duffy wrote that letter. and they urge us to come up with a comprehensive structural drawing that describes what will take them to in regards to that section, and what we plan to do to continue with the project. i urge mr. duffy, to give me an opportunity to meet, with the neighbors, engineer, and the neighbor's general contract. and we have that meeting at dbi. and mr. duffy was there and mr. patrick over here was there. i wanted to make sure that everyone concured with the process the agreement that he submit the drawings and you can convince him we will release that permit. that individual was dennis, and i have a great deal of respect, and 29 years of experience. and his comment was he brings me letter of compliances from the soil engineers and we brought in two soil engineers the process and the interaction with mr. dank, took until two and a half weeks and we finally obtained a permit and during that process, i wanted to make sure that the neighbor was aware of the type of drawings that we were developi

duffy? >> no? >> okay. >> well, mr. duffy, let me ask you the same question, that i just asked to see just exactly how far the negotiations have gotten, all right? >> and were there any designs shown at that meeting for the appellant foundation? >> there, i think that there are some meetings that there was no one from dbi and there was a meeting out there and at that time there was no, there was no design from any side, and subsequently 3032, and went ahead and got their design done and got their permit that and is peeled and i think that the meeting that they are referencing happened at the engineer's office and not then, we would not have been present at that time. >> okay. and i would say one thing, you know, in san francisco, we deal with these under pinning permits a lot. because of the lot lands and the excavations they are normally, and what happened in this case was that we obviously had the collapse and that started the mistrust and the doubts, and if this was done right, and this could have been addressed earl

duffy? >> it appeals from the building permit under and for the request, was a formitt for the current permit for the building department and it received intake and the planning department reviewed and the building department reviewed and a mechanical plan check and then it got issued from the beginning on the third of october, to the 16th of october. i don't see anything on the permit that would not meet the building code from what i see of it. and i am available for any questions. >> could you address the boxes that were checked on the permit itself, box 17. >> i don't think that i have a copy of the permit. >> it was in the packet. >> i didn't get it. >> okay. >> one of the concerns is that the boxes were not properly checked and so that the permit was not proper. >> box number 17? >> it was checked off and... >> and it was raise the additional height. and it does not create a story, i don't think that the roof deck would be a story. and you know, that is not really adding, it is the heig

duffy, he had a blue substance all over his face and all over his mouth. nobody knew what it was. outside of the garage where he started throwing up. and he obviously appeared to be intoxicated of some sort. >> because he is vomiting, officer white takes duffy back to the hospital. after receiving the all clear, duffy is placed in the back of officer white's police car, heading for the jail. >> the first thing i did is roll down my window when he got into the car because i knew he would be vomiting. it would be a long trip to jail. it's fresh air for him to help him out and help me out as well. >> with his seat belt on and his hands shackled behind his back, duffy seems secured in the back seat for the trip. >> he wasn't complaining. it was just his actions. he was vomiting. you know, incoherent. he appeared to be intoxicated. >> but then -- >> as i'm driving down the freeway, freeway speed, out of the corner of my eye, i caught him already halfway out my window. instant reaction was i put on my brakes and moved over to the right because i knew what he was doing. and he jumped fro

duffy, anything further? >> i just want to add that even if they reduce the penalty and that's fine, i always like to tell people you have to get your permits. we have complaints everyday. building a deck without a permit is going to cause problems. this lady is here for that. maybe next time she'll come get some plans done and come down like everyone else does. >> i'm sure that will happen next time. >> thank you. commissioners, the matter is yours. >> i would be comfortable reducing it to the minimum that the board -- >> $520? >> 2 two times. >> yeah, i would support that. i would also make it very clear if we are to vote on that motion that you have to get permits anytime you do building in the city of san francisco and hopefully this is a painful lesson of doing that in the future. we do see some mitigating circumstances. i think we are leaning towards reducing the penalty but we hope that you will take that into consideration next time you do any building on your property. >> i will move to grant the app

duffy. >> mr. duffy before you start, yes. >> let me add a side bar, the briefs that were presented and the testing that was presented so far, i was still confused. >> i was going to say. >> and you know, that i read them enough times that i tell you, none of it is clear, >> no. >> and so i hope that you will take that into consideration and explain it to us appropriately. >> you took the words out of my mouth and i am going to try to simplify it if i can and we have to work at dbi and the senior building inspector for the area and he would have been here for a while, but he is going to come here tonight to speak about it and we had several meetings and working closely in the last few weeks and we have also been in contact with the staying with the board about this case, and it is on that hillside, there is a process, and that needs to be take place, prior to the issuance of any permits or any work, i believe that some work started in the middle of the year. and the permit holder ended up with a bu

