it appears there are two foundations -- the original foundation and an extension of the foundation, with a tinge in the foundation. you have a retaining wall supporting 8 feet of soil, and about four feet up, the retaining wall has a break in it. you basically have a hinge. it is a hazard. i am kind of surprised that no one is wanting to let this get fixed. it does need to be fixed. the building department definition of eminent means you have to be moving. it is kind of too late to fix it. when a building starts moving, it is too late. there is a hazard. i do not know if it is eminent. president peterson: is there any public comment? simenon, the matter is submitted. -- seeing none, the matter is submitted. vice president goh: we heard there are three options -- the continuance if we want to look at this tonight. i suppose we could do the permit with the exception of the repairs to the foundation. or the permit holder could withdraw the permit. i did not hear if he was interested in doing that. an we carve out the foundation? >> i am not aware of the details of the basics of the appeal,

there are several foundation types in san francisco. the one that was used in the 1800's was called a wood grillage. they would chop down trees and it would lay lincoln logs, same principle, make the excavation, and they would lay lincoln logs and build what is called a redwood grillage. fortunately, the termites cannot attack at and it lasts hundreds of years. >> is resistant to decay. >> the second most common foundation, as we move forward, the cement can along. >> all the homes, all the buildings rest on just a typical spread type footing. the spread type flooding takes the load, comes down, and spreads it out over a larger area. that is why it is called spread footing. as the soil types get more and more difficult, we start looking at social foundations that may still be spread. a spread type foundation such as a mac. -- such as a mat. it is a blob of concrete that is the enough so that if it tries to move, it moves as a unit as opposed to individual footings. eventually, as you move closer and closer to the shoreline, where you ca

we have -- i have rarely seen build where is the foundation, the brick foundation has filed.e see lots of other kinds of failure but not typically brick buildings. >> this is what happens. you've got to put your bolt in first. you have x amount of dollars to spend. they tell you you've got to replace your foundation. that's $100,000. you're not going to get $100,00 of earthquake preparedness or proof with a new foundation. you can put your bolts in for or $4,000 you spent $97,000 getting two percent improvement of performance of the building and haven't gotten off of the seal plate. you have a lot of other places to put your money before you ever think of your foundation. >> we had a question about what size anchor bolts , so if you'r doing the job, you should be using 5/8 anchor bolts imbeted 7 inches typically minimal embedment. most contractors are aware of that. talk to an architect, give the contractor specificationings. we want anchor boltings no more than every four or three feet, whatever. tell the contractor what you want. don't let the contractor decide how to put i

which is good that means you have steel in your foundation and your foundation has reenforcing in it. you would just change the location of the hole move it oaf a bit. probably the most important thing is when you drill the holes in the concrete it's very important to remove all of the concrete dust. simply because when you get to the stage of putting in thethe which holds the bolt in place. it won't stay with the dust. all the hardware stores sell those things for that type of work. you want to set bolts ugz the epoxy. the epoxy come in a gun here. you buy the epoxy by the gun it come in tubes. it's easy to put in. you want to fill the hole halfway and set the bolt in thes holing. takes 48 hours for the bolts to set in the concrete. you will not put on nuts or washers until after that time the following saturday or couple of days later you want to install a 2 by 2 plate washer. that's what the building code now requires. they perform better in the earthquake that's proven. the earthquake in l.a. proved that. we saw photographs af that any of the buildings that had the 2 inch earthqu

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rather than a pile-driven foundation. a brief explanation, if you drive the piles down to bedrock, you set the building on top of that, it doesn't really matter what's adjacent to the building or what happens around the building, it sets on that bedrock where as a mat foundation has a high capacity for displacement of adjacent soils and the letter from the transbay joint powers authority pointed out that having a mat foundation on 222 second versus a pile-driven foundation is going to create significant complications in a construction of the downtown extension, the cut and cover portion of the tunnel, as well as creating safety concerns with the reinforcement of it because the tunnel will have to resist a great deal higher lateral forces in the event of a seismic event. and the response has been in comments and responses, pages 64, just pointed out that although it's not generally concerned with financial impact, the follow something noted for information and they pointed out that a mat foundation was going to be less exp

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an we carve out the foundation? >> i am not aware of the details of the basics of the appeal, but the relevant factor for this board is that the exemption for the entire project has been appealed to the board of supervisors. board practice in the past has been to continue an environment to wait for the environmental review to be finalized, until there is a final environmental review on the project. the board cannot review this project. i think mr. sanchez is correct that one option would be that if the appellate does not want to wait until the 22nd he can withdraw his permit. i think that if the board were to deny the permit that we would face the want-year bar problem. -- the one-year bar problem. the recommended process absent a withdrawal on the part of the appellant would be to continue this. otherwise, we need the board of supervisors determination on the ceqa issue. president peterson: if we deny, we cannot grant a new project? vice president goh: he has to reapply. president peterson: can we give him a permit

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, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> record economic growth in germany phelps the europeans outpaced the u.s. what surprises is the web site wikileaks have left to reveal. flood waters are still rising in pakistan. independence day celebrations have been scrapped. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs and around the globe. discharged and disgraced, the war hero who took on a sri lanka's president and lost. are you just a picky eater or could it be down to your genes? >> with many doubts still hanging over the european economy, there is a ray of hope. germany posted its biggest quarterly growth since reunification. the economy expanded by 2.2%, driven by strong exports. the french economy also performed better than expected. gdp increased by 0.6%. spain managed some improvement. >> it has been a tumultuous few months for the -- 40 euro zone. wo

