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>> i had just gotten out of college. at columbia university in new york. and i was very much interested in seeing what could be done in terms of the inner city... >> since black folks are suffering even more than the general population...this is an ongoing problem. >> the question for young barack: what could he do about it? >> i decided to become a community organizer. there wasnt much detail to the idea; i didnt know anyone making a living that way. when classmates in college asked m...

good afternoon, commissioners. eric brooks representing san francisco green party, the local grassroots organization, our city, and here as the coordinator of the c-e-q-a community improvement team. first of all, stand in strong support of supervisor kims excellent legislation, very well thought out. partly the reason that we feel its well thought out is we helped to think it out and there are now 41 organizations including labor, parks, you know, all across the spectrum, historic pres...

determination which would trigger a new appeal window? were open to having an amendment that says not that theres another c-e-q-a appeal on that exemption, which i think our ordinance language is currently vague on, but that we would -- that the ero determination that modified exemption does not require a new exemption is appealable. so, its not a second c-e-q-a appeal on that exemption. the last amendment that were interested in introducing is how to help priority projects, projects t...

abduction. the boy should have been returned to his father last sunday. his mother fled town, dyeing his hair dark brown, leaving her car behind to throw off detectives. the boys father says his son suffered from -- airport sighting in alabama is the only one reported. the police need the publics help to find cameron and are urging people to spread the word through facebook and twitter. we have a link at this story at nbcwashington.com. angie goff, news 4. new today, a national campa...

apartments, landscape designers and you can go through a process of six months to do the construction documents. then you go through the process of submitting the building -- [speaker not understood] building department which takes another nine months and youre paying the fees for all that. and it would be just infinitely easier to have the action tied to the first approval and not at the end. theres no reason to spend all that money and have the building department clog up the line if...

will result in one that violates the law through serial permits or outrageous section. and please do not confuse the rights of appeal of a building permit with the rights of appeal of a ceqa decision. they address different public concerns. please let us all have a chance to hear and consider supervisor kims legislation and do not vote on this today. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. good afternoon. edward mottser, [speaker not understood]. we urge continuation of the vote on th...

the fact of the matter is the planning department really needs the publics help and thats one of the beauties of preserving ceqa the way it is with the long-timelines, with the multiple opportunities to participate. we are actually helping the planners as we are helping the supervisor pass this legislation. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. hello, supervisors. my name is michelle meyers. i am the director of the san francisco bay capture the sierra club. first, i want to thank s...

supervisors, david oz good, head of the rincon tenants association, a member of the rincon [speaker not understood] of south beach cmc and vice-chair mayor browns neighborhood advisory committee. i ask that you continue the matter. this matter is obviously very controversial and there is a thoughtful alternative from supervisor kim on the table. this needs to be -- >> im sorry, hold on one second. can you stop his clock? weve had these sound issues all day. is there a problem with the ...

The deadline is hours away as opposed to wednesday, thursday? tuesday, your schedule available? >>steve: joe biden grounded himself. hes going to take the choo-choo. >>gretchen: other headlines. developing stories in california. look at this new video, a man trying to save his home from a massive fire standing inches from the flames trying to put them out with a house. fire burning throughout the night in riverside county. the flames destroying 150 acres. a mobile home was burned to the ground. ...

30 years after they defied a segregated south the greensboro four as they became known returned to that lunch counter and reenacted that sit-in. want to bring you now breaking news from the white house. another cabinet member is out. energy secretary steven choo, choo saying he will resign once a successor is confirmed. and president obama will take his push for gun control on the road, starting at the beginning of next week. hes going to travel to minneapolis where he will meet with local e...