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(microphone feedback.) how is that. >> i think we're fine mr. charles okay. he think we're fine everyone can you please see if we have enough chairs for people to seat we'd like for you to take your places yeah. okay let's start i am so delighted so honored to be standing housekeeper today my name is linda i'm a board of the bayview hunters point center for the

chair of the groundbreaking and ribbon cutting summer want to give honor to god let me repeat i want to give honor to god. >> (clapping.) >> for the opportunity to be standing here on the podium with the mayor and all the dignitaries and with the community of looking out i see that judge davis family and i see about everyone this is a great day for the bayview hunters point this is a great day for the community >> (clapping.) >> what this is vision people don't perish a man that is responsible was responsible for bringing all of us here today

his vision was to insure that our seniors have a place they could live and die gracefully he reached out to a lot of people in the city it has taken decades for us to get here but look at where we are today in his absent the vision and legacy folks are realized today, i want to essentially thank the mayor ed lee for his presence by the way, if you look at across the city that kind of setting back is taken care of all over the city this man has a passion to help seniors and youth and do it all over it is left for us to

make sure we have to publicize the kind of things and trying to him him get his record straight without further ado, we're expecting former mayor willie brown horrified you oh, my god oh, my god you see we have held everything until he got here mayor willie brown as always a fine gentleman and leader of the city thank you so much, sir fewer presence and helping us and made your time for the little people to come out every time to make an event like this happen we thank you and may god continue to bless you, your the next person on the agenda you'll

help us to get this program you know going you thank you, sir. >> (clapping.) >> thank you, very much. linda it was a pleasure to have as a part of group of people over the years have been given the proper approval to every single one of the steps that have been taken to make that particular place what it is today for those of you who don't know not having an opportunity to see it you're on the inside you will not want to leave the nature of each one of the living spaces the kinds of things that have been done (plane overhead.). (laughter) i can't believe it caltrain would do that to me.

(laughter) the nature of the space and the way in which it is incredibly plagued and excused i've got to tell you i came out on more than one occasion as the process was unfolding i've been so much a part of original effort that george had made to address the needs of seniors in the bay area and in particular, the bay area part of bayview george worked for me and one of his obligations to pay attention and do something and move the city to be r07b8g9 responsible to the needs of people ♪ community particularly seniors the vision always was a choosing campus a senior campus with something of everything welcome george you've got to know this

is exactly what happened >> (clapping.) >> i have to tell you mr. mayor i would come out here and you do women doing the painting and all the sculpting i don't know any women paternity in the union and we're black and having a good time and the music waltz played and serving coffee it was amazing the nature of how this board you think folded and believe me i'll wonder who was here nor there and ran into kathy and the architects were great every time they thought was a perfect design kathy was stuck r recurrent them and a kitchen you have to die for that kitchen could feed everybody on one setting back that god feeds

3 a times a day it is just that incredibly expressive the senior center is the same way and a quiet room mr. mayor a space for you and i the george davis room a chair the spirit of everyone or everything is absolutely right here on this across it is a real celebration thank you to the city of san francisco. >> (clapping.) >> and and i'm delighted to be part of ceremony before we go too much further we need prayer prairie need some prayer i don't know about the rest of you but after last night i need prayer so come on over here our george's pastor and you must

bring it in. >> thank you thank you mayor willie brown let every are heart player father god we thank you for giving us dr. george davis the vision to build it senior citizen collection some 25 years ago when the center was broke probation officer, and on top of you called him home now 8 years ago when the dream was just in its yes, ma'am brisk stage some of us became discouraged but he left his widow here kathy davis who was endowed with the same vision as she was in able to inspire others to get a

glimmers of that vision and come together in unity and brick it to fruition. >> and that's why we're 0 grateful that we are able to stand here right now this moment with scissors in our hands to cut the ribbon that will allow us to go in and really show our combruld for what you have enabled us to accomplish but shirley there is much more work to be done here and the southeast sector of this great city san francisco so we're praying that you give us all of the vision just as you did with dr. davis and also with

your great saint st. francis of the ostracize - give you that faith we can pray the way he prayed grant do-si-do god i may have been able to work in our vineyard there where there is injury let me sow seeds of potters where there is hatred love, where is a darkness, light. >> for it is in giving that we receive so lord grant that i may not sow but seek to be loved as to love

to be understood as to understand to be comfortable as to comfort it is in giving we receive, and it is in dying that we are born into each other's life in jesus name we pray amen. >> amen. >> mr. mayor that was january of 1996 and we were altogether in front of the martin luther king fountain a dreary day not one as magnificent as this when reverend walker got up to say prayers the sun is shining it's been shining since then reverend

walker how aau code compliant to the houshld willie brown we all respect and love to the distinguished mayor of the city and county of san francisco mayor ed lee to our distinguished guests that are being with us along with today i'd like to at this time call all of the members of the board of directors to stand with me come and stand with me. >> (clapping.) >> now i'll introduce them one by one in a couple of minutes and to all of my fellow citizens of the city of st. francis by the way of the golden gate and the bay bridge and you can't san

francisco as we know a world-class city you can't have a world-class city expect you have a world-class leadership you can't have a world-class city without a world-class bayview hunters point and the seniors service center itself - >> well, there goes the train again ladies and gentlemen, i'd like to introduce the board members ms. arrest lay nixon. >> (clapping.) >> treasurer of dr. czar cellist well. >> our main fundraiser mr. melvin hall. >> (clapping.) >> and the person that helped and pulled this program together

and structured and organized it linda richardson. >> (clapping.) >> and overlook one gentleman that is on the board the president and this is mr. walker. >> (laughter) >> (clapping.) >> also like for the very fiscal and person that gets things done kathy davis to come and stand. >> (clapping.) >> (piano.) >> she is the effective mover executive director of this particular program that the reason why we're here could i i want everybody to hear and understand and you don't have to talk about it you can

look at at the reflection all around us this board stepped up and take advantage and make sure this would happen on today as kathy out leading giving us direction i want everybody if you be so kind if you're incapacitated don't have to stand but i'd like everyone to stand and give this board and kathy a great round of applause. >> (clapping.) >> i believe you can do better than it you can do better than that. >> (clapping.) >> thank you very much you may be seated i'd like to leave this point on one occasion the daughter of her one of the major freeways going

to do business for the family and all of a sudden a terrible horrific storm arose and the wind and rain and lightning was so bad until cars began do pull over and stop and the daughter said dad should i pull over and stop he said keep on driving after awhile the big wheel and trucks began did pull offer and stop she mind dad the big wheelers are pulling over why not stop he said keep on driving and after awhile they droech out of the storm beyond the storm the subpoena as silencing hike today and the dad said daughter pull over just

pull over they pulled over he said let's get out of car and walked back to the back of the car he said daughter look at the storm is still happening back there but you kept on driving we drove out of storm my point we have storms we have storms to get where we are today but the walker pastor walker dr. walker said keep on driving and we are here today thank you >> (clapping.) >> a medicaid waiver sermon but nevertheless, a sermon (laughter) it is now my great pleasure to have a man who literally picked

up what other mayors have started couldn't complete because they didn't keep on driving he kept on driving and we are now in the sunshine and we're celebrating because mayor ed lee kept us heeding in the right direction mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> hello bayview yeah. >> well, i just want to say a couple of things obviously my friend former mayor willie brown in 1996 been 10 years since the dream and discussion when i wanted people to know is something that i've often said in the bayview we're not doing anything new even though this is new housing

in a new centering we're here to fulfill old promises in the city is that right. >> (clapping.) >> and he know in 1996 or somewhere going close to that mayor willie brown tapped me you'll be on the team we have to get stuff done and that's kind of a few years later i tapped me for the hardest work the department of public works an appointment all in two minutes and my head was swirling since that time but all in the spirit of saying if you help us get the promises done don't make any new promises but the ones done and for the bayview in particular for you community here the promises that we have been

making around equity and equal jobs and december sensitive housing for our seniors not new promises old promises and be it takes time to get here and, yes 10 years is a heck of a long time to fulfill a promise but we're glad we're here and we're glad we're fulfilling other promises at the same time look around bayview is not what it was 10 years ago and i've got a goal of thirty thousand housing units in the city guaranteed half of them affordable to low income we're on the way what is happening in the shipyards under construction and happening in alice griffith under construction what is happening in hunters

