junius brutus stearns. not just a farmer but a benign slave holder. i tried to find out if stearns had a reason for depicting slavery as a benign institution. i wasn't able to determine any of that. john ward dunsmore, washington's last birthday, 1799. washington saying goodbye to his niece who had been living with his adopted step-granddaughter who had been living with them, married off to his nephew. this is the couple that moved into woodlawn down route 1 from mt. vernon today. a genre scene by john ward dunsmore. i include this one partly because it shows george washington. it's a genre scene because it shows washington not in the magisterial sense of establishing washington, kind of like what we saw with the edward savage, but it shows him in the messy tasks of telling surveyors where to go, and the bureaucrats, the commissioners in the background. this is also in washington, dc, this is in the collection of george washington university. it was done in 1931 as a master's thesis by a student there. this is my favorite. look at it carefully. it's j

before we go further i need to make a disclose i have an existing relationship with the firm reuben, junius & rose and retained them the board will not have an effect on my decision. this evening. >> okay. so mr. sanchez you're next. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department. don't have much this is a very important issue and important point that was part of appellants primary argument and i don't know that the building permit has before provided with all the information necessary to make a decision only priority with information from one party not both parties they've been provided with plans to make this decision so urban design group this is very unfortunate it the approach taken had that been done some time ago that was an actual filed even looks like the request was made in mid-november with the department of building inspection had this been done before the previous hearing when the appeal was filed had the department of building inspection and inspector duffy been made aware of the request it could have been facilitated that was poorly handled by the appellant but it is importan

i wish to disclose i've hired reuben, julius & rose on a since roars is handling the case reuben, junius & rose representation as an entity before the board will not have an effect on my decision. >> mr. williams i'm steve williams the appellants request for a rehearing should be granted at the prior hearing the board was given incomplete information when the board repeatedly ask do about the dissension indication only an increase in size will trigger the land use we attached that transcript for our review at exhibit 4 and if you look at the briefs submitted that echo if exact assertion the brief states the planning code didn't draw a distinction between on embarrassment of the non-conforming use of the dysfunctions indication and as long as the use stays the same no retriggering matrix that was what the board was told those. >> certifications are absolutely incorrect as a matter of law san francisco requires a new hearing on a non-conforming use if it is alternated or changed and claegd a there of 25 percent i've attached samples from the planning code interpretations that's exhibit 8 t

. >> speaking of continuance jim reuben of reuben, junius & rose i'm not sure with the supervisors are considering i heard one week we were here last week, we had a week continuance it that result in much in terms of changes or amendments to the ordinance what i'm hearing is a lot of the comments about the ordinance i'll suggesting a week is not enough to accomplish what i think needs to be accomplished i have no doubt but the tdm ordinance will be approved by the land use committee and sent to the board of supervisors i don't see the urgency to have it done in a week so i'll urge the supervisors to been a longer than continuance than that thank you. >> thank you for your public comment. >> next speaker, please. >> ilene district 4 resident i agree what fernando i think there is too many open-ended questions i believe those need to be resolved before that is this gets approved i'll urge a continuance past when the planning commission is going to meet on january 9th please also san francisco is a first time first not a transit only this is an important distinction another observation ne

. >> speaking of continuance jim reuben of reuben, junius & rose i'm not sure with the supervisors are considering i heard one week we were here last week, we had a week continuance it that result in much in terms of changes or amendments to the ordinance what i'm hearing is a lot of the comments about the ordinance i'll suggesting a week is not enough to accomplish what i think needs to be accomplished i have no doubt but the tdm ordinance will be approved by the land use committee and sent to the board of supervisors i don't see the urgency to have it done in a week so i'll urge the supervisors to been a longer than continuance than that thank you. >> thank you for your public comment. >> next speaker, please. >> ilene district 4 resident i agree what fernando i think there is too many open-ended questions i believe those need to be resolved before that is this gets approved i'll urge a continuance past when the planning commission is going to meet on january 9th please also san francisco is a first time first not a transit only this is an important distinction another observation ne

but if anything should happen to me, open it alone and send the letters as directed for brother junius and sister rosalie. and one other, to whom it may concern. a confederate doing duty upon his own responsibility, j. wilkes booth. abraham lincoln: hmm. i will fix that for you, son. we'll put a fine point on it. tom hanks: on february 5th, 1865, abraham lincoln visits alexander gardner's photographic studio. abraham lincoln: are we ready, mr. gardner? alexander gardner: aye, that i am, mister president. now, if you wouldn't me mind moving to the other side of the table. that angle favors you. tom hanks: after four years and more casualties than in any conflict in the nation's history, the civil war is almost over. but the image made on this day will be the last official portrait ever taken of the 16th president of the united states. abraham lincoln has six weeks to live. abraham lincoln: taddy. with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to do

. >> speaking of continuance jim reuben of reuben, junius & rose i'm not sure with the supervisors areonsidering i heard one week we were here last week, we had a week continuance it that result in much in terms of changes or amendments to the ordinance what i'm hearing is a lot of the comments about the ordinance i'll suggesting a week is not enough to accomplish what i think needs to be accomplished i have no doubt but the tdm ordinance will be approved by the land use committee and sent to the board of supervisors i don't see the urgency to have it done in a week so i'll urge the supervisors to been a longer than continuance than that thank you. >> thank you for your public comment. >> next speaker, please. >> ilene district 4 resident i agree what fernando i think there is too many open-ended questions i believe those need to be resolved before that is this gets approved i'll urge a continuance past when the planning commission is going to meet on january 9th please also san francisco is a first time first not a transit only this is an important distinction another observation neve

. >> speaking of continuance jim reuben of reuben, junius & rose i'm not sure with the supervisors are considering i heard one week we were here last week, we had a week continuance it that result in much in terms of changes or amendments to the ordinance what i'm hearing is a lot of the comments about the ordinance i'll suggesting a week is not enough to accomplish what i think needs to be accomplished i have no doubt but the tdm ordinance will be approved by the land use committee and sent to the board of supervisors i don't see the urgency to have it done in a week so i'll urge the supervisors to been a longer than continuance than that thank you. >> thank you for your public comment. >> next speaker, please. >> ilene district 4 resident i agree what fernando i think there is too many open-ended questions i believe those need to be resolved before that is this gets approved i'll urge a continuance past when the planning commission is going to meet on january 9th please also san francisco is a first time first not a transit only this is an important distinction another observation ne

. >> speaking of continuance jim reuben of reuben, junius & rose i'm not sure with the supervisors are considering i heard one week we were here last week, we had a week continuance it that result in much in terms of changes or amendments to the ordinance what i'm hearing is a lot of the comments about the ordinance i'll suggesting a week is not enough to accomplish what i think needs to be accomplished i have no doubt but the tdm ordinance will be approved by the land use committee and sent to the board of supervisors i don't see the urgency to have it done in a week so i'll urge the supervisors to been a longer than continuance than that thank you. >> thank you for your public comment. >> next speaker, please. >> ilene district 4 resident i agree what fernando i think there is too many open-ended questions i believe those need to be resolved before that is this gets approved i'll urge a continuance past when the planning commission is going to meet on january 9th please also san francisco is a first time first not a transit only this is an important distinction another observation ne