commissioner hillis: what is 60 commissioner hillis: what is 60 spear?

commissioner hillis: i would agree with that. i put a lot of stock in the analysis of dpw and carla short. these trees are older than most that we see. it is great to have them in the trees scape. but it does not seem that there is an alternative to have the library constructed to the property line and keep these trees, so i would agree. i would ask dpw to not demolish the trees prior to construction of the library. i think that is the intent. there is a lawsuit pending. we would want to see it, or i would want to save the trees destroyed only when a part of a larger plan. commissioner hurtado: i put a lot of weight on the testimony in the community, and there was a lengthy process that happened here in terms of planning for this site and for the replanting of trees to increase the green ness of the playground and besides, so with all due respect to the trees, i do believe that the effort here is to increase the greenness, even though it will take some years down the road. i think it will increase the green in this area and will

commissioner hillis: can i ask a question? the prior situation, making the determination, what is different about this case? >> i think there are a couple of things that are different, and i will say many of these cases do not and up before you because they get overturned at the department, just as we were overturned with our initial assessment of two of the trees, and they do not come before the board, so it is not uncommon for the dpw and the officer, based on the trees, to actually allow for the removal. at 1190 mission, the project focused at the dpw hearing on the cost impact to shifting the pedestrian path into the roadway, so it was feasible, presumably feasible, to build that building and preserve those trees, and they focused at our hearing on a warning to pay those additional costs that they would have to take that roadway lane. this case, the conclusion of the dpw director was that it would not be feasible to build this building because of the impact to the trees during the construction, so it was not just convenien

we don't have that problem with rich hillis. in some of your colleagues were concerned about the issue of diversity failed to achieve your appointment. president chiu: i don't want to get into sexual, gender, or racial diversity when we talk about commissioner hillis, right? most of us had come today prepared to support commissioner wu and don't think it's particularly appropriate to hold her nomination hostage while we consider and have a very genuine debate about whether dr. antonini should continue to serve. i can articulate my position on dr. antonini and i are to keep -- i just don't think it is fair with regards to this commissioner. supervisor kim: i apologize if i was not clear at the board meeting today. i believe that values matter what we are determining who are commissioners are and i said that the rules committee and i apologize it was not clear the last two times i spoke. geographic diversity matters, ethnic and gender diversity matters and so to the values we prioritize and our priority making. yes, everything com

hillis for the planning commission.excellent appointment, and i think it makes sense that the mayor would make this recommendation. it will be, however, sad to lose you, mr. ellis, on the board of appeals, but i think you're -- it will be sad to lose you what mr. hillis, on the board of appeals, but i think you'll benefit here. i support richard hillis to the planning commission. supervisor kim: supervisors, we have a motion. supervisor farrell: i am happy to second that emotion. a little bit on the board of appeals, but more directly with the mason center and my district. i really look forward to working together. i>>supervisor campos: and very w people can get him to come with a tie, so kudos to you mr. hillis. supervisor kim: we have heard three it commissioners from the planning commission. it is always great for that. i want to say that in my time working with you, not as a commissioner, but as a member of the board of appeals, just in your time at the mayor's office, i have found you were incredibly divergent and

in many cases we have many properties and many businesses on a very hillie street. streets in excess of 5% and in some cases, 15% or 20% where they're to provide an entryway. what we try to do as the department is to work with a design professional to identify ways where they can modify the sidewalk and the curb to provide accessibility to not only the business but also to maintain the path of travel along the salk so someone in a wheelchair can access the sidewalk continually without running into on instructions, such as ramping. in the many years i've worked with the department, we have processed hundreds of these encroachment permits a year. quite of bit of them are related to disability access. there were -- there are other encroachments that we do issue that are not related. in terms of process, obviously, this is a situation that the department is usually approached by the business owner or the property owner. usually after the fact where they're in the process of a tenant improvement or it is the result again in many cases of a lawsuit, where they need to do

issues. >> and exiting issues. >> on that motion to continue, president hwang, aye, commissioner hillis, yes, commissioner hurtado, yes, commissioner fung, yes. president hwang: we would like to take a five minute break.