point hunters point and west brook and shipyards and candle stick all under construction we are fulfilling all promises in getting things done we will always wanted your help we're not doing in alone i'm here to say kathy davis keep an bugging my office and keep on coming in and telling me willie used to call on people which of any bureaucracies ain't working and i've learned that lesson well, because as a student of mayor willie brown you tell me what is not doing the job we'll recreate it as we recreate ours housing authority never to be isolated and poverty housing in partnership with hud thank you

housing authority and hud and leader pelosi for your wonderful leadership i want to be i want to be with leader pelosi and the on the floor of congress because we need to end gun violence in this country we need to do that and also want to say thank you to senator leno because we're working at the state level with his help we're able to get the governor to releases another $5 million more affordable housing work with our new redevelopment agency ocii and doing that getting things done in all of those areas excluding the private sector and we're getting people jobs at the same time well deserved family oriented jobs for everybody so i want to say thank you to the community thank you to the

partnerships like salazar and hud and all of the agencies mayor willie brown and thank you for allowing us to fulfill the wonderful legacy of dr. davis thank you for being here today. >> (clapping.) >> mr. mayor thank you very much for your study and responsiveness to the needs this section of san francisco as well as many other sections of san francisco and you mentioned the name of the person tony salazar tony come up here you've been responsible for this my guess is working with kathy working with olsen lee and the city and michael baine you didn't do it

alone. >> you're right mr. mayor. >> i wasn't going to say that i'm glad you brought it up and (laughter) and if the time to renegotiate i'll - >> please thank you - i appreciate that. >> let me say you know it takes a village to raise a child it takes a strong committed compassionate village like the one that mayor ed lee is creating in the city to care for seniors and to help them grow and thrive and as seniors should continue in a very comfortable fashion someone has to build that village and plan and design and operate and maintain it and that would be me and it takes a lot of people to

do that i'll introduce a lot of people in the mini want to say a couple of things about me standing here on a personal note as during the groundbreaking that many of you were with here he shared the story of meeting dr. davis him inviting me to san francisco and talking about his vision and wanting someone to take his vision and turn it into reality and after multiple visits and meetings and mraifg pool and dominos and eve peach cobbler after the fourth meeting he be finally said you're my developer you'll do and i said at this point, i was questioning whether i really wanted to do this but he said you have to meet with any board he r i met with the

board they said who is this guy coming up from la this mexico guy we're trying to have it an all african-americans and after three or four meetings with the board they finally said well, your close enough. (laughter) you can be our partner and i just wanted to share that with you because there was a vision created my job to translate that vision into this and it is very hard when george passed because i if have anybody to ask a question is that the right is this what it is supposed to look like and feel like and kathy davis fortunately to be my partner and help turn that vision into reality but it takes a village so build

a village i want to acknowledge people here that are here today, there recent a lot of people's fingertips on the building and david barker was the architect and several people here i think that kevin wilcox and the contractor was baine and a joint venture old friends lots work together this city is fortunate to have those kinds of professionals here and to make sure those kinds of things happy mr. mayor couldn't have been possible your department focused and the mayor's office of housing, ocii, olsen lee and pam is here, eqt and tiffany bohe those people have raised their hands thank you for getting

those kind of things and the city public health department margo, housing authority my old colleague barbara smith and nicole is very helpful always also want to notwithstanding my nonprofit the bayview hunters point multi purpose team center they're our nonprofit partners development partner they're providing the social services >> (clapping.) >> placing a big role and kathy davis for being a spiritual and business partner and helping to get things done i want to the people i want to acknowledge last are just you know we're managing to property and stephanie is the project manager but the people that spent day to day everyday working on getting this project

done from our staff inform o from mccormick and salazar are here. >> (clapping.) >> there he is stand up. >> >> (clapping.) >> i'm telling you that is one of the senate it more intelligent tallest handsome it dbi a great asset to san francisco and hans and flores is also here i want to thank all those individuals for giving everything they have lastly i'm hopefully and i pray that dr. davis is looking down on us today and is pleased with what he sees i'm hopeful that i and all the professionals i

introduced you to i hope we exceeded his exceptions because we worked hard not just getting him his vision but to steady his vision and finally, i want to wish good health and much happiness to the seniors that entered this live building and live here and thank the city mr. mayor for the opportunity to bring any skills to our house thank you all. >> >> (clapping.) >> and, of course, this structure and all of the efforts made by all the people that tony described and in particular, the city had to be a reach out to the private sector and reaching ousted out to the private sector is the easiest when someone who retired yesterday and moved on to a private sector but still

owe you (laughter) fred blackwell owes us. (laughter) and fred blackwell stepped up when duty called had the san francisco did side needed money fred blackwell >> you didn't show up last night (laughter) thank you for that great introduction it is really a pleasure to be as mayor willie brown is referred to a bunch of people you can see when you look at this kathy and the team and mccormick and salazar pay attention whether that was the paint, the design, the kitchen, the unit the courtyard it is a fabulous this but not what i want to talk about i want to talk about is what you don't see

in terms of candidates that were made here because kathy davis knew a few things about, about how this project needs to move forward and one of the things she knew was that just because a building looks at good just because it is affordable just because it has great services and well-designed didn't necessarily mean it is good for the community what she knew was that when the people moved in and built this that if they are that not participating in building if at the doesn't see it is theirs if the people who lived through the years of challenge in the bayview this would be a monument to look at all the good stuff not for you. >> so kathy before the

financing was in place, before the first dirty was turned for the groundbreaking was working on making sure this was a building that was a project that represented what bayview wanted to see and that would be viewed as something that was theirs she did aggressive outreach and worked to fine the certificate of preference holders that was done wrong prior the project and moved from the city and didn't have the opportunity to participate in. >> (clapping.) >> and benefit from projects in the western edition 9 bayview she came to us and asked for support to do legal analysis to do how far to do the outreach and make it specific without breaking the law okay. >> (clapping.) >> and she worked with the board of supervisors to even pass policies that allows for neighborhood preferences to be

put in place so when the housing opened that state be reflective like i look at the community she knew would benefit. >> (clapping.) >> so it is for that i actually thank kathy and the team and everybody visions and hard working to this is something people participate and benefit from i don't quote rappers but my jordan song this is how we do it and other folks that are thinking about doing these things in the future thank you . >> (clapping.) >> you know, i knew he wouldn't be able to finish his remarks without calling on-stage rappers he wanted to be a stage rapper not the executive on any of those things if you can't

find him anyone someone is performing go to a web performances this is one dedicated musician (laughter) talented we really think your decency to the thrown clearly has been a great benefit 0 not to just for me but all the community you came from having one agencies and some agencies and housing in san francisco and mayor ed lee is fortunate to have you and to have your friendship with kathy davis he was in the way it has simply means it is now time for us to hear from the woman who gives the orders kathy davis >> (clapping.) >> (yelling). >> >> (clapping.)

>> thanks everybody and first of all, i want to thank the board of directors who gave me it wonderful job any second favorite my first is being mrs. davis today, i get to be mr. davis and thank you to the board for giving me that opportunity and thank you the amazing staff that pulls out of no where those events and things we do and brings the heart and love so thank you to all the staff you make it happen not really me only give the orders as former

mayor willie brown said and thank you to former mayor willie brown the wind beneath the agencies wings you again make the groundbreaking you never go into the hospital and that one day you are in the hospital so we didn't get to give you our award mayor willie brown. our groundbreaking thank you award >> (clapping.) >> because you're the one mr. mayor and totally appreciate it and say we'll wait to the grand opening to give you yours. >> thank you thank you >> (clapping.) >> okay i have to run really fast we're supposed to be done by 11 it may not happy first of all, the district attorney's office family is in the house raise your hand davis family there they are my brother-in-law from

las vegas my brother from orlando any brother here from north carolina any grandkids they sponsored their uncle george their gather and thank you for that also want to thank any metropolitan church family they've operated i want to thank and my church family for having my back every time he go into a church crying they pray for me thank you i want to acknowledge the people who built this building who did a beautiful amazing job 5 architects later and thousands of meetings a lot of harassment by the way, we got where we needed to go together and they always held together on the dream so thank you, tony i want to thank the former people and

thank the nibbi brothers brothers and bob and bayview hunters point came out to do something good and the architect david barker and others we had a lot of love powdered into this building and thank the guys in the trenches that actually built this sam adam the one guy it started and end this job thank you, sam whenever you are appreciate you from the last day he was here and want to thank and we have lots of them to thank my partners from the headstart and ocii and ocii what is the chopper leaders and always cheering we on and thank you for the bureaucratic work they had to do not easy didn't make it any easier thank you for

