only, so retail, all the types of uses and we like in our commercial districts the provide vitality commohis does not allow fr increased development potential. it only allows for an increase ground floor, which we know businesses want to make the space more agreeable, more keeping with the historic pattern of these commercial districts, and so i open up to any comments from commissioners. commissioner dooley: this is pretty much the same as supervisor mars? >> yes. >> it looks good to me. >> this has been part of market, some of the district's but are not part of a large and rezoning -- some of the districts that are not part of the large rezoning. good ultimately, i think it would be great for the planning department to take on a comprehensive look of the neighborhood commercial district to see where the height increase is appropriate, but for now it is left of to the discussion of the supervisor's office. >> any other questions, commissioner emm? commissioner riley: chris mentioned we have heard it at the committee meeting and recommended approval. taiex i am trying to remember -- >> i

>> i think it is very nice there is a face the increase of nicely everyday commo, and he has beena positive active member, and he is very deserving of the support. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> congratulations. thank you very much. >> i want to thank you all very much. >> next item please. commissioners, item number three, approval of the july 9, 2012 minutes, explanatory documents. do you need a couple minutes to read this, or do i have a proposal to approve? >> thank you again. >> i moved to approve the minutes. >> do we have a second? >> second. >> so approved. >> next item. >> item #4, the general public comment. it allows members of the public to comment generally on matters with the commissioners and suggest new items. >> do we have anyone who wishes to make a public comment? seeing none, next item. >> discussion of possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors, permitting of five-foot ground floor height increase for active ground-floor uses in the castro street and 24th street noe valley neighborhood commercial districts. in the package is the criteria

he has been out -- he has the program, and he will be starting september 4 commo, and a correcf the totalor fiscal year 2011- 2012. i provided you with a tentative at the first meeting in july, so these are final totals, so in 2010 and 2011 we had 20,011 cases. there was an 8% increase, ju and fromly an -- and from july, 2011, we haven' an increase from the previous year. we are going to be closing the office to do some cleaning and organizing of things, and the last thing i want to make note, in our newsletter we are adding one thing to the small business connection, and we will be highlighting businesses that have recently opened who first came to the small business center, so we did our first one with august, so be on the lookout for that as well, so that concludes my report. i would be happy to take any questions if you have them. >> any questions four commissioners? any questions for the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item. >> item 8, legislation>> most oe heard in discussion today. >> item 9, the committee report? >> we had our first meeting last month and we re

say, as well as we can grant the permit, we can take it away, so if this commission approves this commo,e forewarned if you do not comply with everything the police are watching. if it is approved, we are going to expect you to be 100%. any other? >> i just want to remind the commission that when they came to us originally there was also the fact they were operating without a permit and lying about who was in charge and who was running the place and having liquor open and available after hours, and i think those are all leading up to a third time coming up here to try to pass a permit. >> my comment is in the very beginning there is a certain idea as far as what they think they can do and what they cannot, and they learn something from that, and if they did not do any of this follow up like we told them to do, i would be in the same position we are in now. as far as residences go, you have got to walk two or three blocks away to hit one. on sutter st. there may be one, but the merchants association is pretty tough, so if they got some approvals from them, they are already on the way, an

>> i think it is very nice there is a face the increase of nicely everyday commo, and he has beena positive active member, and he is very deserving of the support. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> congratulations. thank you very much. >> i want to thank you all very much.

commo, sog that is appropriate for my needs? who is responsible for the decision today? how am i able to follow this? what am i able to do to gain more access? i do not know how the system works. if the notice posted next to the gates regarding leaving it open aid until five -- 8:00 until 5:00 or not there, would it have been left open during the day? the rally has not been violated since the gate has been opened during daylight hours. there is another tenant who requested keys because of their disability, and it has been two weeks, and they still have not received a key. goothey were told someone else s the keys and they have not been able to get a key. where is the lock box? we have not been told. i actually have a lot of new things to ask. >> your time is up. does the permit holder like to speak, your time is not up yet. you are a member of the public. we are going to hear that in a minute. first we need to hear from the permit holder. please step forward. >> i am dennis flynn, and we have opened the gates from 8:00 until 5:00 as requested. we have never had it closed

syria, we do not follow the same values, and the autocracy is close to kremlin , and theiberal west commo eurasian union has no psychological basis. this is no more than a declaration of intention, and the government does not show any sign of wanting to modernize. the rules that have been adopted recently are rejected by the people. these are very badly drafted, and it is opening thoreau's to this behavior, and it is shown by this. it is a question looking at the political behavior of the regime and whether that is something that serve the people. russia is not on the path to democracy it. it is moving and the other direction. the moment the kremlin sees our attempt to get modernization of an attempt to carry on having good friendship with them, but we have to take a close look at our relations with russia of. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. this afternoon you have had many critical words against russia, georgia, and syria. however, in your remarks, there were reproaches with regard to the internal situation in russia. you talk about the problematic new law, which is a constr

since 1961 the republicans have held the white house 28 years, the democrats' 24. , our privates commo is the jobs for? republicans 24 million, democrats 42. [applause] there is a reason for this. it turns out advancing opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because of poverty and ignorance restrict growth. when you do not invest in new ideas, it does not just cut off the people affected, it hurts us all. we know investments in infrastructure and research increase growth. they increase -- they create more wealth for all the rest of us. there is something i have noticed lately. you probably have, too. maybe it is because i grew up in a different time common yahoo but though i disagree -- why grew up in a different time, though i disagree with republicans, i do not hate them the way they seem to hate us. [applause] that would be impossible for me, because president eisenhower sent federal troops to my home state to help little rock high school who. i worked non the first round of welfare reform and with president george h. w. bush on national educa

the sequester came up on the campaign trail, too. , and they aware of its commo are embracing it, so a lot of pressure on lame duck. >> how many people listening now are 82 like i am and have perfect long-term memory and remember when we had the best country in the world because everyone had a chance. do not be fooled. grover has been the spokesman for the national rifle association. we have many powerful groups in the country. i have travelled extensively through the world. in every developed country has health care. in 1996, stephen wiggins from oxford health plans soak $111,900,000 in one year and then resign. the average ceo has a tenure of two to four years. this greed is rampant, and when they can have people like brothers, education that has a $100 million donor club, and we have the supreme court that says everybody has the right to have an ak-47 for no reason except the militia, which is our armed forces, but this is outrageous. >> you say you lived a long life so far, and you remember the best time. when was the best time? >> the best time was after world war ii. i was rais