$5,304,500 contained in a lease dated for reference december 20, 2006, by and between 1 newhall, llc, as landlord, and the city and county of san francisco as tenant; adopting findings unde. supervisor chu: thank you very much. we have dr. amy heart from the migrant center. >> good morning. my name is john updike, acting director of real estate. today we see the recommendation to acquire this property that jennings and newhall in the india basin subdivision. i have a general map in the overhead. the property is on a street that leads to the postal service facility and is somewhat disconnected from the basin as a result. it does a for the city to secure an excellent match for the office of the chief medical examiner, subject to design, cheaper review, and authorization of funding over the left -- the next two to 2.5 years. originally leased in 2006, housing the laundry facility, dislocated from a hospital project. primarily as a result of an arbitration between union representative laundry workers and the city. set aside, subsequently, the laundry is now an outsourced function that never moved int

as a complaint. they can be landlord-tenant, such as the heat issue. it can be neighbor versus neighbor. neighborhood organizations. some people actually self- report building code issues on themselves. there is an emergency call out from police and fire that we get once or twice a week. when a complaint comes in, it is put on a standard form. as i said earlier, the standard form goes to one senior building inspector, housing inspector that is responsible for prioritizing and insuring the correct person does the inspections in a timely manner. there is also systematic enforcement. that would be the routine housing inspections, the boiler program, condo conversion, sprinkler ordinance, things of that nature. once we go out onto a site with a complaint that has a number, then we ascertain whether or not the complaint is valid. if it is valid, we need to prioritize it. if it is for no heat, they would be given 24 hours to comply. of course, we would have to send letters, phone calls to the owner, manager, if there is one. if the issue is not dealt with satisfactorily, we give a second notic

some landlords were praised as humane for forgiving 3-4 year's rent or accepting what people could paythese landlords were in the minority and the landlord of cottage where nie family lived was not among them. rate payer books for 1848 is missing. the book for 1849 is in worse condition than the earlier books. theate book for 1849 is torn and muddy and appears to have blood stains on the pages. as if this book is telling me what happened that awful year. i search for james lacy's name and find it gone along with the other tenant and it is town lands as well. [applause] >> i think on that note i will read a poem, which is my book among other things my quest to discover the family's connection or my connection to that history. and what happens there is the pursuit and the logical seeking after those signs. those material signs baptismal records and there is happenstance. that's what happened to me once when i went to ireland i staid at a b and b. there are a zillion every other house is a b and b. i hit on the one b and beshgs where the owner said, your last name is to bein i know where

letters to more than 100 landlords of dispresencery tenants warning them that they risk property seize sure and possible imprisonment. >> our local government condemned the derks,aslandlords of med can cannabis dispensaries today and said they do not want the lapd cooperating with the derks a,. that the lapd has other crime they need to look after and medical cannabis is not a crime. >> it's a messy situation that continually plays out across california. >> it's crazy because it's legal to open up a dispensary. local law enforcement doesn't get involved. >> we're here for crowd control. >> but the feds come in and bust the places. it is the wild west right now here in california. >> to add to the confusion, it's not only the federal law that conflicts with state law. in california local laws and tolerance for dispensaries vary from county to county and city to city. in 2007, the controversy arrived in full force many the town of moro bay, california. a year earlier charles lynch a former software engineer had opened a dispensary called central coast cam passionate caregivers, the only medical marijuana facility within 100 miles. for years charles says he suffered

as eyewitness continues on the cw. ever seen. inhumane living conditions at four apartment apartment buildings at the hands of two landlords with multiple properties. tonight -- an unprecedented reality check for those landlords. robert lyles shows us the neglect - the gavel . >>> inhumane living conditions from two landlords with two properties. robert lyles show us the neglect. >> rats and romps. >> reporter: he says it's one of the worst cases oakland has faced. >> locks on the doors. there will be chains shut with a padlock so if there was a fire you would be stuck inside. >> reporter: there was a fire and he says it wasn't smoke detectors that saved the tenants. >> they only woke up from the smell of the smoke. the reason that was is because none of the smoke detectors in the building was working. >> reporter: so the city sued this couple. we took the photos straight to miss gardner. >> illusion. >> reporter: you're saying this is an illusion. >> my manager says illusion. >> this is not a bedbug bite? what is it. >> drinking and drugs. >> reporter: she said they trumped up the charges. >> but city code enforcement found a decade of

