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In teaching Chinese-language courses to American students, which I have done about thirty times, perhaps the most anguishing question I get is “Professor Link, what is the Chinese word for ______?”

before your hearing on thursday. oh yes, new introductions. supervisor mar requested a hearing on potential traffic and parking and circulation impacts for the new target center at masonic and geary. supervisor mar introduced potential administrative code entitled healthy retailer foods program. this legislation would create a new program to oversee and coordinate citys incentive and assistance programs for healthy food retailers. the lead agency would be economic and workforce develop...

but it would seem that i would be thinking the board is already approving this. it would not be subject to change in january. im kind of confused about that continuance of the -- >> there is some interaction between the charter amendment and this particular ordinance, where the charter amendment would freeze in place controls at a certain date. inclusionary controls could not be evaluated. this is moving this out. come january 1st our current controls where the threshold is five units ...

that. regarding the on site inclusionary change from threshold of five to ten, the effective date is set back to january 15th. i think you said to evaluate the effect of the legislation were it to be -- or the ballot measure were it to be passed. but it would seem that i would be thinking the board is already approving this. it would not be subject to change in january. im kind of confused about that continuance of the -- >> there is some interaction between the charter amendment and t...

that? >> yes, there is. >> lets calendar an item for this particular topic. >> okay. thank you. >> ms. rogers. >> good afternoon, commissioners. anne rogers, planning department staff here for your weekly update on the board of supervisors planning activities. starting with monday land use committe, they heard the update to the community safety element. this is a piece of our citys general plan. the commission recommended approval june 14th. while there had not been any opposition of t...