i talked to bev and dufty, i talked to beau hayward. it got so bad that we were engaging enforcement. enforcement was doing sound checks repeatedly. i think at least nine times the sound checks were done, and he was in violation of his conditions of use. the noise was so lloyd and so pervasive across the street -- loud and so pervasive across the street. it was closer to a bar across the street, you could actually hear trigger, and you could not hear the cafe, which is also a dance club. we decided to get together in february, because we didn't want to get to this point, as dennis mentioned, and we agreed to reset the clock. the agreement was between everybody in that room, which dennis has outlined, was that by the end of march, greg would be compliant. greg committed to that, and mr. paul committed to that. we talked about it. everybody in the room. so end of march comes by. we do a sound check. guess what, he's not compliant. he hasn't done much. so then we have sound check done at the end of april. then another one done at the begin

the issue of the penalties was discussed last november with a meeting with supervisor dufty about the project and we informed them that they can come to see board of appeals to request jurisdiction. they failed to file an appeal. that advice was given in november of last year. they did not file the request until april of this year. then they missed their first hearing on this. it seemed like it was an error on when they put the item in their calendar. we think that the violation had gone on for far too long. they were forced by the planning commission to come into compliance and they finally did so but in the past few months we have uncovered more issues. sound was continuing to be an issue and we sent an inspector out in july. they observed this smoking area which was supposed to be closed. this would violate the city's second hand smoking ordinance and a violation of state law. they might be able to answer some questions what triggers with the compliance. they have been smoking they're in violation of the law. they are operating in violation of the city law, and they have not made g

inspector dufty did make one point that i was going to make. the notice of reference does not reference the washing machines at all. if they would like to have department of building inspection do another inspection, maybe we end up here with a notice of violation that actually deals with the washing machines, but we do not have that issue in front of the board right now. instead, the issue we have right now is a notice of violation for repairs to the deck, and once again, it is very, very difficult for these tenants to end up in a scenario in which they are not in front of this board or in front of the rent board when they do not have an answer from their landlord about what he is intending to do. they have not got an answer. i personally have written a reasonable accommodation letter on behalf of sherida ireton and sheriann ireton over one month ago. he has never responded. these are separate issues but a pattern of practice which has brought us here. once again, the narrow issue is that the opponents would like the board to preserve their lo

dufty about that. it is the director of the building department that determines whether it qualifies for an emergency order of demolition. vice president garcia: i was talking more about something i thought was under the province of planning, which had to do with the degree to which a building was -- what is the word i want -- damaged, it is greater than 50%. i thought this came to the planning code. >> there are, but that is separate from this is a landmark building. vice president garcia: i am stand, a set aside from any landmark considerations, would this building, standing alone, would qualify for demolition? >> we would need to get a report from a licensed engineer. there is a process for determining the replacement cost for says upgrading the structure. without the report from the engineer that testifies to that fact, we would not be able to make a determination. there is a process for that, for the buildings and the city, under planning code section 317, demolition of structures of building that

when it came down to it, bevan dufty said, after talking to the mayor, newsom made an argument as to why edwin lee should have the job. >> supervisor daly, having witnessed several progressives vote for a moderate saw the progress of dreams away. >> we ostensibly had a majority on the board of supervisors. we had an opportunity and we made the biggest fumble in san francisco political history. >> once it became clear that ed lee had the votes to win, nobody wanted to pull the trigger. so they stopped the meeting -- at midnight -- and decided to have another meeting that friday. at the end of the day, so many people had been put up for consideration, and here is the one person that had not and he ends up being the person who the board ends up with. that is a huge shock. >> when the board finally made their appointment, i was joyful because i thought it would be much more difficult. >> supervisors avalos and, thus ask that the meeting be recessed until friday to allow for a meeting with ed lee. >> i have not had a chance to talk to ed lee, any more than him, to my office and telling me

you have people like bevan dufty, david chiu, even john avalon's common john campos, and ross mirkarimi, all had indicated an interest. so you have people on the board who want to run for mayor. do they go for the caretaker mayor, or do they put those interests aside and best themselves with a politician that has a good chance of being elected? with that dilemma in front of them, we saw what happened. they could not put their egos aside. they generally would with the caretaker mayor. that person would pose no threat of running against them. >> when the board met next week on november 23, the clerk of the board proposed a process for nomination for mayor, which the board debated, amended, and eventually passed. >> a board member read the nominated may not produce pig in the discussion or vote on the competitor nominees. if the nominee of a board member nominee has been withdrawn, the board member may no longer have a conflict and could return to the room and to dissipate. >> basically, a process that i am proposing is one in which, one, would maximize per dissipation. members of the boar

