the old order of abatement -- the order of abatement would impede the process.he owners 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: w

abatements. obviously, 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, unanimous

this is a meeting of the abatement appeals board.e to remind everyone to turn off all electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. commissioner lee: present. commissioner clinch: here. commissioner hechanova: here. commissioner mar: here. commissioner murphy: here. vice-president walker is excused. we have a quorum. the next item is election of officers, president, and vice president. commissioner lee: why don't i start by welcoming our new commissioner. i wanted to mention that she has joined us. regarding the agenda item, election of officers, i would like to propose that maybe we push this off until next meeting when we have a full seven members here. would that be ok? motion? commissioner murphy: i will second that. >> any public comment on the motion to continue this item? seeing none, can we had a roll call vote on the motion to continue the election of officers? commissioner lee: yes. commissioner clinch: yes. commissioner hechanova: yes. commissioner mar: yes. commissioner murphy: yes. >> the motion carried

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

action requested by palin -- to reverse the order of abatement. no, on november 16, 2011, aab devoted to continue the case for 90 days to allow parties additional time to consider the matter. testimony, deliberation, and possible action to of hold, modify, or reverse the order of abatement commissioner lee:. to refresh everyone's memory, on november, we -- commissioner lee: to refresh everyone's memory, we did not hear the case. i believe the appellant came forward and asked us to continue this matter for three months, and we granted that. at this point, i would like to ask the appellant -- do you want to hear this now? >> yes, you're sorry the attorney for the appellant, and i'm here to ask for a further continuance for three months, the reason being that the parties are in negotiations. in fact, we have gone to an arbitration, and the decision of the arbitrator will be forthcoming very soon. this will resolve the underlying issues relating to the abatement. commissioner lee: how much time? >> we have gone through the arbitration, finished the ar

that is before us and if you want to come forward with something which in fact really does work to abate the problems that we are concerned with here today, then i would urge my colleagues to support this amendment and to see to it that it goes forward because in so doing we will be choosing the fastest way most free of the excessive litigation which is going to be triggered by the bill as it is written before us now. i urge my colleagues to to help us move this pipeline forward and to do so in a responsible and understood fashion in a way which will enable to us get the business of the nation done so we can perhaps to get down to some other things we have to do around this place. with that i yield back 14 seconds. >> the chair now recognizes the gentleman from nebraska. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in opposition to that amendment. >> the gentleman is recognized for five minutes in opposition. >> i appreciate where the gentleman from michigan is coming from on the basis of this amendment, but the reality is this is an extraordinary situation because we have a president that chose t

we're told that the protest is actually not being stopped or abera abated here. they're working in sections of the park to clear those so-called nuisances that they say they have, and then they will be allowed back in. now, so, a large contingent of the protesters have moved to freedom plaza for now, but there is a library here that is staffed by protesters, and there is a handful that have stayed on to sort of watch what's going on here at mcpherson square. we're live at mcpherson square, derrick ward, news 4. >> thanks for the update. >>> and turning our eyes to the weather now. >> yes. >> saw a lot of snowflakes coming on in. are there some just lingering around still? >> there are, yes, indeed, snowflakes aflying out there, mainly in northern maryland, towards the mountains of west virginia for now. that little sliver of snowflakes, though, is working its way down the 270 corridor, so don't give up hope yet. just don't count on getting a lot of snow out of this. just conversational snowflakes on a sunday morning, full of cloud cover here in washington. temper

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

. >> we moved into the park to enforce the camping regulations, this camping is a nuisance abatement. >> they told us this morning that they were going to be removing tents that weren't in compliance. >> reporter: some protesters chose to be arrested to make a point. others sought to make the same point and got different results. mcpherson square continued to show some degree of wear from the occupation which started last october and this was among the most eventful day since it began. >> this is just the end of act one, man. >> reporter: at mcpherson square, derick ward, news4. >>> and our other big story this morning is the weather. a lot of viewers seeing rain and snow right now. this is video of i-270 in the clarksville area. >> yes, indeed, rain mixing with and changing to snow in areas very close to washington, just above the capitol belt way, northern montgomery out towards frederick, maryland. current temperatures just above the freezing mark here in washington, temperatures at 40 degrees, 34 in gaithersberg, 32 in frederick, and 33 in martinsberg. and here you can see on rada

