vice chair joseph: i'm sorry. forgive me, but why would we consider a building permit that has nothing to do with the place of entertain snment >> because the planning department asked that we do that. commissioner meko: because the planning department considers it related to the conditional use approval which must be in place before we can take any action on the place of entertainment approval. vice chair joseph: is that odd? do they always do that? >> they often try to get -- all departments will do that, to try to use other departments to make sure that everything that needs to get done gets done. meek t's crossed and i's -- commissioner meko: t's crossed and i's dotted. >> that's it. staff is asking approval inclusive of the conditions as well as the one that i just confused you about. vice chair joseph: ok, got it. president newlin: anybody here from the club -- anybody here from the club? >> good evening, commissioners. jeremy paul on behalf of regan caponi and the comet club. reagan has owned the comet club

vice chair joseph: i want to make sure that i'm clear. you give your customers a con sole, you have screens up there and they play on the console onto the screen -- >> no, it's like a pac man. you go up, put the quarters in and just -- vice chair joseph: this he can play against people in ohio? >> typically people don't go up and play it. it's just a video game. vice chair joseph: but you intend to be online? >> it's online, yeah. vice chair joseph: so what happens is if i score two million and they'll say, high score, second highest score is jones from ohio or something. >> yeah. vice chair joseph: that's what i thought. >> my name is kevin. i'm the partner of the fishbowl. with the computer games as they are now, they have a hard drive which certain pads or whatever and then there's also an online component which you can download moran mals. so we do do the online component because it has more diversification in terms what have our customers want to hunt. that's pretty much it. i don't know of anybody who is playing anybody in south dak

vice chair joseph: no. president newlin: we can get an answer from the city attorney. >> i will find out for you. vice chair joseph: to that end, if the mayor is not around, who usually swears, i think any one of the supervisors can swear him in. we should make sure that that occurs. >> we will do our best to get an answer and do our best to have the commissioner seated by the -- before the next meeting, if we're able to. president newlin: any other questions? seeing none. inspector granelli. >> good evening, commissioners. if you turny your binders, you'll see my report. i'll recap it with you. initially there has been two changes. one a new manager has taken charge again of the venue, both acting the director and myself have talked to this new manager in the last week and pretty much told him the current situation that the space sits in. unfortunately also there's a typo there that says will, it should be wall. the venue opened a wall in the back of their space, thus increasing their floor space and their

commissioner joseph? ok. even without a quorum. there is shaw, jeremy, do a business as mission community market on bark-less street. this is about allowing or permitting amplified sound every thursday through july 14, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. that is the application in front of you. a little bit of background is that after having applied for a loudspeaker permit after obtaining a street closure permit, the permit in front of you is requesting this with various groups associated with the market and takes place on bartlett street between 21st and 22nd. while many residents support the market, and a bit concerned about the noise level. staff also received one email. there was an additional email that you will probably hear about in support of the application. the permit for your consideration is one that would cover the time frame of the street closure, every thursday, like i said, mid july 2011. mission station was not able to send anything in writing but had some concern over these issues, which we heard about this even

enter joseph gallo, brother to wine entrepreneurs ernest and julio. joseph broke way from the family wine business in the eighties and took a handwritten recipe for making cheese and followed his dreams, all the way to merced county. he remained farming there until he passed away in 2007. but now his son michael and grandson peter are working to advance joseph's dream of sustainable farming and thus continue the gallo legacy in agriculture. >> i get to learn a lot on the farm, and my dad has a wealth of knowledge. he learned a lot from his dad, so, you know, we've been a family farm since 1946, so there's a lot of history there. and every day is a new adventure, and there's always lot to learn. >> just like the family's wine business, which is the largest family-owned winery in the world, nothing is done small around here either. with more than $3 billion in cheese sales annually, joseph farms is one of california's largest cheese making operations. making everything from mozzarella to pepper jack to sharp cheddar. they see the process of cheese makin

joseph hsu. [ringing bells] [applause] >> joseph hsu, ladies and gentlemen. joseph hsu. now, all those six men are competing against this man, ladies and gentlemen. we left him for last simply because he was the 46th annual cable car bell ringing champion. ladies and gentlemen, he's been with muni for nine years, eight years on the cable car. let's hear it for two-time winner mr. leonard oates. [applause] go -- good to see you, leonard. up got the gloves on. i see you are ready. you and i have a city in common. where were you born? >> new orleans, louisiana. >> new orleans, louisiana the yeah, let's hear it for the 504. how do you prepare for this whole darn thing here? >> practice. >> ok. that will get you to broadway but here you are in union square. ladies and gentlemen, two-time winner, mr. leonard oates. >> this is what i do every day. [ringing bells] >> leonard oates, ladies and gentlemen, reigning two-time champion mr. leonard oates. that completes the entire competition, ladies and gentlemen. let's hear it for everybody you heard today. the votes from the judges