dufty, that we continue this case if we can modify the permit. perhaps we should continue this and have you provide the direction that the department requires. of i am sure that there are elements of the work which needs to be finished for other tenants and perhaps then clean up the paperwork through the modification of this board. >> the board would issue the permit. >> we would condition the existing permit. >> it sounds like the board which a strike all ordinance except for the bathroom in model. is that acceptable? >> a rather it was comprehensive. perhaps there are items there veto about that needs to be done, otherwise there are other tenants? >> you would run into a lot of work if the violation is there. some of it would be ok if what i know this is quite a lot of violations that would not be covered under this from the foot that is not a solution. >> that way we can clean this up. >> that does not affect this plumbing permits. i think we would like to go ahead with the bathroom remodels, which is final, and then the logical permits which

this is part of the problems faced by nato bombers will try to target the dufty's weaponry. they would not have known that there was heavy duty machine gun bullets. many of these have been looted in the last days and weeks. still remaining are the pretty dangerous cases like the heavy duty artillery rounds. the more paris that, the more danger for the libyan government. they are appealing for anyone who stole or looted guns to hand them back again in the interest of security and the future of this country. >> now to syria where activists say seven people have been killed by security forces during demonstrations. i'm joined on the line from washington by a former u.s. state department adviser. welcome to bbc news. we are understand that the fighting is continuing with activists saying that the death toll has increased by seven. how do you think these will be against the assad regime. >> i don't think the sanctions are really intended to change the policy or to bring about their downfall by themselves. i think the sanctions are symbolic at this point because these are american

dufty can tell you. there is a ton of personal property all over the decks. when the decks get wet, they have no way to drive because they are completely covered with items of personal property, and all i want to do is fix it. commissioner goh: i have a question. can you talk about a month rent facilities on the first floor unit and whether the denkinger or whenever they are sitting on is part of the nov? -- whether the deck or whenever they are sitting on is part of that? >> we are going to repair in the end, rather than the part of it covered the garbage and try to hide something from him. i have no idea. commissioner goh: not part of the now. no -- v. -- not part of the nov. >> i do not know. the inspector did not approve the workmanship. commissioner goh: thank you. commissioner fung: you of other properties here, br mr.itton? -- here, mr. britton? >> that is not to be discussed here. >> anything else, mr.duffy -- anything else for mr. duffy? are you looking for the nov? it would be in the pellets -- the appellants' breeds. commissioner goh: my question i

former supervisors devean dufty and hall as el well as ruiz. >> i'm running because i believe we need to serve the people in san francisco. >> i'm the only independent in this race. the only one running against the status quo. >> that's what's great about this race is you can't count somebody out of this race, i think the voters are going to pay attention to everybody. >> reporter: under san francisco's ranked choice voting system, being a second or third choice candidate can also bring a chance of victory. >>> right above these rails, another set of tracks will be built. we'll tell you how close the b.a.r.t. to san jose project is close to becoming a reality. >>> i'm tracking another batch of fog. coming up the area that could expect drizzle early tomorrow morning. and a temperature change you can expect for the weekend. >>> people who live in san bruno will join together to mark the first anniversary of the pipeline explosion. the mayor of san bruno says a remembrance ceremony will be held at skyline college. eight people were killed, 38 homes were destroyed and several others were

and let me take a moment to thank former supervisors sophie maxwell, evan dufty, and michelangelo alioto-pier for your -- michaela alioto-pier for your support and trust of me. i am grateful and inspired by that show of support. but more importantly, i was inspired by what it portends. a new era of trust. a shared sense of purpose and commitment to this city that we all love. a sense of unity. i may be your interim mayor, but i intend to utilize this year and office to tackle our problems with resolve and seriousness of purpose. this is an unprecedented opportunity and perhaps it is just what san francisco needs at this time and in our moment of history. ness an opportunity to come together -- this is an opportunity to come together, to roll up our sleeves and go to work on the significant challenges we all face. for the benefit of all san franciscans. i hope to move us past the labels that have pigeonholed us at city hall or at least to not be bound by them. because if you're a so-called moderate, then i'm a moderate. i've spent the past two decades trying to make this city work, to work for

the next three closest candidates would be former supervisors pier, dufty and herrera. >> it's appropriate that we do have a focus on ed lee tonight to hear what he has to say. >> reporter: herrera wanted lee to answer to his decision to run, the other supervisors wanted to focus on the issues. >> i think that we're going to start to see people's differences and we're going to get to start talking about what's best for our city. >> reporter: the forum covered major issues affecting san francisco. candidates were glad to take advantage of the added attention as the race for mayor is beginning to heat up. >> though ed lee's lead is strong, it's still short of the 50% plus 1 needed for a first round win. a lot can change between now and the election and ken, with more than 30 candidates in the race for rare, it could be anybody's game. >> it's just starting. elizabeth cook in san francisco, thanks, elizabeth. >>> her secrets are out. >>> the home-town hero heading for the olympic games. the south bay teenager's who's ready to knock one out for the history books. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, troops killed o