my name is joe butler. i was hired earlier this month by david to help him with his discretionary review at 226, brio -- 226 cabrillo. he was in the hospital. his rounds of chemotherapy have begun. last week, he was hospitalized for seven days because he had had a reaction to one of the earlier drugs. for the next six months, he will be in chemotherapy. we will endeavor to work in the weeks off to get ready for this hearing, but we respectfully request that you give a 90 day continuance to this dr requestor. vice president olague: i believe the project sponsor is here. would you like to speak on the continuance? >> i am the architect of the project and also the applicant. the project was originally filed back in december, 2009. one of them will be proposing demolition of the existing dilapidated structure. the other proposal will be building a new three-story structure with two units, owner occupied. the applicant and also the owner tried to go above and beyond the basic guidelines recommended by the planni

butler time, and mr. butler has the background of everything mr. williams did on this for some time. i do not always like to hear a matter when the principal is not able to be present, but as commissioner moore stated, we often, in fact a large number of times, perhaps half, do not hear from the principles. we hear from their representatives. to my mind, certainly, three months is totally out of line. personally, i would not like to see it delayed. >> on the motion to continue the matter to march 3. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: no. commissioner fong: no. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president miguel: no. vice president olague: aye. >> so moved. excuse me. that motion fails. my apologies. vice president olague: we should just hear it now. we heard from staff. we will hear from the dr requestor at this time.

butler, the time is up. >> i understand time is up. the permit holders were not in the room during the swearing-in. secretary pacheco: if you intend to testify during this hearing, please stand and raise your hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? president peterson: mr. gladstone? >> ok, my name is tom. it was a company my father founded 32 years ago. it is a small private lender. this property had to be taken back due to foreclosure. he stopped making monthly payments. we feel that the tick advantage by not following certain rules by leaving the site in an unpleasant state. the developer also took the advantage of us. he lost all of this money that was invested with us, as well. there is no money or profit to be made on this foreclosed property. the picture in the middle is it. there is the historical report from the best known living historian who had been retained by mr. butler himself. there is the owner of the building to the east. we were dis

you have seen the designs joe butler presented. even in their new design, it completely blocks off our windows, which provide the only light we have to the middle of our house. in joe's design, by getting rid of the barrier and extending the light will appropriately, you can see the windows of our house. we would get a limited amount of sunlight, which would be a blessing. the second concern i have is still with the height of their building, which is still taller than our building. given the slope of the street, you can still see their building standing above our building when you are standing at the top of lloyd street. especially from the back, they have a four-story design. our house -- this is a picture of my dog -- is only 2.5 stories, at two stories with a little bit of a peak there. theirs is going to stand above all the houses at the back. we think it still does not match the rest of the houses on the street. the neighbors example design shows that two three-bedroom two-bedroom units can easily fit in a three-story structur

butler, if you want to speak for the d.r. requestors, i am not sure they've acquiesced to that, but if so, that is fine. a>> the 31 feet, is that measurd from the rear yard or the front yard? it is very important. commissioner borden: just tell me what your preference is. just tell me what your thinking is. >> if this building measured 31 feet at the rear of the property, 9 foot ceilings, but 10 foot floor to floor -- commissioner borden: just talk about the height. >> the light will start at the ground and it goes through the roof, ok? so we took the 14 feet 3 inches of his light well and we put it next to the five-foot side yard setback on the pop out. that is what the code requires. when you put a matching white well by shifting it back to match the pop out, that is what we want. but measured at the street, our proposal is 25 feet. we could go to 27 feet, that would be fine. at the back of the lot, are envelope is measured by the planning code at the street, 31 feet in the back. each of the stories could be more than 10 fe

the gunman is identified as 17-year-old robert butler.butler had attended miller's south high school since november. on wednesday he shot and killed the assistant principal and wounded the principal. butler then fled in his car and killed himself. >> the investigation continues as to what his mind-set was, why we think he may have been up here at the school in the capacity that he came here to do damage, and we'll be assessing that as the days continue. >> on an expletive-filled facebook post, butler said the school was worse than his previous one and drove him to violence. >>> this morning there are conflicting stories concerning the death of a mexican teenager along the u.s. border. the 17-year-old apparently threw rocks at border patrol agents in the arizona city of nogales. a mexican official said he died early wednesday after falling from a border fence and hitting his head. but police in mexico say the boy's friends told them he'd been shot by a u.s. border patrol agent. >>> the seven-member presidential panel investigating the gulf