making it happen he know it is hard and challenging and fought a lot of battles we're here and i really want to thank you for helping us and latest olsen lee made the promise to dr. davis yes, we may or may not will make it happen and he didn't we have wonderful neighbors great in bayview hunters point across the street is condo owners that support us in everything we do for the 58 and 59 thirtdz neighbors and ashbury fortune and they're giving us discount for the seniors and comcast helping the seniors and my best friend rick hollywood kathy you need money for groundbreaking here's a check you can't get a better friend

now rick you'll be everybody's friend thank you for that i also wanted to talk about the housing advocacy for the foundation helped us to look at everything so try to get the neighborhood in this building and besides fred and the san francisco foundation there will be two guys working from the mayor's office that constantly helped me gave me hope he couldn't figure out what to do they have my back and that's miller and his buddy paul henson and running for judge vote for the man he's great so paul used to have a lot of confuses what could we do what is possible with an all those you know bureaucratic nightmares and i really couldn't have been possible also 0 on the advocate

we have the president of the board of supervisors supervisor president london breed and you don't get any tougher. >> (clapping.) >> or more dedicated about housing than london breed she fought hard-put her political will out there and got the neighborhood frankly for the community we didn't get it for this one but got one more the willie academy part-time because of here and supervisor cowen and supervisor wiener those 3 worked out together and made that happen political will is what it takes you introduce have to time to do it i appreciate that london you did an awful job we're excited to say in the next week applications at rosa parks two it is now called willie kaend senior apartments so i

want to see all the seniors we had like 4 thousand people applied not everybody was in these and we'll put on the next listless we're looking for certificate of preference holders and then a 3 week process for everybody that didn't know we applies in october if you didn't get the application period our used you have to pay attention and do the work to get on is application lists i also want to thank sheree she's home ground bayview by the way, started the network for ever and now the director on the aging & adult services and in the western edition we appreciated you sherry re we're excited i know that supervisor cowen will talk about that the dignity fund and we're going to have a ballot

measure we'll double the amount of money that goes to senior services ♪ notify you have to get behind that and supervisor cowen who stuck her neck out like supervisor president london breed and used some political will to make that happen so we appreciate it supervisor cowen i know i've missed a lot of things i have so many things to say to thank people i want to thank all of the staff the volunteers and the seniors the seniors who stuck in there and filled out the applications and did all that work and made it all happen you're the reason we do what we do thank you. i know with very senior residents in the house if you're a senior resident raise your hand we'll will have more coming up we're excited to have them be here and

i'll be - we have awards for people that helped us if you look at the back of the program it says is it takes a village to fulfill a dream we're grateful to those listed to help is from groundbreaking to ground opening in this your name is on here we have something for you the seniors made our building happen we have an award we don't have time to give them out but the seniors to thank you. we have people like pam who from the beginning to end was always under there and pam you deserve 50 awards and thank you pam and everybody on the list i c say all your names and forgot somebody i apologize but thank all the people on this list who helped us make this happen

my husband and i this was something we wanted to see part of community and always about hope he was positive he gave us the vision and he never quit and what is here today is a testimony to dr. george davis >> (clapping.) >> and what he said to me when we walked the vision i worried about he can't see he said we walk by faith not by sight that was george davis >> (clapping.) >> that was the man that taught me to do what i'm doing now and forever grateful to, his wife and thank all of you for

this. >> (clapping.) >> malia cohen you have the worse job in the world but i know you're able to do exactly that district 10 supervisor and for the last almost seven years 8 years, 6 years been working beyond (caltrain) i think mayor ed lee arranges for the train to interrupt me for some reason i don't know what it is but for the years that she served on the board been working with the board of directors on every call with

kathy on every call and before that she was employed by the city and the newsom administration that was one of the items that eventual got go 45ed and ma lay was called on and she's clearly in the neighborhood i met her loud and clear i was a student. (laughter) we were fellow students ladies and gentlemen, supervisor cowen. >> cleaver very, very clever. >> good afternoon family i think today please bear with us an opportunity to pour out our hearts to you particularly the district attorney's office family just to take a moment to

express our gratitude. >> how much building app represents not only housing seniors people that are raised their children and grown in the community and raised their children in the community built by bayview hunters point community people i mean it is credible i want to take a moment and recognize jeff adachi our public defender working hard and recognition shamann walton the vice president and eric brown if the mayor's office that deserves acknowledgment and acknowledge our housing authority representatives not the staff but the volunteer force behind it joyce armstrong thank you, very much. they're always with us every

step of the way i've not seen this lady dr. honeycutt deserves recognition >> (clapping.) >> pam sims and i also want to recognize those guys out there and the represented from the 58 and 4 nine hundred hoa that is in the buildings you know what they did they pooled their resources and made welcome kits for every single senior we'll be opening up today. >> (clapping.) >> so i'm absolutely happy and delighted and thrilled to be here at the grand opening of this incredible building named after a saint dr. george w davis one and 20 units that's no easy feet to be built one 20 in the

bayview hunters point and mayor ed lee talked about his vision for rolling out and bringing the unit online that means nothing if you don't have the resources to buy and rent them and without the knowledge just two years ago many of you were gathered is this spot dirt we have shovels if you look at behind me what two years difference a dream not mine personally i've inherited my role at the board of supervisors to carry the vision that dr. davis to the finish line and here we are this is kind of full fruition kathy sorry about that incredible partner the davis family should be proud of the accomplishment and the community kathy is a nuisance she calls you when i don't

answer she'll text you early in the morning and late at nights that's the kind of nuisance we all need to be it gets things done this is a commitment that is your honor, wavering and it is because of this 11 of commitment our community benefits and it means we are this building and some of the legislation we're bringing forward we're respectfully seniors people shoulders we stand on every single day day remember willie b kennedy a soldier for this community for many, many years many years so there are many things we've passed in the budget i'm excited to say we're going to have exercise classes kathy left nothing undone it means that young people and grandchildren will stay connected to their family something valuable you

can i am part knowledge on your grandchildren another home this building it is what it is hits all the core tenants of the generational opportunities for everyone particularly calling out the african-american community the details reflects african from the color palate of the building on the inside and outside to the structure to the lay out to the art that you'll find an opportunity for those of us part of africa to reenjoy and be glad history it represented. >> (clapping.) >> not only important we talk about the history but successful in area marking money to make sure we see an african presence in the bayview community and start to see physical when you can you go to north beach the italian flag but now along the corridor

so. >> (clapping.) >> you know it is really i grew up here in san francisco and for that reason he work incredibly hard kathy briefly touched on the neighborhood displacement for those of you who don't know this legislation is paramount will change the face of not only the community in san francisco but the entire parts of san francisco this means that 40 percent of everything built people from the neighborhood 40 percent. >> (clapping.) >> and that was not easy we all wanted to be close to 50 i think that was fred that said kathy davis city attorney dances in the line sdrairlgz to what is legal and illegal but a lot of people dancing with her thank you for helping us and supervisor president london breed's thank you for being my partner and insuring we got 40 percent of affordable units this

community whose families have an opportunity to stay that's the real issue we feel in the community now the dignity fund you guys need to look for this is judges as for the dignity fund oath fight weeping we'll bring to the voters it is simple if you live in the city and want to remain in the city you're a senior we'll set aside services you'll not be vulnerable a eviction no longer vulnerable to lacking services home support services food services and doesn't stop with the seniors community those with disabilities those are hepatitis positive will be benefiting our response we're hearing from the seniors and the disability community that is incredibly for the data shows that by 2030 over one hundred thousand seniors will be living

with us we need to be prepared to age in place and show our love and commitment we're talking about $800 million over and over 20 years $800 million if that don't make you applaud that is a heck of a lot of money so look for that on the ballot near i want to recognize dr. william walker celebrating 38 years in the community 38 years this man has served our community thank you very much and dr. church will has served us and millie nixon served us well on the board thank you. >> (clapping.) >> and i want to recognize a man that is been with the african-american community since day one a member of the board of supervisors since he's rent-controlled housing out his tenure as with the house with

senator leno fighting for us advocating and saufrt us ever step of the way please welcome senator leno . >> (clapping.) >> hi mark. >> all right. >> say hello to everyone quickly. >> mayor. >> all right. >> okay as worrying about will tell you everything is said not yet by everybody but i'll be brief. (laughter). >> dr. george davis was a mentor of mine and this day is all about him and all of those he led owe learned from dr. davis was in my public policymaking to be ever sensitive to our senior

