[inaudible conversations] welcome to the concluding day of the symposium on the future of Public Research universities. Before i introduce the panel, just remind you all as you may see, we are being filmed for cspan. When we get to the q a portion today, it is important to use the microphone and he will do better than i will. I should turn it up. Thank you for your interest. I would like to introduce the topic that we will focus on this morning. Then i will turn it over to a discussion with our panelists and get you involved. We are talking right now about Research Scholarships and the arts. At the public universities. In essence, what we are talking about, it is the faculty. The faculty and who they are, as well as the teacher faculty, including the graduate students. I would argue that we are in a time of huge challenge in the ability of public universities to recruit the best and retain the best and to sustain the kind of conditions that create outstanding scholarships, as well as t
Announcer b dreams and good grades arent enough to get into college. There are actual steps you need to take. Finding someone who can help is the first and most important. For the next steps, go to knowhow2go. Org. Welcome to the San Francisco Planning Commission regular hearing for thursday, january 23, 2014. Please be aware that the commission does not trornt any disruption of any kind please silence all electronic devices. And when speaking before the commission please do state your name for the record. President fong. Councilmember ford. Commissioner hillis. Commissioner moore and commissioner johns and commissioner antonini are expected to be absent. Item one case is for continuance in 901 is for february 26th. And the next case at 875 california street is continued until february 6th and the last case at the 1701 hate street request for stuns is for february. Item 4 for case an amendment to the planning code for formula retail use is for february 27th. Commissioner we have receiv
Minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner sugaya i move to approve the minutes for january 9th. Commissioner borden. Commissioner hillis. Commissioner moore. Commissioner sugaya and Commission Chair wu so moved, commissioners, that motion passes i went at the request of some neighborhood folks in the bayview to look at the site where the mother Brown Special project for the homes structure. There are so many interesting businesses like a chemical will he testing lab it tests toxins in the food and its where tests are conducted. Another place i saw next door had mick tractors and does a lot of work around pets and par suddenly. Its favshg to see this. And their concerns are whether or not the location of the shelter, of course, is appropriate for what the needs are and the other concern is whether or not theres actually, the population of the Homeless Population in the neighborhood to continually of the shelter. There are concerns around whether or not theres social
Continued pressure from abroad. And meeting facetoface, president obama and House Speaker john boehner sit down for a oneonone over the weekend. There are just three weeks left before the u. S. Goes over the fiscal cliff. Italian shares are down nearly 3 this morning. For the most part, it is bank stocks leading the way down. Were now down about 2. 76 on the ftse mib. Bank stocks have been hit particularly hard this morning. Earlier, we saw shares down 5. 6 . Were seeing the same thing, whether its bmps hitting session lows down nearly 6 comes amid concerns about leadership and economic reform in italy following mario montes announcement that hell resign once the budget has been passed. This move is likely to bring the country forward to elections next year. The italian Prime Minister has offered no clue as to whether or not he will run and it comes after Sylvia Berlusconi declared over the weekend he would throw his hat in the ring for the job of premier. Carolyn ross is in italy foll
Panels down. Commissioner sugaya. The project had a preapplication meeting, which is required. Which included notification to the neighborhood associations for the neighborhood. When did that take place . That could have taken place, i believe prior to the filing of the Building Permit application. So mr. Nickitas, do you know what that date was . Commissioner, that predated my involvement with the project, but architect levitt sent out notices for the preapmeeting and we have the attendance from it. My understanding is that the pacific Neighborhoods Association received notice and choose not to attend the preapp meeting thank you thank you. Commissioner . I actually dont have a problem with this project. I dont like the way the solar panels are sitting and if we can work on that, that would be not too happy that were not gaining any units, are we . But then we have to talk about making the building even taller. I dont know. Commissioner hillis . I would agree. I mean, obviously you ca