Captioning sponsored by Annenberg Cpb narrator the geographic region of Southeast Asia and South Pacific is characterized by political and economic disparity, a mosaic of small countries scattered on peninsulas and islands. We begin in laos, Southeast Asias only landlocked country. A long history of isolation has protected its Natural Resources and indigenous cultures. Laos today is beginning to court the Global Economy through the sale of hydroelectric power. Here, we ask if laos can achieve Sustainable Development, generating Economic Growth while maintaining the integrity of its indigenous populations and its natural environment. The mekong river traces an 1,100mile path through or along the border of laos. The river has also been a barrier between laos and its neighbors. Now there is a road, where before there was none. In 1994, the friendship bridge gave laos its first land link with the outside world, through thailand to the west. The bridge may symbolize a connected future, but
Rights, the middle class, gender and more. For complete Television Schedule visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. Now we kickoff the weekend with Peter Kiernan talking about the history of the middle class. [inaudible conversations] good evening. I am the director of the redwood library. Please excuse my voice, my little twins came home with a gifted daddy yesterday and that was watery eyes and scratchy throat. First of all, a bit of housekeeping duties, if there is up fire you go out the front door, just push me aside and i will go down with the ship. Please turn off your cellphones. It gives me great pleasure, when we think about that i mentioned earlier, the word that is offputting to so many people, a public place where operators might try out their orations. A forum, two weeks ago we had the good people from newport show a documentary and richard holbrooke, a man whose values perfectly aligned with the intent of the re
Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon, supervisors steve i want to speak a little bit about the grandfathered july makes sense and people on notice that the ordinance is being introduced at this point i urge you to keep the 50 percent the doctor for projects in the pipeline before that date that is fair the projects could perform their projects and aware of the fee when they made their lands deals the city not to slow down the projects the proposal by the sfmta is feasible and urge you not to void any significant increases maybe were in a bubble now but those fees to make sure make sense in the next busts the reason were in the country now job growth has been since 2010 we need to do better and make sure the housing pencils in when were in the beautify as well now so the projects can be built when the economy is weak this unfair you were burn of fees will be user u unfair the modest of the increases and move the grandfather date up to july 2015 but keep the projects in the
Thank you very much supervisors aaron star supervisor for legislative affairs this is an ordinance to impact the ordnance repealed in part of article 2 to update the code language and make nonsubstantial language it clarify the text the Planning Commission heard this and voted unanimously to approve that and recommend were added to the ordinance before today it is a straightforward piece of legislation so my presentation is short ill be happy to answer any questions. Okay. Thank you colleagues i dont know if there is any discussion if not open up for Public Comment at this time Public Comment an open. Thank you, maam planning i want to also a true relationship our treasure awhile we look at weighing noblz and the weekly buzz actually to any girlfriend for the noble prices against hock destiny and self missionary parkway based on what was on lucky boat as things matters all the way being in danger everyone should have reasonable success and later in life of intelecommunication of falseh
Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the pocket 20th 2015 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. All right. Thank you very much please call item one. An ordinance amending the planning code to correct the errors part of ordinance. Okay. Update the code and making the language supervisions for the clarify tax. Thank you very much i believe were going to hear from aaron star from the Planning Department will be present on this item welcome. Thank you very much supervisors aaron star supervisor for legislative affairs this is an ordinance to impact the ordnance repealed in part of article 2 to update the code language and make nonsubstantial language it clarify the text the Planning Commission heard this and voted unanimously to approve that and recommend were added to the ordinance before today it is a straightforward piece of legislation so my presentation is short ill be happy to answe