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

but it should not grab really cold air until it is off the coast and that moisture flows somewhat abates. a bang-bang timing type of issue. overnight saturday might not going below freezing, day side on sunday not anywhere near freezing. about 40 degrees, so what are we left with? a winter storm with no umphf but a lot of mess most likely snow hitting and sticking on non-paved surfaces. but there is another twist to the story and it comes monday morning. meteorologist tim williams will talk about slippery details shortly. now we will throw it back inside. >> marty, thank you. >>> whitney houston's family is gathering today in new jersey for a private viewing. tomorrow is her funeral and some of the biggest names ebb entertainment will be there. allison harmon reports houston fans are flocking to new jersey to say their final goodbyes. >> reporter: the funeral home is reportedly hosting the family for a small private viewing of the late pop star. for days fans have been paying their respects here and at the nearby knew hope baptist church. the site of her funeral and where the singer firs

project sponsors, i think we sat for weller a hourdiscussillointof heafety plan, as well as noise abatement issues. there was an individual who during the meeting, was looking at a livefeed. 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. ice chaih: technology is cool. >> exactly. our organization facilitates a new liquor licensing live entertainment peitin or nob hill an polk corner. we have had three meetings at the public library so far, none of which mr. king attended. wtomake iclea at alth the fol 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 someof thoseol ve chimed with ei suort of thi project, our organization's support is city- wide. we aspire to represent all city districts. our support is comingrom ou organitis ole, and not the committee for the area. i want to make that clear. at the conclusion of our meeting, we requested one condition that the exterior surveillance technology -- which

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however, there are signs that these concerns are abating somewhat. if business confidence continues to improve, u.s. firms should be well positioned to increase capitol spending and hiring. larger businesses are still able to obtain credit at historically low interest rates and corporate balance sheets are strong. though many smaller businesses are facing difficulties in getting credit, credit conditions have begun to improve for those firms as well. globally spill overs from fiscal and financial developments in europe, the combination of high debt levels and weak debt prospects at the european countries has raised concerns about their fiscal situations, leading to increases in borrowing costs concern about the health of european banks and the concern of availability of credit. this will require action on the european authorities. they are working hard to address their fiscal and financial challenges. nonetheless, risks may unfold favorably and could worsen economic prospects here at home. we are in frequent contact with european authorities and we w

. >> the violence is not abating. again on friday, demonstrators took to the streets in cities across afghanistan to voice their rage at the desecration of their holy book. crowds of angry protesters shouted anti-u.s. protesters at riot police. u.s. president barack obama has apologized for the incident, but it has done little to appease people. most afghans the burning of the koran as an unforgivable act of sacrilege. many think it was done deliberately in a show of contempt for their religion. >> the infidels burned our crown, the book we believe in. we came to ask karzai why the infidels are insulting islam if this is an islamic country. -- the infidel's burned our core ron -- koran. >> the deaths of two soldiers thursday prompted the military to evacuate troops from the base it was planning to close. >> we are joined live now by our correspondent. we have four days of protests, for your days of violence. any sign that things are calming down, especially after friday prayers? >> you are right. four days of violence

project sponsors, i think we satfor wellover a hourdiscussillointof heafety plan, as well as noise abatement issues. there was an individual who during the meeting, was looking at a lfe. 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. ice aih: technology is cool. >> exactly. our organization facilitates a new liquor licensing live entertainment peitinor nob hilland polk corner.