commissioner hillis will be joining us in just a minute. i am the board's executive director. we're joined this evening by representatives from departments that have cases before us. i expect to be joined shortly by the manager of the department of public works. if you could please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. >> the board request that you turn off all cell phones and pagers. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of presentation are as follows. appellants, permit holders, and department representatives have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rare bottle. people affiliated must include their comments within the -- three minutes before rebuttal. members of the public have up to three minutes to address the board, but no rebuttal. members of the public who wish to speak on an item are asked, but not required, to submit a speaker cards when you come up to the podium. speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments and suggestions. there are customer satisfa

or if we can simply order it here and conditioned the appeal in a way that commissioner tell us -- hillis suggested. >> those accommodations are reasonable and would address many of the issues that the appellate raised. >> i think we should continue this on the following bases. that the building department can conduct its exiting and accessibility review because if there are changes to the construction as required, we can amend or conditions permit at that point in time with the requiring a new permit. -- without requiring a permit. -- a new permit. >> please come to the podium so you can be recorded properly. >> thank you. i have a question. if the gates were true remain, can we have extended opening hours so i can have more help after 5:00 p.m.? i understand the gate is to remain at this point. i am asking if i can have extended our side can receive more help. -- so i can receive more help. >> since we have given additional time, with the permit holder like to respond? -- with the permit holder like to respond? -- would the permit holder like to respond? >> i wanted to add that when lt.

if you look at dpw, i believe -- commissioner hillis: is that right? on this diagram, you have the food trucked in the middle. you do not have it on the street. you are denoting the food truck by that the bubble, a. that is inside the building. that is not on spear street. that is what we are talking about. >> i believe it is on speawr street, right where they a is. president hwang: that is on the building. >> that is the address of the building. i am sorry? president hwang: is not the truck on the street? >> it is. president hwang: so where on the street is it? >> the bubble. president hwang: it is on the street. >> yes. dpw will talk about this, but the radius, we do not think it is accurate. we do not dispute the measurement. we understand you draw a circle around the food truck. which is what our map does. president hwang: thank you. director goldstein: thank you. so we can hear from the permit holder now. >> good evening. i am the managing member. it has always been a dream of mine to open a restaurant, and last june, i decided it was time for me

commissioner hillis will join us after he is formally sworn in. i hope to be confirmed within the next couple of weeks, too, and be able to continue to contribute and to bring to the commission by years of experience. and these are going to be four very exciting years ahead of us, and i hope to be here to help. and i really appreciate having been able to meet with all of our city supervisors to talk about their issues and concerns, both district-wide and city- wide, and i think the lines of communication have to always remain open. and, as most of you know, i am always available, not only to our supervisors but to every member of the public, and my cell phone and home phone and e- mail and everything is easily accessible. if anybody ever has any questions, they should always directed them to me. i tried to get back as soon as i possibly can. finally, i appreciate the supervisors who spoke on my behalf in the last few days, and i also -- those who may have had concerns, i have always -- have always been appreciative and respectful, and i appreciate

commissioner hillis, sorry to see you go. >> we are not letting him go. >> the subject permit does not required section 311 neighborhood notification. there is a zoning administrator bulletin dating back to june of 1996. i just reviewed the plans prior to the hearing. senior building inspector reviewed these with the planning staff as well. there is note neighborhood notification required. it was pointed out to me this evening that there are two permit involved with the project. the first is the jurisdiction request. the second is the filling and other light well. that is also exempt from neighborhood notification because it abuts a blind wall on the adjacent property. all these projects are exempt from neighborhood notification. i'm available for any questions. president hwang: the second one is not at issue today. >> that is correct. that was limited to something that does not seem to be a concern of the jurisdiction requested. >> one building must be taller than the other building. >> yes. if i could have the overhead. crashed. there we go. this is the subject property here, i belie

