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Apprentice themselves. Thank you, that concludes my report. Thank you. And so could we call the next item, please . The next item is the Citizens Advisory Committee update. Thank you. And i see that our vice chair, bruce aggott. Thank you for being here. This report will focus on two items as a focus to the report at the last Board Meeting on september 11th. And the first item is regarding the formation of the special task district for the transbay, district, and it is disappointing the developers, backed out of the tentative deal, discussed in early september. And however, we are pleased and ...

Backed out of the tentative deal, discussed in early september. And however, we are pleased and we want to thank the board of supervisor and all involved for approving the resolution, for the formation of the special tax district up holding the cfd tax rates as outlined in the tcpd and it will be unfortunate and disappointing if the developers move forward with any lawsuits that will jeopardize the completing of the transbay, Transit Center, and the top park and the downtown extension and the improvements and on the second item, regarding the opportunity to revisit the uniform height and level...

Right now the Supreme Courts poll numbers have gone way down but mayors and city counselors are still in the 70s and 80s. Some would say thats the halo effect and you are exempt from your general critique but whatever you want to call it the fact is neighbors retain trust in democracy that has been largely lost elsewhere which means also our relationship to our own towns and cities and City Councils and mayors bad as it may be as the last repository of trust in democracy in the United States and in western europe. And the collapse of trust in the Democratic Institutions is in deep crisis becau...

Burgeoning middle class, but for hardscrabble factory workers mounting protests against unlivable wages and working conditions. Ifill and Vice President joe biden hangs out with Hari Sreenivasan on google plus to talk about gun violence. Make your voices heard. This town listens when people rise up and speak. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these in...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown the u. S. Military has a new order of the day working up plans for putting women on the front lines. The process was set in motion today at the pentagon. Not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. But everyone is entitled to a chance. Brown with that, defense secretary leon panetta joined by the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general Martin Dempsey announced hes ending a 1994 ban on women in combat roles. As secretary, when ive gone to bethesda to visit wounded warriors, when ive gone to arlingt...