commissioner hwang: i have a question.ve you had any conversations or attempted conversations with your neighbors? do you live in the same house? so miss hwang. >> he is my brother-in-law. my husband talked to me -- talked to him. he said you had best not build a deck. my husband told him we would not bother him or take any privacy. commissioner hwang: the understand the concerns of your neighbors and do you have any thoughts about how to address them and all blacks -- at all? >> the picture right here -- this is my house, and this is the neighbor's house. we are going to build that right here. from here to her window is about 6 feet. also, my house is lower than their house by 2 feet. if i stand on this line, my head is only up here. i cannot see from my window to their window. up here, i cannot see anything through the window. commissioner hwang: but you will be able to see into their yard. you will from the deck be able to see into their yard, right? >> yes. commissioner hwang: when i asked if you had any conversations

commissioner hwang: the m.t.a. position is to deny the medallion? your position as the agency would be for this board to apply the standard at the time he applied? >> correct. vice president garcia: that is not exactly what you said the first time you spoke to us, is it? >> i am sorry? you mean today? vice president garcia: just moments ago. >> that is what i said. i said our opinion is that when he became eligible for a medallion in the fall of 2008, when his application on the wait list came up, he was ineligible. vice president garcia: do not add that were the board to apply the current transportation code, the m.t.a. would not be opposed? >> i did add that. commissioner peterson: thank you for that clarification. commissioner hwang: on principle, i do oppose using the standard of the day, simply because there is an incredible incentive to get driving quickly, when the whole idea of the standard that was implemented prior to the current was to allow full time -- existing full-time driving workforce taxi drivers to get the medallion. now, that is

commissioner hwang: aye. >> the boat is -- vote is 5-0. a permit shall issue with those conditions and findings. [applause] >> thank you. president goh: let's take a minute to clear the room. >> if you could please clear the room quickly and quietly, we would appreciate it. we have one more case to hear. >> will call item nine. 3030 noriega street is the property. we are protesting the issuance to abel huang -- mabel huang a permit to modify a building, including constructing a new deck. appreciate your patience waiting here this evening. we will start with the appellant. >> good evening, president and the commission. my name is kenneth leung. i lived in this property 20 years. recently, the owner next door, the house -- the new owner is also chinese. we appreciate them. we just received a letter from the department on june 30 regarding the remodel of their house. mostly, we are concerned about adding a deck on the back of the house. in the whole block, nobody has a back in this neighborhood. because of the property, i am not sure -- i can

commissioner hwang: thank you. president goh: did you get a sketch from the meeting with your attorney? was there a sketch or drawing or something produced from that? >> from this last one? not that i know of. i don't know. i do not believe so. president goh: okay, thank you. mr. frye? >> there was no sketch provided. we walked through the drawings with the zillmans' attorney and indicated the areas where we felt we could compromise and get the zillmans part of the proposal they wanted and maintain some of the character of the building. president goh: the areas of compromise, those included the windows? >> that is correct. president goh: okay, thank you. any other comments? vice president garcia: i have a question of mr. sanchez. mr. sanchez, aside from any historic considerations, would this building otherwise qualified because of the degree of deterioration, would qualify for demo? >> if you are referring to an emergency demolition from the department of building inspections, he should talk to mr. dufty about tha

commissioner hwang: got it. thank you. commissioner garcia: dated june 3, it says the personal property will no longer be allowed in the debt areas, so that could not include -- that might not have to do with washing machines. we do not know that yet. >> well, that letter was the impetus for ms. foster's file called to the permit holder, and for a little bit more background, for the permit holder not to say or ask," are you not going to eliminate our laundry facilities? she called and spoke to an annabel, and ms. foster wanted to know, appellant foster wanted to know, what is going to happen to our margaret facilities in the interim? if you make these repairs, and in the interim, we move these, or you move them for us, which we think the june 3 letter was offered, will it be ok? the phone call was returned to ms. foster, and the woman told ms. foster, well, after we finish the repairs, there will not be any more laundry facilities there. i have spoken to mr. britton, and the deck will no longer have laundry facilities. tha

