units. this building code currently regulates efficiencies -- efficiency dwelling units. currently, the code requires a living room of what nest -- of not less than 220 square feet. in addition to a kitchen sink, cooking appliances, and a refrigerator. the state health and safety code authorizes all cities to reduce the square footage of efficiency units to a minimum of 150 square feet. the kitchen and bathroom will need to be provided above the 150 square feet. under the code, units with the minimum size should have the -- should house no more than two occupants. the ordinance proposes the minimum size would be reduced to match the state code. under the proposal, the total area of the unit could be no less than 220 square feet and the living area and no less than 150 square feet. no more than two people could occupy this efficiency unit. the ordinance would maintain existing requirements for kitchen appliances and workspace as well as a separate bathroom. as he mentioned, a supervisor wiener is going to amend the ordinance so it only applies to new construction and not e

in dupont circle, there were efficiency units that were compact. people were very creative to make the spaces habitable and nicer than the larger units. in a place like japan, they have places even smaller than what we are contemplating. when we talk about the housing market, the difference in washington, d.c., is an individual moving there is 25 and working on capitol hill. they could move into an efficient unit that was an expensive war live with roommates. it is true even wonderful people who think they're doing the right thing living in multi- bedroom units with other people of similar income who can pay what one family could not. an individual who is john ward does not have a lot of money could choose that over roommate situations where you have unrelated adults taking up larger units, i think this is something we should encourage. having it in net new housing makes a lot of sense and helps significantly. i do not know how you would ever in forced the two people per unit rule. i think it is wonderful. you could put it in the code. we do not hav

i just want to point out that the redefinition of efficiency units that supervisor wiener brought to you and you approved last month had a board meeting just recently, and the decision was made to have some more public and what, so that decision in terms of actually introducing it to the board has been postponed to probably sometime in the middle of july. so that legislation is still very much handy. as you probably know, the planning department is holding a hearing tomorrow trying to create a new definition of student housing. we have been monitoring this because initially, supervisor kim had some potential amendments she was considering in terms of using well- established, vacant buildings to see whether or not those might be converted for possible use as student housing or other low- income housing. as i understand it, the supervisor has withdrawn those amendments for the time being, pending more investigation. there is a certain concern that such a conversion might trigger a a need for a new certificate of occupancy, and if that occurred, it might affect read control as an issue.

clarify that the two occupant limit of the smaller efficiency and it only applies to the smaller efficiency unit in does not apply to a larger efficiency and it. we don't want to reduce the number of people that can live in already illegal efficiency and it. i am offering an amendment today that i have and distributed to you. the planning department has had to make a technical adjustment to clearance for the legislation that was done last week and requires 20-day noticing. i am asking the board to continue this item for two weeks. my motion is to adopt the amendment and continue the item for july 24. president chiu: supervisor wiener has made a motion, is there a second? colleagues, and the objection? why don't we have a discussion on that. supervisor campos: i welcome the amendment and i look forward to learning about how the amendment addresses some of the concerns that have been raised. i am not sure this is enough for me to support this legislation, but i appreciate having the time between now and when it comes back to the board to look into it further. president chiu: can we take the motion

specifically with respect to efficiency units for the 40% of san franciscans who live alone, some of whom may want specific housing. in continuing the discussions with president to -- chiu and supervisor kim. those discussions may be very fruitful. at this point i would like to move to continue this to september 24 to give us additional opportunity for those discussions. supervisor chui: is there a second? i want to thank supervisor wiener for that continuance of again have for their time to discuss this matter. any further discussion? can we take this continue -- to continue without objection? this will be continued to 24 september. item 21. >> a motion approving or rejecting the mayor's nomination of michael antonini to the planning commission, term ending july 212016. -- 21, 2016. supervisor kim: through his hard work and diligence and saving his pennies, he was able to put himself through school and has worked his way of from a working-class background into a professional field such as the industry. i still remain concerned about the lack of representation from the southeastern a