the tent in violation of park service rules of camping and sleeping in what's called a nuisance abatement act. >> if your first amendment gets stepped on, do you have a sign that says decent statehood or whatever, that's in comappliance. it's not bedding. reporter: protesters say they agreed to leave the base of the statue because police had promised they would not destroy tents or confiscate tents unless they found some evidence of camping inside. pattern that has not -- apparently that has not been the case. occupiers say that instead of clearing out tents where there were evident violations, those involved in the search began to seize tents indiscriminately. >> not only did he say he wouldn't confiscate it when he was negotiating in good faith with us, but his lawyers told the court very clearly they would not do it. reporter: this young man from southeast washington says he joined the encampment in mcpherson square from the beginning. >> right now they're just destroying tents just so nobody can camp or have a tent here. reporter: other protesters say their tents were damaged during t

tensions with pakistan's powerful military appear to be abating. critics claim the supreme court is now doing the army's bidding. if the prime minister is found guilty, he could be sentenced to six months in jail and would be disqualified from holding public office. the case could take months. he could appeal any conviction, but, ultimately, this legal battle could bring down the government and forced the holding of early elections. >> in another twist, in one of india's biggest ever corruption scandals, the country's supreme court has ordered the government to cancel mobile phone licenses it granted to some telecom companies four years ago. it has cost the treasury tens of billions of dollars. china is to consider contributing to european bailout funds. prime minister wen jiabao made the offer to angela merkel during a visit to beijing by the chairman chancellor -- german chancellor. he also said he would use his influence to convince tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. prince william is on a six week tour of military duty. he is a search and

east 12th street is one of three oakland motels initially targeted under california's red light abatement act. the city wants to shut down the motel saying it's long been a hub of prostitution and other illegal activities. >>> police dogs will soon be used at another east bay high school to deter drug use. the newark school board has voted unanimously to allow the use of dogs at newark memorial high school. dogs will search parking lots and physical education lockers. police are also searching schools at castro valley, dublin and livermore. >>> a warning for parents out there. >> why johnson & johnson is recalling its entire supply of infant tylenol. >> could a trip to the supermarket save you a trip to the dentist? trying to keep your pearly whites even whiter. i'm buy good shaban in los angeles. more coming up. >> the dunk that cleared the court coming up. >> the wind has switched directions, the fog is back at the coastline. what does that mean for the weekend ahead? we'll talk about that next. a slam dunk by high schooler in >>> is there a broom in the house? a slam-dunk by a high sch

anchor and the anger abates and people go on but nuclear remains constant and is handed down from oneto another. >> that is true for say 20-30% of the populace and want to take that seriously. one should also remember that fukushima was not supposed to have. three mile island was not supposed to happen. we have feted as an industry by failures in our own house. i think that opposition with shrinking greatly before fukushima. now i think it is growing reinforced. you also have this strange problem that we cannot find a waste disposal facility even though everyone knows we need one. one just past to take as an enduring reality that certain things like wind and solar will have more such political support than the economically desert. other things like nuclear will have more opposition than a economically deserves. >> do wind and solar deserve support for their environmental superiority as well? if you take a nuclear power plant at 1,300 megawatts which is a big chunk of power, and you take a wind farm where the average power is 1.5 megawatts, you would not -- you have to have nearly 1000

. >> regulations are being enforced as a nuisance abatement. this is going very, very successful. >> the cleanout comes two weeks after state troopers arrested six occupiers in baltimore and tore a makeshift schoolhouse, meant to rally behind the youth jail. protesters vow to push on. >> the occupation is an idea. it's not a place. the idea will continue. >> just because the city is trying to stop our efforts to organize around a mistake they are making, doesn't mean we will stop. >> to that end, members of occupied baltimore attended the mayor's budget protest. wjz, "eyewitness news." >>> the washington, d.c. camping ban includes sleeping on the ground, possessing sleeping bags, blankets and other bedding. >>> the first republican contest out west is on the way to nevada. las vegas, where front-runner mitt romney is counting on his fellow mormons to help him out. >>> mitt romney is looking to make it two in a row with a win. fresh from his tuesday victory in the florida primary, the republican front-runner is not taking anything forgranted. >>

