the old order of abatement -- the order of abatement would impede the process.ers were looking for money to do the project in 2010, but they ran up against a brick wall. we are asking that the order of abatement be held in abeyance, for a period of time, maybe four months, so we can get our financing. at that time, we will have the bubuildi issued and ready to go. it is the intention of the owner to rebuild a beautiful structure. that is our contention and our concern. we would strongly recommend that the order be held -- commissioner lee: you mentioned the building is secure. what do you mean by that? >> why would have been put around it. -- plywood has been put ar' it. commissioner murphy:5s in the pictures, it is not safe. i wanted to ask a question from staff. is there any way that we could make the building in the rear safe? commissioner hechanova: what we might be able to do is require an engineering support in 10 days. within 30 days, make safe, board up the buildings, and file as an abandoned building, and put it on our list. commissioner murphy: would y

abatements.viously, the front steps, you could see them from the streets, but you could not fully inspect the paint issue from the street. >> correct. >> that would still be outstanding. >> correct. >> as far as we're concerned, no matter what was done unless we inspect it and see that it was done, it is not done. >> thank you. >> ok. commissioners? >> i have a motion to except the abatement order. >> i feel that there is too much time being spent on this already. i do not know how it is in valley forge, california, but we are in an economic downturn here. we are running inspectors back and forth. i want to second the commissioner workers motion. >> the motion is to uphold the order of abatement and the assessment of costs. >> and commissioner murphy seconded it. >> there will be a roll-call vote on the motion to uphold the order of abatement and except the assessment of cost. >> president lee? >> yes. >> vice president walter? >> yes. >> commissioner when? >> -- [roll call] carries, unanimously.

the old order of abatement -- the order of abatement would impede the process.ers were looking for money to do the project in 2010, but they ran up against a brick wall. we are asking that the order of abatement be held in abeyance, for a period of time, maybe four months, so we can get our financing. at that time, we will have the bubuildi issued and ready to go. it is the intention of the owner to rebuild a beautiful structure. that is our contention and our concern. we would strongly recommend that the order be held -- commissioner lee: you mentioned the building is secure. what do you b

force for we have to remember we are not painters we abate graffiti. we are abaters not painters.t 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. secretary lt. falvey: ladies and gentlemen, the president is calling the meeting. please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. secretary lt. falvey: thank you. we will be taking a roll call of the positioners. -- commissioners. president mazzucco, vice president marshall, commissioner dejesus is an excuse, -- is excused, mm

we will uphold the abatement for five months. the owner is required to obtain a shourd permit and shore -- shoring permit and an yengineering report in 10 days, file as an abandoned building., >> i think you misspoke, you want to hold the order of abatement in abeyance. commissioner walker: thank you. commissioner lee: thank you. >> a roll-call vote on the motion. [roll call] the motion carried unanimously. item e, new appeals, orders of abatement. case no. 6755 -- i'm sorry. case no. 6756, 423-425 noe street. >> good morning again, members of the board. staff and the department is asking the board to uphold the hearing officer in this particular instance. we have a four-unit apartment building. this particular building right here. can there will be a couple of issues that will come up here. standing in front of the building, one extent of the north side. there is a situation -- the story here is -- the property owner had done some of the work, but he has never facilitated a routine inspection, going back to the last one we asked

new appeals to orders and abatement. 6755, 336 pear street.ven minutes for the department to speak, seven minutes from the appellant. rebuttal then public comments. >> members of the board, good morning. chief housing inspector representing the department of building inspection in this matter. this is a case that is before you in which property owner has appealed the order of abatement issues by the director's representative, they are asking for more time to address the structure that is at the rear of the lot of record in this case. glñ is an eight-unit apt building at the front of the structure. i will be showing some photographs. here is the front of the subject building. this location is, in addition to being a parking area, drives through to the middle of the a lot. all of this is going to be germane with respect to the blighted conditions that have existed for some time. here is a real photograph. here is the apartment building. then there is a space here where the driveway comes through the bottom of the building. the structure in quest