, though, that the side of the decks were 589 square feet, which is almost 2 1/2 times small efficiency units. then they range from 300, 380 square feet, and it is nice to have a 120 sq. ft. back in front of your bathroom. the whole at of the building is with these decks dominating the edge of the buildings, the impression of height. my point being that if there was any sensitivity towards helping make the penthouse less visible, it would be a pet house that does not have a separate lobby. it would not be a penthouse with a separate elevator. it would definitely not be operating over 4850 square feet. i am sounding sarcastic, but there are other elements. i am making a case that this building, as proposed, is not approval, and i am making the case that somebody who stands in front of this commission, literally in the 11th hour, and tries to make amendments, i could do this or that, to me lacks credibility. in terms of height and bulk, rear yard of open space. any creative solution on parking could have easily brought the rear yard variance into a garden courtyard on greed. we have that many b

efficiency dwelling units that is one room, used to, and the housing code still says, you cannot have gas appliances in efficiency dwelling units. that was at a time when you had standing pilot lights, where the pilot was on all the time. these days, there are no more standing pilot lights. the california code requires intermittent transmission. so the hazards no longer are real and we're amending the code to say, you can put gas ranging in these smaller dwelling units. >> those are units where the bedroom is -- it's one room. so the bed is in the same room as the kitchen. >> there is one other thing. the electric industry has vastly improved their cooking equipment for electric cooktops. the newest and most modern one is magnetic. so it no longer produces heat on the unit itself, it produces heat in the pan that you're cooking in. it's all done magnetically. >> we've got one of them here. >> we've got a couple of those here. as of yet, they haven't incorporated into a full-sized range oven and cooktop, it's strictly a cooktop. very efficient product, very fast, very comparable to a g

is an ordinance amending the building code to reduce the square footage requirement for efficiency dwelling units in new structures or buildings. supervisor wiener: i move to continue one week to july 31. president chiu: if we could do that without objection, that should be the case. item 13? >> item 13, a charter amendment to create the san francisco housing trust fund and housing production incentives act. supervisor wiener: thank you, mr. president. i am proud to be a co-sponsor of the housing trust fund. i have been involved in a very broad based collaborative process led by the mayor's office. i know you know that we have a housing crisis in san francisco. housing affordability crisis. this charter amendment will move us in the direction of addressing that crisis we are at risk of losing a primary source of affordable housing funding. the housing trust fund will recapture that funding and make sure we are dedicating it to affordable housing. this trust fund does more than establish a sustainable stream of funding for several decades. it also recognizes in addition to a government investment,

he introduced changes to this ordinance for efficiency dwelling units. this commission heard this ordinance on june 28. no recommendations were formally made. the modifications introduced tuesday include changing the ordinance said that it would only apply to new construction. they also modified to on strike the occupancy limit that we discussed your and our hearing and to put that back into the ordinance. they struck it, but now they are putting it back in. this is a provision that would allow units to house more than two people so long? an additional 100 square feet are provided for every occupy. without comment the item was continued until june 24 -- with that, at the item was continued until june 24. the bid and is, i guess, on tuesday was that their work -- the big news, i guess, on tuesday was that there were four appeals. you'd be interested to know that the appeal for the district plan was dropped. the board went ahead and heard the eir because they wanted to take a certification action on it, which they did vote to certify unanimously. there was

important, helping us to identify areas where there are minimum in easy fixes, making those units so much more efficient. the tenants in those units,, they must have an overall prioritization strategy for placing seniors with disabilities in units based on specific needs. the report in front of you talked about prioritizing people with disabilities and seniors and being put in lower floors of ground level units. really, we need to take a close look at our existing stock, needs, and be able to match them up with the accessibility situation. just because someone might be aging it does not necessarily oppose -- it does not necessarily oppose the limitation on their physical mobility or their need for a bigger bathroom. but by simply installing a grab bar, it may. you have heard it before. mark -- multiple agencies and departments are involved, but there is not a coordinated strategy. this is what we are advocating, from the perspective of transitional plants, essentially, for access. also, this recommendation comes from our own experience, where the city has taken the procedure office with complaints that

