time now, beijing has been failing to comply with its obligations. as nato leaders wrap up their summit in madrid, president biden says the united states and its allies will stick with ukraine for as long as it takes. sri lanka s worst economic crisis deepens the island is close to running out of fuel. and temperatures in japan are the highest in nearly 150 years amid fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the us supreme court has issued another landmark ruling this time, limiting the government s ability to regulate emissions from power plants. it marks a victory for the coal industry, but the united nations has described it as a setback in ourfight against climate change . from washington, here s our north america editor sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control are a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take action on climate change
this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the us supreme court has issued another landmark ruling this time limiting the government s ability to regulate emissions from power plants. it marks a victory for the coal industry, but the united nations has described it as a setback in our fight against climate change . the us is the world s second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and the decision is a major blow to president biden s plan to reduce emissions. from washington, here s our north america editor, sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control is a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take are a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take action on climate change. america is a large part of the problem, the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world after china. but also a victim. you can see from the water line above the vast lake how much it has shrunk in recent years, impacti
Mention about director yekusiel. I said it right. I cant say i ever really met director yekusiel, but i wish very well. I really do. And maybe, maybe, perhaps, maybe i will meet up in new york city subway. True. Your time is up next. Speaker. Herbert weiner, director tumlin pointed out the importance of Small Businesses to the economy and thriving of San Francisco. Now it should be noted with the institute of corridors on mission street, taraval street and now gary street, Small Businesses have folded. And what is going to be done about the restitution of these Small Businesses . The projects resulted in diminishing revenue and too many businesses, Small Businesses had to give up shop. So my concern is the restitution of Small Businesses and the advocacy of it in the light of mta projects which were actually detrimental to them. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello good afternoon. This is barry toronto. I want to wish director yekutiel hallelujah to him after what he witnessed in
Aaron peskin. The Committee Clerk today is john carroll. I like to acknowledge the folks at sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes. Thank you madam chair. Please insure you silence cell phone and Electronic Devices you have. Any documents to be included you should submit them to me and items acted on today are expected to appear on the board of pr visor agenda of october 24, 2023. Please call item 1. Ordinance amending the planning code to change the phroneing controls in the castro street neighborhood commercial district to exclude article 10, land mark buildings from use size limitation and allow night Time Entertainment with conditional use authorization on the second floor. Affirming the Planning Department ceqa determination. Okay, this item was continued from our last agenda. We have adam here from supervisor mandelmans office, sponsor of there legislation and also mr. Aaron star from the Planning Department if anyone has any questions o