hillis is probably the most qualified candidate we have seen for a land use commission, based on previous qualifications, both working for the city in the economic development department, the mayor's office, as well as his service on commissions. chairperson kim: thank you. this is actually just on the appointment of cindy wu, but if this takes care of your comments for the next two items, you are gracious, if that is the case. >> peter cullen. we support cindy wu's appointment. she is still on the issues. she knows land use and housing. she knows affordable housing, and that is very important for us. she comes out of the community, and understands the community perspective, as did her predecessor, supervisor olague. and her demeanor is excellent. the commission is a public forum for dialogue. it is important to recognize that when folks come to the commission and do not have all the knowledge, that she is very good in that manner. we support her very strongly. >> for name: -- fernando marti. i want to echo what was said. i think something critical to the planning commission, and any comm

commissioner hillis. aye. >> this passes. >> the meeting is adjourned. supervisor kim: that

commissioner hillis. aye. >> this passes. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. >> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a

did i mention that it's hilly?anie: you're on cruiser and in flip flops tasting wine? no. i went on the back roads bike trip. went with my best friend wanda my best friend. >> you knew each other in college. >> stephanie: did i mention how old i am. >> kind of. >> stephanie: we acted like 12-year-olds, we took pictures that we'll get on the website. >> did you go to the piza. >> stephanie: no, for me they're dirty. in front of the statue of david. make it look like i'm giving him a. [ bleep ] job. >> likelike no one ever thought ofthat before. >> stephanie: yeah. >> did you do a lucy ethel grape stomp. >> stephanie: no we did winetasting. she said this tasted like balls. >> she would know, you wouldn't. >> stephanie: it's been since college, but i remember, and you're right, a little bit. [laughter] and then the first night--here is the biggest faux pas. good food in italy, who knew. don't ask for salad dressing. i'm from america. where is my cheesing music. [ italian music ] they only give you olive oil and vinega

the motion to uphold with this condition for both projects, vice-president fung, aye, commissioner hillis is recused, commissioner her toddler -- hertado, no. commissioner lazarus. the permits are upheld. >> item 7a and b are rescheduled. there are no other items. president hwang: we are adjourned. >> to an afternoon, and welcome to the july 27, 2012 meeting of the local agency formation for the city and county of san francisco. my name is david campos, and i am the chair of the commission. we want to thank sfgtv staffer covering the meeting today. carolyn and jesse. madam clerk, please take roll- call. >> commissioner of a los, absent. supervisor campos, present. supervisor olague, present. chairperson schmeltzer, present. chairperson pimentel, present. we do have a quorum. supervisor campos: thank you very much. please call item number two. >> item two, approval of the lafco minutes from the june 15, 2012 special meeting. supervisor campos: colleagues, we have before us the minutes of the june 15, 2012 meeting. i like to open it up to any member of the public who would like to speak on

the motion to uphold with this condition for both projects, vice-president fung, aye, commissioner hillis is recused, commissioner her toddler -- hertado, no. commissioner lazarus. the permits are upheld. >> item 7a and b are rescheduled. there are no other items. president hwang: we are adjourned.

commissioner hillis. aye. >> this passes. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> as you all know, the german marshall fund vehicle very kind to provide us with this -- has been very kind to provided us with this opportunity to have four of their european experts in bicycle planning, bicycle implementation and bicycle programs and they are experts on all aspects of the bicycle. and here in san francisco, you know, we are at this point trying to after a hiatus of three years because of court-ordered injunctions trying to implement our bike plan. so we all a collective goal, i believe, to increase the environmental and nick sustainability of the world around us that we participate in and especially in san francisco, but we do have a special responsibility because this place provides us with the opportunity that most other places don't. the geometry and geography of san francisco is up that it is easier for us being in a city of short trips to veil ourselves to other alternatives to the car. so when we want to recla