we have negotiated the terms of the lease, which include some additional rent abatement and credits, as well as the escalating rental payments over the term of the lease. we concur with the budget analysts report on the financial aspects of it. we are here to answer any questions you might have. supervisor chu: thank you. why don't we go to supervisor kim. supervisor kim: thank you. i was wondering if you could explain the rationale behind the port's policy on rent abatement and credits only apply to leases five years and under. why was it specifically articulated for short-term leases? >> that would allow us -- on a lease of five years or under, we can go to the port commission for approval on a parameter, with up to three months of rent abatement. otherwise, we have to seek board approval. supervisor kim: in general, the ports policy is silent on whether it can apply to long- term leases. >> that is my understanding. supervisor kim: have we applied it to leases that are 10 years or older? >> have there been rent credits? yes, there have been. supervisor chu: thank you, supervisor k

i was wondering if you could explain the rationale behind the port's policy on rent abatement and credits only apply to leases five years and under. why was it specifically articulated for short-term leases? >> that would allow us -- on a lease of five years or under, we can go to the port commission for approval on a parameter, with up to three months of rent abatement. otherwise, we have to seek board approval. supervisor kim: in general, the ports policy is silent on whether it can apply to long- term leases. >> that is my understanding. supervisor kim: have we applied it to leases that are 10 years or older? >> have there been rent credits? yes, there have been. supervisor chu: thank you, supervisor kim. let's go the budget analyst report? >> madam chair, supervisor, i am from the budget and legislative analyst office. under the proposed new lease, the total net revenues to the port over the 10-year term would be about $8.45 million, a total of $9.3 million in total rent revenues plus the $871,000 in rent credits and abatement. as indicated, these revenues are about 20,000 more than t

when they started, and they were not abatement certified. i'm trying to show you a pattern. the plans you see in front of you are misrepresented of of the structure as it exists today. because of this misrepresentation, and neighbors will lose their chance to weigh in on the construction. it seems obvious to the tenants that the intended goal of the owners and their attorney and property manager is to even to tenants so they can rid the building of leaseholders and long-term renters and turned it into condominiums or whatever they're going to do with it. they have tried to prove that i do not live there but the court of san francisco ruled in my favor as the qualified tenants. it was the tenants who first called the city to note the violations in the first place. when their calls for unanswered by the owner, we suffer from the harassment that their attorney has been able to spin out of the notice of the violation. so, too, are unsanitary conditions. what is to stop the owners and their attorney from beginning a staircase project and then abandoning it after demolition? like

andrew has against his father, to see how much anger he had against his mother which is starting to abate you know, through the process of time, talking with her, hearing what she went through during this whole thing. because andrew and his brother left after the confession and doesn't speak to their participants -- didn't speak to their parents again until mark killed himself. so andrew had no contact with his mother for two years. so to watch him do that put my own story into perspective, and while, you know, i'm -- the anger towards my father has long since abated and i would speak to my father if he wanted to speak to me, i feel like it's a process, and i'm seven years into the process, and andrew's right at the beginning of it. so i've been able to talk to him about what my experience was, but you just have to go through it, and it takes time. so -- anyone have any other questions? no? okay, well, thank you very much for having me. [applause]

the supervisor in charge of abatement working inside the jail talked about what conditions were like now. >> it's filled with a lot of asbestos, and so we wear a purified air respirator. we don't even want to breathe the fibers in there. >> reporter: you've had to, i'm sure, do a lot of abatement projects. how bad is this one in comparison? >> this one here is saturated. we have air monitors and we have different personnel wearing equipment in the breathing zone. >> reporter: he says today the wrecking ball will hit the build but this will simply be symbolic. getting everything ready for full demolition will take nine to 12 weeks. so we still have times. why today? well, it all comes back to the sheriff. he promised to get this demolished during his campaign. >>> 7:31. in overnight news, an investigation is underway into what caused several trucks to catch fire at a fed-ex facility in petaluma. firefighters spent about 15 minutes putting the fire out. at one time, flames threatened a large diesel truck loaded with 5,000 gallons of fuel. there were no injuries and no packages were bur