when the writer john millington synge asked william butler yeats for advice on writing, yeats told him to go to the aran islands. here, synge not only found inspiration, he immortalized the islands in his play "riders to the sea." perhaps you know that the classic irish knit sweaters originated on these islands. i was intrigued to learn that the celtic symbols on the sweaters represent different elements of irish life. woman: now, that is a typical aran sweater-- hand-knitted and 100% lamb's wool, and it has the typical patterns. this pattern here is called the honeycomb, and it means that you work for a living, busy as a bee. this one here is called the crab's claw. it looks just like a crab's foot. the diamond is here with the rice stitch in the center. the diamond itself is for romance and prosperity. u ask for? maxa: the strong wool is lightly coated with oil to keep out the weather-- perfect for fishermen. every family was associated with a particular pattern. so if the worst happened and a fisherman should drown at sea, his body could be identified by his sweater. you won't want

clay butler, who lives near . >> a northern california man ple pot and pop. clay butler is a partner in a company that hopes to supply medical marijuana soda to dispensaries. it's not the first of its kind on the market. but butler thinks his skills as a commercial artist can separate his product from the rest. some of the names dr. pepper-like drink called doc-weed, lemon lime, sour diesel and orange curb, a 12 oz bottle will cost between 10 and $15. >>> when is a beef taco not a beef taco? a lawsuit targeting taco bell f. don explains the issues and talks to some cust ners. >> well the -- customers. e allegations are serious, and the customers we talked to at several restaurants here in san francisco didn't think much of it. where's the beef? that's the question being asked by a lawsuit filed against taco bell alleging false and misleading advertising. attorneys filing the suit claim the stuff that taco bell calls seasoned beef is 36% meet, and the rest is something else. customer george casey doesn't mind. >> because i am a poor person, f it were 20%, i wo

it is financially possible that the building that joe butler suggested is not financially possible to be built. it is not code compliant or sellable. last, don't try to split the difference between the 25 foot building they are suggesting and are 36-foot tall building. we already responded to the height concerns by making a $200,000 investment in the new design to respond to the concerns on a number of levels, including design-related, to make the building conform to the neighborhood and the church does not stick out like a sore thumb. we have been very considerate to the neighborhood. president miguel: thank you. commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: thank you. for many years we have gone over the fights over the number of floors, and my contention is the envelope and the height of the envelope and its effect on the adjacent properties is what matters. if the project sponsor prefers to put in floor. for floors rather than at 3, it is their prerogative as long as it is done it in a way that is structurally sound and does not increase the impact. i like to ask some questions. t

butler to be my designated architect and pay him appropriately for his services, you will not allow the day to occur where someone else can come along and decide the role and the responsibility of designing the project that i and the sponsor of. i think it is important to maintain some separation there and to maintain processes that are appropriate. i think it is unfortunate that a kind of sweeping disregard for the presence of people who are here to support this project for reasons of genuine interest the that they have. they have a legitimate voice where they can speak english or spanish. they are equally important. if they speak chinese only, they have equal access and rights to be represented. they're not the only ones being discounted. homeowners are also affected by the success of projects like these. the coalition for responsible growth knows that it will always have an objection for every project that if ever tries to support. the coalition for responsible growth knows that we have to be careful and support projects that make sense for everyone. having reviewed the plans and esp

it's not the first time this has been tried on the market but butler thinks his skill as a commercial artist can separate his product from the rest. now some of the names, dr. pepper-like drink called "doc weed," a lemon lime drink called"sour diesel" and an orange-flavored orange curb. a 12-ounce bottle will cost between 10 and $15. >> taco bell calls it a beef taco but, is it? that's the question a court will have to decide in a class action lawsuit targeting the taco bell fast food chain. don knapp explains the issue and talks to some taco bell customer. >> dana, the allegations contained in this lawsuit suggest that taco bell customer may not have been eating what they think they are eating. however we visited a number of taco bell customers in taco bell and the customer we talked with didn't seem to care. >> where is the beef? that's essentially the question being asked by a lawsuit filed against taco bell alleging false and misleading advertising. the attorneys filing the suit claim the stuff taco bell calls seasoned beef is only about 36% meat and the rest is something else. cu

