this is not for new awnings but to encourage small businesss to change out existing awnings that may be in poor condition. the rationale behind this is in working with a lot of our merchant corridors and also the office of economic and workforce development, we have been working very hard to try to energy businesses to maintain their storefronts, make it more attractive and make it a more friendly place for the community to shop. and so we have actually done a few pilot projects in our district, one on noriega street around 30th avenue and one in the 40th avenue area where the city has provided funding for several businesses to change up the storefronts. we have do it in consecutive blocks. it's really made a huge difference, but obviously we don't have the resources to continue doing that, so this legislation would hope to provide an incentive for businesses to take advantage of the fee waiver and replace their existing awnings. that may be in poor condition. and so fee waivers, they actually would affect the planning department and d.b.i., so depending on the type of work that you'

signs, awnings, and canopies. the first item -- it just modifies the awning controls, so that they would not be able to extend from the bottom of a projecting or upper story window or cover horizontal molding. we're columns defined the storefront, it may not cover those. this is modeled after the awning controls which better articulate house an awning should relate, as restrictive, but they're much more thought out than current controls. the second item under signs. the city currently of non- conforming use science -- signs to exist to the end of their normal life. a sign can stay at their indefinitely until is to be taken down for structural reasons. the proposed legislation would be if this section of the department and for some is outdated, nonconforming signs and have them removed within 90 days of the business going out of business. limited conforming uses are regulated by signs in our district. it would regulate signs under controls similar to the nc1 zoning districts. it would manalich for a district that h

vice president wu: i have a very specific question about awnings and about plastic awnings. looking at supervisor chu's chart from the last time this was in front of the commission, they asked to prohibit plastic awnings. is that consistent with the staff recommendation? quickstep is fine with that recommendation. it was not included, but we do not have an issue if that is the with the supervisor wants to do it. -- >> staff is fine with that recommendation. commissioner moore: -- commissioner miguel: a question arose regarding the end of life of the sign. what i would like to be sure of is that -- i think the term maintenance got thrown in there. what that actually means -- i am thinking of neighborhood commercial districts in particular in this regard. signs have by wires that hold them up. -- guy wires that hold them up. is that maintenance, where there is a metal frame that has a plastic insert inside the metal frame? a change of modernization of that plastic inserts, i do not know whether that is considered maintenance to change the sign, or whether it has to come down.

we have changed at the awnings and in exchange they are supposed to maintain it. it has made a huge difference in the appearance. obviously, we don't have the resources to continue to give out money to merchants for this. we are providing an incentive for them and considering them a pilot for the month of may. the premise behind that is that we want to improve the appearance of store fronts that are lacking in nature and not for new construction. in terms of the pedestrian level lighting, we want public safety. what we want to encourage is the store owners to install lighting on the outside of their stores that will hit the sidewalk. so, that is one of the waivers we are proposing. we have the support of the small business commission and we recently went to speak at the code advisory committee and they offered some feedback there that we have incorporated into legislation so we actually had substitute legislation yesterday. we are applying this to small businesses. we are using a definition which is 100 or less employees. the other things were clarifications that

i highly recommend to pass this administrative bulletin to help small business, because awnings --you know, we have the criteria, certain items. for this one, the waiver, especially inspection for a design and all those, especially in the city, we put it in writing. from now on, people will follow this particular rule. >> i am sorry, commissioner walker, you look like you have a question. commissioner walker: know, i am just reading. >> the motivation would be signs and awnings at a certain weight. >> right. >> basically from your experience and where you're sitting in the department, it is overkill having all these inspections that are special. >> traditionally, we do not require it. now we put it in the administration bulletin to make it more formal. commissioner mccarthy: ok, so we are cleaning this up for housekeeping. any questions from the commission? seeing none, can you call the question, please? >> we need to have a motion. >> motion to approve or support. >> second. >> call the question. >> who did the second? >> i did. >> ok. this is a vote for the motion to support this le

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you can see them standing under the awning over here. as cars arrive, you see people scurrying into them. but before they got here, many had to wait and that time went very slowly. if you are traveling in or out of sfo, you can expect delays up to three hours today. low visibility, high winds in the rain make a bad combination for flights. >> normally on a clear day, it's one set for take-off, one for landing. it's not gonna be that way today. it's very slow. >> reporter: this man is trying to win a spot on the 49ers. while he hopes to play, he hopes to enjoy some sunshine. it was 65 degrees at 8:00. and my fiancee just called me and said it's 08 in ohio -- 80 in ohio. >> reporter: the public works department is offering free sandbags all week. thank goodness, this man's home wouldn't do too well without them. >> the economy doesn't always allow you to make the changes you want to make the way you want to make them. you make due. the city provides bags for us, so i will take advantage of it. >> reporter: you can see the roads out here in

