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supervisor mar: thank you, colleagues. i am introducing legislation that amends part of the planning code -- that a man's part of the planning code in both -- amends part of the planning code. this legislation is a companion to the formula retell pet store ban legislation that was passed in june, and the purpose of this ordinance is to encourage generous ground floor ceiling heights in commercial and other active it uses and to encourage walk-up ground floor uses to be raised slightly from side what level, and better building frontage on the public streets. this legislation will enco...

[laughter] president chiu: and with that, that is the end of this month's question time. thank you, mr. mayor. madam clerk, what we go to our consent agenda, items 2 through 6? >> these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote unless a member of the board requests a matter be removed from the agenda and considered separately. president chiu: colleagues, does anyone want to sever an item? roll call on items 2 through 6. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor mirkarimi: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor cam...

standing right now, there were over 1,500 deaths. i got angry. i got really angry. >> i watched a city rise from the depths of that water to triumph. only to be hit with a crushing new blow. >> it makes a grown man want to cry. >> tonight, a return to new orleans to find out how some of the people we met during hurricane katrina are faring today. what's happened in the last five years? where have you been? to explore why this region seems prone to misfortune. >> this wall could very easily be overtopped. if we had another hurricane katrina, it would be overtopped. >> to explain why w...

to be felt here and the damage and flooding are widespread. five years ago, i was there when the levees failed and the city of new orleans became a disaster zone. i met people i will never forget. how would you describe the situation here? >> dysfunctional. >> since then, i've been back to check on the progress of rebuilding battered neighborhoods and broken lives. >> this place where we're standing right now, there were over 1,500 deaths. i got angry. i got really angry. >> i watched a city rise from the depths of that water to triumph. only to be hit with a crushing new blow. >> it...

idea. >> this could get interesting but first let's be clear it does not appear this will keep the grand prix from happening but we have seen controversy over traffic, over trees and now over the origins of the entire event that could be played out in court. >> the grand prix just more than two weeks away. construction on the track, walls and grand stands are almost finished and now, there's a dispute over who should be paid for coming up with the idea for the event. the group baltimore racing development is running the grand prix, but the idea came from a baltimore man, steven and f...