>> it was chinese and vietnamese. they were also serving vietnamese noodles, sandwiches as well, so technically, we almost have the same menu as them, but it has been changed. >> at what point was the appeal filed and the services suspended on the permit? can you tell me? >> the appeal was filed november 14. >> you have not seen any impact of this being across the street at this point? >> we never saw them there yet. we just see the post card with the appeals. that is how come i showed up. >> once an appeal is filed a permit is suspended. >> that is why i wanted to know if her business has not been affected. >> they are not there, so i would not know. >> you have no evidence of the impact it has? >> not at this point. >> is there any other public comments? seeing none, we can move into rebuttal. the you have anything more to say? you can speak now. three minutes. >> i never know as they have a place there, so that is why we planned it their superior -- planned dit there. thank you. spherby commissioners, i sense e con

the second book which just is new, "scorched earth," is about the vietnamese and the impact on vietnam. so we owe seven stories press who does so many books that nobody else would do and housing works and a few loose cannons, all our thanks. this is an important event to make a breakthrough on a horrible tragedy l of many decades, agent orange, which still persists. if you have ideas about doing something when you see the books, please, do it. after a colloquy with our guests, we will have a q&a. please wait until you get a microphone in hand. we all want to hear your question. we all want to hear your answer. thank you so much for coming, and it gives me great pleasure to introduce two very special people, noam chomsky who most of you know and others will come to know has been telling truth to power without rhetoric and just the facts, ma'am, just the facts. old dragnet fan, for decades and is still doing it. and fred wilcox who has been out in the vineyards writing these two books, feeling the pain of knowing people directly affected by agent orange and seeing them pass away, or if t

this colonial mansion is home to the vietnamese president.the communist leadership now accepts that the colonial period is part of the country's history. a number of embassies are housed in mansions on the tree-lined boulevards. one neighborhood on from the french quarter is the old town. led by the city's former chief architect, we weave our way along the crowded pavements, between motorbikes and strolling tourists. though our interpreter, dr. dao tells us how apparent the french influence is in the old town, as well. the old-fashioned, eclectic charm of the neighborhood makes it a magnet for western visitors. local authorities want to make sure it remains a tourist attraction, and they'd like to see residents make more of an effort to keep it looking nice. but urban planning regulations are hard to implement here -- there are just too many loopholes. pham hong dung moved away from the old town in order to build his own 5-storey house in a suburb of hanoi. he's been living here with his family for two months. his wife has a job at a universi

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. >> vietnamese new year celebrated today in city hall.aising the pre-communist flag, representing vietnamese american community. some feel their new year is often overshadowed by what is called chinese new year. >> and there is among the scrumptious, moon cakes one bakery makes the cakes following a tradition. pace tri rolled around a ball of egg yolk then pressed into a cake. >> this takes a long, long time to do this. this is highly regarded in the whine yeez culture. you know? >> and we're told lotus golden yolk is the popular moon cake. >> we're going to have to head over there and heat some of that. >> president can't enough of his rendition of "let's stay together "? >> his campaign has a fix for you. stay with us. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >>> at 6:00 local cities have been trying to land thi

we are selling pastries, vietnamese and sandwiches, coffee, everything. customers come from vacations all over the world. in a large majority of them come to our shop for the camaraderie and for the whole some sandwiches that we do have. we have taken them and have to leave. we do get a considerable amount of people coming to our shop. having the truck parked right there, selling the exact same item is really going to be rough. i will keep it short. please reconsider giving a permit to these trucks. thank you. >> with this gentleman, the appellants all have 43 minutes. >> we can hear from the permit older. >> public comment will be when? >> later, you will be hearing from me. i will try not to be repetitive. >> i am starting the clock at how much? >> 14 minutes. >> you can request more time at that point. >> there are slides that i don't want to show quite yet. a very interesting conversation being had about the economic vitality of the financial district. i want to look at the legislation does passed unanimously, creating this program and how does the bo

you were not aware there was vietnamese food being served? >> no. >> did you walk around that block? >> we wanted to be fair. >> there was a food operation is a public speaker is operating from? did you go there bowma? i can understand you might have a little anxiety. if there food operation was there, did you go look at the menu in and see what they are selling and make your determination and now that you would not be in conflict with them? >> no. >> you did not? >> we did go around to find if there was of food conflict. >> when you got to this area of the woman now occupies? >> i am not sure which one. >> she is going to be across from where you are. >> kitty corner. now >> is she kitty corner? >> across the street is wells fargo, and this building. >> if the building across is the 200-block, and you are at one, there cannot be 100. a one and 100 are the same. >> that is the address. >> their location is the middle of the block. >> when you went to that operation, you could not tell if it was similar to yours? you felt it was not? >> we go