second issue wanos issued, along with a certified letter to the landlord stating, and i quote, you are directed to fix the unsanitary conditions. as of the close of business yesterday, nothing had been done. the last thing mentioned on the complaint database was 6/27, where the landlord asked the inspector for an additional two weeks. this is now four weeks later, and nothing has been done. it i will ask ms. day, since it is on her letter had, what this means? >> staff can address to later, but they are not allowed to respond to your public comment. >> we are over two months, and nothing has been done. the last thing that was done was four weeks ago, where they aske for two weeks. now i would like to make some comments about what mr. sweeney said last week about emergency repairs. i went eight days without heat, five days without hot water. mr. sweeney indicated that it would be necessary, in order to make the repairs, that a replacement of the hot water and furnace would be necessary. that is not the case. when they finally bought a repair man in the, it took less than two hours to repair the hot water and furnace. i know mr. swe

that was part of our strategy to have the landlord buy into the some of the strategies, but how it's making sense for them as business owners >> the long time returns, how many years you look at the 10-year cycle and evaluate these things >> i just realize i didn't answer your question about the marginal costs. one of the things is you hear about how much more does it cost to do leed and so on. there are those out there that tell you it's minimal, one or 2 percent. i think they are talking against a brand-new project where you have a lot of influence on things. >> by the way, we have done enough documentation on new buildings to show that meeting certain leed standards, i think we're looking at leed gold was a 2 to 5 percent marginal increase for a brand-new building. >> to even get leed silver. there's no additional cost because in california, the state energy codes and all these different things are supportive of good quality, so the state is really coming along too. in terms of percent, marginal. do you want to say sala? it was 25 percent? >> sala, you were the project manager. tell us what your experienc

according to the consumer federation of america, home solicitations, fraud, landlord- tenant troubles, household goods as internet sales, the survey found most complaints were related to tough financial situations that people faced last year. and we have the top five complaints coming up in the 6 a.m. hour. never too early to complain on this show. >> number 10, when they call you on the phone, hate that. >> there is always a five- second hello? yes, is this such-and-such? no. move on. >>> there is another popular list that's making the rounds. >>> the hottest baby names, according to a website, kate middleton's sister pippa has the number one hottest name for baby girls. pippa is popular. [ laughter ] >> the top boy's name, the biblical inspired asher, mila and any name starting with the letters ad like adele and aida and luna is apparently big because of the beckhams. you by the way came in 15 or 16, great. >> i thought it was 6. >> no. that was the top 20. >> okay. >> i'm trying to boost up my name. >> lawrence and i are in the hundreds. we're in tough shape. old names. >>> 5:49. cell phones are they

as i can't afford to have one. i'm up against a quiet season the litigating landlord and tenant attorney with over 170 caners in his repertoire. -- retainers in his repertoire. i have made notes to keep myself a little clearer. i first want to address the brief in which he -- i am sorry. i live at 342. in reading his response to my appeal, page 6 of a, he has claimed that violated and tell my bathtub and shower and shanker move before filing the ipo, and that is certainly not the case at all. my appeal was filed on the eleventh. the demolition of my bathroom happened later. it is an hardly understand that i did not allow this to happen and then run out and file an appeal. i filed an appeal when i saw the work being done beneath me and the bathroom was ripped out so i could see the dirt floors. when they told me that i had two days with no suggestions or accommodations except that i could use the port of party provided for the construction workers, that is why i filed the appeal. additionally, i enjoyed living there without incident until the new owners had first visited my apartment for a walk-through. immediately

landlords. basically we are the only ones that are going to be living there are as of tomorrow, and it is not our rental unit any more, so i guess it is a different situation, so we would like that permit that has expired retak-- our recourse is to revo, and we can move forward with the additional permit. is that clear? >> it is for a clear. -- it is very clear. when you purchase a house, you purchase it with the assumption it was a single family dwelling? >> it said on known -- unknown. >> it seems to state it was a one-family dwelling. >> but was of dated a few months ago, because i did some research, -- it was updated a few months ago, because i did some research, and they determined it was a single family dwelling instead of on k unknown. >> when you purchase it, it said unknown? so they have done a defacto merger. we will work that out. >> the permits they polled to make it legal to units, none of the work was done. >> thank you. >> good evening superior del -- good evening. i would like to run through the history of this issue. historically, there has been an illegal units. in 2007, a few m