. >> weather wise seen a few showers but most of them starting to abate and just a little bit of rain in the northeast corner of the state. couple of very light showers perhaps hitting the ground here in cecil and northern hard ford. that's about it and temperature wise we are still comfortable in the mid40s tonight only hgerstown and york. low 50s, good midday sun. however, a new rain maker on the way for thursday. this one looking more impressive and the possibility of a sunday weather maker. all that coming up. >> the same sex martial bill passed a hurdle in annapolis. two house committees voted to send it to the full house. the measure died in the house last year. it passed the senate. the governor supports the bill and says as far as he knows it's still a couple of votes shy of passing. >> and we are learning more about the proposed gas tax that would add 6%, 2% a year over three years and there is a provision that would kick in it gas prices rice to much. we could look at five dollar gas by the summer. if they go up by more than 15% in a year during the first three years the 2%

most of the lead abatement program is handled through public health. we have one person on the sixth floor that does go on health- related issues concerning lead paint. commissioner melgar: my question was about training and maintaining the certification so that folks who do enforce the building code side of the lead in construction activities. i did not see it in the training budget for the staff at dbi. i just did not know that was under a different training. so that one person gets trained or keeps up their certification through a different line item? >> there is more than one person that has the certificate in the department. once they achieve the certificate, there are class es that can attend. to my knowledge, we do not have any planned in the budget. however, it is up to the individual chiefs on wide education that they want for their individual sections. so what would be up to the chief to provide that an additional education. commissioner hechanova: additional questions? comments? i also want to add here, pam, terrific job that you have done.

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 have also seen situations we're is just not possible, and the timing is not going to make the difference. i have a concern about that part of it at least. but that was one of the four dimensions, right? so i would just say i have a concern about that one. clerk: commissioner clyde? commissioner clyde: the way i understand it, upon renewing the lease, they have to bring it up to code as much as possible, as readily achievable, or notify the commercial tenant comin

to take place the last one two weeks while sporadic fighting across the country shows no sign of abating. rallies to mark the anniversary of approached him ocracy op rising in bahrain are put down with the tactics and weapons from the u.k. sparking claims of western hypocrisy over different revolts in the region. and sizing up the rivals u.s. leaders swap almost smiles for china's visiting vice president and leader in waiting as the two nations fine for the upper hand in a turbulent relationship. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's great to have you with us two pm here in the russian capital and twelve noon in damascus syrian state t.v. has announced that a referendum on a new constitution will take place in eleven days that's as reports of new outbreaks of violence continued to pour out of the country with tanks being deployed to the fourth largest city of hama and an oil pipeline blown up in homes well arty's an ocean is in syria now joins us live on the line maria the assad regime seems to be keeping its promises it's now annou

the regulations are being enforced as a nuisance abatem t abatement. this is not an eviction. >> reporter: police spent hours cleaning out the encampment, hauling away trash, tents and belongings. a forklift was brought in to assist in removing heavy and bulky items. do you think occupy d.c. is over? >> no, not at all. i mean, the rest of the occupiers are going strong. >> reporter: many of the dozens tents erected here at mcpherson square are now gone, including the so-called tent of dreams on the statue of general mcpherson. it's unclear what protestors will do next. >> i just don't think we're going to take this, and we are not going to stop. >> reporter: now, u.s. park police are maintaining a presence here this evening. the portion on the park as you see here behind me remains closed at this hour chblt some protestors have returned to some portions of the park that are open. and the question remains, what does this mean for this movement? will these protestors come back? that remains to be seen. but they're vowing to continue on. reporting live fr