population all the reasons that we know but too often they've over looked i want to thank supervisor cowen for her dignity fund and asking the voter of san francisco to support our seniors not only in word but indeed and at a time decades ago when the state was building more and more prisons and pga more and more allows alleyways to put more and more people behind bars for longer than percent is dr. davis was recognizing 90 percent of your cadets a inmates what becomes of them in the community he knew there is needed for x offender programs to support them and their families and they need housing as well and that is all about safer community few people saw that then it is now in fashion today,

i learned a lot of from dr. davis and also learned from dr. davis never come between kathy davis and her vision and passion that's a dangerous cyclist place to be it's been a real pleasure she called me and said shack dollars from the governor he he is closing down the agency i need need that money we have tens of millions of and thank you casket formal being on any head all but way. >> (clapping.) >> so i think we all recognize the foundation stone of what we're cutting is the power of love and it started with the love from dr. davis that he had and continues to have in his memory for this community and for the most vulnerable in this community and his love for his wife, and

the love of his wife for him and his memory that is what got us to build 24 this and bring us to this ribbon cutting today i told kathy when they gave me a tour the other day i want to be a leaf on the door tree of life and told me what it was going to cost me (laughter) kathy the check is in the mail you'll see my name on a leaf on the tree what a beautiful community and strength and compassionate and tenacity manifested ♪ community for all the right reason my thanks >> (clapping.) >> so kathy i know you have your bathroom walls covered with the operations i'm written to

you but for the groundbreaking i'm here to complete the project today and love from the california state senate a resolution framed and i will spare you the witty and whereas but united states resolve clause you and this community make the state of california so very proud in our ongoing never ending commitment to the low income seniors we thank you >> (clapping.) >> i don't have enough - >> mark thank you very much and i'm delighted i was in there looking at the leaves on the tree and didn't see your name i'll go back and look allergy know is that be there and some of the rest of you, you have to

stop and take a look that tree grows bigger and bigger everyday he assume that will take over that whole wall but only if you make a donation and the amount of the donation can be whatever it is you may make it and may not so be careful well the people that live here when kathy called and told me it is finished we got the certificate of occupancy i thought he really should said something to them walter come on up here, here is a man that lives. >> (clapping.) >> in that new george can davis senior housing walter.

>> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. >> good afternoon. >> i stand in front of you this afternoon grateful and happy and thankful i want to thank god for bringing me this far i want to thank mr. district attorney's office for his vision that i would have a place at 63 years old to come and live in a beautiful established place i mean, i'm so grateful i want to thank his wife ms. kathy the woman say, i can't say she's awesome and anything wrong around here i can talk to her

and she'll give me a straight answer if i need furniture or anything they're there for me i want to thank the housing manager of this she is has been awesome in everything about this building when it comes to the tenants she's very, very helpful and i love her to death i really do and as far as the bayview multiple purpose centering i want to thank ms. kimberly carter she made this possible did the paperwork a lot of it and make sure i got the birth certificates i want to thank everybody that had something to do with dr. davis

this place is beautiful i don't plan on leaving this planning place for awhile i'm thankful god is so good so good. >> yeah. >> like identification born in hunters point born and raised san francisco san francisco general hospital is 1953 lived in the bayview all my life and seen a lot of changes good things happening and god bless every single one of you and have ray a blessed day and enjoy your lovely building. >> (clapping.) >> i love it our lovely building (laughter) par walter that was fabulous one of the very first on the very first day and he lives here already i i have to tell you the reference to the neighbors who

provided some move on tips ma and referred to if kathy had been looking at the other way i would have left and berryly i'll give you the microphone another one of the residents. >> >> (clapping.) >> this one is better here. >> to the eloquent staff of the political arraign glubd to all of my brothers and

sisters comblud we're here today not only a dream but there was a vision and from the vision here's the reality it was only a reality because there was a god who saw fit and decided that was time for bayview hunters point to really come alive and enjoy some of the benefits that others are enjoying other places and it was done through a man who was compassionate, kind spirited, concerned and who knew the road be rough and touch but he could travel that he had the lord to carry him along and because of that his spirit

looks at over us today to look at this beautiful edifies that has been built and this is in memory of dr. george davis and we want to thank the lord for giving george davis kathy davis >> (clapping.) >> because beside every good man is a better woman (laughter) >> (clapping.) >> and because of kathy his dream is now a reality and seniors let me tell you something thank the mayor he's blessing you, you need to be thankful for kathy for the board, for the people of the community and for the government for looking at for you we need

to go to the polls and vote and get out of those houses and get away from the television and let's get out and do our job now we got started and not going to stop let's get together and go to work. >> (clapping.) >> for those of you who don't know she ran a training program for bernie sanders (laughter) reverend we're almost ready to do the ribbon cutting but we would be rim in our interviews and our community we open with prayer and we will close in prayer from the bayview seniors

reverend paul. >> thank you >> (clapping.) >> amen everybody what we're saying i'd like to do first of all, it is enforceable to thank everyone a couple of names not called i'm going to call out and thank for their contributions mr. shane walker and leila bridges and mr. al williams >> (clapping.) >> you see a lot of times to accomplish great things it takes people to do a lot of little things and if we missed anyone because we know that every effort you put forward from the staff from the politicians your prayers everything makes a difference we want to take that time to thank you and give you yourselves a

round of applause we're going to pray now father god first of all, we want to thank you for the vision we want to thank you for the vision requires we want to thank you. we know that only because of you that that vision was received and father god as we go to cut that ribbon father god this is a great accomplishment you given a vision that is a lot berlin that father god the vision of a angling campus as vision that changes thanks changes for seniors in the san francisco bay area and know this day on this die we'll be rejoicing because the best is yet to come and father god question started with one building we know that you have allowed us to build the courage for me thank you, thank you,

thank you and father god continue to bless and love every single last one amen . >> (clapping.) >> and now if all those of would you who are part of this ceremony i believe the ribbon cutting is next if you'll follow the leads provided by kathy davis as we all should do that. >> (singing.) >> (clapping.) >> 3, 2, 1

>> welcome to the department of building inspection brown bag lunch. this is a series we run on the -- every month. we talk about topics of general interest. we are going to talk about the subject that comes up when people get permits. and my going to be able to recoup the value of the work to do when a property? how does my improvement or repair affect my property about you? we have guests today.

jonathan, thanks for coming. james, and alice. alice is a neighbor. thanks for coming. i have a big hand out of stuff about what other people think values might be when you do work on your home. san francisco is a different world, isn't it? >> we have so many micro districts and pockets of different the used within two or three blocks. answering the question for one house may not always be the same as answering that question for different house. >> give us an idea. if you get a view, it will be different -- >> shore. the value of a simple remodel

verses a very fancy kitchen remodel in a house that might be worth more than a condominium. those things can matter. it can make a difference. >> we have a request from one of our viewers to make sure we talk about -- home-improvement results and building taxes. >> accessible. >> the other thing that might be brought out his people over- improved. there is a fine line. i recommend that my client or anyone talk to realtors before they start. it is a good idea to get an idea of that neighborhood, that house, and how it can be done. >> page 22 of the handout, spend an hour with the pro. talk about what the value means and how it will add value to your home, or if it will be over

spending on something that maybe you can do without. >> exactly. >> it is very important to know why you are doing it. are you doing it to add value? will you live there for 20 years and you want a nicer kitchen? it cost $20,000, but only as $15,000 in value. it is different than if you want to sell it in three or four years. >> i had a lady who bought a couple of units and wanted my opinion years ago. she had an old victorian with an old brick foundation. she was absolutely convinced that the foundation had to be concrete and had to be concrete tomorrow. it was the first thing she did. she had different people, and look at the way she could do it. someone convinced her she should really be fit up and do it to the degree that she could add another unit or another living space down the line it see -- if

she so chose. against my advice, she probably spent over $100,000 on pouring concrete down there. it sits there as an empty shell of a basement, which is sort of useless, really. i think you can get expert opinions from many different people, and the value question is a different question than an expert opinion on a particular subject. the value question is a question of the value of the property. is it over-improving? sometimes the contractor will tell you otherwise. the value is probably for a salesperson. >> that is something john wrote out. what value? value to you? value to the appraiser who comes in in one month? value is certainly individual. we do see houses, unfortunately, as james as saying, that may be beef up the foundation, but

there are so many that just do -- that don't do anything behind the walls, which is an issue for us, that when we go when their -- people buy it, but we have to really make sure the homeowner is aware of both. >> something else that is a typical misnomer, i think, remodeling my house, doing a quick renovations before i sell it or try to market it might increase its value. not necessarily always, and not necessarily in all instances. one thing that -- you know, there are different levels of that. it is so important to get professional opinions about your true goals to see if your goals for doing a major improvement for a minor improvement on your property, if those goals line up with the market situation, and how best to reach those goals.

