unfortunately, they had access issues, visibility access issues. we have been working closely with many of our partners year today to educate about these -- many of our partners year today to educate about these issues. also in terms of board guidance. i want to thank all of you for coming. many of you may have assistance. i know many merchants could not be here. please do it share this information with other merchants in the area. we have virginia from the office of small business. we have roger from the bar association. no carla johnson from the office of disability. -- we have carla johnson from the office of disability. i want to especially it acknowledge my colleague to help us get the resources and brought legal expertise to the table. i do not want to take too much of your time. thank you for coming. >> thank you, supervisor chu. i want to express my admiration for a supervisor chu's commitment to you. so, from our office, what we heard, many small businesses were receiving lawsuits regarding it the ada. tonight we will hear about the legal

trouble accessible. restaurants only have to be accessible if they are available to your customers and clients. and actually does not cover employee access to the restrooms. we have other priorities that come into play. [inaudible] you want that inspected to come out before you get a that letter. it is not only your obligation, but it is the right thing to do. you want to be disability accessible. you want more customers. the best way to do that is to start planning. when you are choosing, ideally, your inspector would have a background in inspection, design, and construction. that means we have some excellent general contractors out there that could be excellent task inspectors or building inspectors as well. in order to get the legal benefits, the protections that are important, you want your inspection to be under that theory that is how you can get that 90-day [inaudible] as you start to interview your inspectors, i would ask them to a lot of questions. do not rely on just the resume. what you're rea

alterations where you change things to disabled access. a nonstructural repair something has fallen off the building and you are fixing it does not trigger disabled access. new carpeting does not trig are disabled access because it's not an alteration. >> when is it required to have an accessible restroom if you have a small restaurant, for example? >> if the restaurant is new, if it's new, you need to make the restrooms a restroom accessible the plumbing code, the building code has a table that says how many restrooms you need. it says where you have 4 or fewer employees. ; is that correct, you can have a single uni~ sex accessible restroom or fewer employees. if you have an existing restaurant and you are not doing any work you don't have to make your restroom accessible. except there is an ada issue, the ada the americans with disability act is a national umbrella requirement says you need to do things that are readily achievable. that means even if you are not doing work that triggers access under the state law the 119 thousand dollars

as a result, the san francisco police language access officers cannot access data from the airport dispatch. therefore, on january 3, 2012, myself and one of my supervisors, we had a meeting with the airport dispatch supervisor. the airport dispatch supervisor indicated a mechanism can be put into place where sfpd contact with lep could be used. however, a supervisor added she has to receive approval from her superiors before any further action, and i have yet to hear from the supervisor and will be anticipating to contact her next week -- i am sorry, tomorrow. and regarding regular reports to the police commission, the department commitment to the general orders is unshakable. therefore, we are making every effort to overcome the obstacles and to collect the data so the language officer can provide a precise reports dictated for the police commission. commissioner: thank you. thank you. it is great that your problem solving. i wanted to see if any other commissioners had any questions before we ask some people from the community to come on and shared things. any questions? ok, thank you, o

i am a member of access of love. i want to stand in solidarity with access for safe medicine. i am troubled by the attack on the dispensaries and the patience, and the right to medical cannabis. we as americans have a right to fair health care. i support you officials. i have voted to put you in office. i just want to be represented. >> i am edmund. i want to say as a patient an advocate, the day they started out with ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ -- a green heart is no more than what we want. we do not want to end up with pills, the way they have taken out whitney houston and michael jackson. pills are prevalent in our society today. this earth is from the earth. this is what, when you have a green heart right here -- this is broccoli and asparagus. it is shaped in a green heart shape. this is a good curveball apple pie. it was -- herbal apple pie. it was inspired by san francisco golden gate park. you see that right here? our hearts need the green herb. with bond wednesday and black history month, this is another thing for african-americans. our ancestors could put ma

women should be able to access birth control and universities should be facilitating that access, not restricting it. that is not pluralism, georgetown. that is not respecting me as a whole person. i'm not and nor will i be ashamed of my decision to access birth control. any university that disrespects women and their health care concerns by denying access to birth control are the ones that should be ashamed of themselves. to those trying to take away contraseptives, know that we will not stand down. we'll demand contraseptives and demand women's health services. [ applause ] >> good morning. my name is sandra fook. i'm a third year student at georgetown university. i'm also a member of georgetown law students for reproductive justice or lsrj, the only unfunded, unrecognized student group of the law school. georgetown lsrj is here today because we're so thankful to the obama administration for faithfully implementing the nonpartisan, medical recommendation of the institute of medicine. this regulation meets a critical need for young vulnerable women on the campuses of some of our nati

