and you appealed this to us, or to board of appeals? >> board of appeals. >> so you've got -- it's all written in here that you can appeal, okay. >> as you can see -- >> why wouldn't you have reached out to me about this? >> because that's the way you're supposed to appeal. that's what they tell you, appeal by filing something with the court of appeals. >> mr. bloom -- being yelled at, thank you, i think we can communicate by talking. okay, this is the first time i've seen this, fyi. thanks. we came and did a sound test for you after you went to board of appeals last year, because of the fact one of the commissioners on board of appeals added a commission to have you at ambient. >> who did you do that sound test with -- >> what do you mean, inspector burke did the sound test. >> who did you do it with? >> you mean which of your employees did he do it with? >> or -- >> how did he get access to hue? >> we'd have to look at the records for that. honestly, i think we're getting sidetracked a little bit here on the procedure issues, and i kno

and that was a part of a decision of the abc appeals board, that what was submitted by mr. matthias to you, for your consideration, that you considered or were available for your consideration in june 15 months ago, that was before you. that's what happened here. and as a result of that, and other things that i'm going to talk about, you decided to basically devastate the business of mr. montoya and his club. that's what you did. and if it can be argued that at the time you didn't know those 52 reports, 92% of which were false and invalid, if you did not know then, you know now that those are fake reports, false, fraudulent, fake, phony, dishonest. moving on to another subject. weiland has indicated that mr. and mrs. diamond have a complaint about noise.

. (♪) (♪) to the september 26, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. boarddent frank fung will be the president. to my left is deputy city attorney brad russy who will provide the board any legal advice this evening. i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will be joined by the city departments that have cases before the board. we have mr. scott sanchez, representing the planning commission, and we expect to see joseph duffy, senior building inspector from the department of building inspection. the board requests that you turn oregon silence all phones or electronic devices so they will not disturb the proceedings, please carry on conversations in the hall way. 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 complete their comments within the seven or three minute periods. members of the public not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes for their comments. to assist the board in preparation of minute

nor does the charger provide for an appeal regarding such decisions. the board would not hear an appeal regarding the removal of artwork from city property. the charger does not give the port authority to review the decision or the procedures leading to that decision. third and finally, the authority of the commission to decide on the design location alteration or removal of artwork from city property is long-standing. it dates back to the establishment of the arts commission under the 1932 charger. as best as we can determine, would be unprecedented for the board of appeals to issue a decision that would have the effect of preventing the arts commission from performing its core charter function. and his -- in establishing the centre, they claimed any attempt to dilute the moderate -- as stated in the planning code, board -- this ordinance designating the civic centre historic district shall, in no way, diminish the powers, rights and duties vested in the arts commission. the charger does not specify any agency to support this and an appeal such as this. the art

is there any public comment on the abatement appeals board minutes? ok. seeing none, are all commissioners in favor once we make the correction? >> aye. >> any opposed? ok. then the minutes will be approved. ok. item e. new appeals, order of abasement. case number 6847 57 taylor street. owner of record apel lanlts. 57 taylor l.l.c.1 place street. action requested by apel lanlts and extension until october 2018 to complete electrical upgrade. would the department like to come forward? i'm sorry. the department has to present its case first and then the apel lanlts will go. sorry about that. >> good morning, all. a complaint was generated by electrical department for 57 taylor. itselfer was reviewed and investigated by the electrical department. notice of election was issued on june 28, 2017 for inadequate electrical service and noncore complaint wiring in violation of electrical service. so it's related to code enforcement and it's the outstanding, all the [inaudible] haven't corrected. there is an electrical permit to comply, but hasn't been corrected yet.

this is a regular meeting of the abatement and appeals board. i would like to remind everyone to turn off all electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [ roll call ] >> we have a quorum. and the next item is item b. will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you're about to give is the truth to the best of your knowledge. thank you. you may be seated. just for everyone's information, the way that the abatement appeals board will work is the department will present its case first, then the appellant. each side has seven minutes to present their case. then there will be public comment. each member of the pub has three minutes to speak. lastly, there's rebuttal time of three minutes each for the department and appellant. >> approval of minutes. the meeting held on august 2018. >> next item is item d. case 6849386 pier street. action requested by appellant. >> we have multiple complaints, phone calls from this property, stating that since 2010 there's nothing that's