maybe there are ways to reach those goals for you, in a personal way that may not involve the heavier remodel. >> let me mention a couple of things. people are coming in to replace a profound asians and to other work that they believe is necessary -- profound foundations and do other work that they believe is necessary. they do things they think should be done that are actually -- where the money could be better spent if their goal is to improve the structural quality of their house. they would have a better improvement curve if they put it in the ground floor or roger area. -- or garage area. >> i see people who have undertaken various remodels without benefit of proper permiting. one of the key questions that is always asked, i would like to have your opinions about, which

is, what is the relative benefit to doing work to 1's home prior to sale, with kermit, verses without a permit? is it a good step to take to seek to legalize things that were done in the past that might of been done without a permit? essentially, what percentage of the value added do you get from your kitchen remodel it you haven't got a permit for? >> are you saying this is already built? they want to know whether they should do the permit or not? >> most often, i find it to be the former. the latter does come up. people do considerate. usually, it is whether you will go back and permit something that was done illegally. >> that is really tricky. it has a lot to do with the expectation of the amount of money they will get for the property. you have to disclose, disclose,

disclose in that case. it has happened to me before. it is mainly because you cannot see what is behind the walls. you can tell that to buyers and sellers. buyers should be concerned about what the electrical looks like, where the plumbing is, what is happening to something that has not been permitted. it could be just fine. owners will tell you that i had my uncle joe do with and he is a plumber and electrician, but we did not want to spend the time and money to do the permit process. that is fine, but it is hard to convince a buyer. it will have an affect on the value, no question. if they want to go to the process, great. i have had sellers require them to go through for a second bath for something that was not permit it. everything was done properly. a contractor owned the house and got it permitted. it was not a big deal. everything was done properly.

he could do it. they should find out what the process will take. it they are doing new work, definitely. people are looking at everything. they scrutinized things. if that completion is not on their, their concern. >> report of residential record, it's basically summarizes what is in the building department records about work that has been done, and required documents that are disclosed from a seller to a buyer. james? >> it is a big topic because everyone knows that -- we used to say 60,000 illegal or unauthorized units in thant of those that exist. people live in them. what does that mean? probably, they were built without a permit, or the use of

them is a not-permitted use. it does not necessarily mean that work done to add a room down in a basement behind de garage was done without a permit, but the actual use of the finished space might be a non-authorized users, non- permitted use. >> you might have -- >> you could have a room downstairs. you could have a sink in the room as a family room with a wet bar, maybe. the city starts getting funny about that kind of thing. it sounds like an illegal unit already. it is not always a bad thing. i would not say that in many instances, legalizing -- "legal" is a strong term. in our business and sales business, we try to avoid that term. it has many implications. to say something illegal is --

to say something is legal or illegal has a lot of implications. we cannot really say. we can say it does permit it or not permit it. what is or is not authorized is a different statement. we have to be mindful. one thing i wanted to say about jeremy pose a question was, there are quite a few very good people in san francisco to go to if you want to legalize something that had been done without a permit in the past, or you want to get a permit for every model that was done or a bathroom that was added downstairs without a permit, and you feel like your uncle maybe was -- may have done it properly. oftentimes, it is no big deal. it is a good thing to do. there are many companies that specialize in doing just that. you can do that. it depends on your goal. if your goal is to sell the property or to avoid neighbor complete -- there could be two

different goals with two different results, choices about how you go about taking care of the bathroom that you built in the basement without a permit, or you might do nothing. that may be ok, too. >> the question was focused related to value. >> ok. the hypothetical of a kitchen remodel, high-end to remodel that was done without the benefit of permit. what percentage of value are they leaving on the table by selling that without benefit of a permit? >> i think in my experience, which is less than alice in chains, eight times out of 10, in a residential -- which is less than alice and james, eight times out of 10 coming in residential unit, you can convince them it is ok.

when there are multiple units involved, or there is an illegal in law, you are dealing with more value issue. a kitchen or bath remodel, in my experience, it does not seem -- people are not as scared of that. >> when you buy the building, you are buying the problem. you are buying the unit without permits. hopefully, it was disclosed at that time. >> there is one example of a property, a $3 million property, and they had never gotten their completion of it. the other thing i would say, it depends on the marketplace itself. today -- at that moment in time, we got a buyer. they took it without a completion. we disclosed as to why there

wasn't. it had to do with the fire escape. the buyers took it on. we were very clear. when it was going to be sold again, two years later, i got a call from the agent to ask me about a property. we are involved forever, in some cases. they bought it. today, it would be a different story, i think. the other thing about the illegal rooms, if it is obvious to the appraiser -- the appraisal is a big thing for us now. if it looks legal, he might count it as a room. otherwise, he may not count it within the square footage. that could affect the value. but looks legal, he may not go unchecked. no window, someone is calling it

a room, there is going to be a question of value. >> another big issue in san francisco, or questions of value with regard to if there is a permit or not done for certain work on a property, has to do with the future of potential and someone's intent to condo- converted building. that is a big one. there was a two-unit building where a tax was built -- a deck was built without a permit to be used as a recreational deck, but on the building plans that were approved by the department of building inspection, there were the -- there was the deck shown. the railings on the plan around the surface of this roof deck -- there was a staircase to get up to this, but there was no -- so

we had a problem because the building inspection that was done for the sale of the property by the buyer indicated that, well, this cannot be permitted roof deck. in digging around a little bit more, we found that to be true. this is a two-unit building that the buyer intended to apply for a condominium conversion that some point in the near future. that was a big deal for them. what they found out in their search was they would have to remove what was there or find a way to add a second means of egress. that was a $10,000 problem. >> i think any to chip in your. things have changed about second means of redress for homes. only one exit is required for each unit.

this created that. >> we go back to their units, my friend rented out, but has never complained about it too many people. what kind of problem could my friend get in this kind of situation? >> [inaudible] >> there are endless problems you can get into renting an illegal unit. you are an attorney. you want to talk about that? you can leave it open. >> i will leave it open. >> their problems related to the city and planning enforcement, probably related to the tenant, who has rights to implied warranty of have the ability, and all the other things that tenants are deserving -- tenant desert. is the land blurred permitted to collect rent? -- the landlord permitted to collect rent? >> [inaudible]

>> that is an excellent point. we will talk about the value. let me say, if it has existed for a long time, that does not make it ok. it means they got away with it for a long time. that does not mean it is ok because it has been there 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 years. that does not make it ok. >> they can come in and kick up a tenant in clear out all of the room? >> we do not inspect those on a routine basis. we only look at them if we receive a complaint. we do not kick the people out. retell the property owner, you have this problem. you have to figure out how to solve the problem. legalize the unit. they can make some other change. >> anybody can come in and make trouble? >> they can. >> when we go to sell a property like that, if your friend wanted

to sell the single-family house and had a tenant in the legal unit, if we write up the statement we hand out to all the people that come in, this has happened a couple of times that we put a legality of the unit on known by the owner and agent, or illegal, that was the term we used to use, and the neighbors see that, some of them could be angry and call the building department at the time of sale. they can call them for any reason and do it. we have seen that happen. if the city has a problem, they could make it illegal. the owner has to deal with the rent control board because it is difficult to get a tenant out. it is tricky. it is more difficult to sell a property with a tenant in at in a non-permitted unit.

the value -- they may be making money on rent, but john can speak to that. >> [inaudible] especially in the sunset area, a single house -- >> it is a big issue. it is a policy issue. we have up to tens of thousands of these units. they serve an important function. they provide housing. the board provides moderate- income housing. very few of them never been meet the minimum standards for have the ability. they don't. i have been in hundreds of these units. i don't think i have ever in my experience been in a unit that was built without permits that neat -- meets the requirements of the building code, not once. what we have is a double standard of have the ability here. people who meet the code is live

on the standards we have agreed upon. people live in units that are not permitted have some lower standard of have the ability. >> it is. i think it is. the tenants pay their own rent, too. >> thank you. i wanted to add my two cents. i have legalized dozens of dwelling units, illegal units, for people in san francisco. in the last 10 years, there has been a sea change within the bureaucracy, the building and planning departments, where the attitude has been very proactive in trying to help property owners bring things up to code and to save these old, illegal units, rather than force them to be abandoned. the attitude of the city has really changed a lot and people are more likely to get help from their building inspector rather than enforcement. >> what i had hoped we could do is look at this little hand out for further discussion.

