mr. van roden has e-mailed us, asking for a few other things, and i can respond to him, and d.b.i. can talk to him, as well. we'll look into it. i have assured him that he will get response from building division. i think lack of response he got earlier this year was the plan check division, and i've spoken to some staff down there. he didn't get responses to e-mails from them, but now, he has a good point of contact hopefully at d.b.i. >> commissioner honda: what part of the building did you want to inspect that you did not have access to? >> well, it was a neighbor's property. there was some cracking on walls, and we didn't get to see those. i don't know how much it is, but apparently there's some cracking on plaster in the upper unit. >> commissioner honda: okay. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. we will now hear from the permit holder. mr. salam, are you going to -- >> clerk: ok [inaudible] >> clerk: okay. so you have three minutes. if you could identify yourself, too, please. >> sorry? >> clerk: your name, please? >> my name is -- [inaudible] >> clerk: okay. you have three minut

mr. van roden. you have three minutes. >> believe me, i want to get it done, too. as far as the safety issue, it was an open hole for three years. it has been going on and the hole than there for eight years. so is it a safety issue? i don't know. i have been flagging this to d.b.i. for a long time. they are not on top of it. they are not watching what is going on. i know there is, oh, we can't really do anything. they are not even looking at what the work to be completed by the plans and what is happening on site. they are not measuring and way deeper and other stuff. and the other address was the other side of the neighbor with another problem where they poured cement way into the property. it is not just me, right? so couple other things. here is the notice of violation that they still haven't complied with that should be addressed. >> overhead, thank you. so provide assessment report from structural engineer regarding stability and foundation of building. has not happened. they just submitted a new permit. that is absurd. sorry. but i have had i have had an eng