duffy, anything to add? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, it's in your court. >> madam director, these add drawings you say are supplemental so they would be conditioned on the incorporation of the supplemental drawings? >> that's right. >> okay. move to grant the appeal, approve the permit on the condition that the supplemental drawings be incorporated into record as part of the permit. >> great, to be clear these are the drawings submitted by the permit holder. >> dated 1/16/14. >> yes. okay. >> the motion is from commissioner fung to grant the appeal, uphold this permit with adoption of these supplemental revised plans dated 1/16/2014. on that motion to uphold and adopt and revised plans, president is absent, hurtado, lazarus, >>77 appeal no. 13-139 julio castillo dba "julie's hot dogs", appellanttss vs. dept. of public works bureau of street-use & mapping, respondent 4111 - 18th street. appealing the denial on october 16, 2013, of mobile food facility permit denial of permit applicati

we want to welcome you to bring your questions for jennifer duffy and nathan gonzales. guest: most republicans are saying repeal, and democrats are saying we know you do not like it, but you do not want to get rid of all of it. the challenge is that in the seats, where it is going in a slightly more red than the country at large. disapproval that approval in those key districts and keys eights, and it is a higher threshold. i think we are going to see an election that is driven by a lot of anecdotes. both sides are going to have specific people to camera, saying because of what president obama and what the democrats did with the aca, i could not get the covered i wanted. or because of what republicans did, because they wanted to reveal it, this is how my life was affected. follow-up on an earlier tweet -- milton, philadelphia, democrat line. ask thei would like to guests, to they think the republicans will be able to take the senate? i think the potential is there, i do not think it is a jump ball today. i went to see the outcome of some of these printers. -- i want to

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joining us is jennifer duffy and nathan gonzales. good morning. talk about house races. many are truly competitive and how does this compare to previous election cycles? we have 52 house races out of 145 on our list. it roughly falls for the target is for midday election cycles. compare to past wave cycles, previous to election day there were almost 100 seats on our competitive list. now we're down to 50. part of the explanation is we have a round of redistricting under our belts where there was somes -- and there was uncertainty. depending on what the national political environment is, we could see that number grow. this could roughly be the field we have for the next 11 months. how many truly tossup races and how many are we onlyive now? guest: have three races, two democrat. -- two democrat and tossup. there are three seats that are leaning in republican's direction. however this is going to change. one of the reasons there aren't more seats as we are really waiting to see the outcome of some of these primaries. this is particularly true in places like north carolina.

duffy. >> thank you, madame chair. no doubt before the crisis there were loans that were written that probably shouldn't have been written, given to people who probably shouldn't have qualified, no doubt. today there's probably people who should have qualified that won't be able to get a loan. the pendulum has swung too far over. we heard a lot about predatory lending, and that did go on, no doubt. but to his commentary and questions, you had a situation where his family -- i don't know if they qualified for the qm rule or not, but were able to go to a community bank or credit union and work with them in way that treated them fairly, and they were able to buy a home. i'm worried low income, moderate income, minorities under this income who had an opportunity to get a mortgage, to buy a house, they're the one who is are going to be left out. and i think that's what happens when you have big government coming in and saying we are going to set the rules. we're going to set the standards. we know what's best in small town

joining us is jennifer duffy and nathan gonzales. good morning. talk about house races. how many are truly competitive and how does this compare to previous election cycles? we have 52 house races out of 145 on our list. it roughly falls for the target is for midday election cycles. compare to past wave cycles, previous to election day there were almost 100 seats on our competitive list. now we're down to 50. part of the explanation is we have a round of redistricting under our belts where there was somes -- and there was uncertainty. depending on what the national political environment is, we could see that number grow. this could roughly be the field we have for the next 11 months. how many truly tossup races and how many are we onlyive now? guest: have three races, two democrat. -- two democrat and tossup. there are three seats that are leaning in republican's direction. however this is going to change. one of the reasons there aren't more seats as we are really waiting to see the outcome of some of these primaries. this is particularly true in places like north carol

duffy will be here senior building inspector representing the department of building inspection and john fong with bureau and mapping. mr. pacheco please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swear in process. >> the board request that you turn off all phones and pagers and please carry out conversations in the hallway. the procedures are as follows. department representative have 7 minutes to present their cases and 4 minutes for rebuttals. people must include their comments within the 3-minute period. members of the public not affiliated with the parties have up to 3 minutes each to address the board but no rebuttals. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes, members of the public who wish to speak on an item are asked but not required to submit a speaker card to board staff when you come up to the podium. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board also welcomes your comments and suggestions. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, board rules or hearing schedules, please speak to board staff during a break or a

