we own the property in question 2 henry adams and 101 henry adams, which is the galleria. i think it'd be helpful to give a little background about this design center community, not only in san francisco, but on a nationwide trend. there has been considerable traction across the board -- you can point to seattle, boston, los angeles, all of which are operating at 40 to 50 percent occupancy. that contraction is really a factor of two different conditions. it's the overall economy, but also the changing mind set of that user and their -- the internet and their immediacy for good has taken a massive role in this contraction of the design center so san francisco is not immune to that. the design center district as a whole -- there's about 100 to 75,000 square feet of available pdr in that area. one of the benefits that we have is that we have two buildings and our plan is that we will crystallize the galleria, 101 henry adams and make that the showroom show piece to keep the integrity of the design center district really vital. we we've been in this neighborhood and don't plan

dixon, thank you for the information, if that's true about the 101 henry adams being 90 or 95 percent occupied, it leaves -- you know, this is my concern is that these businesses will no longer be able to operate in san francisco because i imagine getting 22,000 square feet, you know, that's somewhere related to the design industry is probably not possible in this neighborhood. so -- and then mr. shaheen also, i'm wondering about the /phrarpb plan that was put forward. what you said was you're going to get a 30 day notice to leave and that doesn't sound much like a transition plan at all. you know, while i understand the parking issues, 250,000 square feet of office space is going to generate a lot of people and that's a whole planning code issue that we have nothing to do with, but i understand the loophole in the code because we have the opportunity but at the same time it is a historic resource already, and any changes to that building would have to go through the /skaout any of our whole code and review process so, you know, i'm just really torn about this because i really see tha

that places you on item seven to henry adams street, consideration to adopt resolution for designation. >> good afternoon, susan parks, department staff. the item before you is a recommendation to adopt a resolution recommending to the board of supervisors the article ten landmark designation of 2 henry adams street, historically known as the dunham and carrygan building. since the last hering the attorney's office has issued a draft designating ordinance, which was included in your packet. the ordinance require that the owners adhere to programs at a future day-to-day. copies of the draft signed program available for your review. the department will forward the recommendation to the

so hay, and he has this marvelous, you know, relationship with henry adams and as part of this circle washington literary insiders called the five of hearts. hay has a tremendous life outside of lincoln that is covered beautifully. so i do admire his book. very different book, a really terrific one. yes? >> given that you said that they had determined that their work would be fact based, not just anecdotal, to what extent is there writing used, was used at the time that is so yesterday for researchers? >> extensively. hay was a beautiful writer, but mostly a short story writer, and essayist. i wouldn't say that their prostyle as historian or biographer's is particularly gripping. and large sections of the book they basically just quote letters like the entire letter, not a luxury but the entire letter. if you look at the 10 volumes, i would estimate often that three or four-point is just direct quotation. they had notes on the side of the book that sort of cited the source instead of footnotes or in notes. they would listed back in those days, they listed it to the right of the passag

henry adams and he built side-by-side mansions in washington. that is on the site where the two mansion stood. it is not the actual mansions. i1885 veteran some 500,000 words a biography by were scarcely be the first year of the civil war. he grew increasingly concerned and felt what he needed was an incentive to bring the project to a close. smith and gilder, the publisher and editor respectively of the century magazine which was the nation's most prominent and white is circulation magazine at that point provided that motivation. we want your life of lincoln. we must have it. if you say so we will give you all the profit. $57,000. i'm sure you have had officer would have enjoyed that. in $1,885. almost from the start it was extremely controversial. by virtue of their exhaustive treatment of lincoln's political career them managed to steer into the national consciousness episodes that have larsa been unknown to the public and themes and arguments that would influence scholars and historians for generations. among the many contributions made to o

there was a hope of returning to medieval times in american culture associated with henry adams and others. there was often a rage against technology and the modern city and the machine age associated with ts elliott in the burgeoning libertarian movement but not linked to the sentimentsentiment s. there is a reluctancreluctanc e on the part of conservatives by 1945 and conservative selection was to translate their ideas into politics. that started to change in 1945. whittaker chambers is emblematic of that change. he was wonderfully trained by his years in the economist party to link ideas to movements and initiatives and deep brought and others rocked that strategic way of thinking to conservatism. for example when he argues in the 1950s with william f. utley junior the republicans chamber says we have to use the republicans party. we don't think eisenhower's a conservative. there is a huge distance to travel the ford comes to his conservative party. we have to be pragmatic and realistic and we have to work through the gradual mechanics of social change. that spirit is quite new. after g