a vietnamese woman artist, composure you name it she does it. i wonder if she bakes i never asked her but. this is a buddhist heart. each time i burned my body for you my heart remanipulained in . i watched the saffron flames engulf me seer my skin, flesh of a plum stripped of it's peel. tender and glowing like mars, i would rise to the sky for you to see me. in those moments i was your torch and we were united. united by the scents the heat the shutter. for love of another i'd say to myself, faithful in muted pain. my hope, my heart extinguishing as you stood there paralyzed each time like a still camera unable to look away. infraction. if my love were smooth and lustrous would you spit me open and fill me up again. would you kiss the scar you made of me name it and claim me like a mountain. bear witness to holiness where 2 rocks collide. if my was unpenetrable and clear would you search your whole life destroying me just to hold me to the light? i am listening you like rain that slips through fingers missing you like childhood dreams and mothe

about 2.7 million vietnamese now live overseas. officials used to treat them with suspicion because of connections with proreform groups. but that attitude has changed in recent years. the government even invited children living overseas back to vietnam to see firsthand how the country is developing. former refugees are now viewed as what the country needs to further business reforms. the president played drums to welcome the expats home. the government will likely continue to send messengers of conciliation to vietnamese around the world to urge them to return and to support the nation's economic development. and now to afghanistan where it's been more than a decade since the overthrow of the taliban. the strict rule of the islamic militants included a ban on movies, but these days film is grabbing the hearts and the minds of young afghans. some of them are even using the medium to send their own message to the world. >> reporter: thisictional film is the work of an afghan director. it tells the story of a father from the country

that's what happened to two vietnamese cousins in texas. they were driving around on this road that looked like an on-ramp to a highway to them. they come around the corner, it's at night. it goes right into the lake. >> and then the water started coming in the car. >> sheriff deputy kevin rowan was on patrol, just happened to be in the right place at the right time. >> i have to, they're sinking. they can't get out. the two svietnamese students can't swim. he wades no the water, and just as this honda civic is about to below the cerowan is able to g them, break through the back window and pull the two girls out. >> look at that water rushing, too. it's not like it's just a still, calm lake. >> and it was cold, too. and if not for deputy rowan being there to save them, these two girls may have drowned. >> ooh. >> wow. >> the same thing happened about two months ago at the same lake, different boat ramp. >> i've heard people say it almost looks like an on ramp where you get on the highway. >> at night, where it's almost too late, i could see

i'd like to dedicates herself whole meeting today to the vietnamese children to those of u.s. in caribbean vets and else jillian veterans of those who have fathered or women who have given birth to seriously deformed children. no legs, is seriously retarded, blind, all the same as a result from having been exposed to the contaminant in agent orange provide don't think you could overestimate the tragedy or exaggerates. i never tried because it is not necessary. it is ongoing and does not seem to have any and if you go to vietnam one of the things that frightens the people is they're seeing third and fourth generation of agent orange children. people say that war ended why you keep talking about it? why you keep obsessing? because it has not ended it has not ended for the children or the vietnamese people or for the vets you are reaching the early '60s and dying. many people do not know about this so my goal continues to tell as many as possible about the ongoing incredible tragedy that is direct from chemical warfare >> as most of you know, , this is the 50th anniversary almost

one of the important holidays in vietnamese culture. it's the 30th year the celebration was held in the south bay. 39 locations at the fair grounds. the new year, by the way, is the year of the dragon. >>> so, the next time you reach for that bottle of vodka, put on a pair of gloves and get a rag. it turns out there's more to vodka than just drinking it. an online editor shares some unusual uses for the alcohol. >> these things get stinky. vodka is great for deodorizing them. spray it inside and it will take away the smell. >> straight vodka? >> straight vodka, it's a disinfectant. >> that's why it works in this case, and it can help you clean your faucet? >> if you have hard water stains or it shines up the chrome really well, it's because it's not water, it's alcohol. it will evaporate quickly. >> whenever you do clean with water, you have the streakage going on. vodka is something that won't have that. is it important that it's chrome and not other material? >> it is best on chrome. >> laundry. >> it will deodorize your laundry. you

