Welcome here this afternoon for her 1st visit, mrs. Bush. We are happy to have you here, and i want to welcome ambassador will hear from the Islamic Republic of afghanistan. Delighted to have you here with us. Many other guests in the room thank you for joining us. For those of you new, we are an independent National Institute founded by congress 30 years ago dedicated to the proposition that piece is possible, practical, and essential for us and interNational Security. We pursue a vision of a World Without violent conflict but working in conflict zones with partners , there is no place where teams have spent more time than afghanistan working with Civil Society and government partners to help make peace possible. We are delighted to have a Panel Discussion to discuss exactly who are some of the powerful women helping to make peace possible, and i have the distinct privilege of introducing a panelist on moderator. We will have ushers coming down the aisle to collect your question cards
Thank you. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the u. S. Institute of peace. My name is nancy lindborg, im the president of usip, and i am absolutely delighted to welcome here this afternoon for her first visit to usip mrs. Bush. Were very happy to have you here. And i also want to welcome the ambassador from the Islamic Republic of afghanistan and mrs. Mohib. Delighted to have you here with us. And we have many other guests here in the room. Thank you for joining us, thank you for coming this afternoon. And for those of you who are new to usip, we are an independent National Institute founded by congress 30 years ago and dedicated to the proposition that peace is possible, peace is practical and peace is essential for u. S. And interNational Security. And we pursue a vision of a World Without violent conflict by working in conflict zones with partners, equipping them with tools, with knowledge and with training. And theres probably no place where usip teams
Initiative and some things that would have to be met by institutions that qualify in terms of Square Footage New Buildings or additions. But, my concern is this where would this go . An example was brought up to changing a medical facility to pool hall. Im concerned about a medical facility who wanted to locate on the siting by the corridor on the street where you are told you cant do that because there are too many medical institutions. Many of our hospitals do not just deal with San Francisco residents. Many people come from outside the city for services at ucsf and kaiser and even as a dentist i have 30 percent of my patients who reside outside of San Francisco. The needs of a particular medical facility are dictated by their patient base, not necessarily everybody who happens to be living in San Francisco. So i have some concerns about what would happen in land use terms because i dont want to put another barrier for development for Health Care Facilities might be beneficial to the
On the street where you are told you cant do that because there are too many medical institutions. Many of our hospitals do not just deal with San Francisco residents. Many people come from outside the city for services at ucsf and kaiser and even as a dentist i have 30 percent of my patients who reside outside of San Francisco. The needs of a particular medical facility are dictated by their patient base, not necessarily everybody who happens to be living in San Francisco. So i have some concerns about what would happen in land use terms because i dont want to put another barrier for development for Health Care Facilities might be beneficial to the city or to many people who are needing health care services. And in particular there was some talk about the obviously having a cultural diverse facility, but how specific would it be . Would you be telling institutions that they have to have bilingual staff. I want to know how much teeth is in it. Thank you for your comments commissioner a
Closed well open up for commissioners questions and comments. Commissioner antonini . I have some questions in general about this document. There is a different between city owned medical facilities and noncity owned medical facilities. I guess my concern is that we talk about this eligible for Development Initiative and some things that would have to be met by institutions that qualify in terms of Square Footage New Buildings or additions. But, my concern is this where would this go . An example was brought up to changing a medical facility to pool hall. Im concerned about a medical facility who wanted to locate on the siting by the corridor on the street where you are told you cant do that because there are too many medical institutions. Many of our hospitals do not just deal with San Francisco residents. Many people come from outside the city for services at ucsf and kaiser and even as a dentist i have 30 percent of my patients who reside outside of San Francisco. The needs of a par