starting on page one, it is from a website, home remodeling magazine, there is a long list of things supposedly san francisco-based, adjusted for local conditions, and how much of the cost you can expect to recoup for the work you're doing in the building. if you're doing work because you want to live there and you want to appreciate the improvement, that is different. if you're doing work with a clear eye to how much you can get back, i am shocked to see under the column that says "cost recouped," there's not a single one of these things that says you can get back all of your cost, not one. some of them you get back a lot. most of them you do not do too well. is there anything where you recoup your full cost? golden gate bridge. >> there you go. >> in terms of immediate value,

part of this is a function of our limited housing supply, really. that affects the value, of course. if you do a bathroom remodels, they are saying the job cost $18,000, you might recoup $15,000. the hard part in determining that, to compare apples and apples, is to look at a house in the sunset district with a single-family home with one bath, or is it a 3-bedroom condominium in the castro where maybe everything else is really done fairly recently and updated nicely, but maybe the bathrooms never got updated? that would probably change dramatically the resale they'll -- value on that universes' the house in sunset. these are wild figures. we have to go to seek professional advice with the intent of satisfying your goal, whatever your goal would be. this is a question when

representing sellers that we get all the time. it should i do this or that? you really need somebody that is in the industry to come with you and go through and say, don't do that, but painting this would be great, but don't put in a new counter in the bathroom or kitchen. it is item by item, neighborhood by neighborhood. sometimes, sellers are under the impression that if they agreed to the kitchen, that will add more value than they spent. oftentimes, it is the case that the buyer will not want what you as a seller chooses. in fact, it is a detriment. sometimes it will turn buyers away. it is already begun. i don't want to tear it out. i don't want to pay for someone else's remodel. a lot of times, money well spent

is an old adage, but things -- just selling a house, paint is the best thing you can do. >> pete is the number one thing. it really is. >> i sold my own house a few years ago when the interesting thing was that of a beloved my house. ever the love that. i said, it it is not exactly in of -- everybody loved it. i said, it is not exactly universal. we had a 50's kitchen. we had a second garage. we put in storage. we always wanted to redo the kitchen. that was the main thing. people say, i love the kitchen. we sold that without redoing the kitchen. we made more money than we thought we ever could. they loved the kitchen. we separated the appliances and painted the whole thing. we did all the things around it. we made sure there was storage,

and parking. all of the things that that was one thing that was not on, for somebody who would like to have it your personal, the kitchen, particularly, do it -- do everything else. that was a very big lesson in some ways. i thought the value would be taken away for that. it was not. >> that is a good point. you are right. especially if you -- did you do a countertop change at all? you didn't. you did appliances. >> yellow. >> new appliances can help a lot. especially today, the cost of competitive prices are pretty good and you can make those changes for $3,000, $4,000, $5,000. they're oftentimes more energy- efficient. the general consensus is people like that. one other thing that i think is

overlooked in terms of value, and i don't know of the survey talks about it, is landscaping and plants. lance camping, plants, and trees are really inexpensive compared to major remodels. i often feel it is something that is heavily overlooked. it as a lot of value. it is a touchy-really, emotional part of a property. oftentimes, we don't have front yards. maybe there should be a tree out front. maybe you should have potted plants lining the stairs going up. perhaps the rearguard in, although you never use it, doesn't matter if you don't get sunshine. plant flowers that do not need son. those are oftentimes good ways to spend money on adding value to your home. >> people that are selling their homes do need to have someone that will absolutely come in.

i had a stager come in my house. you need to have another i that will absolutely have you get rid of the little things that you think make it look homey and people love it, but the value -- there is a very big value here. it is the same thing as the fluff, but it isn't fluff. paint, or anything else. >> let's talk about staging and what that does. i see a trend toward more staging. what is staging and how important is it? >> staging is when, in the new property or a vacant property, we bring in furniture. it can also be the property you have that is your home, removing your furniture and bringing in someone else's. the goal of staging is to create a neutral, audience-neutral environment where the buyer can imagine themselves without

detracting by having your personal photographs on the walls or your grandmother's throw on the couch. you will notice that it is often neutral tones, nothing too dramatic, not very dramatic art. it is kind of like being in a hotel room. we have actually seen staging in some properties -- in some, it is still prop -- popular. in some markets, it is not even necessary on some properties. >> i think they are getting a little more daring with color. there is some color. because it is expensive -- if you get a stager that can use your furniture in your things, but just at it, as they say, and as james said about the landscaping, that is so important. you cannot leave your kids

bikes. it is a whole thing. >> i ride my bike to work. i was riding to work and i saw someone had just repainted their front door. it was a beautiful yellow with a little orange in it. i was thinking, that did not cost very much, and now their house really jumps right out. simple thing. a red door. >> a yellow door. >> you mentioned appliances and energy efficiency. how much do green improvements, solar systems and new appliances, affect the market these days in value? is everybody looking for green? >> i am really trying to push that more. i am sure jameses, as well. -- james is, as well. we use what is available us, as

far as being retailers and trying to influence people. there is a walk ability score that shows your property, how green it is by being close to services and close two stores, schools, and the walk ability -- walkability. they're doing that across the country and it is coming up in marketing. when green comes in, we are pushing for green designations and the work people do to make their house green. >> my own direct experience, generally, the buying public will not pay more if it is green. maybe that is something people don't want to hear. it is the honest truth. that is my own direct experience. i think it is absolutely -- what will happen with the current

green movement in building, is that it will become standard. it is becoming the standard. ultimately, it will be frowned upon when a house does not have these features, i think. i think that is how it will migrate into society, in that way. it is a good thing. it is becoming an awareness of all of these things, your appliances, your window rating, things like that. it is something that happens over time. people like to talk about it. i have sold properties where they are solar-ready, which means they have all of the equipment installed to bring the solar down, the solar energy from the roof, down into the sub-area, to then transmitted to the electrical outlets and things, but the panel did not get installed yet because maybe the person did not want to spend the extra $20,000 or $30,000.

it is a promise it is coming. you cannot ignore it. it is important to it least considerate. maybe someone is not going to spend $10,000 on green things or $20,000 on some sort of solar system with rebates. will you get that back? quite honestly, not sure today. >> i agree. i think it is a matter of education. it will soon come to, what are your miles per gallon? >> it will be that. >> the meeting also talked about being called in for energy staging at a house, to come in and show what had been done for energy work. it will save money in the end for people. >> heating bills and things like that. the cost of oil is going up and it will continue to. those will become more issues. >> the plan of the building

department, too. >> of the time of sale, they can require low-flow shower heads, aerators. we will see a tremendous expansion of that of the next few years. >> in terms of the green building features, when people are faced with a need in the building, do they generally recouped when they make their decision to go green? the one i see frequently as windows, when people are facing a choice that they need to replace or upgrade the windows in a building, if they are choosing to go with a green product, do you think that has any cannot show in the marketplace? -- penache in the marketplace? flooring? things that people might be doing any while -- anyhow, but they may pay 10% more for a grain product. >> if it is green, it is nice.

it is hard to attach a dollar figure. the general consensus is, that is great, which is a positive that always a good thing. i think so. >> i agree, but if you're faced with the decision to put in a court for, another alternative, versus a traditional, hardwood floor, that is a decision i would not make that bet on. it is an aesthetic thing. >> do byers asked about screeng -- green? >> not yet. >> it is coming. >> we have with us in the audience a couple of folks from the department of the environment. barry, what do you have to add?

