>> thank you. good evening, president hwang, vice president fung, and congratulations on your elevations. the subject property is in our zoning district -- it does not allow commercial districts. however, the ground floor used as a laundromat appears to be a nonconforming use that has continued over time. based on our records, which show it only being illegal single- family dwelling with the residential units on the second floor. the zoning would allow two dwelling units, and actually in this case, they do not have any on-site parking, but given a planning code amendment that occurred almost one year ago, if they were just adding one dwelling unit, they would not need a parking space, so they would be compliant if they saw -- had a permit, and also for exposure, because they do have

the windows on athens. the issues i do see would be with open space. there is a useful open space requirement. this is a very small lots, 25 feet by 50 feet, and it has little weary are, said they would need to seek a justified variance from the open space requirement of the planning code, or they would need to put a roof deck or some other form of open space, so that would be the issue there. the current fees, the base, is $859. it goes up depending on construction costs. it would be up to $2,000. i do want to highlight that for the board. like i said, all the evidence, all of the records that we have indicates it is a single-family dwelling. we do not have any thing that's

as it is a two dwelling unit. i will point out on our website, if you have not checked it out, i would encourage you to go look at. the san francisco property evaluation, including zoning. what we are seeing there is our plugged into the assessor's office, -- our plug-in to the assessor's office. the three addresses listed above that, i believe that was from a separate database, because one of the problems we have when looking addresses or property, you may get a corner property like this. if you are looking for athens, in our old system, it would take you know where if it did not have it as the legal redress. now, we're able to cross reference various addresses. that does not necessarily mean there is a legal dwelling unit there. we do not have any evidence of a

legal dwelling unit. i will be available for any questions. director goldstein: mr. duffy. >> good evening, commissioners. i would like to echo the congratulations of the previous speakers on your appointments. yes, i went to the to 599 athens and to russia. unfortunately, these buildings, we have got some paperwork, but we do not had a permit which says it has the assessors' card, as you heard, and we have got some addresses, but we just do not have a print that says it is two units. that 1952 permit, i think it was, could be the addition of a second unit.

it just does not give a good description. it talks about adding a partition and a bathtub, and that is what i saw on the ground floor unit. there ceiling heights are appropriate. there ventilation seems to be ok. there has obviously been a kitchen in there at some point. the cabinets were gone today, but it was clearly a kitchen. i notice that it seemed to be all pretty old construction. it did not look like something that had been done in the last 40 years, 40 plus years maybe, so there has not been any recent work done on it to turn it into an illegal dwelling unit, which we sometimes do see, so it is a difficult one, and that is obviously why we are here, so i would be available for any questions. director goldstein: thank you. is there any public comment?

seeing none, we are in rebuttal. do you have anything else to add? you have three minutes. >> i would just like to refer to the 1954 permit, if i could. it was in the packet submitted to you as exhibit 6. i believe that the problem was created, as you can see on the front page of building forms 3. bernardo geely was finding this permit and did not specify clearly enough what he was attempting to do. he may not have understood what

the requirements of the process was. on the second page of that exhibit, you can see five and 97. i think that he is looking at the cleaning store as one family. i think he is characterizing that level of this house, this building. he is not talking about any work on the upper level with this application, and because he has addressed it as an hundred three russia, a number of stories, and a description of the work, partitioned in basement for two runs and a sink and three windows and a bathtub to complete the existing catherine yang. also, the installation of two of sweats and some lights. this is the completion of a dwelling unit. if you take a look at the second page of the assessor's building car, i am going to go to the overhead for a moment -- take a look at the assessors' building

cards. in terms of what the assessor is calling it, it says 54, 3-room apartment in their rear. tile floor. pine floors. i am not really sure what else and says, but it is very clear that it is an alteration in 1954 in the rear. this is the assessor's records. this is what this family has owned since the early 1960's. it has been occupied as housing since probably before this record was made. i think it should continue to provide an housing resource for the people less able to afford high-end housing in san francisco. thank you. director goldstein thank you. -- director goldstein: thank

you. any further comment? ok, if not, commissioners, the matter is submitted. vice president fung: i think i have made this statement before. in recent years, we have seen a slight reversal of a pattern we have seen a few decades ago, and that is that people want to march in their single-family units, because a single-family home has more financial value these days, but in response to a comment made earlier, the legalization of units was quite common at this board about 20 years ago. and i have not seen a reverse directory for quite awhile.