commissioner hwang: i particularly appreciate commissioner garcia's statements with the long-term tenants and with respect to access to facilities you have long been using and entitled to. with respect to the permit, which is before us, i do think it is within our jurisdiction to hear what the impact far and address them -- what the impacts are and address them as necessary, so i do not think we would be in any way exceeding our jurisdiction to condition the permit in accordance to what we believe is appropriate. commissioner goh: i agree with those sentiments. do we have a motion, commissioners, or more comments? commissioner fung: i was going to ask mr. britton if he would consider putting in a community laundry facility. x -- it >> as i told you, i have just started on this building. i have to find out where the sewers are, what kind of shape they are in, and what we have seen so far is it looks like it is very old. we have to have a central location where we can get a similar and drain these machines. we have to be able to vent the dryers. it is a very unusual building, and as i told

commissioner hwang: if you want to speak, your daughter can translate for you. we will allow time for the translation. >> i own the building, but [ speaking foreign language]. commissioner garcia: we understood. >> [unintelligible]

commissioner hwang: can use circle around? i would like to see the rest of the neighborhood. president goh: that is a school across the street, isn't it? >> the play yard. some open space. president goh: what school is that? thank you. and you mentioned that the building into the rear yard was off the table. was that on the table at some point? >> it was my understanding that was a matter of discussion. the planning commission was considering the third story addition independent of a rear addition. i do not believe plans were ever drawn up for a rear addition, although i could be corrected. president goh: thank you. >> the staff asked the sponsor to drop plans for putting up two stories, i believe, into the rear yard, and doing a much smaller top floor. the client said that is not what the neighbors want. we are here to work with the neighbors. president goh: thank you. comments, commissioners? commissioner fung: i will start. having worked with the planning department and planning commission for 30-odd years, i do not think they are anti- family. and to a certain degree, som

commissioner hwang: aye. >> the lotus 5-0. department is upheld. >> item 7 was withdrawn. there is no other business. president goh: ok. we are returned. -- adjourned. hello, and welcome to the department of elections ranked-choice voting instructional video. this video is part of the department of elections' ranked-choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco voters about ranked-choice voting. today we will learn what ranked-choice voting is, and who is elected using this new voting method. we will also talk about what the ranked-choice ballot looks like and how to mark it correctly. finally, we'll see how the ranked-choice voting process works and show you an example of an election using ranked-choice voting. so, what is ranked-choice voting? in march of 2002, san francisco voters adopted a charter amendment to implement ranked-choice voting, also known as the instant run-off voting. san francisco voters will use ranked-choice voting to elect most local officials by selecting a first-choice candidate in the first column on the ballot, and diff

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commissioner hwang: the ground floor. >> additional permits can be taken up for work on the ground floor. >> mr. pacheco, i think we are ready to have the roll called. >> to reiterate, the motion is to grant the appeal, a poll this permit, with two conditions, that no work be done on the ground floor deck that is adjacent to note -- commissioner fung: the ground floor. >> adjacent to ms. ireton's.

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commissioner hwang: aye. >> the boat is 5-0. this permit is upheld with that condition. >> there is no further business before the board. president goh: we are adjourned. > ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the department of elections right choice voting instructional video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked joyce l. looks like and how to market correctly. finally, we will see how the ranked joyce voting process works and to you an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. so, what is ranked joyce voting? in march 2002 san francisco voters adopted a charter to implement ranked choice of voting, also known as instant runoff voting. san francisco voters will use it to elect most local officials by selecting a first choice candidate in the first column on the ballot and deborah second and third

. >> commissioner hwang, aye. commissioner peterson. >> aye. >> next item. appealing the imposition of penalty on may 12, 2011 for construction work done without a permit -- a permit. public hearing was held on june 29, 2011. the matter was continued to allow the president to participate in the final vote. at the last hearing, commissioner fung reduce the penalty from nine times to five times the permit fee based on the fact the fee was -- the work was minor. dbi expended significant forces -- resources to amend the manner. president goh, you have indicated you would like to move back into deliberations, is that correct? >> [gavel] >> president chiu: good afternoon, welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting f[gavel] >> i would also support a motion to reduce to five times based on the fact that the work was minor and the appellant might have believed it was abated. the department having expended energy to investigate the issue, this is why i would not support it. do you want to renew your motion? >> reduce the penalty to five times. >> based