our news letter as an outreach to let these people know that we want to help not only fix their awnings but clean up their storefronts. the other thing that i wanted to say is most of these business owners actually hire from within the community. [bell rings] i even know that walgreen's hires from within the community. so that is good for us in a good for the economics of the outer mission and the excelsior neighborhood. supervisor chu: thank you. >> hello, my name is a man well. i owned a small business in valencia and mission district. i tried to get a loan from the local banks. i cannot get it until they know about working solutions. i got loans from the city from working solutions. and we create eight employees. a believe that more people like me maybe just need a little help to create employees. all of my employees are from a mission, low-income. by the way, i get some loan from opportunity funds. i pay this money for working solutions. that is it. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you for your comments. >> no, some people might say, they might go -- ♪ >> don't want no small busines

the heavy winds also ripped an awning from the front of the strip mall. a few cars were damaged. no one was hurt. >>> we're hearing newly released 911 tapes from the night a florida teenager was shot and killed. 17-year-old trevon martin was walking through his gated community when george zimmerman gunned him down. zimmerman claims he shot the unarmed teen in defense. but a 911 caller said she could hear the panic screams. >> is it a male or female. >> it sounds like a male. >> and you don't know why? >> i don't know why. i think they're yelling help but i don't know why. >> reporter: police have not charged zimmerman. the fbi has just opened their investigation into the shooting. >>> a skilled hot air balloon pilot loses his life while trying to save his passengers. the body of edward bestena was found miles from where high winds took his balloon. as he wrestled with the craft he ordered passengers to perish into safety. those men later said had they not jumped they would have been killed. >>> officer gene cassidy finds his fellow cops are still by his side. >>> 25 years ago off

it is claimed there is one behind this awning. they have been putting cameras into this fresco and have discovered fragments of paint. similar to that used by da vinci. might this be the lost leonardo? >> having found these pigments, organic material, it cannot be a coincidence. >> this image gives an idea of what he painted before he abandoned the work. at the press conference, it was claimed the painting was hidden behind a wall. then added clues, such as the phrase, seek and ye shall find. it sounds like a detail from a dan brown driller. many historians are far from convinced. >> i do not wish to pour cold water on the thing. if it is discovered, it is one of the biggest things of all time in the art world but it is a bit hyped up a moment. >> it lost painting, hidden messages, it seems too good. all of this in a place that is the renaissance in one room. even down to the man behind the contracts. machiavelli himself. >> you have been watching newsday from the bbc. >> let's bring you a reminder of our main news. president obam

roofs were destroyed and awnings blew off. >>> time for the weather across the country. still wnddy out west. not quite as bad as we saw yesterday. up to a foot of snow in the rockies. a wintry mix in ten for, duluth, and fargo. showers from minneapolis to des moines, kansas city and dallas. an afternoon sprinkle in south florida. gorgeous along much of the east coast. >> come on spring. 06 in new york. 60, thank you. new orleans and das both hit the 70s. 50 in seattle. a snowy 41 in salt lake city. mild in phoenix. ? you'll have your shorts on tomorrow. >> i do now. >>> coming up -- i don't want to know. we're going check overseas markets. >>> then one border state issuing an ominous warning to spring braerks. they're saying, hey, do not go mexico. >>> and remarkable heroism as an officer saves a driver >>> well, the wait is over. all eyes are on the worl's most valuable company today. apple watchers expect the company to unveil it's third generation ipad which was shown on a blogger's site earlier this week. some say they think apple will keep the ipad 2 on sale. >>> u

brashov, i'm ready to paint the name on the awning. now, what are you going to call this place ? - i don't know yet. - you've got to call it something. when i think of a name i will tell you. how can you open a restaurant without a name ? believe me that's the least of my problems. my chef just quit; the newspaper did not run the waitress ad until yesterday. so here i am two days before opening. i have no cook, and even if i did, there is no one to serve the food. there is now ! hi. i'm miranda. actress, guitar player fortune teller. i'm here about the waitress job. - yeah, and i'm here to run for president. - so ? when do i start ? so, you need someone to serve food or what ? i really enjoy working with people. i got this one at an all-night party. i can be very flexible about the hours i work. i always try to be cheerful. customers like that. thank you for coming in. i'll let you know. excuse me, i'm looking for the owner. mr. brashov. victor brashov. that's him right there. thank you. mr. brashov ! i am brashov. hello. i'm katherine blake. - i've just come from the chandler ag

. >>> awn a viewer sent us these pictures of a huge oak tree that fell onto a house in oakland. the house is located near morningstar in the montclair neighborhood and as you can see from the pictures, that tree did some serious damage to the home. >>> santa cruz's beach boardwalk survived last night's heavy rain. people came out to see the latest changes to the mouth of the river. earlier this week the river damaged part of the popular boardwalk. workers used heavy equipment to divert the river back on course and send it straight into the ocean. it appears to have worked. meanwhile the surf is up about 10' and the storms have made mountain driving especially dangerous with two fatal crashes this week. >>> the rain has indeed returned to parts of the bay area tonight. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking where the rain is hitting. >> we had a little bit of sunshine, some clouds, some passing showers, a few thunderstorms, some hail and even a dusting across the bay area peaks of snowfall. right now in the maps i can show you on live stormtracker 2 the bulk of the action foc