there is a 60% of energy efficiency in the united states and the past 15 years. already today we produce $1 of gdp with 60% less energy. if we continue like this, it is a very good development. if we come together and if the heads of government to have already -- if they come together and the fine for the next 10 or 15 years which includes the energy goals, meaning increasing energy efficiency by 50% after 2030, increasing -- we have the technology, we have to make the technology accessible. whether we invest in dirty energy by subsidies which leads us into a dead end street or whether we read channel into renewal bulls to lower unit prices to come in with more realistic -- we can do it easily. >> what about a young person here in chicago that wants to be environmentally sensitive. nobody likes the word dirty energy, coal, gasoline stinking up the air -- here we are in a political season where gasoline prices are key. you look at our major companies in the united states that are at the top -- exxon mobile and they almost become like cartels. there is some evidenc

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the message is get efficient and deliver costs on a unit basis and cheaper. one way is to consolidate. energy is very active and going to become much more active, and again, iit's sort of page 2 stuff. financial institutions, a whole reshapes of the financial institution industry. a loot of asset redeployment again. not elephant mergers of giant banks but getting in compliance with the volker concept and that sort of thing. those three sectors in particular. >> susie: i also have to ask you about airlines, because there was word today that american airlines, amr, and us airways had high level talks about a possible merger. that would be a headline grabbing page 1 example. do you think that kind of deal will go through? the synergy in airlines can be -- don't. any time a big company goes into brments, woon alternative for creditors is a merger. there's another aerospace business in bankruptcy, hawker beechcraft, and it signed up for a deal to be acquired by a chinese company. so m & a in the context of bankruptcy is quite common. i can't comment one way or the

there is 60% of energy efficiency in the united states. already today we produce $1 of gdp with 60% less energy. if we continue with this, and looks quite well. if we get together and the heads of government come together and can find a global strategy for the next 10 to 15 years, which includes the energy goals, increasing the share of renewals in the energy equation to 50% and providing global access to energy, we get very far, and we can do wit. we have technology. we have to make the technology accessible. when we invest in dirty energy with subsidies, that is a track that leads us into a dead end street. 2, and with more realistic -- we can do would easily. >> let's say a young person in chicago -- nobody likes the word "dirty energy." gasoline prices are key. look at the major companies that are topped. exxonmobil almost becomes cartels. we may be on fossil fuels for 20 to 30 years. what can a person do to help this revolution? >> i had a very good morning. i went to roosevelt high school. we had a very good discussion. everybody has

these are companies that help other businesses find ways to be more efficient when it's hard to drive unitand price increases. they can extract and help company companies create better. and also some of the technology right rights. >> reaffirmed guidance. >> s&p is very much in that space. absolutely. >> we are continuing to see people of wealth still having the resources. we like the top end consumer goods company. at the same time those companies manufacture retailers and provide affordable clothing, benefitting very nicely. mega brands, we like that theme very much. a lot of companies have strong consumer products management. in one of the few places where you can find growth. >> i'm sure if you overlay this with europe, you can find real values. so what are you finding if you overlay these themes. leading the world in western developed world new ewe do recommend a combination of south american companies and u.s. companies. it is not all about europe. but how to make money on the long run. you have to find a way to go into some of the markets we do recomme recommend. >> wi have fwot lea

efficient. they were very popular in cities all across the united states, including chicago. and they really took over in san francisco because cable cars could climb hills were horses couldn't, opening up development in parts of the city where before there hadn't been any. but cable cars had their drawbacks, too. a cablecar can only go nine miles an hour, as fast as the cable under the street pulling it. cables have a hard time pulling backwards, changing direction, investing in the infrastructure to put the cable in the street is very costly. so you have a lot of upfront costs. if a company wanted to run just one cable car, they had to start up the power house to get the cable car rung through the street. so it energy efficient issues as well. this is an interest street car. that was the new modern, exciting form of transportation. it was very energy efficient. each street car only used enough energy from the wires that it needed. it didn't have to run a power house. people were a little scared of them at first. the technology was a little heywire in the beginning -- haywir

