And we reinforce our support of the adoption of the guidelines in march and any guidelines that provide clarity to our stakeholders and their clients and help alleviate some of the administrative cumbersome activitieses that you guys all have to face. And as well as in the planning department. Clearly illustrated examples of the actual rules associated with planning in the city will immensely help our ark tex as well as those living and work and playing in San Francisco, be able to continue to call this home. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Thank you. Hello. My name is luco and im a architect practicing in San Francisco and Merry Christmas of the a. I. A. Im here to speak for myself as an architect. This version of the urban Design Guidelines is strong in arctic lating things that every good architect considers. Context, scale, texture and programme. These core issues give architects, project sponsors and planning a common language as we build the story about the
The aiasf Public Policy and advocacy company has lee yeahsed with the Planning Department for a considerable amount of time on these urban Design Guidelines. And we reinforce our support of the adoption of the guidelines in march and any guidelines that provide clarity to our stakeholders and their clients and help alleviate some of the administrative cumbersome activitieses that you guys all have to face. And as well as in the Planning Department. Clearly illustrated examples of the actual rules associated with planning in the city will immensely help our ark tex as well as those living and work and playing in San Francisco, be able to continue to call this home. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Thank you. Hello. My name is luco and im a architect practicing in San Francisco and Merry Christmas of the a. I. A. Im here to speak for myself as an architect. This version of the urban Design Guidelines is strong in arctic lating things that every good architect conside
Complements our older residential or historic neighbourhoods. Many eastern and downtown districts and other neighbourhoods already have their own very granularspecific guidelines. An appendix in the first version of the u. D. G. S listed 33 of them. The latest draft now applis to the neighbourhood commercial corridors. Thats the Residential Commercial interface that has always been part of the residential fabric. The r. D. G. Has the detail and granularity to inform design here and includes Historic Preservation but not u. D. G. There is nothing in the u. D. G. That speaks to light air privacy. And now there is a little more on light wells. The reason its up to neighbourhoods to write their own special area guidelines for their n. C. D. S is neither necessary or advisable. Worst of all tu. D. G. Is being applied to Historic District. Our recent request for exemption was turned down. Liberty hill, like the other 12 landmark districts, has its own guidelines in article 10 and all the His
Allnight meeting. Tsipras agree to spending cuts and tax hikes. Greeks will have to transfer 55 billion of assets to a Holding Company that will try to recoup money in order to pay back the europeans. Among other things recapitalizing greeces banks. Angela merkel says it is time for greece to take responsibility. Chancellor merkel trust has been lost. We all know that paper is patie nt as we say. What will be important is to implement what we have agreed on doing tonight. Erik the attention shifts back to athens. Tsipras party may need over the weekend when he asked them to endorse and austerity program. They will have to approve the program in principle. Toning down the optimism on a deal on Irans Nuclear program. Earlier there was talk a deal might be announced today. Negotiators trying to make sure iran is not able to build a nuclear weapon. Matt a takeover and consumer goods jarden has agreed to buy Waddington Group in a deal valued at 1. 4 billion. Jardens brands include sending a
Good morning. Subcommittee on superfund raced the is Waste Management is meeting today to discuss hearing entitled oversight of the us Environmental Protection agencys Superfund Program. Today we will hear testimony from witnesses with extensive involvement cleaning up superfund sites. Our witnesses will discuss experiences working with epa, State Government and local communities to clean up and repurpose these sites as well as offer suggestions how cleanups can be completed quicker and more efficiently while utilizing taxpayer dollars. Since 1980 the comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act has been a cornerstone of the nations hazardous Waste Management program. It was enacted by congress to give the federal government the authority to clean up contaminated and Hazardous Waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. The program created a trust fund dedicated to cleaning up abandoned waste site and give the Agency Authority to wo