that was a very common to all to try to indicate that there were additional units. i think that there is enough here to state that was initially three units, two residential and one commercial, and i would support the legalization. president hwang: do you want to make a motion? vice president fung: i will move to overturn the the department on the basis that the 1952 permit was used to legalize something that showed up in the previous documentation with the assessor's office and that it was representing the legalization of the third unit.

secretary pacheco: we have a motion from commissioner fung to grant the appeal and overrule the denial and grant the permit, and i believe, commissioner fung, said you're finding was that the 1954 permit -- 1950 to permit was to legalize the second residential units. on that motion, by the vice president, to grant this appeal without finding, president

hwangm commissioner hillism commissioner hurtado, the denial is overruled with that finding. >> thank you, commissioners. i would also like to thank mr. duffy. director goldstein: item number 7 has been withdrawn, so there is no further business this evening. president hwang: so we are adjourned. [gavel]

and the good morning, everyone is. welcome to san francisco. -- >> good morning, everyone. welcome to san francisco. i wanted to express my appreciation at being here at autodesk. not only do you have a great company here, but pretty soon, one of those models out there will be something like a three- dimensional arena for basketball or something like that. that might happen very fast. i wanted to come here and start by thanking the u.s. high-speed rail association for their good work, their collaborative work for so many years in building a forum and getting so many players together to develop coalitions and consortiums for

building a high-speed rail system in america, and thank you very much, the association, for hosting this conference in san francisco. when our city's economy is going again, and most importantly, we are adding jobs, and we are ready. for those of you that are new to san francisco, you should know that we are building the very first high-speed rail project in the united states. our transbay transit center, which will be completed in 2017. tomorrow, we move forward improving the transit center's district plan. it is not just a multi modal transit center, but a comprehensive plan for the transit center to become part of our new downtown. san francisco is no longer a city that is afraid of growth. we have had those debates in the past, and we have gone through them, but we have embraced smart

growth in the right places. around our voter-mandated terminus of high-speed rail is the right place for development. we spent years planning the extension of the california -- caltrain an extension of california real, and many of you in this room have been part of that, and now, it is time not only to get it done, but to get it done right because we have a lot to do. growth, all over the country, but particularly for me, growth must have been and must be done and must be done in a balanced and equitable manner to achieve regional, environmental, economic goals. great land use and transportation together. the transit district plan we have, for example, will add 11 acres of new open space to the center of our city, including a

five-acre elevated part. 4000 units of housing. 1400 of those units affordable. in addition to acting as the grand central of our west. the how of bringing high-speed rail to california is as important as the why. to provide economic vitality to california and to our cities. i would like to again thank the association for organizing this event. i would like to thank governor brown and the california high speed rail authority for bringing forth a new business plan that really response to the earlier criticisms and sets us on the right track. in closing, i would like to thank president obama, leader pelosi, secretaries boxer and feinstein, as well as leader

lahood for the commitment to public transit, creating jobs, and investing in san francisco. again, thank you this morning for being here, and let's get it done. appreciate it. [applause] >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special.

>> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has

several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org. >>.

touring england was a time when robert as mentors were being challenged by a quickly growing middle-class. for endeavour's crew of new artists began to assert themselves, offering new definitions of the athletics of arts and beauty. over 180 objects of avant-garde design and art from the victorian england has been collected inside the legion of honor snoot exhibition, it's the cold of the ec. -- the cult of beauty. >> there was this group of artists that were not only revolutionaries in their artistic expression but also in their personal lives and their interest in democratizing art in introducing beauty into the growing middle-class. >> one of the inspirations for the victorian avant-garde was the industrial revolution. quality household goods were now being mass-produced. artists responded by either

creating elaborate unique court or by embracing technology and trying to share a beautiful creations with as many people as possible. >> william morris was in a difficult position, because he wanted the middle-class to be able to acquire really beautifully made objects. but the piece is that he actually made, you know, took so much handcrafting that there were quite expensive. i think he would have been pleased to know that there are things like restoration hardware anne craig and bare all that tried to make available to the middle-class -- and crate and barrel that tried to make these things available to the middle class. >> over 60 lenders contributed art and craft to the exhibition. one of the partners is london's victoria and albert museum, which has been collecting the finest examples of victorian craft since queen victoria herself attended the

groundbreaking ceremony. the artist of the victorian avant-garde believe that every object could contain an expression of beauty. the attention given when creating a towering sculpture should be the same as when creating a simple cottage gate. they embraced arts for arts own sake. whether in the curl of a flower or a stray lot of unpin hair. surprisingly, sensuality returned to public view during the victorian era. albert moore and others were inspired by ancient greek sculptures and found new uses in modern times. >> many of these paintings are large. when you get close to them, they seem to wrap you in this luscious colors. there's a great sensuality to the paintings, even though there's nothing sexual going on in the pictures. the artists just took delight in luxurious fabrics and colors and beautiful women.