duffy? >> commissioners, on this permit application it's under appeal from the building code point of view and from a building department issuance position. it appears that it meets all the requirements of the building code. it was properly filed and reviewed by our department and isht on october 16, 2013. i have looked at the plans and i didn't see anything on there that was untoward. i did see the walls, i can see where the skylights are located, that would be a question for the designer. i think that's where you were getting a. if there wasn't a power pit, that would be for the neighbor. if there is a way to do that but i'm not sure that's the case because of the stairs and location of the building. i'm available for any questions. >> what was the code requirement for the fire rated para pit distance wise to glazing? >> i believe we can do it to 3 feet from property line. it's based on the percentage of the length of percentage of openings in the exterior walls. i think they can do this o

joining us is jennifer duffy and nathan gonzales. good morning. talk about house races. how many are truly competitive and how does this compare to previous election cycles? we have 52 house races out of 145 on our list. it roughly falls for the target is for midday election cycles. compare to past wave cycles, previous to election day there were almost 100 seats on our competitive list. now we're down to 50. part of the explanation is we have a round of redistricting under our belts where there was somes -- and there was uncertainty. depending on what the national political environment is, we could see that number grow. this could roughly be the field we have for the next 11 months. how many truly tossup races and how many are we onlyive now? guest: have three races, two democrat. -- two democrat and tossup. there are three seats that are leaning in republican's direction. however this is going to change. one of the reasons there aren't more seats as we are really waiting to see the outcome of some of these primaries. this is particularly true in places like north carol

duffy? >> commissioners, on this permit application it's under appeal from the building code point of view and from a building department issuance position. it appears that it meets all the requirements of the building code. it was properly filed and reviewed by our department and isht on october 16, 2013. i have looked at the plans and i didn't see anything on there

duffy, anything? i would like to see a show of hands how many people plan to speak on public comment on this item? great. if you would do a few things if you haven't already, if you fill out a speaker card after you come out to speak and give it to mr. pacheco and that will help in the preparation of our minutes. folks who are able to lineup on the far side of the room and the first person can come up to the podium. i think we are going with 2 minutes. we are losing one of our commissioners at a certain time tonight. if the line can start at the edge of the podium. next person in line just keep stepping forward. each person is going to have 2 minutes to speak. the first person may begin. >> thank you, my name is elizabeth. i live on liberty hill street. i want to address the govd code section 655985 that mr. williams mentions. mr. genius recited j 1 about health and safety. but those criteria do not apply here. section 65589.5 j says as you've heard and you see in front of you when a proposed housing

duffy, anything? no. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, the rehearing request is submitted. >> any comments, commissioners? >> i almost thought it was, i'm still not 100 percent sure because it's a little bit slight of hand changing the dimensions by saying you are changing the detail. >> i see no reason. i think that the point that santos, the engineer that the permit holder had the ability to do a pop out without a side yard setback. this is definitely less intrusive than what they could have gotten over the counter. so i don't see a reason i think that we should uphold the permit and deny the appeal. >> i think there was not sufficient new evidence to do a rehearing. we've already heard these arguments. for that reason i would move to deny the rehearing request. >> okay. mr. pacheco if you can call the roll please. >> on that motion from the president to deny this rehearing request, commissioner fung, aye, commissioner hurtado, aye, lazarus, aye, honda, aye. the vote is 5-0. this hearing request is denied and the order sh

president, my name is otto duffy, resident of a nearby neighborhood here.ou know, if the only problems in the city were people scraping their kneecaps or something mild like that, we wouldn't be spending $20 million to support this edifice here. [speaker not understood]. all our long-term problems in our cities, we have for generations have had problems. that's what you're there for. so, that's how we should start the new year. let's address something. i have a couple of frustrations. one, i don't know what this body -- you say something is really [speaker not understood] unachievable goal like zero pedestrian does, i don't know what this institution is really capable of, you know, creating that, making that happen. i think you should aim for some more achievable goal, although it's good to aim for the horizon. trauma in general over many generations in america has been decreasing. if you look at the amount of trauma that's from [speaker not understood] vehicles it's four times higher than other vehicles. [speaker not understood]. my frustration is taking t