people enjoyed food and drink, cultural exhibits and performances and vietnamese traditions. today's celebration comes a few days early to people can spend time with their family on the eve of the actual day on the 23rd. >> it's like our big thanksgiving where everybody comes together for a big meal. >> this is the 16th tet festival to be held in san francisco. >>> at last it has arrived of the long journey for one tanker has it reach and alaska town utcut off by severe winter weather. >> meteorologist mark tamayo joins us with when we can expect some wet weather. . >>> a russian tanker is in alaska after traveling through nearly 300 miles of ice. >> a u.s. coast guard icebreaker helped the russian tanker. the tasker is filled with 1.3 million gallons of fuel. this is the first attempt to supply fuel to an arctic alaska settlement through sea ice. >> it's getting cold around here, nothing like that, but chilly for us. >> well, there was a big dropoff in temperatures with most neighborhoods down in the 50s and you may have noticed an increase in the wind speeds. napa, fairfiel

they are getting drunk, and that is eroding relations with the vietnamese for political reasons and also they are presenting themselves as a target for criminals who mugged them or rolled them if they are drunk or occasionally for the viet cong lobbying their grenades and setting off car bombs in or near the city. so if you were a soldier in saigon life is pretty good and there were random acts of violence and the tet offensive in 1968. for the most part, they are people who lived in saigon or bases near their who's war experience was very isolated and they really didn't feel like there was a war going on at all. in fact that is something i quote in the book, soldier saying you know it's not for the information about the war that i'm getting from stars and stripes or the radio i wouldn't even know i was in a war. >> where is this photo taken? >> it's taken on the coast near da nang but it's basically some guys who are getting ready for a party so it's a different kind of beach landing flare they have requisitioned the beer in the hot dogs and they probably had girls already set up and th

with a vietnamese. to were negotiations. henry kissinger achieved agreements in paris in 1973, and then two years later it was violated by the north vietnamese. i mean, there were some charges the u.s. violated certain aspects, south vietnamese had violated certain aspects, but the dominant violation came from the northern side, sent troops across the dmz into south vietnam and captured various cities, including saigon. so i think for a certain generation of u.s. policymakers, there's a feeling that negotiations are a sign of weakness, we don't quit, we don't give up, we fight, we prevail. plus if you do negotiate, the supporters, the day goes, the watts, what if you want to call them, can't be trusted because you see they will tear up the paper we signed and the arches. we are not quitters, they are cheaters. so that i think makes it much harder politically for the obama administration, 100% for the day she sent unless we get the public to come in behind the idea but it doesn't become another childish juvenile thing, you're

hours, they're getting drunk, they are patronizing brothels, that is eroding relations with the vietnamese that need to be better, and also they're presenting themselves as targets for criminals who mug them or roll them as drunks, if they're drunk, or occasionally for the viet cong who were lobbing grenades and setting off car bombs in the city. so if you were a soldier stationed in saigon life was good and there were random acts of violence, and the tet offensive did bring the war to saying gone's doorstep in 1968 but for the most people there were people who lived in saigon or bases near there whose war experience was very, very isolated and the didn't feel like there was a war going on at all. that's something i quote in the book. soldiers saying, if not for the information about the war i'm getting from stars and stripes from the radio, i want know i was in a war. >> host: where is this photo taken? >> guest: i think that was taken on the coast near da nang. there's guys getting ready for a party. they have requisitioned the beer and hot dogs and probably had girls already set up and

we have sent notices to all of the hispanic, chinese, filipinos, vietnamese -- all of the ethnic presses, chambers of commerce in san francisco. i wanted to let the board know that we e-mail debt to the board as well, in case you know anyone that you would like to recommend. i also want to give the board adopted and status on redevelopment. in december of last year, the california supreme court issued a ruling on ab 26. i have asked andrew shorts to prepare something on that. >> good morning, director. outside counsel for the tjpa. the problem with redevelopment began when the state's obligation under proposition 98, to backfill money for schools, a rose -- arose. the state required redevelopment and it -- agencies repay some other tax increment to the state. the redevelopment agencies and city responded with proposition 22 withich prevented the state from taking tax increments. the governor's solution to the problem was to abolish redevelopment in order to get access to that money to close a budget gap for the 2011-2012 budget year. in order to do that, the legislature passed a be 26 an

