dangerous land. it does so by first dealing with the sound issues, as was explained. it blocks substantial sound or noise from the freeway to the existing houses. because these new houses are built to a higher standard with insulation and double-glazed windows and so forth, as you heard, they themselves would be better protected than most of the existing houses along the freeway route r. so we think it makes sense. we have endorsed the project, and it's a good thing that we should add some new infill housing. probably the most important reason to add housing in san francisco is because people need it. i think this is an appropriate reason to approve this rezoning. thank you. chair maxwell: any other public comment on this item? seeing none, then public comment is closed. i would like planning to come back. we have heard comments and concerns. could you address some of those comments and concerns? i don't know that they were heard at planning or not. if they were, what w

and in the post 9-11 era, has america's intelligence community gotten too big and unmanageable? covering these stories this week, john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times." naftali bendavid of "the wall street journal." michael duffy of "time" magazine. and dana priest of "the washington post." live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." produced in shorks with national -- in association with national journal. funding for "washington week" is provided by -- boeing. exxonmobil. the ethics in excellence in journalism foundation. the annenberg foundation. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, sitting in for gwen ifill this week, gloria borger of cnn. gloria: good evening. if you follow the economic news here in washington this week, then you would know that president obama signed one of his most far-reaching accomplishments. the financial reform bill. and it's designed to prevent another economic meltdown. meanwhile, democrats in congress

analyzing so much information and issuing so many reports that the whole thing has become redundant, unmanageable and ineffective. actually, we can't measure its precise effectiveness because so much of it is shrouded in secrecy. much of the information about these agencies is classified and therefore not subject to the scrutiny it so badly needs. if this system, which is so big that the -- "the post" refers to it as the fourth branch of government where our domestic social programs our friends on the other side of the aisle would call it out-of-control spending. but when the rhetoric starts flying it is never the intelligence programs that come in for the harshest criticism. how can we afford this but can't afford to pass a comprehensive jobs package. the organizational chart for this looks like an octopus family on steroids and it makes the proper information-sharing and dot-connecting nearly impossible. i couldn't help but note the irony. if memory serves me, 9/11 exposed the inability of our intelligence agencies to coordinate and communicate properly with one another. so what have we done in

i unmanaged and coordinated grand jury investigations, health care fraud, public corruption, mortgage fraud, and other financial fraud. as a result of having investigated a wife variety of fraud, i had the experience and ability to develop strategies to prevent fraud, waste, and it use. i look forward to the prospect of serving as inspector general at the federal housing and finance agency at this critical time. this is a relatively new agency that has not had an inspector general. fannie mae and freddie mac were placed under conservatorship. since then, the department of treasury has provided billions of dollars to the enterprises. under these circumstances, the inspector general play a critical role in safeguarding taxpayer dollars and avoiding fraud, waste, and abuse. i intend to be pro-active in overseeing the operations and programs of the federal housing and financing agency. i intend to exercise complete independence, then i will make it party to maintain a good working relationships. thank you for your consideration. i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you. th