>> how you access the rear yard? >> currently this is the only access to the rear yard.in the proposal, this will be access to the rear yard. there will be accessed off the bedroom to reopen. >> there is not living space? >> ok, and a departmental comments? >> good evening, commissioners. i am available for questions. i think it was answered correctly. fear is one answer, if you are going to agree, it would have to be opened as from the inside. it would have to be open from the side. there would have to be a requirement. any questions? >> good evening. we are very glad to see you. this is a single-family house district. it is not in a detached district. why that is significant is there are no required side yards in the zoning district. nonthe proposed debt does not occupy space in the rear yard. -- the proposed deck does not occupy a space in the rear yard. it does appear is one of several windows for the bedroom in question. a there is also a situation where privacy may also be afforded. we respectfully ask that you uphold the property-issued a permit. >> following up o

they deserve that access to plan a family on their own terms. to take health care into their own hands. this is not a decision that should be made by washington. if my republican colleagues want to take this issue head on, we stand here ready to oppose any attack launched against women's health. >> i am also proud to stand here with champions of women's health, with a long record of fighting and winning on this issue. >> we should not have to be here. we should be talking about job creation and economic growth and not women's health. politics and politicians have no place in women's health care. our message back to whoever would suggest a restraint or a legislative move is it will be dead on arrival. it is a nonstarter. we stand strongly with the president, and men and eight women who back them ought to simply take their hands off women's health care. there really is less new here than meets the eye. 28 states have comparable provisions. it has worked well there. the eeoc ruled in 2001 that birth control has to be afforded under these kind of he

community to access these events and these facilities. as we move toward implementation, i want to redirect your focus away from access, toward inclusion. over 1/3 of our population lives with one or more disabilities. maximizing our participation is critically important. by statistics alone, you should expect over 100,000 disabled spectators over the next two years, as well as families and friends. 70% of all disabilities are hidden or invisible, just like mine are. i endured a traumatic brain injury august 2, 1996. we have an annual spending power ranging to 1 trillion dollars. -- $1 trillion. our city and state are going broke. we need the money. we enjoy sports and sailing. we travel and have money to spend. putting in handicapped parking spaces, and in wheelchair ramps, and meeting 88 access is not enough. the city of san francisco can do better than provide disability access during the 34th america's cup. we can utilize state of the art processes, age, -- signage, and others to create a more inclusive environment that allows us to m

we have not gotten access.h respect to that, we believe the hearing officer was correct in making sure an order was issued, so we could encourage the property owner to work with us. we try to give him as much information as possible. we would disagree with his clarification of the issue. commissioner lee: so this all started with a routine inspection of the apartment? >> we made a request in 2002. he did not show up them. then a subsequent request was made. the inspectors saw something at the front of the building, wrote that up, and when he was at the adjacent property, saw the peeling paint and put it together. the inspectors try not to write various notices on the same property because we are trying to work with a property owner. when he wrote that first notice, he thought he would get access at the time of death reinspection, and that he could talk with the property owner. at any time, if the property owner had a question or did not feel like his assessment was broken, they could've had a discussion. we hav

the language access officers currently awaiting -- excuse me. i have been recently informed that the administration has approved that, so

access was requested but never received? >> cents a case number was not -- the officers, therefore, it no report was made, there would be no record. commissioner turman: that is a situation that we need to fix. that is a situation that we need to know about, that the commission needs to know about an address. >> yes. commissioner turman: thank you. commissioner -- >> thank you. there are those that provide this really important service, and they can lead us know. the request is not even catalogs because the person did not receive the service. the response you really get. it is important to have. commissioner turman: i agree with you wholeheartedly, and i appreciate the comments. >> i also want to make sure that we have summoned from the office of citizen complaints present the recommendations that were outlined. >> good afternoon, from the office of citizen complaints. the evening, vice president marshall, director, members of the public. after the december 7 hearing, and met with stakeholders and talked with the police depa

