Shortly. Shes as we continue this item to later in the agenda. All right with you . We have a motion to continue this for later in the agenda please. May i have a motion . So moved [gavel] without objection. Clerk next item would you like me to read item 3 and four together . Yes. Item 3 to order additional vacation of certain San Francisco Utilities Commission service used in that exists within subways 1 am one be a part areas approximately 162 acre site located in lake merced district and bonded by by geldof pinto avenue and serrano tried to the n. 19th ave. [inaudible] brother away to the south and late merced two w. In favor of the sf puc authority to the director of real estate to ask you certain quitclaim deeds. Item number 4 the vacation of San Francisco Public Utility Commission Public Service is examined exist in some phase 1a and 1b of the park Merced Bowman area approximately 152 acre site located in the lake merced district. Thank you. Supervisor yee is the author of these
Good afternoon everyone. I want to welcome you to this meeting that will now come to order this is the regular meeting of the landuse and transportation committee. I am melia cohen chairman of the committee and to my left is erin peskin. I want to recognize our talented technicians at sfgov tv systems with this broadcast. My apologize to everyone that this committee was started at 1 30 pm. I was tied up in the rules committee. This is our last week in session and so we are taking care of lastminute business in details and it ran over and please, xmi appalled that without further ado clerk any announcements this afternoon . Yes. Besides all cell phones and electronic devices. Thank you clerk please call item 1 item 1 sidewalk change portion of the 30th ave. Between clement street and geary boulevard we have mr. Rivera from the public works with us. Hes been a make a presentation on this item. Good afternoon. Public works. This legislation is for the reduction of a small portion of 30th
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. President obama is on his way to oregon, where he will meet with victims and families of last weeks Umpqua Community college shooting. The president has been making a passionate call for gun control after that shooting, but he is expected to stay away from political talk today. Gun rights activists are planning a protest. Aaron alexis and as Allen Schauffler reports there is pushback. Reporter you will find Community Strength on signs all over this town. At a local tattoo shop it takes this form. A body art fund raiser that has put more than 5,000 in a fund for victims. We cant even understand fully what has happened. Everyone has the need to act and participate. Reporter at the Community College, the classroom building where nine people were murdered is still sealed off. Near the entrance to the school, flags and flowers on a fence honor the victims. Small stones spell out hope, unity, and love on the sidewalk, but t
Carolina. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york. Im tony harris. The Obama Administration is overhauling its program to equip and train moderate syrian rebels. Ash carter says the effort has failed to produce real results. Mike viqueira is live for us in washington. Mike, before we talk about what changes are coming to the program, can you talk for a moment about what a complete and utter failure the program has been to this point . Reporter i dont think theres any sugar coating it at all. 500 million was just for the first 5,000 of the socalled moderate vetted opposition that were to be trained in thirdparty countries. Ultimately the goal was to have 15,000 of these individuals on the ground in syria, fighting isil. And that was one of the fundamental problems. A hard time recruiting people to do that, when Bashar Alassad was attacking them. And many had serious grievances against the assad regime. When it came right down to it, general austin has to testify before congress a
Farmers in South Carolina. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. The Obama Administration is overhauling its program to train and equip moderate syrian rebels. Defense secretary Ash Carter Says the 500 million pentagon effort as failed to produce real results. Mike viqueira is live for us in washington. Mike, what does the pentagon have to say about the changes . Reporter well, good morning to you, randall. It has been brewing for quite sometime theres no question about it. It was a delayed launch of this program, much touted to train the socalled moderate opposition, put them in turkey, saudi arabia, jordan, train them, and then send them back into fight isil forces. It simply has not worked out. Ash carter as you report, randall was in europe. Here is how he described the new program. I wasnt satisfied with the early efforts in that regard, and so were looking at different ways to achieve the basically the same kind of strategic objective, which is