>> clerk: oh, there is, from the board of appeals. the board of peals did hear the certificate of appropriateness issued by the historic preservation condition for the statute on the pioneer monument, and they ultimately upheld the certificate of appropriateness for the removal of that statue. >> president hillis: commissioner moore? >> commissioner moore: you mentioned your -- >> the peal was continued to -- the appeal was continued to september 25 and all the other items at land use committee were on the 25th presumably, you will have a chance to review it on the 27, and then, the board will hear it on the 1. >> commissioner moore: okay. thank you for clarifying that. >> clerk: seeing nothing further, commissioners. we can move onto general public comment. at this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interesting except for agenda items. at that time, your time to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. >> good afternoon. i had my 65th birthday the other day, and i

item 12, review of past events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals, and there was no historic preservation commission meeting yesterday. >> thank you, jonas. good afternoon, commissioners. aaron starr, legislative affairs. two weeks of board report for you. last week was simple. land use committee continued all the items related to the indian basin special use district to this week. at the full board, fees for certain permits and transportation analysis, ordinance sponsored by the mayor, passed second read. health services on ocean avenue passed first read. the board considered supervisor kim's ordinance that would allow affordable housing. the original ordinance passed first read and duplicated file rereferred back to planning. amendments added by supervisor kim were not considered by this commission and was considered substantive enough by city attorney's office to acquire rereferral. in addition to allowing the demolition of buildings used for parking lots it, would allow 800-square-foot building on lots larger than 18,000 square feet to be demolished to construct affordabl

>> good evening and welcome to the september 12, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. board fung will be the presiding officer tonight he is joined by commissioner lazarus, vice president swig and we expect commissioner commissioner on dirt shortly.

appeal. the appellant versus san francisco public works from july 25th, 2018. the board of vota 3-2 and president fung and commissioner honda dissented to deny the appeal on the basis it was properly issued. the permit description his approval of request to remove to privately maintain street trees with replacement of 124-inch box sized tree. the location of the species of replacement tree subject to final approval by public works. we will hear first from the requester. >> good evening, commissioners. i am the attorney for the appellant. he is here today. we are back here today to ask for a rehearing of the appeal, which concerns the planning of two trees at the location on cortlandt. this has been a procedure that has been ongoing for quite a while and in our negotiations with the bureau of forestry, the appellant has decided that he would like to plant a columbia variety of tree. at the hearing on july 25th, the commissioners decided to deny the appeal. at that hearing, we ask permission to present additional evidence that the request was denied. the grounds for the re

approval of the arts commission.it was then appealed - the board heard the appeal voted again on wednesday after it was removed - activists continued to let it sink in -- in excitement they cheered, danced and took photos where the statue once was.<"there was so many different people, tribes, people of different races. it shows unification, it shows that people do want to do the right thing and that they are listening. we're at a point now want to listen.">several people have expressed interest in housing the statue including a museum in california, but san francisco activists are don't have to see it while here anymore. in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### (grant) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (catherine) on the peninsula... police are looking for more victims after a man was arrested for committing lewd acts with minors. 31-year-old angel monney was arrested earlier this month. san mateo deputies say he was employed as a ride share driver-- and a part time babysitter through a ch

the board of appeals rejected the statue and it has now been removed from civic center plaza. >>> paul manafort pleaded guilty just a short while ago to two charges as part of a cooperation agreement with prosecutors. the charges were one count of conspiracy against the united states, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice due to

>> good evening and welcome to the august 15th, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. the board president will be the presiding officer tonight. he is joined by commissioner lazarus, commissioner honda, vice president swig, and bobby wilson will arrive later this evening. to my left as a deputy city attorney who will provide the board with legal advice this evening. at the controls is our legal assistant. i am julie rosenberg. the board's executive director. will be joined by representatives from that city departments that have cases before the board this evening. the acting a zoning administrator will be representing the zoning admission. we expect senior building inspectors to be here. and urban forrester of san francisco public works and urban forestry. the board meeting guidelines are as follows. the board requires you turn off or silence all six phones and electronic devices so they will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of presentation are as follows. they are each given seven minutes to present their case and thr

it is general public comment for items that are not on the abatement appeals board agenda. seeing non, item g. is adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn? >> moved to adjourn. >> second. >> we are now adjourned. it is 10:30 am. we will take about a ten minute recess and reconvene as a building inspection commission. >> clerk: ladies and gentlemen, the chair has called the meeting to order. can you please turnoff your electronic devices. they tend to interfere with the equipment in the room, and can you please rise for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> clerk: commissioner mazzucco, i'd like to call roll. >> commissioner mazzucco: please do. [roll call] >> clerk: commissioner mazzucco, you have a quorum. so

sausalito could not unconditionally withdraw their appeal. the board of supervisors cannot take action until the appeal is resolved. there were no speakers in support of the appeal. and none against the planning department provided a brief response, and that sausalito fails to provide any evidence that it would have an impact on the physical environment necesitating a d.i.r. that concludes my remarks. >> president hillis: any questions, commissioners? thank you, mr. starr. >> clerk: i cannot remember what happened yesterday. historic preservation commission did meet and initiated landmark designation of the paper doll and 524 union as well as several landmark businesses. if there are no questions, we can move on to general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the commission in subject matter jurisdiction except for agenda items. with respect to agenda items, you can address the committee when we get to that on the agenda. i have one speaker card. >> hi. good afternoon. over 3 1/2 years a

four, three, two -- [applause] to the september 26, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. board president frank fung will be the president. to my left is deputy city attorney brad russy who will provide the board any legal advice this