it will be accessing position. and for that reason they may go after an individual congressman, but of what i'm really talking about here is a compromise system. they don't want to touch that because that is going to undermine their source for access. >> i would say credit where credit is due that i don't think we would be in this position that we find ourselves having this discussion and having hearings on the hill on this very subject matter, but for the fact that the mainstream media in 60 minutes and tina brown newsweek worked with an avowed conservative in peter schweitzer who tried to approach this from a bipartisan level. and so all the new media often act as an insurgency and act as the stick part of the, you know, carrots and sticks back-and-forth. there is a carrots part of this. the media has done a pretty good job up to this point, but when you were using the analogy of the major league baseball team and a reporter telling the truth about what's going on, it is happening to you right now. i mean, you ar

they are designated for public access. they are part of the emergency exit out of the building on the second floor and the stairs out of the building. that is a serious problem that needs to get repaired. there were cracked and bent beams that probably reduces the capacity by 50%. these are problems that need to be repaired before the apron is used again for public access and occupancy. there was a whole -- hole in the area where the tenant was using a boat hoist in his storage operation. the tenant did put in a steel plate to cover up this spot. that structure hazard should be repaired before we reach occupy the building. we also did an assessment of the marina. the marina was constructed with the california department of boating and waterways funds. they have some interest in this arena -- marina. the floats are light duty. they are probably proper on a lake or sheltered marina, but not durable enough for the unprotected port and bay environment. ed told me the original plans may have included a floating breakwater to at

those are accessible independently.iously, it is still more than one ever. çómaybe staff could comment on - they would not need an exemption. >> that is correct. there is no commercial parking required at this location. >> to be clear, the reason you are here -- i agree with david çbaker that we do not like beig here today. it is strange to have this discussion. you did not approve a conditional use last time for more than 32. more than 32 requires a conditional use. that is why we are here. even if you approve 33, one more residential space requires a conditional use. just to be clear, because the motion in front of you is for this approval, you would have to take a motion of intent, and it would come back for a final cash to. commissionerç borden:w3 the ony question to the project sponsor isç, i mean -- i know there isa substitute motion, and in another motion on theçi] floor, about the 41. but if we kept the parking pretty much the same but got rid of the three commercial spaces -- are you wedded to the commercia

have access to. is the is there a middle ground somewhere where perhaps some of these religious organizations that have been out more catholic or jewish or baptist possible charities of the smaller size could receive the same exemption as the houses of worship? we are talking about people who think that some methods of birth control are a seven, and the obama administration is forcing them to be a party to that. some chemical let's be clear and first of all we understand the religious concerns here, that is why the balance was salt and the process going forward includes a transition period where the discussion will continue to see if there can be ways to be found to ensure that women get access to this scriven of services and the services are covered as they will be for all the women and also takes into account these religious concerns but let's be clear the world as not require any individual or institution to provide contraception. requires coverage for women of different faiths or any faith. again

this allows her that access. what it does not do is tamper with the 335,000 religious organizations that have already been exempt. and in fact, martin in, 28 states now, we have these exemptions which provide for coverage if women decide to choose this is type of contraceptive coverage for half of the women in the united states. and so the facts have been distort distorted. i think the president made the correct decision. we have to keep the separation of church and state as central and we have to acknowledge the religious beliefs of all. but this in no way requires a catholic, doctor, exto write a prescription. it does not require any health care worker to go against their religious beliefs. >> we know mitt romney is struggling to win over the conservative faithful. is there not something shameless about a man who is governor, accepted a very similar law on contraception and in 2005, he even asked the massachusetts department of health to stish regulations requiring all hospitals, including catholic hospitals, t

we provided accessible entrances. i would like to describe the proposed design and a couple of options and we studied. let me start with the plan. right where my finger is is the corner. that is the entrance, pretty much as it is now, to the village pizzeria. there are another four stores. today the spaces have been combined, and the other spaces remain the same. this is the optionç we did that was included for a permit. it shows an 8 foot 8 inch wide and ramp, and a four and a half foot wide area between this street and this area. it is not really a ramp. the only thing that is a ramp is this area, and the rest of it is just a raised sidewalk that is fairly level. we also looked at the notion of having interior, solving the problem within the property itself, and that is shown here. as you can see, for each of these spaces, it would take a fair amount of space to put ramps inside. we also looked at a five-foot wide ramp, but the department told us of was not a feasible option, because the ruling would be in the midd