little bit kinder to some because the ministry of justice is the executive branches and it has to abate the court the supreme court decision absolutely and he doesn't absolutely it means that he appeals yes but does he have the right to appeal they have a right but it's very strange if you have to the citizens court decisions it it's difficult to believe that european court of the supremes court of russia again it builds up to two laws party he's appealing to the constitutional court not the supreme court again but the it's you know it's a legal procedure it's a little it's a difficult legal procedure well they're trying to make life after you're in a position of this is not ok but i wasn't there one of the actions after the next elections and i can't but the support the lections life last five years and i again can't participate elections because minister of justice is still trying to break this is one of european court insuperable. it's a bad signal that means that russian state russian government says he'll. repressively think in the both political opposition well iraq received iraq

szell areas in the country's fourth largest city of hama that says the fighting shows no sign of abating the epicenter of the uprising the city of homs but with reports hard to very fine there are concerns that someone turning the regime painted in the bad light and not the opposition. since the beginning of the uprising in syria last march the regime of bashar al assad has been accused of oppression torture and killing but with abad much of holmes blame has since focused on assad's forces attacking civilians and shell in residential areas. that the little yard calls himself a member of the opposition and intellectual not true aleutian everyone his stress is from a social democratic group originally from holmes he blames assad for mistakes which allowed bloodshed at the start but he just defies what the regime is doing in his native city now he is the two i and he is touring to to. protect civilians i think that in homs there are many gangs you know there is a title and everyone can claim that he belongs with this title and no one can ban him the danger posed by the armed m.t.s. side for

this entire scheme has been abate and switch. >>reporter: at this pub in san francisco forty-niner fans support the progress. >> well still san francisco but just not in san francisco. whole big picture having a new stadium. p.m. we need a new stadium. >>reporter: member time yshing said today the niners will definitely be playing in santa clara by 2015 and perhaps as early as 2014. >> yshing also plans to put in a bid to host superbowl 50 that would be in 2016. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. sky big plans. all right thanks very much lisa. >> man critically injured in fast manufacturing fire tonight in pittsburgh. blaze break in and out a him on fair born drive 6:15 this evening. it was under control by 6:30 but not before the only person in the house badly burned. firefighters did manage to rescue a cat. here you see them giving the cat oxygen. investigation into the fire is just beginning. >> oakland taco truck owner got in a shoot out with robbers early today. 2 men approached this taco truck open the corner of fruitvale 1:

their press release said thatct identify and abate hazards, and indeed, there is decline in accidents and injuries. and mr. chairman, 20% is not a minor impact. it is not a burdensome regulation. it saves $74 billion every year in workers' compensationat in fs could cut 24% off of this cost, it would be $15 billion a year to improve their competitiveness. so, i don't want to trivialize the illness and injury prevention programs. i want us to step up to the fact that will help and make a difference. with that, mr. chairman, i respectfully request leave to place the january 26th, 27th rand release into the record. >> without objection. >> ms. johnson. are you the beneficiary of a small woman-owned businesses of the federal women small business owned contract? >> yes. >> has it worked for you or been an undue burden or difficult to comply with? >> not necessarily, and i think that in fact it probably works more in favor for the customers who have some offset programs where they have to divert or, you know, contract with, minority-own can -- minority owned, or women-owneded businesses. >>

inn on east 12th is one of three oakland motels initially targeted under california's red light abatement act. the city wants to shut the motel saying it's a hub of prostitution and other illegal activities. >>> police dogs will be used at another east bay high school to deter drug use. the newark school board vote unanimously to allow the use of dogs at newark memorial high school. the dogs will search parking lots and physical education lockers. fremont is considering a similar idea and they are already used in castro valley, dublin and livermore. >> more than 4400 people have put their request to opt out of pg&e's smartmeter program in the past couple of weeks. they have more than 5 million customers throughout northern california. people who opt out have to pay a one-time fee and a monthly charge. i thought i'd join the party with you. >> a little contact issue there. sight is not overrated when you read a teleprompter. >>> the royal couple getting a makeover. >> how they are being immortalized before their wedding anniversary. also ahead. >> mark again of being alive. >> a toast to l