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, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> misery of the floods with millions at risk of disease, paff calls for more -- pakistan calls for me international help. >> the u.n. secretary insists the pull out will begin next july. tony blair are giving the money. >> how passengers survived this colombian plane crash. >> hello and a warm welcome to you. "bbc news" broadcasting to our viewers around the wormed. the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in pakistan where a fifth of the country remains under water has led to renewed called for help and a grave warning about future security. the world bank says it will lend pakistan $900 million to help longer term reconstruction after the worst floods in the country's history. >> a life-saving mission, dropping food supplies in areas imprisoned by the floods. the pakistani military is lea

, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> obama gives his support for controversial ground zero mosque. record german growth figures help the euro zone. no relief for pakistan flood victims. government offers a reward for the capture of those behind a car bomb attack. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast in the u.k. and a round the world. president obama has defended plans to build mosque close to the site of ground zero. he said muslims have the same rights to build places of worship as other americans. protesters claim this dishonors those who died on 9/11. >> this is the first time president obama has commented on the controversial mosque. he told an audience of muslims gathered at the white house to celebrate ramadan it was a rite of u.s. citizens to be able to build a place of worship. >> this is america. our commitment to religious freedom must

, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> accused of conspiring to commit to us, the dutch arrest two men, on their way into the united states. what began as on the escape tunnel to free the trapped miners. u.s. combat operations officially ended in iraq. coming up later, hope for the peace talks now, but four israelis are killed on the west bank. a new method that could save lives. >> serious questions are being asked about american security after two men were arrested in amsterdam on suspicion of terrorism. they boarded the flight from chicago even though a mobil found -- and mobile phone was found taped to a bottle of medicine and one of the man's luggage. >> they are confronted a board a united airlines flight to amsterdam. they're still being held on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack. the fbi concludes their journey to amsterdam is not a dry ru

newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> mass murder near the u.s. border. more than 70 bodies are found in mexico. a mystery visit. kim jong il leaves for china. as the american military winds down its combat role, iraq is hit by a series of deadly bombings. she lay's trapped miners are finally told -- she lay -- chile's traps miners are finely told it could be months before they see daylight again. welcome to bbc news. mexican officials investigate the death of 72 people found murdered in a ranch in the north of the country. they say they were migrants trying to reach the united states. they say they had come from south and central america. their bodies were found after a shootout between expected drug traffickers and security forces. >> these are the first pictures of the man who tipped off mexican authorities about the bodies of our remote ranch. he is recovering at a hospital after being

, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> it could be the biggest emergency on the planet. the u.n. warns that hundreds of thousands of people are still without help in pakistan. president obama describes the latest violence in baghdad. hostage drama at the drama the -- embassy in israel. and hthe detonations is concernd that many of the millions of people affected by the floods -- the u.n. is concerned that many of the millions of people affected by the floods and pakistan have yet to receive any help at all. lost bridges are hampering efforts to get aid to the region. the world bank has promised pakistan a loan of more than $900 million. >> getting aid to the flood victims is getting to be a serious problem. the relief supplies are not readily available. in this province, the disaster first became evident in a reminder of how destructive the floods can b

newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> pictures of the 33 chilean miners trapped below ground. jimmy carter secures the release of a u.s. citizen sentenced to eight years' hard labor. the company' has a notorious electricity network. pains to create the biggest hydropower dam. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting in the u.k. and around the world. chile and television has aired video footage of the 33 miners trapped below ground. it shows them in good spirits. they are expected to spend several more weeks before they can be rescued. we have been looking at the video. >> striking new television videos have just been released of the minors. they show them heavily-bearded, bare chested, singing the national anthem. the only pictures we have seen before this have been grainy images looking into the camera. apparently, there are 45 minutes of these images, most of which have to be released to the med

foundation, and the macarthur foundation. >> fundamental reforms. drilling work is due to begin on an escape tunnel as to attract workers talk to their families for the first time in a month. eight agencies in pakistan struggle to reach the victims of the floods. coming up later for you, authorities tried to limit damage after allegations hit the theme from pakistan >> if it is true, it is probably the biggest blow. >> the environmentally friendly sheep, cleaning up the scrub land, but before you go out and buy one, remember that problem. they are difficult to catch. a review of the united nations panel on climate change says it needs to fundamentally reform to handle complex scientific assessment. it follows the controversial handling of a landmark study on global warming in 2007 and calls into question the role of the current chief. >> is extreme weather really on the increase? that is the sort of question the intergovernmental panel was set up to answer. it has been influential, but it is under-reviewed according to some. the top panels gave thei

here's a look at some of the center's the foundation said was affected. in san francisco these care centers on buckingham way sutter street and cesar chavez on the list. in marin county the novato primary care center and in sonoma county 10 care centers were affected you will find a link with a complete list on www.kron4.com. some of the vaccines for use to prevent contagious illnesses like will been cough which has become an epidemic in california swine flu and meningitis among others. the foundation is encouraging read vaccination they say there's no short or long-term harmful effects from the original vaccine or from being read vaccinated. they sent letters to the patients involved. i'm christine conley kron 4 news. >> >> new details about oakland murder suspect was arrested in sacramento this is a please can have that happen on tuesday. the suspect arrested after a four hour standoff. 23 year-old bryan brown was booked for an open murder which happened last month outside a liquor store on melrose avenue. investigators track brown to a house in sacrame