commissioner hillis. aye. commissioner hurtado. aye. the vote is 4-0. the denial is overruled. with all those conditions. thank you. >> thank you. to kelly kaplan of a permit to alter a building. renovation of rear yard cottage, scope includes conversion of crawlspace to habitable space, new roof deck, lower cottage, two new bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths and family room, upper and master be room, bath, kitchen and remodel. new half bath. this is on for hearing today, i understand the parties have reached an agreement. and would like to present a settlement agreement to the board. for some modifications to the department. you can start with the appellant. >> president hwang and commissioners, i'm maud hallin, the owner of the adjoining properties on greenwich street. and i see that we are appeal number 11-125 and i must say we have spent many months and with a lot of effort and collaboration from the parties involved to reach an agreement. and so i have handed over and mrs. kaplan has also handed over documentation to the board outlining our agreement with revisions. the new architec

someone discovered the body this morning behind a home, in a hilly cul-de-sac. the medical examiner has not said how the victim died or if the victim has any connection to them to where they were found. police also haven't revealed the person died in the backyard or if someone left them there. >>> officers across california are on the lookout tonight for a 16-year-old girl who may have been abducted during a double murder at her home. a amber alert has been issued for 16-year-old eunice soraddo. shis 5'5", at that time tiewz on her middle finger, back, and right leg. police say her boyfriend, and his father, may have abducted her from her home, which is an our south of salinas. they police believe they may be heading to mex in a white acura >> contra costa county sheriff's deputies asking if they saw a person that opened fire on bay point. after a boy and a man ended up in the hospital after being shot. investigators believe a man drove up to a home on. >> frances: avenue, got out, and startled firing. the girl's mother spoke to abc-7 news but she asked to us hi

lees burg, i hope you enjoyed your capitol hilly 99. it was 105 record shattering degrees in washington. 103 in annapolis. how about the hottest days ever in washington? today ranks right up there with august of 1997, july 1936 and only two days officially hotter than today, 1918 and 1930. goes back a long time. tomorrow won't be quite as bad. it's going to be another steamer. it's 91 degrees here at 11:00 tonight. just a few sprifrpg els along the chesapeake bay for now. may have to deal with severe weather in the cooler seven-day coming up. >> we'll see you in a bit. anyone who stepped outside, instantly felt the roar of those triple digit temperatures today. some people tried to wait out the heat, hoping for a cooler night. they were out of luck. darcie spencer live in resten tonight. still out in the heat, darcie? >> i sure am. i'm the kind of person who can really take the heat. i like it, but i found myself trying to stay inside the air conditioned live truck as much as possible. when you walk outside the heat is oppressive. tonig

commissioner hillis. aye. >> this passes. >> the meeting is adjourned. when a resident of san francisco is looking for health care, you look in your neighborhood first. what is closest to you? if you come to a neighborhood health center or a clinic, you then have access it a system of care in the community health network. we are a system of care that was probably based on the family practice model, but it was really clear that there are special populations with special needs. the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth. tom woodell takes care of many of the central city residents and they have great expertise in providing services for many of the homeless. potrero hill and southeast health centers are health centers in those particular communities that are family health centers, so they provide health care to patients across the age span. . >> many of our clients are working poor. they pay their taxes. they may run into a rough patch now and then and what we're able to provide is a bridge towards gett

the next example is one that is on a hillie street, which we have all over san francisco with steep slopes at a store front entrance. and in my experience, the department of public works has been very helpful in working with their owners and design professionals in providing access solutions such as this one. and the third example is a situation where there was a very steep ramp on 24th street at a store entrance. and before it was 18% slope and i worked with the owner to reduce it to an 8% slope and use power operated doors to comply with codes. supervisor mar: mr. nathan, what was the solution to example one where the city board of appeals wouldn't allow the sidewalk raising. what did the four retail shops do or what was the solution? >> unfortunately the owner has stopped -- as far as i know they stopped the permit process and i don't know what their plans are. they just said they don't want to pursue it any further. that was done from an architectural practice, not with my casp practice. so what is the status of the casp program? it's been in effect for nearly four years now. thousands