as unemployment remains above 9%. in may, 45% of unemployed americans had been out of work for at least 27 weeks. landlords enjoy higher rent. a new report says average rent rose a half a percent this spring to $997 a month. compare that to san francisco where rents average $1800 a month. one analyst says that landlords are in a perfect situation, that it's like drinking without the hangover. must be nice. back to you. >> thank you much. hollywood is a town that measures royalty by box office, not blood lines. this week tinseltown is getting ready for prince william and his wife flying from canada to hollywood on friday. those who will not be welcome, the paparazzi. neighbors have signed no trespassing letters which gives the lapd the right to arrest any photographer who steps on private property. >> the judges and the doctors and lawyers and one thing and another i don't think are going to allow various people to grandstand on their front yard. not this year. >> police officers say several tabloid made offers asking for access for the good view of the couple. there have been no takers. >> let's check win

they are looking at this -- as a theater or performing arts center again. >> reporter: the landlord hasaid he hopes to find another big retailer for that location. a bankruptcy judge approved the company's liquidation plan yesterday for its remaining 399 u.s. stores. another bankruptcy judge approved a plan that will keep 1500 blockbuster stores open. it's an agreement between dish network, which now owns the movie rental company, and the owners of the actual stores where blockbuster does business. one of the biggest debts blockbuster had was the store leases. the deal will help save 15,000 jobs across the country. >>> :08. today a imagine -- 8:08. today a major step in the don't ask, don't tell policy. today, leon panetta is expected to certify the end of the military's ban on gays and lesbians. coming up at 8:15. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. noom to learn how soon -- newsroom to learn how soon gays and lesbians will be able to serve. >>> the first day of gay weddings in new york begins this sunday. according to "the new york post" new york city hall announced tha

landlord that. is why they couldn't do it. but planned parenthood says that they never revised anything. the contract is the same as it always was. stay tuned. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and zillow's wall street debut was wild. the web site went public today, pricing shares at $20, but it stopped at 200% to $60 a share z by the end of the day leveling off to close at $35.77, a 79% jump from the initial price. overall, street -- wall street -- . >> ended down, as you know, cheryl. nasdaq lost 12 and s and p 500 down nearly a point. despite the swing, trading volume was below average today. and meantime a bipartisan plan to cut the deficit and expand a government default seems to be gathering momentum on capitol hill. the proposal could cut the deficit by almost $4 trillion through spending cuts. and one lawmaker says he's hopeful. >> to have a bipartisan group of 49 senators meet to show general approveal of the plan, then have the president back it, i think this gave us momentum. we have to build it the president met separately today with congressional leaders of both parties. no word of progress.

as a protected cat guy? that's not right. >> reporter: many landlords worry while employers worry they'll end up wasting a lotmebody for a job only to find out later that the person's not a good fit precisely because of their criminal past. martha, public hearings continue to formalize this legislation with legal action sure to follow if san francisco gives special protections to people who broke the law. back to you. martha: that's an interesting one. claudia, thank you very much. claudia cowan out of california. >>> and now we've got some warnings that are getting more urgent by the day, and now a brand new poll showing the risk of america losing its aaa credit rating is very real. the breaking news on our nation's credit rating which may be completely separate from any deal that works out in the washington, folks. >>> plus, a miraculous story of survival. hear what happened to this little girl when she came face to face with a deadly shark. >> heard her scream. so i turned and immediately saw the shark. she had a lot of questions right off after it happened. she asked, am i going to die? and i said, absolu

the same scam more than a dozen times, collecting as much as $5,000 from her victims, and here's how they say it worked. pretending to be a landlord, smith would collect a security deposit from would be tenants. then she would tell her victims that they couldn't move in, because she was caring for her mother who had cancer. here's the kicker, she did not actually own the apartments that she was trying to rent. there's a $200,000 warrant now for her arrest. >>> well, a bank mix-up turns one man's life upside-down. >> on the consumer watch now, julie explains how he ended up in jail and lost his job because he wanted to cash a check. >> reporter: yeah. you can call this a banking horror story. everything that could go wrong did. >> wrong, the way she talked to me and sat me down. >> reporter: he was simply trying to cash a check at this bank in washington when his life was turned upside-down. first the teller called the check suspicious. >> i was embarrassed. i was really embarrassed to sit down there like a little kid. >> reporter: but the embarrassment turned to shock when the teller had him arrested. >> an officer responded and r