>> symphony in white is a life- size portrait of the immense stress of james wisler. it is featured prominently in the exhibition. harmony in gray and green was an of socially judged as a disagreeable presentation of a disagreeable young lady. the first public reaction of this series was so divisive that led to court proceedings. today, they hang in london's tate gallery. walking to the exhibition, you might be distracted by objects that seem to modern war appeared to be at least art deco era. forward thinking victorian artists emerged the economical ambitions of 18th-century cottage's style furniture with the asymmetrical design elements of japanese art that was introduced to london in 1862. >> so you come out with these very beautiful and sleek design

worms that the artist combined -- a design forms. very modern. our visitors are really surprised that so many of the works at a very modern feel to them. >> they believe that no object needed to be considered worthless or low class. each thing, existing in its own place, was the best thing for its place. and what first seems to be idle showiness, shows the richness of today and yesterday. >> it is exciting to have a project you have worked on for so long coming in know, come to your own museum. and museum curators are among the luckiest professionals, because we get to share with tens of thousands of people the things that give us enjoy and the things that explain to our

visitors the relationship between art and society. art is not just a frivolous, you know, sidebar. it is a very important expression of culture and morals. this particular moment, the artists were interested in community. >> san francisco is the exclusive american host for the cult of beauty exhibition. the legion of honor is website has more information about the artists and tips for planning your visit. learn more at the website. thank you for watching

>> thank you. good morning, everyone. thank you very much. as many of you know, i'm a person that doesn't like a whole lot of drama. but i do want to make sure that we take this opportunity to enjoy. this budget is one that's important to all of us, it

certainly is one to me and one that reflects a lot of great work. first of all, let me thank everybody for coming this morning. certainly board president david chiu for helping me co-host this and carmen chu and her work with us already started and will help guide us, along with board president david chiu on all of the hearings that the rest of the board will have. i want to thank each and every member of the board of supervisors as well. you've been weighing in and we've been creating a different dialogue on the front end to make sure that all of our constituents know what we're doing, more transparent, and ultimately where our values are. i also want a big shout-out and thanks to everybody in this room. there's a lot of department heads and commissions and labor representatives and representatives from our non-profits and community members as well. thank you for engaging us in

this really dedicated six-month process. i want to go back to the very first neighborhood budget hearing that we held about almost six months ago. it was one where i was asked at the very beginning, what does the budget mean to you? and i wasn't the only one. there were several supervisors that were there, and we all said pretty much the same thing. it really is a reflection of our values as a city and it's one that we want to work hard at, but ultimately it is who we are and it's a combined effort here, a collaborative effort. so it still is that way, and you'll see from the highlights that we'll be announcing today, as reflected in this budget, it still is a reflection of all of our values. so good morning, everybody. thank you for joining me here today. again, thank you for board president chiu and budget chair

carmen chu and all the others that i've identified here today. i also want to say at the outset this budget reflects countless hours of work. a lot of work behind the scenes. in addition to all the neighborhood budget meetings that we had, there were numerous, numerous staff meetings. kate howard's done a wonderful job with her staff. they've met with all of the different departments -- [applause] this is her first full year budget working with us and she's done a great job and her staff has done a great job. it isn't just putting numbers together, it's listening to each of the finance personnel from each department, it is engaging in the numerous meetings that we have with community, it's engaging with

staff of the various supervisors, the non-profits. we had special meetings help, it was health and human services and housing and homeless advocates and others. she was there and her staff was there at every turn making sure that we listened and it reflected in both number-crunching and challenging what the priorities are and so forth. also want to give a shout-out to steve cava. steve, wonderful with all your work. [applause] it's not easy. you and micki callahan, it's really not easy at all to face a year when there's 27 contracts open, trying to face everybody in the room, trying to make sure that we can make promises we can keep. having been a former employees