. -- abating the constitution. this 20-year-old go she said she is going to because he honors the constitution. spoke to a 31-year-old civil engineer and says he likes what about civil engineer and peace. he's the only guy up there, ron paul, when you ask him a he gives an honest you like him or not. >> things are changing a little bit in new hampshire. we are in your collection station. gordon peterson is there -- we your election station. look for their continued coverage online and on air. >>> the anniversary of the tragedy in tucson. was one year ago today that a gunman opened fire at a supermarket parking lot. jared loughner are targeted gabrielle giffords in that attack. gabrielle giffords spoke briefly audience. d.c.il was held here in onresidents are reflected impactednce that has their life. tucson, there were moments of heartache. >> we did not expect. >> i pledge allegiance -- giffords prodi pledge ofhe during an evening ceremony in tucson. [applause] her beaming smile a tribute to a remarkable recovery.

abatement is a major factor. >> as for this possible action that could be taken on those that they say that our camping on the park, no date and time line was given by park officials. one protesters was in the hearing and they said they will not go without a fight. >> thank you so much. we will continue to follow this story as it develops. stay with us for the very latest on the hearing all day today. the rain and the fog have finally moved out. many of us are ready for an afternoon of sunshine. >> it will be a beautiful afternoon with a lot of sunshine. some-clouds moving overhead. 48 in the district, 50 in fairfax. -- some high thin clouds moving overhead. temperatures should be about 10 degrees above average. the forecast will be in the mid 50's this afternoon. we are looking at our next weather maker in the next couple of days. i will be back to talk about that in detail. >> we will see you in a little bit. we turn to the south with a familiar sight. in one day, more than two dozen tornadoes touched down in four states. survivors began to assess what exactly they lost. >> the dimen

the windiest weather abates. it's calm to start and the winds pick back up.rend. here's that next cool front, comes through dry. we don't think it generates showers and then we're sunny but cooler on sunday to start it off. sunday we may struggle to get out of the mid-40s. overnight 32, mostly clear. your forecast tomorrow two-degree guarantee. we'll go 52. mostly sunny getting windier. we think the next boundary comes through dry, no precipitation. the seven-day forecast as we look ahead, yeah, a little cooler but still way above average. our average temperature to wrap up january is usually 42, so we have one day, monday. every day is above or average, so what a difference from last year this time when we had the apocalypse. what a difference a year makes. >> long term, are we going to see any snow? i'm not complaining. some people are saying maybe a little snow. >> that first week to 10 days of february are probably the best chance. >> st. patrick's day. >> could be. you never know. >>> if you've been enjoying baltimore city's restaurant week, you are in l

vice president garcia: maybe you and answered this already, but permits have been drawn to abate all of these issues? >> yes. vice president garcia: and you said you do not know it two other families are living there? just the one family? >> the permit, it looks like it is to take the two illegal units, they are going to be gone, and it will be reverted back to a single-family dwellings. vice president garcia: i was wondering if you knew what it was right now, whether it was single-family. >> i do not have the building inspection history, but i do see with the plumbing and other, some of it has been inspected, so they have started to remove the legal work. vice president garcia: that helps, and there is one major, not multiple meters. >> i could find out. -- there is 1 meter. vice president garcia: what i am wondering is when this person move in if there were 3 meters. >> i do not know that. it was definitely single family, but we do not know when that illegal work was done. it is far as to tell, as well. he purchased the property in 2001. it is hard to tell. that is a question for t

there are seven months of rent abatement. >> that would change the monthly rent that you love listed? >> yes, i am sorry. just to clarify. the actual rent will not start until the 18th month. >> ok, this is the gross rents? >> that is correct. yes. >> that does not have the credit reflected? >> no, that does not. >> what are the total rent credits? >> $550,000. those are for improvements such as bathrooms, electrical, mechanical, things that would outlast a tenancy for instance. that we would utilize for another tenant. >> what is the total? >> it is up to $550,000. that is the maximum. >> what is the parameter read? >> what is the parameter rent? >> yes. >> the parameter redwood before -- -- the parameter or rent would be for, for instance, up $1.75 for the shed and 22 cents for the yard. we are below the parameter rents for the first three years on the shed and yard. at that point it does go to parameter rent on year four. on shed a space, it is difficult to quantify the brent. have this office space. -- half is office space. you might have $1 rent. he would basically do that. so, a