it would put ex-cons in the same protected class as pregnant women, minorities and gays. it would prohibit landlordsthose who have spent any time in the slammer. claudia cowan has more live from san fran. claudia? >> reporter: well, it is controversial, jon. this proposal would prohibit landlords and employers from asking applicants about their criminal past. supporters say it's an effort to reduce recidivism by helping ex-cons get back on their feet, but critics say it's a crime in itself. san francisco's human rights commission wants to protect ex-cons when it comes to banning discrimination in employment and housing. that sounds pretty good to former offenders like monique love who says boxes on application forms asking about her criminal history unfairly disqualify her. she says at one recent interview she never got her chance to tell her story of recovery and rehabilitation. >> didn't get a shot, not a shot. as soon as he saw that box was checked, he was, like, i'm sorry, we can't help you. >> reporter: others say there is nothing unfair about that at all, and at a recent public hearing propert

as well. .. and other discounts until august 5th. the cards are valid until the liquidation sales are finished. it means landlords will be able to market those properties to others once other stores close at the end of september. if inventory -- they're trying to get things sold as quickly as possible and still furniture. the contract they had with other companies are coming to an end so it is over. >> host: stores will close at the end of september. talk to was about the direct impact. how many employees and what is the revenue base? >> there are 10,700 employees who are going to lose their jobs. the books of million thing comes through that will lead to the retention of between 1,000, at 1500 jobs but that is a small amount of the overall number. 10,700 employees, approximately 4,000 full-time employees are those working on the ground in stores as well as in borders's michigan headquarters. that is a tremendous loss to the overall economic climate. a lot of hard-working people who are now going to be thrown into an economic climate that is hardly favorable at this point. it is interesting to see a grass-roots c

landlords and employers have an obligation to protect residents and workers. the boards of supervisors will make the final decision. >>> americans are beginning to worry more about their own debt asawmakers struggle to teal with the national debt. a new poll shows debt-related stress is up almost 20% compared to last fall. one in five people worries about debt most or all of the time. households earning more than $7,000 a year experienced the biggest jump in debt-related stress. in washington, both sides of the aisle face a possible default on t-bill bonds. congress has until tuesday hear about the deadline now. one week from tomorrow to reach a deal to extend the borrowing limit, the debt limit. president obama wants a plan that increases taxes to avoid deep medicare cuts. >> the best way to take on our deficit is with a balanced approach. one where the piston americans and big corporations pay their fair share, too. >> both parties' proeps run just through next year,ll a but guaranteeing the debate will dominate the 2012 presidential campaign. the president will address the nation tonight at 6:00, in about 45 minutes. then speaker of the house john boehner will respond. we will

. >>> the man known as clark rockefeller is in a california court today to face charges in connection with the 1985 cold case. his landlord and his wife disappeared over 25 years ago and the landlord remains were found in 1994. the phony heir, who is actually a german national, faces one count of murder. he is currently serving up to five years in a massachusetts prison for kidnapping his daughter. >>> get ready for wedding bells to ring on july 24th in new york city. mayor michael bloomberg announced the city clerk's offices will open specially on that sunday, the first day new york's gay marriage law goes into effect. the clerk is expecting it to be a very busy day. >>> prominent gay figures in history could soon play a bigger role in california classrooms. the fair education act is heading to governor jerry brown's desk after the state assembly passed the bill on tuesday. if enacted, the law would take in effect in january, requiring schools to teach all grade levels of the historical contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. joining me live from san francisco is professor ardell thomas, chair of

through august 5th and it means landlords can market those properties to others wants all of the stores close at the end of september. they're trying to get everything sold off as quick as possible and selling furniture and contracts are coming to an end so it is over. >> they will close at the end of september? how many employees? what is the revenue base? >> there are 10,700 employees who will lose their jobs at this point*. if maximilian comes through that may be to the retention between 1,000 in 1500 jobs but that is still a very small amount. of those employees approximately 4,000 are full-time employees of those working as well as those from the michigan headquarters. that is a tremendous loss to the overall economic climate now those that will be thrown into the economic climate that is hardly favorable at this point*. but for those to connect employees who were about to lose those jobs with those types of jobs that are available. it is also shining a light independent bookstores were greatly impacted by the rise of big bucks superstores so it would be interesting to see what they could do not just as borders retracts fifth and closes up shops as barnes

