we're deliberating here. >> chris buck, public works. prior to. prior to the permit being issued, we would need the landscaping permit submitted. >> okay. so thank you. this would be a motion to grand the appeal and overturn the order denying the tree removal and issue the tree removal permit on the condition that the appellant first obtain all necessary permits to install a garage and a driveway curb cut and also obtain landscaping permits so that additional sidewalk landscaping in the public right-of-way could take place, and those are two rewe can whi can -- prewe can requisites, ae are conditions to be approved by the department of urban forestry within a few feet of the proposed driveway. >> that's all fine. the thing that i'm suggesting is a protection of the neighbor. the neighbor has suffered damage, so what can we do in -- as part of the -- the permitting process on the garage and the completion of that job to also ensure that the neighbor is -- is cured? >> i personally think that that's -- what's before us is just the tree. >> yeah. >>

chris buck with san francisco public works bureau of urban forestry. i hope i didn't keep anyone. little traffic, some activity here today at city hall. it's a hopeful day and exciting time. just wanted to back up and talk broadly a little bit about, you know, probably better than most that the bureau of urban forestry, we really try to emphasize that street trees be viewed as sort of permanent infrastructure. the subject trees are certainly not large, so i don't think we have a contentious, controversial case before you this evening. we really did want to make sure that the applicant did their due diligence in proving that the removal of the trees is really out of necessity and not out of convenience. so at the public works hearing, we did decide that -- to just be consistent with how we've handled similar cases, we would issue the denial. we did review their brief, and i find that their brief is very thorough, very technical in nature, really addressed every inch of the space in the public right-of-way, where -- to construct the building, where they need to place it, how they're

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we did ultimately meet with chris buck on the 10th. which would like to smith pictures that include written analysis, as well, so i would ask the board for their permission to circulate copies of those documents because they are relevant to this hearing and it would be to prevent man test injustice against appellant as the discussion is relevant to the discussions with urban forestry, but also in support of his appeal. i have 11 copies of these documents here, and i ask request to circulate it. >> well, i'm not going to -- you can submit it, but we're not going to have time to review it. >> so this is to avoid a rehearing. we met with bureau of urban forestry on april the 10. one of the main concerns expressed by the bureau. >> if you're going to talk to the issues of the case, then we're going to start your time, om? >> that's fine. we can start the time. >> if you have a potential settlement, then you can go ahead and present that. >> president fung, we don't. we don't have a settlement, we don't have a -- >> okay. why don't you go a

chris buck with the public works. couple of points, and then kind of maybe some recommendations for consideration. one quick thing, let me just show the overhead site again. so one thing, if -- if both trees are approved by the commission, one recommendation i would make is the current permit is for the removal of these two trees with replacement of the two. they're only 15 feet apart. we really only need one tree where there's two pine trees right now. i would recommend one tree in the yard behind the fence again. it could be a medium stature tree that's never going to get near the size of these current ones. it won't overwhelm the property and it won't encroach on the property across the street. we really only need one tree. so what i would recommend is that we have removal of these two trees with one tree in this location. we can work with the property owner to either have them reduce the open -- open area here or get a landscaping permit if the desire is to keep it open. so that's one point. i do want to be reason

joined by representatives from -- be joined by representatives by joseph duffy, patrick fosdahl, chris buck, and brent cohen. the board meeting guidelines are as follows: the board requests that you turnoff or silence all cell phones and other electronic devices so they will be disturb the proceedings. please carrie on conversations in the hallway. for those people standing by the door, can you please move away for fire code reasons? we have to keep it open. appellants, permit holders and department respondents are each given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must include their comments in the seven or three minute period. members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. you are asked but not required to submit a speaker card or business card to board staff when you come up to speak. speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments or suggestions. there are customer satisfaction surveys on the podi

chris buck, bureau of urban forestry. i'm going to have a bunch of images on the overhead in a moment. >> have a seat, miss mar. >> so we'll go to overhead now, and you can just keep these zoomed out because there will be some that are horizontal and some that are vertical. the subject trees are two large monterey pine trees, and i do acknowledge that the property owner has done a good job of being a steward of these trees. i also agree that she's committed to keeping them and her intentions originally were to really live with these trees. we did approve a permit to remove two monterey pine trees about the same size in 2014. so we are out there approving trees. we approve a lot of trees for removal. one item of housekeeping, we do still need two trees to be planted. it's not the subject of tonight's hearing, but the spaces are close together. i do want to be realistic, and i think there is space for one tree at the site of the two former trees. here's a photo of the subject trees. there's actually two trees, the tree, the

patty: there's very little that you can get when you're planning a wedding for 250 bucks. chris: allison and shawn began to see that firsthand while browsing the booths at the expo. wedding insurance wasn't part of their plan. allison: we haven't looked into it at all. chris: but they vowed to research it. chris: if your car is worth 25 grand, you have insurance. how about your wedding? allison: that's true. that is a very good point. chris: as with, a iit's vital a for example, with wedding insurance, disputes over the taste of food probably are not going to be paid. canceling due to a preexisting medical condition also is likely to be excluded. if the bride or groom get arrested and you have to cancel, they're not gonna cover that either. stolen gifts might be covered, but if you've left them in an unattended vehicle, you can probably forget about an insurance payment. these restrictions will vary, so please, please, please read the policy before buying it. it won't be as fun as sampling cake, but it is critical. announcer: still ahead-- phil wiseman: it is a lovely car. annou