joseph butler. sandra clark, sorry about that. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am joseph butler and i represent david tyrie in a review case scheduled for next thursday. he is in the second round of chemotherapy for his cancer treatments and at this time needed to be admitted to be hospital and couldn't do it outpatient. it had some difficulty with his medications and his heart's reaction to them. so we don't know at this point what his schedule is, but we've asked h.p.c. if they would hear informational presentation on this unique and curious building at 226 cabrio and we would ask your commission if we could have a medical continuance for that case. vice president olague: the address on that was? >> 226 cabrio. vice president olague: great. >> thank you. vice president olague: thank you. is there any additional general public comment? >> sue hester and i guess my question is, when do you think you will be considering your rules? because last week i think it became clear to me that there needs to be rules on when you have a rehearing so you don't blow your ca

butler later killed himself.reports the gun belonged to butler's father, an omaha police officer. classes at the school are canceled for today. >>> in suburban phoenix, shoppers ran for cover after a gun battle erupted in a mall parking lot. it all started with undercover cops confronting a robbery suspect. as they exchanged fire the mall, of course, was quickly evacuated. three hours later the suspect finally surrendered. no shoppers or police officers were hurt. >>> now to washington where power in the u.s. house is now transferred to the republican majority. >> newly elected speaker of the house john boehner told lawmakers that americans no longer want business as usual. john hendren has the latest now from the capitol. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. there are 94 new members of the house of representatives. just nine of them are democrats. when members votedfo speaker of the house, it was the first in what is expected to be many house victories for the gop. nancy pelosi handed o

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on november 18, joseph butler came before you. the revised architectural plans that we had after the discretionary review hearing, we attempted to respond to their concerns and your concerns. we made a substantial change. they said that we were now proposing a couple of variances. the suggestions are not true. and in the revised plan, we responded to the comments about the building being too tall. this has a high of 9 feet, we lowered this by another 4 feet. we want to emphasize that in the revised program, we responded to their concerns, and in the next meeting, we will be meeting at 8:30 and we would like to invite all of you to be in attendance. hot it may be helpful to address your concerns as well as their concerns. thank you very much. >> other other items -- are there other items? if not, public comment is closed. >> i have a piece of good news that i would like to share with you. the challenge to the environmental market for octavia to be invalid. >> this is not major. >> we will now start with a regular calendar. item num

butler, she and her father --- me and her father were partners. newsom, the chair of the parking and traffic commission. without telling anybody. i had no idea. i tried to act confident. i could see eleanor saying, what was that. as only willie brown can do. we have two cameras today. one, we brought. we had one camera. channel four, before young broadcasting. they were very formal. the reporter runs up to me. i didn't know what it meant. she said, what is your vision? i knew i was in over my head. i have tried not to repeat the mistake willie brown made. he got lucky, i hope. i figured it out and tried to impress some folks. he appointed me to the board of supervisors. i've tried to be a little more comprehensive when it comes to analyzing the pros and cons of those i'm appointing. taking less risk than brown took with me. this is an assembly of those individuals. these are people i'm reapp ointing and appointing. all i ask is that you do the public good. you represent not only the people in the room, as important as they are because they took th

clay butler lives near santa cruz. he's a partner in a company that hopes to provide medical marijuana soda to dispensaries. butler thinks his skills as a commercial artist can separate his product from the rest. so some of the names, a dr. pepper like product called doc weed, lemon lime called sour diesel. the 12-ounce bottle will cost you between 10 and 15 bucks. >>> growing up as a lalanne. >> i had oh to go to the next door neighbor's house to try captain crunch. >> how the family of the fitness fanatic is remembering his devotion to good health. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, san fran p a salad in >>> they call it a fitting tribute to a favorite customer. john's grill in san francisco served up this salad inspired by jack lalanne. lalanne, a regular at john's, helped create that shrimp, spinach and avocado salad. >> america's first fitness guru died yesterday at the age of 96 surrounded by his family. they say he not only talked the talk, he walked the walk. >> to begin with, he worked out two hours every morning, and that was

joseph butler, 1269 lombard, versus the zone in the administrator, protesting the grading on a two-for-one, 2010, for the rear yard variance disconcerting demolishing the existing two story single- family building and constructing two new buildings at front and near -- we are of a lot. >> -- note the front and rear of the lot. >> good evening. john is not able to come this evening. his mother, unfortunately, his 91-year-old mother in arizona was hospitalized, and he had to go down to arizona. i note will do like to point out that he did ask mr. gladstone to continue this, and he refused. i say shame on mr. gladstone. however, we're going to continue with the process. i happen to also live in the neighborhood. all i am out1251 and 1249 lombard. -- i am at 1251. how did this new project get as far as it did in the approval process? it is seemingly far in excess of anything that as allowed in the code. there seems to be an assumption that a developer or project sponsor has a right to two units. and there seems to be an assumption that it is compatible with the neighborhood. talking about requ

after the shootings, robert butler jr. killed himself in his car a few blocks away, saying in a suicide note that the school, quote, drove me to this. >>> a new report finds that the first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was a, quote, elaborate fraud based on doctored information about the children involved. although the 1998 research is now widely discredited, the suggestion that the measles, mumps and rubella shot was con necked to autism panicked many parents to and caused immunization rates to plummet. >>> turkish media says the hijacking of a flight was spoiled yesterday by some of the passengers on board. they reportedly struggled with a man claiming to have a bomb. no one was hurt and the plane landed safely. >>> on a recent united airlines flight, it was a much lesser use threat that triggered an emergency. a spilled cup of coffee. the pilot accidentally dropped his cup on the plane's radio equipment setting off a hijack alert. the flight was diverted, delays passengers, but fortunately nothing more ser

butler. what is exceptional is the degree to which they're trying to distort the information that you are being presented. the biggest one is using the historic preservation and the letters from the planner, from the historian that were based on partial information and ignoring information. what they failed to provide for you is the final letter of the preservation officer who said our concerns raised on our august 9, 2010 letter have been addressed. it is interesting that they left all of that out and they tried to use the previous letters to find the position of the state office of preservation. we have dueling experts. joe says it does not meet the secretary standards. i think you should believe the state officer that is the head of the historic preservation. he says that the project is just fine. >> i am the project architect. that has been a while. i have done about 1200 projects in san francisco. i have lived in san francisco since 1986. i have raised my family and three kids in this ci

richard butler the ambassador from australia who has been active in nuclear element nation effort since the late '80s chaired a commission that was called by the australian prime minister in 1995. it was a group of people from many different walks of life of distinction around the world. generals, beatniks and everybody in between. and alter many conclusions, one that richard was proudest of was the most important thing that came from that effort was what he called, to meet the very fundamental rule. my most fundamental rule is the remark of 1944 to franklin roosevelt, that we are in an entirely new situation that could not be resolved by war. in other words, nuclear weapons introduce a condition to the world with a solution to problems have to be diplomatic. it couldn't be the result of a successful war unless it was a war against a nonnuclear power at and given that we found would be compromise by those very alliances that i was talking about at the outset of this talk. that's my basic fundamental principle about this whole issue. but this axiom in a way follows from that because dete

i was dreaming of one day presenting the green jacket down in butler cabin. we used to actually... the story's been told. we used to play act the scene. they would treat me like it was a foregone conclusion that one day i was going to get hired by cbs. so, you know, they would introduce me as "jim nantz from cbs" when i was in college. but i would sit in our dorm room with a little tape recorder and we would play act the scene, fred's just come in and won the masters tournament, now we conduct the interview and then fast forward 15 years later, april 12, 1992, he won the masters. i was in butler cabin to host the ceremony and be there for the presentation. >> rose: have you ever done baseball? >> did one game. way out of my league. you know, you have to know in this business to have credibility. i think you need to be involved in sports that you really feel like you can talk the language. each sport has its own unie lexicon and i did a baseball game in 1988, one of the cracker jack old timers games that we used to bring together the willie mays and hank aarons and cbs did this game

clay butler lives near santa cruz, he wants to supply medical marijuana soda to dispensaries. he thinks his skills as a commercial artist can separate his product from the rest. one of the names, a doctor- pepper-like doc weed, 12 ounces, costs between 10 and 15 bucks. >>> dogs and cats of course part of our lives, but how close is too close? sydnie could mara reports why you may want to keep fido and fluffy off your bed. >> reporter: in the bay area most pet owners -- >> this is cody and duncan. >> reporter: say their warm fuzzy friends are pretty much family and as such, as shown in these snap shots, a surprising number of people let their pets sleep on the bed. nationally, 62% of cat owners snuggle with their cats, 50% of dog owners cuddle with their dogs. >> starts out in my very own bed in the bedroom, she gets chilly, she comes over and gives me a tap and i let her under the covers. >> when they want to sleep on the bed they are on the bed. >> reporter: that kind of pillow talk hoar guys doctor chomel. he is an expert in zoo logic infections. he says they may be nice but

joe butler, the architect hired by the requestors, has submitted a design we know is not possible to build. our architect and structural engineer are prepared to demonstrate that if one were to attempt to build it, it would result in ceiling heights which are 7 feet 6 inches tall in order to get into a 25 foot tall building. i remind you that the planning department, residential design team, and historical research evaluation team all support our project in its design. these impartial advocates, these impartial professionals, have always been. after extensive review of our building, they have said it should be approved as designed. we are proposing a 25-foot tall building on a lot is on for 30 feet. there are no exceptional circumstances. for that reason, we advocate that you support this building. thank you very much. president miguel: thank you. robert denuncio? this is the dr. excuse me. i have been on a conditional use for so long. dr requestors? >> commissioners, thank you for taking the time to meet with us yet again. my name is chris volker. i lived adjacent and to the west of

. >> clay butler is launching a new drink in colorado next month with the possibility of future salesfornia. even though this line has about a third of the marijuana potency, the cool look and marketing style is generating controversy. bob cook is a regional director with the state bureau of narcotics enforcement. >> appears to be a legitimate form of medication, not a soda pop that children can he'sly confuse with real soda pop. >> he runs one of one00 medical marijuana dispensaries. he says it's important to him that all edible products are clearly marked and adults need to store them as they would any prescription. >> just as easy for kids to get their hands on it. so this is something that should be kept in a safe place. and that's the responsibility of the parent. >> unlike colorado, california law requires medical marijuana products be sold without a profit. many hope that will keep a lid on the marketing of edibles and drinkables. in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> a consumer advocacy group is calling on google for special deals because of its close relationship with obam

richard butler for example has proposed a new special security council for nuclear issues where theywould be no veto. that would be vital because the veto has been of course the spoiler through many occasions since the u.n. was formed in 1945. but they iaea has the capability the u.n. didn't do a bad job in iraq under somewhat limited circumstances and again i have to say and i know this is really hard for people to buy, but countries don't sign treaties with the express intention of cheating on them. nor is it immediately obvious to me what a country that secretly built a few nukes would really be able to do to the rest of the world anyway. they could make a mess, no question but what exactly would their threat be and what would be its basis and have long could they expected to operate for other countries responded in ways that would be painful to them? i mean it to me as part of the evidence that we are at a very early point in seeking this that kind of question is valid and it is immediately obvious how you answer but we do have a lot of beginnings all over the place. the news lea

clay butler is developing a medical marijuana soft drink called canicola.e's also working on a dr. pepper style called doc weed. he says there are a lot of people who need medical marijuana who don't want to smoke. opponents are saying it might taste too darn good. >> i didn't inhale. >> a big gulp. >> that's going to do it for us. welcome, raj. >> thank you. see you tomorrow night. >>> and now another viewpoint, response to an nbc bay area editorial. >> our last editorial called for a combination of cuts and taxes to truly balance the state budget. and you responded with serious solutions. it attacks the loopholes that keep property taxes unfairly low when family members transfer real estate. this must be costing the state millions in lost property revenues. nancy hollers stop the free lunch programs. what's up with the government giveaways? roy wants lobbyists to take much more into state couffecoffers. and reuben says, dump the death penalty. increase costs to prosecution, defense lawyers, investigators and ancillary costs far exceed the savings of a con