landlords call it outrageous. >>> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> new signs tonight that the economy is on the rebound. >> yes. some of the numbers look encouraging but when it comes to the economy asrned recently, looks can be deceiving. a rebound and strong jobs reports pushed stocks near their highest levels of the year. the dow jones up 93 points, finishing at 12,719, up several hundred points from only weeks ago. abc 7 is live in san jose tonight that. saul well and g but the question is whether this translates to ordinary americans. >> well, keep this in mind. one month retail sales provide a snap shot but don't signal a

landlord. and that is why they couldn't do it. but planned parenthood says that they never revised anything. the contract is the same as it always was. stay tuned. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> all right. it it is happening right now. firefighters in san francisco on the scene of a flames of a house fire. flames shoot through the roof of a home in the lower haig. dozens of firefighters worked hard to keep the flames from spreading to two adjoining homes. alan wang is live at the scene for us tonight. they just got this out in the last few minutes? >> reporter: this is now under control, dan. this was a stubborn fire because it was burning in the attic and threatening to take out the whole block. it happened around 6:30 here in the lower near fillmore and waller. the typical wood frame residential home with the facade that adds so much character to the neighborhood but firefighters coteddent get to the fire in the attic so for an hour it bill lowed smoke all over the neighborhood and when the flames finally broke out neighbors on both sides started getting very concerned. >> you can see the flames getting really, really clos

with that camera is bob redell as well with a photographer so we're going to check in and get the scoop of how that could delay the commute. 5:15 now. one peninsula landlord fed up by tenants not picking up after pets is planning to use detective work. mary michaels the manager of the pine wood apartments is going to use dna testing on dog poop. michaels first connects samples from the cheeks of her tenants' dogs. it's sent to a lab to keep on file. the company will compare the samples with the poop submitted. some are skeptical and say video surveillance would be a better plan. how much does that cost? the senate will meet to talk about the mystery fees that sometimes show up on your phone bill. the move on the heels of an fcc plan to crack down on the practice of cramming when unauthorized fees are placed on a phone bill. the fcc voted to work on rules that would fight the fees, it's looking for public comments on the rules and for your news we turn to nicole. >> i think you gave me all the news i want to know about doggy dna. >> that's what we do. >> perhaps what markets will be watching. futures have turned higher perhaps on that news after we were si

. >> as those bills were paid, my credit would go up, and it would be better in the long run for me. >> he was equally helpful to the landlords, offering them a stake in a new company he was starting. making computer-assisted design software. how much was 15% of that company going to cost you? >> that cost us $15,000 initially. >> not very much for 15%. >> not very much, no. >> grogan offered 15% ownership in the software start-up to one of his drinking buddies. that deal was even better. >> your investment would be your credit and your name. sounds easy enough. >> in other words, he could be part owner just for putting his name on documents and car loans. then, with grogan's steakhouse barely open for business, mike decided to open a pizza place, too. he offered the landlord a piece of the pie. >> what did you invest in that? >> that was $30,000. >> how much money in total did you invest with mike? >> well, we have two mortgages that we took against our home. totaling $83,000. and then we took cash money, we gave him $17,000. >> $100,000? >> right. >> money ralph had worked his whole life to save up. but he expected a much b

. >>> some landlords in san francisco are concerned about a proposal they say would force them to rent to excons. the city's human rights commission wants to change city codes as way to keep former offenders on track. >> he works in a garden outside san bruno jail. he was just released from the facility back in january and now desperately needs housing but says no one will rent to him. >> they want the police report and it's just hard. you have a felony and they just don't want to. i never get a call back >> the city's human rights commission wants to add people like thomas, those with arrest or conviction records, to categories like race, religion and sexual orientation when it comes to prohibiting housing discrimination. >> what we are doing is giving people a chance to turn their lives around. >> sparks is executive director of the commission. >> we around going to force something down someone's throat if there is really a legitimate reason, but just because they were arrested five years ago or ten years ago and if they haven't done it again, yeah, that's not a reason not to reason not to rent to them. >> the new proposal has the support of the sheriff's de