joseph's medical center. allegations surfaced against the doctor in 2009 that he puts dance in the arteries of patients who did not need them. attorney jane miller says those patients, now his clients, have suffered as a result. st. joseph's medical center released a statement, saying in part the hospital is also open to talking with any patient who believes that he or she believes they have a claim here in this cases where st. joseph's believes it has appropriate information, it will continue to seek fair and satisfactory solutions with patients. >> we discussed all 100 of these cases. we met for over 20 hours. st. joseph's medical center is not willing to except responsibility, and they are not willing to take care of the patients they said they would take care of. >> miller's signed a letter he sent to his patients had several other cardiologists review the files of the patients in question. he says the letter shows those cardiologists found discrepancies in this patient's medical records. the hospital res

>> good evening takoma commissioners, vice chair joseph, president. -- good evening. this was a collaborative effort between the police department, the commission, as well as people recognized as industry leaders, and we came together with the goal of how we can make clubs safer, and i am just going to do a brief overview so we do not belabor the light note -- night. we will be grouped into three things. what we believe would be wise and prudent, mandated conditions that could potentially be with your approval going on with licenses. then we go into recession spc 2 tools that both we would bring to the table to help foster the ongoing effort as well as collaborating with the commissioners, and then lastly, and this is where we really rely on the industry leaders, to create what we are calling a best practices plan. the mandated to conditions, we wanted to keep the small in scope, so this is something that we would get support down the road. we expect anticipate your need to review which, absorb it, half -- absorb it, but we always talk about security and have never ta

joseph's medical center and dr. mark midei.e put stents into the arteries of patients who did not need them. now his clients have suffered. st. joseph medical center said the hospital is also open to talking with any patient who believes he or she has a claim. in those cases where the medical center has a corporate medical information, they will continue to seek a fair and satisfactory resolution with those patients. >>>> we discussed all 100 of these cases. we met for over 20 hours. responsibility and they are not willing to take care of the patients they said they would take care of. >> letters were sent to most of the clients after st. joseph's medical center has several other cardiologists reviewed the files in question. those cardiologists found discrepancies in those patient'' medical records. the fact that there was a letter sent to certain letters is not proof of liability. patients need to demonstrate inappropriate care has caused them an injury. miller said his clients just want to get the hospital back to the negotia

vice chair joseph: present. president newlin: present. >> we have a quor um. i looks like commissioner meko, i am unclear as to the presence of commissioner roja. we will see. president newlin: ok. next high tell is public comment. members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter, jurisdiction of the commission. with respect to the agenda items. members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes at the time such items are scheduled. that means if it's on the agenda, talk about it when it comes up. if it's not on the agenda and you have something you want to talk about, now's the time to do it. no public comment. all right. item two. review and approve the minutes of september 14 and september 28. are we quorumed in for that? >> i only have the 14th. vice chair joseph: i move to approve the minutes of september 14 and continue the minutes of september 28. president newlin: i think we can't do the 14th as well. oh, yes we can. >> minutes should reflect the present commiss

josephs and dr. mark midei are ready to talk, we are ready to listen. >> he said he could be falling 100 more lawsuits on behalf of other clients. as for dr. mark midei, he left the medical center in the summer of 2009, and this past summer, the maryland board of physicians placed charges against him. >> well, some good news. crime appears to be down in baltimore county. crime that during the first half of the year is at a 35 year low. homicide, burglary, and theft are down. homicide is down 44% compared to last year. they solved 80% of a violent crime cases, including 90% for murder. >> it is always gratified to be able to report a continued trend of decrease in crime, but particularly so in these challenging economic times. credited an effective partnership for yielding those positive results. city police need your help trying to find a missing elderly man t. edward reisinger was wearing a blue jacket, blue pants and black boots. if you have any information, please call. he is the father of the cit