chris chmura looked into the apparently bungled booking. just in time for independence >> good morning. he booked his flight fthrough te web site just fly. he says he paid 3,800 bucks for a premium economy seat. quantum told him he was booked in regular economy like the rest of us. he called to ask for a partial refund. they didn't response to he turned to us. a spokesman told us this has clearly been a mistake on our part. we'll use this to improve on processes and communications. he then gave a $2,200 refund. this is the second time over the past few months that we have helped justfly situation here is how to avoid that. if you book through any travel site make just one phone call immediately after you're ticketed. call the airline and reconfirm the dates, times and of course the seats you're expecting. if you're not getting what you paid for get them back on the line and settle the discrepancy before you leave. you can also call us 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >>> the city has put up a live bald eagle cam. >> yeah. it's on you tube. you can check out the eagles that have taken residency. we actually grabbed some of the video. you can see one of

chris, it's rare that you're breaking in with good news. >> oh, i can imagine. believe me. i have imagined it many, many times. what can you say about half a million -- half a billion bucks, except well the winner is out in lifornia. take a look at this video we just got into the newsroom. it was sold in san jose at this store. worth just prize over $300 million in cash. it's the fifth largest jackpot in mega miions history. someone matched all six numbers in the drawing. the white balls, 1, 2, 4, 19, 29. plus the mega ba o 20. cnbc posted the results to a survey which asked people what they would do with multimillion dollar windfall. turns out most of them would invest e money or save. donate to charity was also pretty high, too. did not see anything about sharing with co-workers, the next drawing is friday with a starting value of $40 million. still not bad. >> good start. >> i would share with all of you for the record. >> i would throw a big good-bye party. that would be my sharing. lots of good food all around. >>> 4:11 now. a local burger place under fire making light of the killing of a journalist at the hands of isis. >>> how you can avoid food-borne illnesses in

chris lawrence at the live desk with more on this person we are so jealous of this morning. >> what do you say about half a billion bucks except none of us gotte of it. the winner is actually in california. take a look at this video just into the newsroom. the winng ticket was sold at this store in san jose. that $522 millionor prize out to just over $300 million in cash. >>> it is the fifth largest jackpot in mega millions history. take a look. someone matched all six numbers in lt night's drawing. the white balls, 1, 2, 4, 19 and 29. plus the mega ball, 20. cnbc posted the results to a survey which asked people what they woulh do w a multimillion dollar windfall. >> most ofhem would invest or save, although donating to charity was also pretty high as well. the next drawing is friday with a starting value of $ million. >> aaron, needless to say, we're all atwork. we didn't win. >> you never know. >> y weren't he yesterday. hmm. >> coming up, a local burgerac is under fire for a tweet that makes light of the killing of a journalist at t hand of isis. > how you can avoid food-borne illnesses in your own kitchen.th allega

bucks? >> exactly i have no clue i didn't look into that. i'm usually on top of these things. >> i was listening to jason isabelle the 400 unit. cumberland gap check it out do it. chrispleton. >>> worldwide exchange, the second half playbook are there investments for you to make money in, in retail that's right can you make money in retail believe it or not our guest says yes. >>> canada hitting back america with big-time tariffs of its own. what it could mean for manufacturing and food jobs in the united states. we'll tell you why as we take you to a kraft heinz plant r stick around >>> let's talk shopping. traditionally the second half of the year is -- we have a trade war which could weigh on the economy. courtney is here with more. >> from the summer on is where you're going to find the three biggest online shopping holidays, amazon's prime day historically in july, black friday and cyber monday both in november this year analysts predict that prime day will pay a big part in back to school sales for many parents. some wait until the fall also, they're predicting the prolonged school shopping will continue a strong retail cycle that actually began just after last

chris hughes backing stockton, california, income plan. the city, once known as foreclosure capital, give them 500 bucks. mike slater lives in california.g and it failed miserably. >> yeah. we should learn a lesson from finland, what a weird thing to say. this is terrible idea, as margaret thatcher said, the problem with socialism you eventually run out with other people's money. this is paid for privately. important thing to know, this is all laying the groundwork for the grand progressive dream which is guaranteed minimum income for everybody. we're talking, not 500 bucks a month, 20, 30, $40,000 a year. jerry brown, our governor is talking about that for decades. that is the ultimate goal. obviously who will pay for that? higher taxes, miserable for everybody. steve: somebody like jerry brown says we'll give everybody $20,000 a year, you don't have to do anything. somebody should say, excuse me, governor brown, how do we pay for that? where does the money come from? >> i'm concerned with moral aspect. a lot of supporters are saying, give people money to increase self-esteem. you don't build dignity with free money. you build dignity