>> good evening and welcome to the september 12, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. board president frank fung will be the presiding officer tonight he is joined by commissioner lazarus, vice president swig and we expect commissioner commissioner on dirt shortly. to my right is the deputy city attorney who will provide any legal advice this evening. at the controls as a legal assistant. gary catera and i'm the board executive director. we will also be joined by representatives from the city

it was then appealed - the board heard the appeal and voted again on wednesday..hat wraps up kron 4 news at nine...(pam) but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour.here's what coming up on kron 4 news at ten. áárelentless rain and wind continuing to pound the carolinas tonighttropical storm florence is not letting up...the storm is already to blame for five deaths..and many people are trapped in their homes by rising water.a live report coming up in just minutes.plus new tonight at ten...police are on the hunt for a woman who robbed a cleaners at gunpoint, then returned the next day to rob the sushi restaurant next door. we are live in the south bay with that story.((2shot)) ((pam))don't go away, kron 4 news at ten starts right after the break. the sun rose this morning on an extremely dangerous situation, and it's getting worse. (pam) tropical storm florence battering the carolinas with a life -threatening combination of wind and rain. many residents are grappling with intense flooding.. at least five people were least five people were killed.. i

it is general public comment for items that are not on the abatement appeals board agenda. seeing non, item g. is adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn? >> moved to adjourn. >> second. >> we are now adjourned. it is 10:30 am. we will take about a ten minute recess and reconvene as a building inspection commission. >> all right. good evening, everyone. first of all, good evening, everyone. welcome to compass family services. [applause] >> my name is chris wagner, and i'm the board chair of compass family services, and i promised myself i wouldn't get choked up, but today, by far, is the proudest moment of my volunteer career. i'd like to acknowledge our distinguished guests, mayor london breed, supervisor jane kim, who i think is my supervisor. [applause] >> rafael mandelman, assembly member david chiu, and representatives for senator's feinstein and kamala harris, abigail and june harris. thank you so much. so today, we celebrate the official opening of our new service hub for homeless families and families at risk of becoming homeless in san francisco. [applause] >> we

right commission, the taxi commission, and two templs on the assessment -- terms on the assessment appeals board. i have the experience in city hall, and i currently work as a city auditor. i understand the situations very well. i look forward to working for you. >> thank you. ms. basan? >> my vision for san francisco is this: i used to be proud to tell people i'm from san francisco, and now i'm embarrassed. i don't want it to be known. i would like it to go back to the way it was when i could be proud to say i'm from san francisco. i'm from a world class city. i invite you to come. but right now as it is, it's a cess pool. it's filthy, disgusting, and it's dangerous. if i am supervisor, i am going to vote no on the policies that keep perpetuating those problems and are keeping us down trodden? are you afraid to go downtown? i'm tired of wearing work boots to civic center because i don't know what i'm going to step in. this is my vision, to bring it back to where it's clean and beautiful. i've spent any entire career to fighting for my clients. if i'm elected supervisor, i will fight for you and

writing letters for a few years beginning with the city, the arts commission, add to you at the appeals board for a few years. knowing that our other relatives had been fighting this battle for 30 years. the statue is horrendous. our people, our people, we suffered trauma at that time. of course, we were not asked if that statue was ok. there were bounties on our scalps and we would not come forward and say here we are, we don't want its. they didn't care. we are nothing more than savages at that time. you know, you need to make the right decision on this. our people are also very spiritual. our ancestors come to us in our dreams. they are sad. they are hurt. we do carry this through our d.n.a. we have so many people suffering so many elders through this hurt through the abuse that happens. so many more teenagers committing suicide and turning to drugs, feelings of hopelessness because these types of visuals are always there to remind us of what happened. i want to leave you with a story in the book his jacket is written at the missions by the priest, that the women, the native women sang so

our next item is item g, general public comment for items not on the abatement appeals board agenda. ok. seeing none, item h adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn? >> yes. >> second. >> we are now adjourned. it is 10:38 a.m. we'll have about a 10-minute recess and reconvene as the building inspection commission. thank you. [ gavel ]. >> good afternoon. my name is miguel bustos. this is the regular pleting of the commission on

this is not the first appeal of an item that this board has heard but it is an appeal of a code section that the board has never heard of before because it didn't exist prior to the beginning of this year. we had a very robust process for developing and implementing the regulations related to retail and recreational cannibas as a result of state law changes. last year legislation was initiated i think in september. there was some less a few days thereafter, and the planning commission heard it in october. went on to the board of supervisors which i think that in total had maybe six hearings on this. it's a comprehensive piece of legislation and it's more than one piece of legislation. it amends the planning code and it amends the admin code and the health code, the police code. there are multiple changes to the legislation, even after it went to the planning commission. section 190 was significantly amended and there was a section 191 or 191.1 that was added after the planning commission hearing. but we are required to apply the law and as you know we look at law of the day, unless ther