tornadoes, rain will abate a bit. then winds pick up toward daybreak. some indications on the timing. yes a few showers possible. into daybreak we get that main band of heavier precipitation. wind wills pick up from the west and northwest, temperatures tomorrow night could push close to fleeing. saturday, we should bounce back maybe to 50. here is the look at it overnight. 57, very mild, heavy rain but dawn. early in the morning, early rain, then we clear out. temperatures might average, 50s through the midmorning before we drop off again tomorrow night. tomorrow night down to 32 with clearing skies, check out the seven day forecast, point pointing out that 60 degrees will come early in the day friday. temperatures get cooler friday night. we bounce back into the low 350's saturday. the average had 42. finish out january. >> a year ago, where can we find it sniffle check out the station facebook page and get the link on there from my blog a year ago. >> today is australia day for the national aquarium and more reason to celebrate that is because it welc

i think we sat for well over an hour, discussing all points of the safety plan, as well as noise abatement issues. there was an individual who, during the meeting, was looking at a live feed. he was watching the inside of the restaurant while we were having the meeting, making sure they were doing what they were supposed to do. vice chair joseph: technology is cool. >> exactly. our organization facilitates a new liquor licensing live entertainment permiting for nob hill and polk corner. we have had three meetings at the public library so far, none of which mr. king attended. i want to make it clear that although the folks who have been attending -- we have had 12 people attending regularly, along with the city attorney for our area. i want to make it clear that although some of those folks have chimed in with their support of this project, our organization's support is city- wide. we aspire to represent all city districts. our support is coming from our organization as a whole, and not the committee for the area. i want to make that clear. at the conclusion of our meeting, we requested one

rainfall abating. still more dense fog in areas through the overnight. some of this could last into your early morning commute. we'll clear out quickly. you already see clearing out to the west. as we take a look at the overnight pattern another frontal boundary. it will clear our weather. we can see that on our future trend model, cloudy, chance for showers and then we'll top at 10:00 a.m., about the last of any fog should be burning off. we're left with that clear afternoon into tuesday and into friday, looking like a nice clear scene yow -- scenario. patchy drizzle. your two-degree guarantee 52. clearing skies and milder. tomorrow night we'll see temperatures drop down to 30 with a few clouds chilly and clear. here's your seven-day forecast. a cold winter shot followed by a warm up. 54 tomorrow. clear and in the 40s wednesday and thursday. we have a nice milder pattern setting up. this weekend really, to me was january, snow on the ground, grairks never out of the -- gray, never out of the 30s, ugly, but the fog is transitioning us back to a warmer se

they are under a notice of violation we could move environment -- which could force an order of abatement or a lien on the property if it did not comply within the timeframe of the violation. we would try to get them to do it as quick as possible. knowingly permit is good for 12 months. this could go to an enforcement. it could move through the process if the stairs were not rebuilt. stairs are part of the building and we want them done fast. we could move a notice of a violation toward enforcement to make sure they get done in a timely fashion what is going to get them is code enforcement which is not what anybody wants. >> i do not want to describe the attitude in but it seems as though we felt our hands were tied and the bassoon was a rent control issue. there is no way you can force them, no code violations to not provide a proper bathroom for a tenant. >> that is a good question. that may be something for housing. i do not know what the situation is. i cannot imagine a after not being in operation for eight months. we could get involved in that. absolutely. if there is something civi

they allege violations of the california drug abatement act as well as other laws, penalties include closing down the businesses for one year, thousands worth of fines. as far as when the businesses would close that has yet to be seen the suits were filed this morning now it must go through the judicial process. the attorney and the chief say as the investigation moves forward criminal charges and arrests could follow. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> in walnut creek, nine people have been arrested and three police officers injured during a series of fights outside bars this weekend. the fights came days after the walnut creek city council began talking about several proposals for cracking down on after hours violence. propose ads were announced after sharp increase in fights. including a parking lot bar brawl involving more than 30 people. >>> estimated 22,000 kaiser permanente hospital workers are making final preparations for what could be the largest one day strike the hmo has seen. tomorrow's walk host out includes mental health and optical employees. nurses and other unions have