it was the old henry adams--winter was city and summer was country. and the kind of mindless scattering in this green countryside not only messes up the environment and takes two million acres of farmland a year, but destroys the sense of abandoning on the one hand and a true link with the natural environment on the other hand. c-span: you say that there are 12 million bicycles bought a year in this country? >> guest: right. c-span: same--roughly the same number of cars bought? >> guest: yeah, 15 million cars, 12 million bicycles. c-span: is that number going up or down? >> guest: it's been static. the automobile--both cars and bicycles have been pretty static. c-span: what do people buy the bikes for? i mean, how many of them commute with it? do you know? >> guest: not a large percentage. it's very difficult... c-span: how does that compare with other countries? >> guest: oh, way down. i mean, we don't provide a place where bicycles can go. a lot of it is recreation. we've been building, with this transportation bill i was telling you about, some bik

you might associate that with figures like henry adams, a time to return to medieval catholicism. there was often a rage against technology and the modern city and the modern machine age. this you could associate with t.s. eliot, there's also a burgeoning libertarian movement, but it's not linked in material ways to these conservative sentiments. there's a reluctance prior to 19 45 of conservative intellectuals to translate their ideas into politics. to me, somebody like whitaker chambers is emblematic of that change. he was wonderfully trained by his years in the communist party to link ideas to movements, to parties, to initiatives. and he brought that, he and others brought t that, that strategic way of thinking about politics to conservativism. and, for example, when he argues in the 1950 with william f. buckley jr. about politics, chambers says we have to use the republican party. neither of us likes it, we don't think that eisenhower's a conservative. there's a huge distance to travel before this becomes a real conservative party, but we have to use the means that are availa

observe your religious beliefs, what would the gentlelady think would be the response of patrick henry, john adams, james madison, thomas payne, all of those people -- thomas payne wasn't a very religious man but he was big on rights. mrs. bachmann: we know what they would say. patrick henry said, give me liberty or give me death. they were willing to put their live, their honor, their sacred fortune on the line to fight for what the obama administration has been eager to deny to the american people which is freedom of speech, expression and religious liberty. that's what they would do. they would do far more than dump some boxes of tea into boston harbor. if they thought the tea party was strong now, you ain't seen nothing yet. we're going to see the american people rise up in force. they're unwilling to put duct tape willingly over their mouths, unwilling to put duct tape over their moral conscience. unwilling to put duct tapes over their hearts that have a heart for god. people will stand for freedom because that's -- it's written in our d.n.a. as americans. it's what we do for a living. we get

. >> to adam, amazed my white house pass still works. henry, what was that exchange about?> this group, unites here, it's a labor union with over 200,000 service employees, hotels, casinos, et cetera. they have a new report out can average the title is, the irony of obamacare. union's words -- making inequality work, even though the president has been talking a lot about income inequality. the report says, yes, the affordable care act will help more americans gain health insurance coverage. a step forward. at the same time without smart fixes the aca threatens the middle class with higher premiums, loss of hours and a shift to part-time work unless comprehendtive coverage -- this is the first union to endorse barack obama in the 2008 campaign. he walked the picket line with them in chicago in 2007 when they were striking at a hotel. and back then senator obama said this: working hard, doing the right thing, and no deserve decent wake -- deserve decent benefits and wages. >> the unions are saying the wages will come down because of the healthcare law. the white house saying

adam: if i were toodownload the app on my iphone and i know it is available through android devices soon, how does it work? i punch in henryi don't know where it could buy in the city. you find a retailer and you connect us? >> exactly. you download the app, set the location and see the store that fulfills your area. that zinfandel to your cart. hit check out. the order gets sent to the store and store will do delivery using our secure system. adam: do the secure delivers or do i pay you to a fee and the store. >> no fee to the customer. it's a free app. in boston you pay $5 delivery fee which goes to the store. in new york, there is no delivery. we charge a store a monthly license fee to be on the drizzly platform. adam: money for you is being made in the licensing fee and eventually through advertising, advertisements sold through the app? >> yeah. and you know we're not entirely sure where the future revenue streams will come from. right now we're committed to working with our retailers and giving them tools to be successful with this new mobile transaction. adam: very quickly, i want you to come back. i know you will b