by access specialists, with expertise, there is pretty much always a readily achievable solution. so it is just saying that the property owner is required to do what ever is readily achievable, no less than readily achievable, based upon what they are able to afford to do it. president o'brien: but that is not what the legislation is doing. it is affecting timing. it is changing it on a timely basis, so you may not have done something before that was readily achievable, and now we are going to make sure of that you are doing whatever is considered to abate readily achievable when you renew your lease. he may have decided it is not readily achievable before, but now he is going to be charged with being forced to do what is concerned -- considered readily achievable. i just wanted to make sure i understand the impact of it, because i would say there are a lot of businesses that would be concerned about that, and i have worked on both sides, by the way. i have worked where they actually put a bill in and did other things, to make its statewide, some stuff that they could do, but i ha

but it hasn't gone anywhere. >> it's access and information. if you can't access the ability to register to vote and the information in your district in under 60 seconds, you failed because it ain't going to happen. so you have to get them information and access. they have to be -- and i think it's a great idea. voter registration drives on base there is lots of organizations that can do it. you should be able to access how you need to register to vote. not necessarily go through the whole process, but how, and what people are voting on at home. and if it's over 60 seconds, i can tell you right now, especially those 18 to 24-year-olds, it ain't happening. i can order a pizza in ten seconds from my phone right now. and get it delivered probably before we leave here. that's the level of customer service. you got to understand that we -- this younger generation, my generation of vets, we access information differently. we access the world. we expect the world to interact with us the way we interact with it. and if you're looking at your plans, thi

it used to say an accessible entry and now you need accessible exits as well. for new accessible for remodels red you with use the second exit. >> the lift, ironically we got a call from a client who wants to install an out door lift to get from the garage and the platform at the main level of the house. i was wondering whether wise is that allowed in san francisco. i see by the brochure of the lift manufacture they do outside lifts. i was concerned about pushing electrical butt ons on it. >> i see out door lifts in the city and they need more service but are listed and approved. >> if you want information about golden gate association can they give a call. >> 781-5348 extension one. website is ggra. org. there is hundreds of pages of data on the website. >> like to thank kevin lesly from golden gate restaurant association. thank you very much. [applause]. thank you for coming. we will see you next time. >> whr died, he was working on one of the biggest shows of his career, matter and spirit. it is a retrospective look at the many faces and faces of the life of

i don't understand all this, please help us. >> i want you guys to support access of love end accessmarijuana. >> good evening, board of supervisors. i am a patient advocate, and i do mean that i have a health issue myself. not just me, but everybody else in the community. it is hard for us to get our medicine. we're trying to make sure we can live for ever instead of wasting our dreams down the drain. please help us do this, and all of the people around here that have the health issue need that medicine. >> i am here to represent the thousands of patients, i'd just feel that we should have the right to alternative medicine other than harmful such the tropics. -- psychotropics. >> i am also vice chair of the patient advocacy. i need the medicine because it helps me with knowledge of what i take my age of the medication. >> high made tenderloin the activists, and diane alexian's activists. today, we recognized and honored a woman working for the collaborative that i have been working with a long time. the very first program manager many years ago, i was at a low point and he encourage

are americans in din engineer of losing access to birth control. >> no.should they be faced to pay for it for others? that's the question. >> 57% of them support of governor paid contra contracept. >> this is where the republicans have decided to make their zand. this is not the vote moving issue of 2012. what about the economy? second, i paid $70 for my birth control copay. one in three women on birth control have struggled to afford it. it's difficulty and serious public health concern. >> is it a reflection of the fact that there are a whole lot of people out there who opposite oppose access to birth control. as soon as they ban abortion, they are going to go after birth control. we are seeing that coming through. secondly, are we entering an era where a lot of people are looking at this and saying, what is happening, this was decided decades if not eons ago. >> we are not talking about access to contraception. i i'm sorry. there are states that banned contraception. there was the griswald decision in the 60s. >> which all of the republican candidates

>> if you don't have access to the health care you can't make your own moral decisions.i think that's one of the most important elements of this. i would like to see the framing be more about women's moral autonomy. my religion says i should be responsible about planning and spacing my childbearing, so for me birth control is a positive thing. i don't like to see it framed as if it's something less. >> let me bring in melinda here. the catholic health association has issued a statement saying they are pleased and grateful the religion liberty and conscious protection need of so many ministries they serve have been thought out here. catholic charities is welcoming the administration's attempt to meet the concerns of the religious community. at least these two catholic organizations have come out optimistic about this move from the president. what do you say? >> i say it's a big win for all sides. i want to go back to one thing gloria said. i agree with much of what she said but i did not hear anybody dragging wanton women into it. that wouldn't be right way to frame it, b