the vietnamese have become westernize. just think of what happened in peace that we could not pursue in war. the use of force should be the very last thing you do. [applause] also, i think it is worthwhile -- it introduces the religious attitude. i think there is nothing wrong with considering the just war principles that have been around since st. augustine. they are not bad principles. you fight a war in defense and you do it proportionally. you have to do it to protect your own people. there is nothing wrong with those principles. they are a universal principles. i just try to follow those because i think the goal is peace. it is not occupation. [applause] >> i wanted to ask about current health-care system that was voted in that costs a lot of money. do you have any plans? the direction you could go to make that not as bad as it could be if he were president. >> is she talking about obamacare? >> yes. >> anything we could do it could make it better i would think. if we cannot reverse it and get congress to repeal the e

and the sights and sounds of a huge vietnamese new year celebration....righ t here in the bay area. welcome back to "weekend early edition"... the time is _ _ _. january 22-nd. good morning, i' >>> sights and sounds -- welcome back to weekend early edition. january 22nd, a day most of us are going to remember one way or the other, good morning >> we are glad you are russ, we have a lot to talk about in the next half hour, candlestick, all eyes down there. things will ramp up before the next few hours before the big debate. >> >> the surprise win yesterday by newt gingrich. >> >> we'll sit down are our political analyst and say was it an upset, was a inevitable? where do we go from here? the new york giants for the nfc title. . >>> frank live at candlestick. you have been talking to guys who have been out there all night. >> we have one rv parked here yesterday at 9:00 in the morning. people can't get in until 11:30. this place will be rocking. this team has been not in the playoffs in nine years. they have not won a superbowl or been in the superbowl since 1994. we have the storied

but in vietnamese general said after the war backed colby and phoenix hurt us. destroying their infrastructure. i think by then america was fed up with the war and they solve these horrific pictures of people being beat up and tortured etc., bodies laid out in mass graves and thought this is just terrific. why are we there is of the controversy began shortly after he came back to the united states and was appointed by nixon to be the director of cia. c-span: by the way, what was -- from what you can remember what were his politics? >> guest: i would say he was the fdr liberal. he was jfk kind of incarnate, he was active in world war ii. he drank the milk of fdr. he believed in -- he was a democratic activist i would say labor lawyer tralee. conducting sort of activist rallies and supporting downtrodden workers seriously and i think going into the cia lot of people were from yale and especially the ivy league they were pretty liberal and they were liberal like jfk. it should be at the end of the 60's when it all starts to go sour and i think that he stayed being

it is celebrated through the vietnamese and the japanese, korean communities, the african- american and latino communities. they're all here in this room joined by many different agencies, including our school district. norm is a new member of the school district board. thank you for being here. [applause] so many of you have joined in looking at the stamp. it is artistic and rich with heritage. the art director is here. thank you for being here as well. there are so many students. i want to put forth the theme of education. we have an opportunity to educate people about the themes of our culture. we can unite the city and bay area as much as we can in celebration and in the boldness and innovation that the dragon calls for. we will need it because so many things are happening. this is the time we take on the challenges before us. the art history of this design is so rich and intricate. i have seen the others, but this one is really special. you have done a great job. thank you very much. [applause] and so it is that i want to welcome everyone on this very prestigious day. earlier, we h

thing with the vietnamese. the road negotiations, henrik is under achieved an agreement in comparison in 1973. and then two years later, it was violated by the north vietnamese. i mean, there were some charges the u.s. had violated in the south vietnamese had violated certain aspects. but a dominant violation came from the northern side and sent troops across the dmz into south vietnam and captured eventually i gone with the humiliation that the u.s. ambassador leaving by helicopter et cetera. so i think for certain generation of u.s. policymakers, there is a feeling that negotiations are a sign of weakness. we don't quit. we don't give up. we fight, we prevail. as if you do negotiate, these foreigners, whatever you want to call them can't be trusted and they are cheaters. we are not quitters. cheaters. and so, that i think makes it much harder politically for the abandonment to come out 100% for negotiation unless they can get republicans to come in behind the idea and then it doesn't become another childish j

it is not just chinese new year which starts monday, but it is vietnamese new year as well. get in on the festivities celebrating vietnamese new year at the santa clara fairgrounds today and tomorrow. there will be drum performances, games and rides and a pageant and fashion show as well. get there by 11:00 this morning if you want to catch the big new year ceremony. >>> or get political this weekend. leaders will have the attention of the white house at a summit of health care and immigration. the hispanic community action summit starts at evergreen valley college at the gullo ii building. >>> now to a nightmare with a happy ending. a 9-year-old colorado girl kidnapped by 29-year-old man, outsmarted that kidnaper. calista cordova's mother reported her missing thursday. police issued an amber alert and started a search. then yesterday morning, the car calista was in with her alleged kidnaper broke down. a passer-by picked them up. at a convenience store, she called 911. she's safe with her family, her kidnaper behind bars. >>> now, squirrel appreciation day. who knew there w