joseph in 2009. the maryland board of physicians placed charges against him this past summer. >> now to the war on terrorism tonight. french police have 12 suspects in custody, believed to be islamic militants. it was part of two separate investigations. officials say that three men at that were arrested may be linked to a network that recruits fighters for afghanistan. firearms were seized during those grades. although they targeted islamic militant groups, the arrests do not appear to be linked to the terror plot in europe. they are focusing on al qaeda training along the border of afghanistan and pakistan. in washington, the department of homeland security says there is no indication that terrorists are targeting the u.s. or its citizens occurred >> the pakistani immigrant and u.s. citizen accused of botching the bomb attempt in times square will spend the rest of his life behind bars. he said he welcomed all six life sentences and warned that more attacks from muslims are on the way. it was all d

joseph medical center. the lawyers allege the patients received unnecessary stent procedures from a doctor who no longer work there is. st. joseph sent let ares to patients warning that the stents may enough have been necessary but the hospital has not commented on the specifics of the lawsuit. >>> your bge bill may be going up again. it could add $50 to the bill. the company said the last increase was 1993. bge will hold a series of

vice chair joseph: aye. commissioner meko: aye. commissioner perez: aye. president newlin: aye. >> thank you. president newlin: good luck. item number seven. president newlin: aye. commissioner joseph: good luck the president newlin: i just had a question. what is the boundary? the cross street with richmond? they changed the boundaries. all right. item 7, police department comments and questions. >> good evening, commissioners and staff. i attended the halloween work shop and i thought they had a lot of good information there. i like the dialogue, the back and forth. i look forward to working with them in the future for either best practices or other safety areas. as far as issues that have been going on in the district, a couple things they had mentioned. one is on october 10 at 424 clay street, the bar, this is kind of an example where you see one of the establishments really doing something good, responding appropriately. a guy went in there, ored three beers one at a time and they gave him the bill, the big bill of $12 and he got ire at and he wanted

police arrested 39-year-old joseph guadagnoli, 28-year-old megan veitch and a 17-year-old boy. the two adult suspects have been charged with possession with intent to distribute and more charges could be pending. and because joseph guadagnoli has been arrested before he faces a $2 million bail and veitch faces a $750,000 bail. reporting live from baltimore county, jennifer franciotti. >> coming up today on "oprah" it is not easy to admit, but you will meet two women women who say they are 30-year-old virgins. what's holding them back? tune in today on "oprah." >> coming up on a friday morning on "today" two children have been abducted as they took out the trash from this family home. the latest next. >> also the latest on the duke casual encounter with athletes. could she face legal challenges? >> women that weigh less earn more at work according to a new study. >> and what is it like to be betty white? we'll spend a day in her life and find out. right here on "today." >> the time is 6:54. >> just ahead, traffic and >> just ahead, traffic and weather today before you h i'm fran

joseph medical center and dr. mark midei.urfaced that he put stents into arteries of patients who did not need them. st. joseph medical center released a statement saying the hospital is open to talking to any patient who believes he or she has a claim. in those cases where st. joseph has a corporate medical information, they will continue to seek a fair resolution with those of patients because we have discussed all 100 of those cases. over 20t for hours. >> after there were several other cardiologists reviewing files of those patients. those cardiologists found discrepancies in the medical records. the hospital said that a letter was sent to certain patients is not proof of liability. patients need to demonstrate inappropriate care has caused the injury. miller said they want to work out a reasonable settlement. dr. mark midei left the hospital in 2009. charges were filed against him. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> new developments in the state of slots in maryland. the developer has argued penn national gaming sh

joseph's medical center and a cardiologists are named in a slew of new lawsuits. i have details ahead. >> the jurors in the helen holtken harris case have more questions. >> a white house summit on community colleges and how they might help stimulate the economy. we have the story just ahead. >> live, local, and late- breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00. ig sotrtory -- 101 lawsuits filed against st. joseph's medical center and the cardiologists accused of putting unnecessary stents in patients. >> the lawsuits seek

joseph's strongly denies that. saying they want patients to know that the door remains open to productive, reasonable and serious discussions with their attorneys. >> reporter: dr. medee's attorney said his client has done nothing wrong. and believes the hospital has tarnished his reputation. >> reporter: he says dr. medee's story will eventually come out. he lost his privileges at st. joseph's. and in those cases, where sjmc has appropriate medical information, it has more. but declined to comment on the specifics of the lawsuits. >> it may take 101 different jury trials. but if that's what it takes to get each one of these justice, then that's what we're willing to do. >> other lawyers across the state are working on other lawsuits connected with this. now, lawyer miller who you heard from in that piece, believes the problem of the overuse of stent is a nationwide problem. and he says what has happened here is just the tip of the iceberg. reporting live at st. joseph's medical center, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitnes