i believe that the order of abatement was not issued clearly enough at the hearing. last hearing, unless there is a subset -- something subsequent to that tape that the staff has. i would say that we do not have jurisdiction on this. that we return it to the spot. if they wanted to have eight directors hearing, going through that process, they could bring it back to us. >> was at the same thing? >> we are doing the same thing. >> [inaudible] excuse me for a second. commissioner? are we all set? we will go with commissioner clint, then the rebuttal. >> if there was an order of a patent issued, was the conclusion that meeting someone in the notes under the order of abatement? >> it is clear from the tape that it was returned to staff and in order, these things happen all the time. >> you did not receive an order of abatement? >> we did, as well as a bill for $1,500. >> anything else? public comment? no public comment? are we doing public comment? >> we did. >> is there a public comment? >> and the public comment? >> hello. i lived in the building for 25 years. i just w

this is a meeting of the abatement appeals board. i would like to remind everyone to turn off all electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. the next item is the old spirit will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand? where is the other gentleman? ok. commissioner lee: we can do that later when he comes back. >> i did not think will work first on the agenda. >> we are doing the oath of office. i am side, the testimony. will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand? do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth to the best of your knowledge? >> yes. >> thank you. this is an abatement appeals board meeting of the process of the department. the department has seven minutes. then the appellate has seven minutes. each side is allowed three minutes for a bottle. item number c is new appeals. order of abatement. cases 6750, 619 diamond street. all our record lindsay chambers. action requested by appellate --

the case was abated. but i am not familiar in any way without to remove a complaint from the tracking system. we make -- which take them, we investigate them, they are left open until they're finished. i would like to leave these pieces of paper and have someone look into the how and why of any complaint being removed from the public record. >> thank you. item #five. sorry, further public comment? >> my name is sandy. i would like to read you a memo that was sent to members of the commission on august 15, just before the previous meeting, the august meeting. it was sent from sonya harris to the commissioners. it says -- "[unintelligible] met mr.

force for we have to remember we are not painters we abate graffiti. we are abaters not painters. get that out of the way and keep moving. >> how many of these do you do a day? how many poles we do a day? >> yeah. >> depends on the location. may be 20. >> do you like working with the team? >> yes because i'm a people person. i like being outside and interacting with the public and i like the response we get especially from the good job we do in the community. >> goodbye. >> i should not be on stage. when you should be seeing -- i am used to the stage but not. that is who should be on stage. i am an animator. i am with picks are animation studios. in some ways, i felt comfortable being on stayed behind my computer. it is weird for me to be on the microphone. i have a lot of work to do but i am here to explain that, i'll come to that later. i wanted knowledge some of our special guests this morning. first off, i have some flashcards. how wanted acknowledged and the asian art museum director jay tsu. when i think of jay hsu, i think, aka dr. j. he is master of the universe. also, i n

force for we have to remember we are not painters we abate graffiti. we are abaters not painters. get that out of the way and keep moving. >> how many of these do you do a day? how many poles we do a day? >> yeah. >> depends on the location. may be 20. >> do you like working with the team? >> yes because i'm a people person. i like being outside and interacting with the public and i like the response we get especially from the good job we do in the community. >> goodbye.

>> we expressed at the department of abatement inspection, these are our standards. if it seems safe, that is perfectly appropriate. thank you. good job. >> is there any public comment on item number six? item number 7, the report on key complaint compliance time frames, statistics on repeat offenders, and recommendations for resolution. >> members of the commission, the last time i was before you, we spoke about complaint actions regarding those complaints in the department. at the time, we spoke of the department's initial response. there are approximately 289 heat complaints in 2010. since that time, the commission asked us to look more into detail but i came to code enforcement response issues. that universe has dropped down. with that, i would like to discuss the rose -- revised figure that was submitted to you for the purpose of this presentation and subsequently to its of it be, giving you recommendations on the revised exhibit day. with that, i will go ahead and start, from left to right. so, as i indicated, we have been talking about for 2010 was 285 complai

past the one month mark and show no sign of abating despite mass arrests at the weekend the occupy wall street movement wants an end to the big banks dominance and it's inspired similar rallies around the globe. the syrian president's promise of a constitution gets a mixed response at home aspiring politicians welcome the planned reform is the only way to end the ongoing bloodshed key opposition figures still insist on assad quitting is the only option. serbia braces for renewed tension at kosovo's northern border as nato threatens to move to remove absurd barricades monday if they don't do with themselves previous attempts to clear the way to the checkpoints seized by kosovo last month led to clashes that saw several people injured. staying with that topic r.t. now speaks with serbia's chief negotiator on how to end what's being called a test of nerves in northern coast of. now. we're joined now by far as the thought of that great chief negotiator with prishtina thank you very much for joining us thank you and despite heavy warnings from belgrade because they government went ahead with

protests across the united states have passed the one month mark and they now still show no signs of abating despite massive arrest so we can the so-called occupy wall street movement wants an end to the big banks dominance has inspired similar rallies all around the world. the syrian president's promise of a constitution gets a mixed response and home aspiring politician has welcomed the planned reform as the only way to end the ongoing bloodshed but key opposition figures still insist assad must quit that is the only option. and braces for a new tension the cause of most northern border as nato threatens to remove barricades on monday if they don't do it themselves previous attempts to clear the way to the checkpoint seems quite cause of our last month's clashes that saw several people injured. some of the headlines on this monday our next hour we talk to serbia's chief negotiator on how to end what's being called no. you know. we're joined now by the band of it oh great chief. with prishtina thank you very much for joining us thank you and despite heavy warnings from belgrade because they

our european debt crisis showing no signs of abating voices are growing louder what in the u.k. to reconsider the country's membership of a struggling block parties discuss this issue among other things with the u.k. conservative party patrick murphy story ends for the interviews coming your way in twenty minutes time but here's a quick look. i mean you're a skeptic what afraid you you're not going to get any any warm words of praise from me about the european union to start reducing you know taking to where you are a sovereign nation and sometimes one wonders how sovereignty will still show was european rules of strictures applies to policy or. is that in the same way that we have very sense from the state out of membership of the yoru itself. that we continue to be skeptical about our first revolt when you. hear secretary of state hillary clinton says ties between moscow and washington absent never going to be improved since she was appointed america's top diplomat but this idea warming in relations some political groups in the u.s. are actively pushing for a more aggressive s

. >>> two people are accused of holding four mentally challenged adults in abatement for several -- a basement for several days. >> it is like a done general, they were stored like surplus meat in the basement. >> they were taken to the hospital, police say he traveled with his victims and it is believed the suspects may have been stealing the social security checks. >>> the involuntary man slaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor was put on hold. testimony will not continue today because the father of one of the witnesses died over the weekend. the witness is an and teasel if i expert. his -- anesthesiologist expert. the judge has not said when the trial will resume. >>> 452, i want to -- 4:52 i want to go back and check in on the morning commute. >>> we will show you traffic on the san mateo bridge looks good heading out to the high-rise with no major problems if you are driving out it should be a nice drive all the way across the san mateo bridge. also this traffic looks nice and if you are driving into san francisco, it should be a have i nice drive with no delay. that traffic

that is controlled by the contractor who would be responsible for a beijing any toxic materials -- abating and a toxic materials. i understand they did not have any tests done. goo>> my thing is what is the td issue. >> they say the building cannot be ensured. we insure buildings all the time. >> we can hear from you now. >> i am going to speak briefly about what i have today. they were speaking about the family's plans for this building, and i want to quickly address exhibit 13, and he may have misread its. there are two parts. one is the $200,000 payment when the foundations are finished, and the other regards the tennis. good -- tenants, and it was our hope to get this done. >> within a year, does it start when this permit is approved? >> i think it starts on the 30th your ego -- the 30th. >> you are not going to be able to have a year. >> yes. >> we understand the responsibilities due to neglect and disregard. the framing is rotten and unstable. they are fire prone and now, and the plumbing is leaking. it is a death trap out worse. we are red flagging our own building because we note t

for those owners, we refer them to a director's hearing where we issue an order of abatement if the building is non-compliant. if the owner refuses to cooperate, dbi can refer cases for -- to the city attorney's office. as of the last report to my office, the city attorney has over 100 cases that he has not yet resolved. yet the city attorney continues to build dbi for these cases, discouraging departments from sending additional cases for consideration. my staff has already been talking about code enforcement issues. the leadership understands the need and are willing to work together on better identifying buildings that are structurally compromise and wrapping up code enforcement. as we move forward with this, let me point out a few things. in this atmosphere of dwindling resources, we will have to prioritize the list of what we can do. given this, i fully support the focus on buildings that impose a fee -- that impose health and safety risk to existing occupancy neighbors. any solutions will have to continue to support this priority, but i'm happy to explore. i want to point out there is

. >> last july our staff abated approximately 599 tags.st year just a few months ago our company abated just over 1700 tags. >> right now gpc's sefrt focused on the east side. promising to clean up graffiti there in 24 hours even matching paint colors to avoid a patchwork look that the city believes attracts even more tags. >> paint matching aside, the real reason the city has decided to outsource its clean up is money. the city was spending about $2 million a year to do it. but now gpc charges them roughly a third of that. still, couldn't you save even more money if you prevented the graffiti from happening in the first place? >> you know, it's a very effective tool. >> that's what the makers of this device says it does. >> the parks are using them. >> it's called a flash cam made by q star technology. it's a security camera, sure, but with a few tweaks. >> stop. spraying graffiti is illegal. your photograph has been taken and we will use it to prosecute you. leave the area now. >> you have some surveillance cameras, they wonder whether t

police caught up with him later not far from where he abated them. he faces a new string of charges. >>> maryland is now the last state to make child neglect a crime. if you are a parent and don't take care of your child you could go to prison for five years. last year 14,000 reports of child neglect. more than 4000 of the cases were confirmed. >>> police are searching for suspects in a string of car thefts in southwest baltimore county. we are told there have been 20 thefts or attempted car thefts in the area. cars stolen between 1:00 and 4:00 a.m. targeting dodges, chryslers and jeeps, 1994-2006. >>> road opening pushed wac a day because of mother nature. overpass supposed to be clear. routes 924-24, the new design will take 95 traffic up and over the cars moved in between the shopping centers on either side of 24. the opening is set for 5:00 tomorrow morning. >>> time has come for a eastern shore family to see their new home. extreme makeover home edition is now putting finishing touches on a home for the johnson gosselin family. sherrie johnson h

once the property owner was made aware of this, he filed for a permit in march 2010 to essentially abate the violation and return -- from of the kitchen or whatever illegal kitchen was there and return it to a compliant single-family dwelling. the building needed other repairs so that is when they began to file for permits to do improvements, interior alterations. during the construction process, they discovered that certain walls had to be demolished because they were not salvageable. that is when another complaint was filed the that they were building outside the scope, they were demolishing. the inspectors essentially made them do it because they were not safe structures president olague: that clarifies a lot. -- there were not safe structures. president olague: that clarifies a lot. >> that march 17 permit was approved by planning and it did meet the matrix for developing. it had an interior stair connection and laundry. we approved that correctly. president olague: thank you. these are decent people on both sides so i am hoping there is a way -- things have gotten pretty horrendous,

we have to sign off from health, building, fire, noise abatement, electrical. if that cannot be done, economically, we still would like to have a pending entertainment permit while we go forward because the bank wants to see it, our investors want to see it, and i would like to open this within six months, yes, but i am not sure that can be done just because of the cost factor. it may be better to knock it down and build up again. >> what kind of entertainment are you going to do? >> it will be a similar operation to the cafe in the castro. i am sure commissioner hyde has been there. i will -- it is a mixed clientele, a little skewed on the day side. it was formerly an entirely gay bar. >> mark pointed out there is a stage so we are hoping to have live performances. what we have at the cafe, we have been experimenting with live acts once a month. since the venue is limited in space, we cannot have appropriate bounds and groups that we want to perform. we're hoping we can attract an older clientele and have a venue -- with the neighborhood, it is a mixed use bui

abating the authorities by luck or design makes him into a hero. in the rundown neighborhoods the poor on his side. it's a hair he wouldn't even need to. he's welcome here any time in our heart he's welcome with open arms he will always be welcome. escobar also finds easy refuge with his cronies from the cartel and other traffickers on whose loyalty he can rely. more than a decade and a half later most i'm no longer alive. that i left some members of the escobar family. you alone know how the godfather managed to remain at liberty for so long. maybe they might finally talk. according to some reports has some fun pablo and his widow maria victoria have sought refuge in argentina. is brother roberto. and his younger sister album marina are still in. the escobar family had been untouchable for so long the brother and sister used to go out quite openly these days they choose to keep a much lower profile. a local journalist helps out by providing the address of ask about the system. is this where mrs escobar lives. yes she did no sorry she's just going

these protests are taking place every night in homs now, with apparently abated of enthusiasm, which is impressive, not the least considering they have been going on for seven months now and so little has been achieved. this, i am reminded, is not the point. >> i have not seen anything like this in my life -- the old, the young, the women -- everyone calling for freedom in syria. this revolution shall win. inshallah. >> the army has encircled homes and attacks every day. people have no food, and author, power, and commission -- communications are cut off -- water, power, and communications are cut off in the areas where protest take place. but everyone was walking in the street -- >> everyone was walking in the street. there are children who were being ordered to kill their own people, their own flesh and blood. >> protest take place after midday prayers. the army always -- protests take place after midday prayers. the army always attacks. the doctors -- the injured can no longer be taken to hospitals. >> to our astonishment, we found that when we did that the injured were either arr

we have plans to lessen any impact on the neighborhood with sound abatement. the largest single component of our operating cost is restaurant. we have reached out to the local area. we are meeting with the telegraph hill dwellers, the north beach merchants association, the san francisco police department, david chiu's office, and have held an open house for residents to air any concerns they may have. we have also spoken directly with all of the merchants on the 1300 block of grant ave. we have received support from all of the merchants on our block. we have reviewed the conditions from officer matthias and the police department, which we received september 10. in short, we would be agreeable to items one through nine, with the stipulation that there was a request for a security system to be installed. we asked to put that in place. we are opposed to condition 10, which deals with the restricted hours of entertainment at the location. that is specifically as music is central to our theme. on behalf of my partners, thank you again. we are happy to answer any qu

and we did graffiti abatement. the same program of young people went to the corridor and would take care of the graffiti, as well as clean up around the corridor. and we continue to go up there, even after the challenge grant ended. we found that we got to the merchants and we would find out that they need the cleanups. we would help the neighborhoods and residents to paint over graffiti, even getting some painting projects. we look at this project is another way for our young people to experience actually helping the community but also learning more about small businesses. part of our program is teaching them about workforce development and also employment and how we can get to know our young people when we have nonprofits, and they can share their experiences to the part of our teaching program is for young people to learn how careers open up. we support this program. thank you. >> i just wanted to mention that the department and the commission would encourage an expanded effort in the future to consider a more b

recession fears have abated to a significant degree. they're not off the table but they're much less today than they were a fee weeks ago. >> mitchell: mark, could we see more jobs out there potentially? >> i think so. the good news here is businesses have not increased their layoffs. the bad news, of course, is that they're still very cautious and have not picked up their hiring and until they do, unemployment won't begin to move south. but i think if we're able to avoid anything else going wrong over the next couple, three, four months, businesses will regain some confidence and we'll get some more jobs. >> mitchell: mark zandi at moody's analytics, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> mitchell: of course one relatively good week will not erase budget woes. for states and their pension plans the gap between what state workers are promised and what's in the bank to pay them has widened by more than $1 trillion. pension plans in 41 of the 50 states are seen as under-funded, including california which this week proposed some drastic cha

i can attest to the fact that the boathouse has never had any lead paint mediation or abatement. i did research on the history of the boathouse when i nominated for landmark status last year other health safety issues have been that the newly installed unpermitted paving has changed the height of a walk with an steps so several people and children can trip and injure themselves. one gentleman had to be taken to the emergency room last friday and was kept overnight because of serious cuts and bruises to his ribs after falling on the steps. he is not the only person that has required medical care after falling in the past few weeks at the boathouse. the paving contractor free legal passerby's that he had no idea that there was a historic 100- year-old retaining wall and levy. [bells rings] i will try to go quickly. he was surprised to see the what we covered in water, seeping from the lake, after he hammered out the old pathway. not knowing what else to do, again, he said he had no oversight from anybody from dbi. he just put in more concrete. on october 6, i contacted dbi with my