duffy. >> commissioners just as you inspect the building permit under the appeal, we did issue the site permit, on 22nd of october, 2013 and the addenda was submitted and it was partially through the review and so they do not have a permit yet to start the work and so no work has started as far as i can tell. >> and i am available for any questions? >> thank you. >> >> is there any public comment? >> step forward. >> is there a way to show this? >> i have been. >> my name is michael barerman, i am the neighbor who looks at this addition and i came here not planning to speak, but in listening to what has been said i feel compelled to speak. we have lived in this property my wife has been there since 1967, i have been here since 1975. we are 25 feet from the property there, and there is one house between us and i found out about this for the first time two weeks ago. i mean, we were not notified and tell me because it is underground we don't have to be notified and there was a meeting of the neighbors and i was not notified about that. and that meeting was in april. and i found out in the

capital in the states the fragility of government control as the magicians who helped topple monica duffy no refuse to disarm. delegates are bracing themselves for a tough day of talks in geneva and when it's head of syrian government and opposition negotiate is to get down to discussing the country's political future. it's the scent of a scene which divides the two signs up to three years of civil war. at least some basal some progress on the humanitarian front that the government saying it will allow women and children how to use these homes. it is in the studio sheldon and lamentable actor named dollars if you don't wish to adopt and immediately everyone says that not only that which provide them with chipper which of them for what it was meant to send a mission to provide them with all be needed. this is his fourth trip in iraq. well the progress stopped if anyone cycle talk about the city and without president assad was top looking a lot transition from dictatorship to democracy kenny the teaching is not enthusiastic top of all of that. the artist coating of oil falling dark trying t

duffy? >> yes. some questions that we want answered. >> okay. >> >> mr. sanchez do you know? >> commissioners, structural engineer, we used this last permit as a house cleaning permit as well. it is a series of violations from the past, one of them was dry rot, repair, and we wanted to include that response of the nov and actually put it as part of the list of items that we were going to take care of the roof deck and the parapet and the extension of the retaining wall and the patio and the response for the nov which is the dry rot repair. >> okay. >> >> i have a little bit more information this time, the original permit was actually to comply with the notice of violation and so maybe our staff saw that that violation was standing until all permits are seeupd off and added it on this permit as well, there was a notice of violation, it was probably a previous owner, but he did not say that but i imagine that it may have been a previous owner, and when we see a violation on there we like to reference that as much as we can and so when we sign-off on the jobs we abait the violat

if you say that the president of ukraine is like duffy what are you saying you're saying he's a dictator who should be lynched as gadhafi was in two thousand so there is the danger that in fact the extreme right that does exist the extreme nationalist and indeed in nazi elements are actually in a sense serving the political purpose of the apparently moderate leaders when they speak to the western media that is to say they want to overthrow the existing state they don't trust elections because they fear even if they win elections there's a sufficiently big body of support. that his political movement will survive and come back again as it did after the failures of. the infighting amongst the leaders then. and we're seeing that nationalist parties and movements are a big part of the process they seem to be allied with the liberals could they share power with the current leadership. well of course this is a this is a dangerous situation i think myself that the so-called liberals and moderates are playing with fire they want collapse again approaches government. revolution of assault they of

rory o'connor and john duffy which elaborate on this issue and what are some other things that they say in the books that we should know about can you summarize and it. well they took a. cia agent supposedly sent a memo. talked about how these hijackers entered the country and they never sent this memo but they lied about it and said that they did this is just one of the things that they talk about a lot of lies and that's for sure likewise everywhere you look. at eleven commission report also said that the funding behind these terrorist attacks were of little practical significance that's actually an exact quote john is that true. well as i said prince bandar's why is that what you really connected to money of those two hijackers and see and i think that's significant don't you. if the funding work spose where you think it would trace back to other than just bandar. well i think it would lead back to certain saudi royals i think it would lead back to elements within the pakistani i.s.i. as well what makes you think. well there's been news for years showing. well the pakistani i.s.i. li

nearly two thirds of greenhouse gas emissions and are overwhelmingly responsible for climate change duffy's why is the burden of this issue on the consumer rather than these and massive corporations absolutely it's the it's a major imbalance and i think you know i think i don't think it's right to just kind of say it is just i mean obviously consumers do play a role we all play a role in this kind of you know in this industrial juggernaut that we live in you know we buy the products we watch the programs you know because we all we are complicit in to that extent so we have to acknowledge that but at the same time you know it's doesn't make sense when you look at when you look at the tiny number of corporations who are responsible with the corporations the most powerful corporation the wall of response of. greenhouse gas emissions you know i did it isn't just about consumption is also the fact that those companies are. dominating the airwaves that dominating consumer culture and they are the ones that are making the most benefit out of it so you know there is an imbalance there and even thou