efficiency bill. i just want to read a section of it. it says -- "the shaheen-portman act would help make the united states a global leader in the fastest and cheapest method we have for addressing our energy needs, energy efficiency. energy efficiency is within our grasp. it uses proven technology that we can manufacture here at home to lower energy costs across all sectors of our economy." in just a matter of days, we've already collected over 4,600 signatures from supporters across the country, and that number continues to grow. anyone interested in signing a petition and in learning more about the many benefits of energy efficiency can easily do so by visiting my web site at shaheen.senate.gov. now, while drafting the bill, senator portman and i met with a number of stakeholders so that we could better understand the obstacles that the private sector faces when they're trying to deploy energy-efficient technologies, so we had discussions with companies from energy-intensive industries, from trade groups, from those representing the real estate community, from environmental advocates and from financing organizations, and the feedback

units that are up to code. additionally, a structure that is efficient and responsive is critical for seniors and people with disabilities, because many maintenance issues can be urgent or life threatening and may need to be resolved immediately. for example, a senior with the disability may need electricity to plug in a refrigerator that holds medication and power issues need to be resolved quickly. similarly, they may have health problems that require waiting a few days for fixing. we recommend a shortened time frame, as well as exploring other options for codes already in place. thank you. >> -- supervisor mar: thank you. that concludes the testimony of the department reps. i also wanted to say that our city attorney is here. i know that one question that had come up before about legislation on the use of mail boxes in hotel units, i am wondering what the status on that legislation is. >> supervisor, the postal service apparently decided to stop delivering mail to sro's. our office filed a challenge on behalf of the city, arguing that tenants had a constitutional right to receive their mail. the superior court disagre

the energy savins industrial and competitive act, that will create a national energy efficiency standard for the united states. energy efficiency is the cheapest, fastest way to improve our nation's energy infrastructure and our economy's energy independence. it's also something that we can all agree on, whether we're from the northeast, as i am in new hampshire; from the south; from the west. all of us can benefit from energy efficiency. what our bill would do, the amendment that we filed today, is create jobs for our workers, lower energy costs for consumers, and make businesses more competitive. in fact, a recent study by the american council for an energy-efficient economy, concluded that our bill would create almost 80,000 jobs and save consumers $4 billion by 2020. s. i 1000 has brought support on both sides of the aisle. it passed out of the senate energy and natural resources committee with an 18-3 vote, and in addition there is a large and diverse group of industry, energy efficiency, and environmental stakeholders who have endorsed the bill. that list includes the chamber of commerce, the nat

efficient and timely manner. will begin the centralization of our i.t. department. we started integration with one unit that will provide centralized data and centralized supportwe will be replacing all software systems into a design applications. in permitting and consolidation as part of the reorganization and redid move our inspection functions to the bureau of streets matching your good -- streets matching villaraigosa -- streets matching. we did start the process of relinquishing. we hope to relinquish as many as 6000 trees. it will bring us to 16,000 trees. >> i know they will be taxed very much with implementing some of the bonds we have coming before us. what are you doing to make sure dpw does not become a bottleneck? >> could you repeat the question? >> there are many capital projects that will come to us. i am wondering what dpw is doing to make sure it does not become a problematic area. >> part of our restructuring, for example the new bond now falls with the twdpw. with the public safety bond, we are staffed up on those projects appear eager -- as projects. we hire the project manager and

united wants more than 150 new jets. it will supposedly be more reliable and fuel-efficient. is the first order for new planes since the merger of united and continental. the airline will receive the jets over the next 10 years. there has been some is heavy rain across southeast texas, flash flood warnings have been issued. for some areas getting as much as 7 in. of rain. the strong clouds also cause flour outages around he severe rifts a drug, from mexico to the u.s. has been discovered. the mexican military says the list was to use the fluffs lovely thing if it had a lighting and ventilation and began under a warehouse that from in tijuana. it is about 650 ft tall but apparently had not been completed. >>jaqueline: people are still trying to beat the heat curious fact is live not a bad place to be. let's take a look at high temperatures from this afternoon. it was still very warm and less and all of those summers are several degrees below where we were yesterday. it was also clear in the south bay with temperatures in the '80s and '90s. temperatures did call closer to the c