>> one is the exciting actions the association of realtors has been taking, to be the first and the california to provide space in their database for industry standard, recognized green measures. aside from cork flooring or other surface treatments, which are a consideration, a buyer could have summary information about if the home has been measured for energy performance, and has some independent organization confirmed that you have actually installed -- that there is a reason to call it green. that has only been out there few months. another metric of the fact that could have on the market when that becomes a little more populated in the database would be looking at whether that affects the days on the market, which i would expect to be more likely a factor of change, because if you are filtering your search on that criteria,

you have more buyers looking at those particular homes. >> i think it is a very good measure. as the measures become standardized, you are right. it will be something that people will look for. they will say other things about the property. they could say, this property owner really thought things through carefully. that is a good thing, versus someone who didn't. sure. >> the aesthetics are really important. we are seeing more things that are a lot more choices. i just put in new zealand pine, and approved material. we are even getting the terminology, trying to get people used to be a the -- used to the idea. cork floors, some people really like them. if i can get away from the

granola aspect of what people think about green, it isn't -- well, it can be, but it is also -- the aesthetics of it is certainly changing. not everybody wants corp. floors. you're getting a lot more choices. >> let me ask a question about a different topic, repairs and maintenance verses improvement. at what level should people do repairs to their building in order to preserve their property value? people say, i do not want to continue to invest. if you build through that work, is that some write-off on the bottom line? >> generally it does. you have to do that work. maintenance is personal. it also feeds into a bigger issue. it should be a green

consideration. how long does something last? if you are going to put a new deck in, are you going to use inexpensive wood because it is cheap? if you have to replace it in five years, it is not cheap because it will cost you double, and it is not good for the environment and the rest of it. you want to look at longevity of materials, and durability, and those kind of things. that is very important. i am not a green strip of fire, but that is how i would look at things. it is important, for sure. things like? -- it is a crucial point. there are many kinds of wood. some will last a few years if you leave it outside, and others will last 25 years. >> that is the value of talking to your buyer. i believe this project that we have -- you can say, "this is

not a redwood tenure deck. it is in new zealand pine 30- year? ." it is more money but will last to 50 years. >> the important thing about maintenance is not deferring to much. it just gets worse and worse. then when you are selling the property, more likely than not, you will have a pest inspection, which is where we have an expert go through. he sees there is dry rot or fungus or structural problems. then there is a number in that report which is how much he estimates repairs to be. if you had spent $2,500 every five years to seal your deck, that might prevent you from having the $45,000 report you just got. >> we do that almost immediately

upon receiving a listing from the cellar. the first thing we ask them to do is to get it passed report to find out what the damage is so there is negotiation up front. that is something that is known. we almost never have a zero report. >> to those usually come off the bottom line? >> i would say yes, oftentimes. >> it will affect the list price in some way. >> how much does parking? >> i see people putting garages under their houses. how does that work? >> an appraiser looks at it for $50,000 to $100,000, depending on the area. if it is way out in sunset, there is more street parking. but in his family it could be a very big thing. >> parking is still super

valuable, even though there is a citywide movement to get people out of their cars, which is quite good. and it is working, which is really working. we have bike lanes everywhere. it is great. we are really seeing that. it is nice to see that. but parking is still a big one. i think some of that will not change. the style of the cars change over a long time. that is still a very valuable feature. >> here is the secret. nobody knows about this. this is fire rated glazing. this is not a window. this is a fire rated transparent wall. but putting in one of these, and i think mr. hall has done this, you can cut a hole in your property line wall ware windows are not allowed. you can put this in and get a

view of the golden gate bridge. have you done this? >> yes. i have to fantastic view walls in the east side of my bedroom. i have this kind of transparent wall material that allows me to view the bay bridge and downtown, which otherwise would not have. i am not sure i want to tell city planning about this, but it is great stuff. it is expensive per square foot, but by comparison to the improvement of equality in my like having them view, i will take it. >> how much is a view of downtown worth? >> and lot more than the roughly $200 a square foot. >> this is an odd piece of value enhancement. >> that would not necessarily be

considered a window from the planning department. >> that is correct. it is a wall. it is made with special high- temperature glass with coating between layers. how about that? there is a thin steel that goes around inside. it is not structural. we are working on the structural glazing. you need to take care of the structural issues, just like a window. anyway. i just thought i would mention there are ways to substantially increase the value at very low costs. putting in windows were you previously did not have that opportunity might be one of them. >> i like that. >> that will get your attention. you can put this in a high-rise. >> who makes that? >> there are a number of companies that make it.

this company is called a technical glass products. there are some other things that i see. a look at buildings all the time. sometimes i look at them with you guys. one of the things i see that seems to be -- it to add tremendous fight to a building is interior moldings and tramp -- crown mold, baseboards, chair rails, ceiling rails. do you find that to be the case? >> it depends on the style of the house. if it is a traditional house, edwardian, victorian, certainly. but not just everyday ordinary home depot crown molding. probably something in little bit nicer, more traditional. but i think the contemporary -- in the last 10 or 20 years, you probably want to consult with an interior designer before you

slap of a molding. >> i suggest an architect. these are people who are trained to look at the appearance and make decisions. but i have seen it to great advantage, especially in the older buildings, victorian and edwardian period >> i agree with you to go with a professional. but is there a particular group? another list in the yellow pages and all that. for the exterior, you talk about the curb appeal, something like windows. where do i find a list of these people, without having to trouble a realtor who is maybe just interested in selling it? >> i think in that, just to address if different ways, you might want to get a couple different opinions. it does not take long. you might want to get an opinion from a realtor, even though they

may just be interested in selling it. that may be true or may not be true. a 50 minute opinion might be worth it and help round out your decision from your next professional, who might be the architect, as warren suggested, especially now, because architects are out looking for work. they are happy to spend a little time with you. they could give you ideas about potential problems are complexities with the ideas you have, or come up with new ideas. >> on the exterior, there are many talented painters in the city that not only paint -- the have a good eye. >> there are designers who are also stagers. it is not limited to the interior. it is the whole house. there are also landscape architects if you are thinking

of the outside. there are stagers and designers that can do that. >> most of those professional people, architects and engineers, will sell their services by the hour. you do not have to buy the whole program. you do not have to hire them to do the whole building. you can say, "i would like to consult with you for an hour or two hours. that makes it very reasonable. you get a lot out of it when someone really knows what they're looking at. >> as long as you say up front -- some people will say that they might sell it. we are happy to go to people so we might be known. an hour of our time would be well spent in getting to know you and your house. we will give you advice for who to call. we have a good database of people. we are always asked to give it out.

>> they have tremendous experience in doing what you're talking about. i do think that is an important resource to call. >> let us talk about what the assessor reporter does when you do improvements to your building. if you look at page 36 on the handout, we have some information from the assessor reporter's office, things that are a sensible and things that are not accessible -- things that are assessable and that are not asssessable. there will be addressed for tax purposes. for every edition or every major permit, most permits we send to the assessor reporter's office. they have a staff who looks at building permits. they do not use the value that is on the building permit.

that is our the dow elation purposes for charging fees. they have a whole mechanism for praising and assessing valuation. a horizontal addition and a vertical addition certainly will result in additional assessment. by the way,? are interesting because the rules change. if you are on the ground and it is a patio, it has different rules. if you lay a flagstone patio, you're not getting a permit for a deck. but if you build -- let us say you build a deck that is less than 30 inches off the ground. no permit is required. it does not go to the assessor reporter's office. between 30 and 36 inches off the ground, you need a permit. you can expand the entire size of your rear yard.

if you are more than 36 inches off the ground, you have to meet the planning department open space requirements and encroachment requirements. there is a whole range. another thing would be converting an unfinished basement or adding living area, which is happening very often. people are taking the back of their grosz and turning it into their room, or an attic. that is happening in lot. you have assessed for that. i think that is a very green thing to do because you do not have to add building. do you have anything to say about general improvement? >> it is a big additional we are talking about attic space. when you are retrofitting for earthquakes two stories up in an edwardian, the expense involved, i think, would be hard to

justify in most neighborhoods. >> it is hard to get enough windows with dormers, etc. >> how about converting the attic into storage? >> you said you recently did that, alice. >> that is fairly simple. i would get a permit. and you are allowed a certain amount of space. you have to have ventilation. i do not remember all the rules. >> will the property tax increase? >> i do not think so. >> to convert an existing empty attic into a storage attic? that does not sound like you are converting it into the living area. the a sensible addition would be converting it into a living area. >> it is usually by a letter that pulls down. a staircase would have to be

deliverable area with a valid staircase. >> thank you. >> adding a bathroom, adding a ron shipp is a sensible. we see a lot of people putting elevators as our population, including us, ages. >> or houses are getting more vertical. >> that is right. no permit is required for a tool shed that is less than 100 square feet of area looking down, bird's eye view. less than 100 square feet, no permit is required. without a permit, there is no trigger for an assessment. >> you could go up two stories? >> no, actually. the planning department has a height limit of i think 10 feet in the required the rear yard area.