. >> eliot: joining me now is hilly shelton senior vice president for the naacp. thank you for some of your time tonight, hillary, and thank you for your work in this area. are the statutes nothing more than a brazen effort to dis disenfranchise minorities? >> absolutely. if you look at the data in pennsylvania and the rest of the country, the same stringent policies were passed everywhere we would find 25% of all age-eligible african-americans would not be able to vote. they would be locked out of the process. but it's not limited to africa mens. you would be look at the same problem in young people, 18 to 24 are locked out. women who utilize more than one last name, those who have gotten named, a different name on their driver's license and others, it creates a problem there and our elderly as they move to a point where they don't drive anti-more and don't have driver's license photo i.d.s they, too are locked out of the process. it's outrageous and there is no reason for it. when they talk about the issue of fraud what they really talk about is what happens dur

it's in a hilly remote area you can only access by a two lane road.a neighbor said it seems to attract unwanted attention. >> we need to just make it clear. that if you are going to do something bad you will get on camera. >> reporter: investigators don't have a motive but are looking in to the possibility that the house was targeted. >> the coroner has released the identity of a woman whose body was found yesterday at the bart station. passers by called police after seeing the body of the 48-year- old in the bushes. that was around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. bart police are still investigating the death. >> a man facing up to 18 years in prison for abusing a teen relative. a jury found the 34-year-old guilty on wednesday of ten felony counts for thatta cult. prosecutors say she groomed the girls for several years before starting to abuse her in 2010 when she was 16. he was arrested last june after the victim told her mother what was happening. she is set to be sentenced next month. >>> twitter will appeal a court rule thatta inquire the website to re

. >> and that was dan hilly reporting. >>> less than a month after nik wallenda's walk over niagara falls trying to outwalk him. he walked between an observation tower and the hilton hotel next to the falls. the 1100-foot walk was actually uphill. and unlike wallenda, cochran did it without being tethered to the wire. he plans to do the same walk every day from now till the end of summer, weather permitting. and that could be a total of 81 times. >> that's too much. >>> that will do it for news 4 today. we're back in 25 minutes with

. >>> another hilly stage in the tour de france meant another stage winner but no change in the jerseyategorized plans. it was the frenchman who pass the leader and win. but the leader remains higgins. he will wear yellow for tomorrow's timed trial. >>> and things got crowded on a restart with three laps to go. dario frankiti runs into -- the race ended under caution. that allowed ryan hunter gray to win his third straight race. he is the first american born driver in six years to win three in a row. moves past will power who was 16th today and first place in the standings. >>> and the english grand prix. hang on it's something if you're in the pit of kobayashi. no one was hurt so we can make light of the domino effect that took place. mark weber takes the lead, two time winner this year fernando alonso. weber picks up his second win of the season. that will do it for this sunday night's edition of sports wrap. >> and the all star game coming up on tuesday. >> the a's well represented. >>> that is our report for tonight, thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the nex

hilly witter reported. >> the last hike was in 2005. -- >> it will be made at 10:00, we're live in columbus circle. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm not sure i agree with her delivery message, but she makes an excellent point. let's slow that down and watch it again and figure out what she was saying there. [ woman speaking ] >> jimmy: oh, more big news this week from the set of "american idol," on thursday, you probably heard it announced steven tyler is not returning as a judge and jennifer lopez said she's going to leave the show to pursue her true passion which is maritime accounting. she's looking for small beneficiaryifishing boats. the show isn't sure who they'll get to replace lopez. ryan seacrest thought he came up with a good solution. producers say he can't be host and judges at the same time. everybody is wondering what randy jackson will do. randy's been there since day one. that was ten years ago. maybe he wants a change. i don't know, there's somebody who does know, he happens to work here at the show. here now with the latest,