. >> peppe awnings? >> no, i'm just saying it breaks at a certain point. ms. walsh, when'll i talk to people about running for office, they say i don't want to put in time on the school board. i west like to run. that is no tea the way they run do a little topic. our most recent study is we found well other half of them. and i think one of the things that we do particularly to women as we tell them no, no, no. you have to work your way up and then run for local council and then run for the state legislature. and i think what happens is we porned those women out. i mean, that is the touchest job there is. you can't go to the soup market. everybody knows you and you o'hare dealing with issues afacting their children. and you're crazy. >> i mean, if what you want to do is be on the school board, then be on the school board. but if you want to run for the state legislature, do it. just do it. >> i'll give martha best of your recollection, the money ed tour the last question. >> i just wanted to make sure that the other lady had a chance. so i'll try to be brief. t

heretofore, there have not been a lot of permit requests for those types of awning for placements. mobley this will be an incentive for small businesses to do the kinds of improvements for facades we would like to see anyway. supervisor wiener is proposing some legislation that we just agreed to continue for awhile, looking at the definition of efficiency in its. based on the code advisory discussion this past week, it is revising and refining that legislation further. i suspect it will be back to you in april or may. we will certainly let me know about that. i think really that is about the extent of it. i have included here quite a few references to legislation in the state that we're also paying attention to. that is because, often, they are affecting building codes that will affect us in the long term. yes? >> can you answer questions about one of those. >> i will try. >> ab-184 -- how does that affect our local strengthening efforts? we have been looking for ways to find them. >> i have asked for any particular is on what exactly that intel spirit i have not yet received the d

the legislation before you all will be one to waive the fees associated with awning replacements and permits issued for st. pedestrians, street level lighting insulation during the month of may. be want to see whether this approach will help to encourage businesses to make these improvements that will help to encourage the look and feel of many of our commercial neighborhoods and areas. we look forward to speaking more about this as we go through the process. we expected to have a small and nominal budget impact. i hope that the supervisors consider it. thank you. >> thank you. president? president chiu: i have a couple of items. a memorial for richard chen, a longtime leader in a businessman in the chinatown committee that passed away on february 5. i want to take a minute to acknowledge and thank his family members who are here in the chamber today. he was born in a humble village in canton province in china. he proved over the course of his career to be a man a significant talent. after burying his wife in 1929, he began a remarkable military career with the chinese national party

go tell that story today when you talk to your congressman and senator, it's awn unequivocal pledge ofendship to the state of israel. there should not be one scintilla of wiggle room when it comes to republican or democrat and the state of israel and its security. there is a second subject i want you to talk about. it's the 2007 commitment the united states made to israel for a ten-year, $30 billion investment in the state of israel and its ability to defend itself. president obama has recommended this year in his budget $3.1 billion of that commitment and we need to see to it that commitment is met. you know, there are a lot of people who question in difficult times spending american taxpayer money on foreign assistance. but when you talk about the state of israel, it's not assistance. it's an investment in the security of peace, freedom, and liberty worldwide. ask yourself this question -- how much money would it cost the united states of america if there wasn't an israel to be able to have a presence in the middle east? ten times more than the investment we make in israel. when we w

it's claimed that the greatest work is hidden behind this awning. researchers have been inserting tiny cameras into this fresko and they discovered fragments of paint, similar to that used by davinci in the mona lisa. might this be a lost painting? >> undoubtedly having found these pigments, having found organic material as well cannot just be a coincidence. >> this image, a copy of the picture gives an idea of what leonardo painted before he abandoned the work. at today's press conference, it was claimed he had hidden the painting behind a wall on to which he painted this fresco and added seek and you will find. it sounds like a dan brown thriller. many are unconvinced. >> i don't wish to pour water on this whole thing. if it is discovered, it's sensational, one of the biggest things of all time in the art world, but it's a bit hyped up at the moment. >> a lost painting, hidden messages, the story seems almost too good. and all this in a place that is in one room. leonardo, milk languageo, and even down to the man behind the artists contracts, mach

awn. >>> karen, thank you. two men hay cuesed of luring high school girls into a prostitution ring appeared in court today. the men targeted girls from across the region. bob is live at the federal courthouse in alexandria with an update. bob. >> shawn, the alleged ring leader and a 21-year-old codefendant accused of being the money man, a body guard, and driver for the operation appeared in court here together this afternoon. they were ordered held without bond as this case now goes to a grand jury. >> federal investigators say justin strom was the prostitution ring leader. he is 26 years old, lived in this lorton townhouse community with a girlfriend and roommate. he's accused of recruiting a dozen teenage girls through facebook and at area high schools and forcing them into prostitution. one girl says she helped the ring take in $1,000 one night by having sex with 14 different men. investigators say the accused are part of a violent northern virginia gang called the underground crips. >> i don't know about a