eight or 10 feet. [laughter] keep your hot tub in your toolshed. >> in this market, if you bought your house recently and you are thinking about doing one of these that you think is going to make your assessment go up, you can always apply and have your assessed value go down. >> we have some information here about that. we will get to that in a second. having a swimming pool or a sauna will change the assessed value of your property. i would get approval. it is the least improvement value that gets passed on. >> it is so extraordinarily expensive. >> increasing the square footage of your home and to assess the value. demolition of an existing structure in order to construct

a new building -- i am not sure how that plays out. do they reassess it when you demolish it? i do not know, but it is on their list. new additions that are non- assessible. if you put new solar energy systems until january 1, 2010, like solar hot water heating, that does not trigger additional taxes. bathroom renovations, which include structural changes or plumbing changes, kitchen structural changes and upgrades of the system, taking the entire house or a portion of the house down to the studs, or a change in use from one to another -- residential to commercial or whatever -- they will consider the new assessed

bellevue. repair, replacement of fixtures with similar quality is not assessible. plumbing to copper is not. replacement of circuit breakers. dry rot or termite repair is a non-assessible maintenance. replacing windows, doors, roofing, and ventilating and air-conditioning repairs. >> i could have a kitchen remodel. a home owner may get their permits and have their permits signed off and eventually the department of building inspection notifies the assessor's office that the homeowner did a kitchen remodel and they have a formula. the up their property tax a

little bit. the home owner, depending on the type of remote -- i do not know where in the process i just described it is described clearly to the tax assessor the similar quality material issue brought up. for example, if somebody took out a kitchen from the 1950's, which might be pretty good materials, and your place something with cabinets you bought today off the rack somewhere, it is it a similar quality? should the kitchen remodel be reassessed? you might get that tax bill, but if i were you would consider what that meant. i do not know. >> next year we should have the tax assessor reporter's office here to answer those questions. >> that is a tricky thing. i read the fine print and it says similar quality materials, so i do not know exactly what that means.

>> along the same lines, the next section are repair and maintenance base say are assessible, but under state law you can file a claim exempting this. >> i did not know this. >> these are possible exemptions. i had not heard this either. disability improvements -- they will assess it unless you file. disability improvements, seismic retrofitting of an existing building has an assessment exclusion. fire escapes and so on. this is very interesting. i think we do need to get someone from the assessor's office one of these days. >> it is unfortunate you are going to be assessed or punished for putting in new york electrical and plumbing in some

instances. >> i think replacing it you are not, but if you of credit. it is an improvement, and i guess that is how they do it. the next few pages are general information of the assessor recorder's office, including the appeal someone mentioned, the appeals process where you can dispute evaluation assessment. there are other contact numbers, so i encourage you to call them and ask questions. anything you would like to add? >> i appreciate being on the panel here and on your program. i think it is important to look at goals carefully. i think that is important to help round out your vision process. >> i am going to keep the green thing in mind.

>> thank you for coming. see you next month for "building

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ever wonder what happens after you cast our vote what's the process for tal vote in san francisco and how is your vote counted let's follow our ballot when you tall a certified by the department of elections first, we'll look at what happens to our vote another a polling place when you cast your vote it is set into a system called on in sight it read our ballot and the data is soared on a memory cartridge it is based in denver, colorado provides san francisco with high sail balance scared and software to count the votes when the poll is closed the memory card is removed by the inspector cartridge is sponsored are stored in a anti static bag and

a san francisco parking control officer takes official custody to deliver to city hall the custody of the actual completed ballot is transferred to deputy sheriff it verifies delivers them to pier 48 managed i the election on election night pier 48 is a hub of activity bringing the ballots to poll line up audits to delivery to the team it's a long night for those election employees staffer unpack and sort of all the ballot bags and i account

for the ballots and dropped off at polling places and from the machines the inside ballots a counted to verify the total ballet for the polling places more to do with the ballots and we'll get back to them a little bit later meanwhile at systematically city hall the department of elections sets up a gone night only uploading center staffed by the employees and to transfer the memory cards by the parking 0 offices. >> on election night that he set up austin at city hall to process the votes and completely and accurately as possible in the bag it was placed on a

reader that records the summary next the carriages are unpacked and checked in by our staff then the carriages with a vote so for etch print are fed to into the right sideers by the memory software is he see the vote by a line that is in the department rooms tabulations back at the polling place on election day you might cast our veto using the edge voting machine a bilingual that allows the voters with limited vision or other disabilities to have access to the ballot their recorded on a paper printout and stored in the edge machine.

>> i also need the edge printer. >> at the end of the election day a deputy sheriff take custody of the field container from each edge machine. >> you on have one edge printer; right? >> those deputies transfer the container with the plastic bottles and the departments warehouse on pier 48. >> the department of election staff opens the sealed container into every edge machine and reviews the printed record. >> here at the department warehouse teams of two people roach the edge printer material and check and recheck if the votes are recorded a team have to people puts it onto a blank

perspective and two different people confirm the votes and correct any errors all the edge printer are hyphenated their transferred to the deputy sheriff and the department employees transfer those ballots to city hall and feed into the machine for counting that way all the votes cast on the edge machine are included in the election tally. >> voters are encouraged to vote at they're assigned voting place people that cast in other marathon their ballet place their plaid in a special envelope to be verified verification is checking to see if the voter is registered in san francisco if they are their

votes are count for where their registered more than 60 percent of san franciscans cast their vote by mail ballets cast at city hall have also process as vote by mail process brother you receive our ballot in the mail it has to be received and sort of by the u.s. post office the largest may progressing facility in san francisco though it is get i quite a large operation about 5 hundred employees throughout 3 shifts that runs 24/7365 today what we have all the day when the city of chicago have arrived and they'll be processed for delivery so over here a truck

that has come in we're expecting about 2 hundred and 48 thousand ballots to come into the plant on 6 different trucks so for we've received 3 of the trucks as you can see there's a lot of mail here right now, we're getting ready to run the mail on a bar code softer and we but u put it into a sequence it is good for the ballot constituents. >> voters drop off 25 percent of the ballets at poll places at the end of the day custody is transferred to 0 deputy sheriff that transfers them to pier 48 at the pier battles are a collected the number of rushes is needed and quickly transported by two deputy sheriff's to city hall for process

before any counting of any vote by mail can happen the voters signatures must be verified so first, the unopened vote by mail is run through scanner that takes a picture of the bar code and signatures the bar code identifies the voter and this information along with the voters signature is sent electronically to the voters place for verification while here in voter services we check the signature on the ballet envelope with the signature on the voters fill the name predict and name is entered into 9 election system the staff reviews the information on file and visually compares the signature and we challenge the valid of the ballot if it is severed they've voted in this

election and the official stamping of the ballots sent electronically back through the scanner envelopes radio run introduce the scanner again to sort of out any unverified ballets on the second scanner their sort of by predict voter services staff we proclaims every ballot to make sure that the voters are contract and their vote is counted. >> though accepted vote by mail used to be opened by hand now opened by a rapid extract machine it helped on the envelope on two sides and the machine that opens the flaps are recorded you can reach in and pick up the ballot

it is probably twice as fast as a manual process and the wlalts is then scanned by a 4 hundred high-speed scanner that counts the votes on each ballot sadder at the same time employees schek the dominion sheet and compare it the scanner sometimes cannot read a ballot due to damage or light parking garages by vote their transferred by hand by a go person team those new ballets is run through the ascertain sea the votes are add to the final tabulation wonders where your ballet is you can consortium our battle ballot was received and check the constitutes and conform our vote better to be safe than sorry was ultimate

counted using the tool at sfgov ballot.org. >> then we transfer the data from the skarnlz into this laptop and tabulate using the do night time software. >> on the severe those are transferred into the memory cartridges once the data is loaded on the laptop the service tabulates the vote we generate the veto and put 12 on the website and the report also includes a predict by predict breakdown of the polling places and by mail a one neighborhood district of votes and the neighborhood turn out report. >> we can take a lot of information about the election including one of the most popular broke down by party and

continue to look forward to improvements. >> you'd think that is the ends of the story but still more work at pier 48 that needs to be done california election code requires one percent of the predicts that are chosen added random by an elected official the one percent manual tallied it their counted by hand here to the department of the warehouse 4 employees count them there are 3 steps first in each team won person called the vote and two people tall the votes that are called second to the tall people have the same results and finally the tallest are compared with the electronic vote. >> this one percent manual tall

is one of the last steps in declaring the official result of the election from your home or neighborhood polling place to city hall by memory cartridge high speed up scanner or manually our vote is tab laid and the results end up printed and posted and declared certified by the department of election services