blessings, you might begin to understand what happens during the day when people of chinese, korean, vietnamese, tibetan, and mongolian heritages around the world celebrate the lunar new year. it is also celebrated with parties and parades where skilled teams of dancers to let the crowds with their portrayals of dragons. to those who celebrate lunar new year, dragons are not scary monsters to be feared. they are regarded as magical or the wind, welcome symbols of the new hope in the new year. if you look at the colorful creatures depicted on the new stamps, you will see the magical and divine adjectives are excellent ways to describe this beast. by combining original artwork with elements from the previous series, clarence lee's intricate paper cutter and calligraphy, the art director has created a culturally rich stamp that celebrates the diversity of the american experience. you did such a great job on the stamp. please stand. [applause] we hope the year will bring the best to all of us, no matter what sign we were born under a. the year of the dragon begins today and ends on february 9, 2013

they are going around to vietnamese cafes hoping to get the word out. >>darya: legendary singer etta james has died. she died of complications from leukemia. she was 73 years old. >>erica: we are dealing with a couple of different elements outside. we have the rain it throughout the bay area and have the fog with windy conditions. there is another cell moving offshore, closer to the bay area, still dealing with scattered showers. it is over antioch. as was like the map to the south bay, scattered showers over highway 101 in san jose. that is pushing its way eastward. take a look at the wet weather sitting offshore making its way closer to downtown san francisco. we will continue to see afternoon showers. by 5:00 p.m., take a look at the yellow on the screen. pretty moderate rainfall. whether for everyone else. the red and orange does indicate pretty heavy rainfall for the evening and overnight hours. puppet >>erica: i have been checking in with some of the ski resorts. they are only reporting a dusting of snow. they are expecting up to 4 in. of new snow

we have speakers fluent in spanish, cantonese, italian, french, russian, and vietnamese.ll of that is value added for an employee of the san francisco fire department to serve our diverse city. many of you have advanced or bachelor's degrees. with history majors, sociology, i.t., psychology, civil engineering. all that is impressive and important as you build a team and contribute to the san francisco fire department. to the family and friends of our recruits, thank you very much. it has been a sacrifice for the recruits and family members. it has not been an easy 14 weeks. you will find that there will be missed holidays because they are serving the city. we're so proud to have them. we're thankful to you for your continued support throughout their careers. i will also like to acknowledge the division of training staff. it is challenging and rewarding. it was one of my favorite positions. we're able to impart our knowledge and experience and make our imprint on the new recruits. under the direction of frank costa, they are all to be commended for the work in building the

the vietnamese navy took ownership of the combat vessel on monday. state media proudly gave details of its state of the art artillery and missile systems with an operation range of about 4,600 kilometers. the vessel was built by a military run company. authorities say the ship will be used to patrol the country's territorial waters. vietnam follows the philippines which also has an ongoing dispute with china. the philippines acquired a large secondhand warship last summer from the united states. >>> and next, to thailand where last year's massive floods ruined factories and cut global supply chains. ceos from some of the affected companies have been gathering here in bangkok this week to share strategies for getting back to business. but as nhk world reports they face some tough decisions. >> reporter: companies with factories in thailand are gathering right now. they are discussing future business strategy. 300 business leaders gathered at the forum in bangkok on tuesday. among them was affected companies including western digital. >> the impact of

. >>> vietnamese celebrated the lunar new year today.the 16th annual festival took place and and think of cisco's little saigon district. if the traditional holiday for families to get together and exchange gifts, and pay homage to their ancestors with cultural activities and other entertainment. >>> was often used as the precursor, cursor to the academy awards, the golden globes were held tonight. there were some winners and some categories including best drama. ,,,,,,,, night at the golden globes for george clooney. he earned the award for best actor in a drama. and his movie, "the descendants" took home the award for b >>> it was the good knight of the golden globes for george clooney. he won the award for best actor in the drama and then the movie, but his and took home the award for best drama. among other winners of the french black-and-white silent film the artist won best musical comedy and the actor took best actor in the musical or comedy award. meryl streep won best actress and drama for her performance as former british prime