. >> some landlord in san francisco are concerned tonight about a proposal they say would force them to rent to ex cons. city human rates commission wants to change city code as way to keep former offender on the right track. carolyn tyler way to keep former offender on the right track. carolyn tyler tonight has the story >> lafayette works in the garden outside the san bruno jail. just released from the facility back in january. and now desperately needs housing. but says no one will rent to him. >> if they want credit report and police report and it's just hard. you have a felony, i don't know don't get a call back. >>reporter: city human writ commission wants to add people like thomas those with arrest and conviction tl records and when it comes to pro interest had gone housing discriminatio discrimination. >> what we are diagnose is giving people a chance to turn their lives around. >>reporter: teresa sparks is executive director of the commission. we are not going to force someone something down their throat if there'sa legitimate reason but just because they were arrested 5 years ago or 10 years ago and if they haven't done it again yes that's not a rea

means that landlords will be able to market those real estate properties to others, once all these stores close at the end of september. inventory, they're trying to get everything sold off asuick as possible. they're trying to sell furniture. all the contracts that they had with various other companies, those are coming to an end. so it's over. >> and using the stores will be closing at the end of september. talk to us a little bit about the direct impact, how many employees? >> there are about 10,700 employees who are going to lose their jobs at this point. if the books a million thing comes through, that may lead to the retention of between 101,500 jobs, but that's still a very small amount of the overall number. of those 10,700 employees, about either proximally for thousand of them are full-time employees. those working on the ground in stores as well as those in borders michigan headquarters. that's a tremendous loss to the overall economic climate, there's a lot good hard-working people who are now going to be thrown into an economic climate that is hardly credible at this point. it's very interesting to see there's been a grassroots campaign online by various people

it means that landlords will be able to market those real-estate properties to others once all these stores close at the end of september. they are trying to get everything sold as quickly as possible and sell furniture, all the contracts they had with various other companies are coming to an end, so it's over. >> you are saying the stores will be closing at the end of september. how many -- talking little about the direct impact, how many employees, puts the revenue base. >> there are about thanks and 700 employees who are going to lose their jobs at this point. if the books a million things come through, let me lead to the retention of about 1,000 to 1500 jobs but that is still a very small amount of the overall number. the 10,700 employees about i believe approximately 4,000 full-time employees working on the ground in stores as well as those in the borders michigan headquarters. that's a tremendous loss to the overall economic climate and it is a lot of, you know, good hard-working people who are now going to be thrown into an economic climate that is hardly favorable but this point. it's very interesting to see there's been a grass-roots campaign online by

. >>> some landlords in began are concerned about a proposal they say would say would force them to rent to ex-con's. the city's human rights commission wants to change city codes asfenders on track. >> he works in a garden outside san bruno jail. he was just released from the facility back in january and now desperately needs housing but says no one will rent to him. >> they want the police report and it's just hard. you have a felony and they just don't want to. i never get a call back >> the city's human rights commission wants to add people like thomas, those with arrest or conviction records to categories like race, religion and sexual orientation when it comes to prohibiting housing discrimination. >> what we are doing is giving people a chance to turn their lives around. >> theresa sparks is executive director of the commission. >> we around going to force something down someone's throat if there is really a legitimate reason but just because they were arrested five years ago or ten years ago and if they haven't done it again, yeah that's not a reason not to renato them. >> the new proposal has the support of the sheriff's department d. a. and others who sh

as a person of interest. she ended up losing her job allegedly because of this and her apartment because of this because her landlordual damages because of casey anthony's lies, she does have a strong case. >> this is one of those issues that the law calls deafamation per se. you accuse someone of kidnapping there's no contest. >> people were coming up to this woman and actually making threats against her, as you can imagine. people thought she knew where the baby was. we don't even know a zanny the nanny really existed. some people thought it was code for xanax. so many theories out there. but a woman's life was impacted on. >> the lawyers for zanny the nanny want to depose, sbasically interview for a lawsuit, casey anthony. they're afraid she will leave. wouldn't casey anthony just plead the fifth amendment citing her right not to incriminate herself? >> her lawyer has made that very clear in this argument against having the deposition. one, the lawyer is not available. it would be postponed no matter what. her lawyer wouldn't be there to look out for her interests. but then also, she's going to take the fifth on