this is a meeting of the abatement appeals board. np to turn off the electronic devices. first item is roll call. [roll call] commissioner romero is excused. we have a quorum. the next item is the oath. all part is giving testimony today, please stand and raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you are about to give is to to the best of your knowledge? thank you. you may be seated. the next item is item c, approval of minutes, discussion and action for the meeting held on november 17, 2010, december 15, 2010, and april 20, 2011. commissioner lee: are we able to take all three at the same time? commissioner murphy: motion. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> the minutes are approved. we're going to begin with the appeals. president lee, would you like to explain the allotted time? ouacommissioner lee: let's do te continued appeals first. is there a special

in fact checking with other districts, mosquito abatement districts they don't do criminal background checks. it was not a common practice. >> they are doing criminal background checks now. she was serving time in state prison after pleading guilty to a previous embezzlement charges. >> cheryl: mortgage rates are plummeting. it fell to a record 3.89%. the average on a 15-year fixed mortgage is 3.16%. that is another new record. experts say high unemployment, low paying jobs have made it harder for people to of for home loans. >> number of people applying for benefits spiked. it judged 24,000, biggest increase in six weeks. applications first two weeks of the year because companies are laying off temporary workers that were hired in holidays. >>> thousands are expected to apply for jobs at target in fremont. they are filling about 300 positions at the new store the line of applicants stretched out the door. they are openings in food service, logistics, for cashier and the sales floor. new store opens up in march. >> i looked online and my pastor she told me that target was hiring. she

they allege violations of the california drug abatement act as well as other laws, penalties include closing down the businesses for one year, thousands worth of fines. as far as when the businesses would close that has yet to be seen the suits were filed this morning now it must go through the judicial process. the attorney and the chief say as the investigation moves forward criminal charges and arrests could follow. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> in walnut creek, nine people have been arrested and three police officers injured during a series of fights outside bars this weekend. the fights came days after the walnut creek city council began talking about several proposals for cracking down on after hours violence. propose ads were announced after sharp increase in fights. including a parking lot bar brawl involving more than 30 people. >>> estimated 22,000 kaiser permanente hospital workers are making final preparations for what could be the largest one day strike the hmo has seen. tomorrow's walk host out includes mental health and optical employees. nurses and other unions have

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>>> government called for emergency meeting sunday to discuss violent protests showing no sign of abatingafter demonstrators anger about os tearty measures -- 6 people were injured, 1000 protesters clashed with police who used tear gas to repel demonstrator whose blocked the main road. a mission to deliver fuel to a town isolated to the town in alaska. tanker is half mile from nome, alaska's harbor after a coast guard cutter cleared a path. it was stalled by thick ice and strong current. the crew must lay a hose to pump the fuel in to a town. >>> water main break in canada has flooded community and left a town paralyzed. a 10- inch pipe burst friday night causing millions of gallons to flood the streets. cold temperatures froze everything up, town officials say a hospital was forced to shutdown, except for emergencies and schools, everything else closed. people in the town have been buying up bottles of water. >>> good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. it is cold, dangerously cold. temperatures in the teens, what can we expect for this day, let's finds out from lynette charles. >>> i

the lenders will know about this, orders of abatement go on to buildings. given these difficult economic times and the upcoming deadline, i think it is a very good time to rethink the whole process. that requires a steady. there is an economic connection that the board of supervisors found, they found harm. they thought the $12 was feasible in 2007 when everything was leaving. we need to look at whether these fees are good. should there be 10 years to pay them? should they be paid at all? these are very complex issues. the planning department is thinking of 90 days. we urge you to urge the board of supervisors who might be taking this up the first week of january, to delay this for a year and secondly, how to urge them that during the delay, these issues be studied. with that, i will let victor, and testify. >> my name is victor and i am one of the owners of life enterprises the uns this building approximately 150,000 square feet. during the ownership since 1973, dozens of permits for the building have been approved by the building department for conversion