we create landmarks. i mean that's what the department and the hpc, you know, is known for and we've often talked about how few landmarks are getting approved every year. well, here's one where the work is done. so i really feel like that would be a great way to at least put another one in the news and it will be in the news because everyone will know the building, of course, so it will really put the hpc in front of the process of we're landmarking, we want this building to be a landmark for the city. >> commissioner johnck. >> well, it would come back to us under the new criteria. because i would agree that it should come back. why wouldn't it come back under the new criteria for doing an economic analysis? i think you are proposing that, sure, it could come back to us and the work's been done, but after the pdr legislation has been resolved, in which case there would be additional criteria for that building to --. >> they do a conversion. >> they on would keep it separates. >> it would only come back t

this is just for individual landmarks. as you remember, the bose park which had over 90 properties was well over 500 hours but that's to be expected when you have a large area that requires a large number of community meetings and engagement. the second performance measure was with regard to the application which we'll have at the end of the year for you. this is, again, just a performance measure to keep us on track and make sure we get to you by the end of the year. we can always revisit or change this performance measure after it's been achieved. the third is base order that application is a commitment to bring those applications to you within 30 calendar days so they are not languishing in our office or there aren't any other issues that we have to divert our attention to. we're still bringing those to you in a timely manner so you can respond and decide whether or not to include them on your work program. and then the last performance measure is because there's a lot of time that it takes us to prepare these reports b

. >> there's no decision about landmark status it has a lot of history. >> tim frye planning staff it's been surveyed so those finding about come to you prior to our reviewing the eir. >> seeing no other questions we'll move on. >> item 3 past review of the reports and announcements. >> commissioners tim frye there was no practicing those hearing last week in obtain certain thought you jewish holiday i have a couple of items one you're probably away jim glover voted the tax bill the 1899 i want to reiterate our disappoint in this and the city family including our partners at the port came out with a historic tax credit we'll provide support to the heritage california preservation foundation and others to hopefully move something forward again in the folsom year i passed anti earlier a postcard outlining an event as part of the latino cultural district with the san francisco arts commission and our visit in the neighborhoods program the event is basically a stamp collecting event where folks what walk a around and sclek stamps by various are artists within the latino community the event

to california we hope you'll agree to landmark this tree. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my name is john murray i live two doors down from the tree. as upper told the co-sponsor bits neighbors contracted with torrey young and found the tree to be in perfect health this provides aesthetics to multiple properties in the surrounding neighborhood it's location at the southeast of the property minute miss the shading and it's bushel to a garden and common component of the garden donates the giant seconvey trees are noted throughout the country and world the history the trees is from species several thousands even if years old striving in california the following supports the spooez specimens of historical significant one there are no currently no giant see conveys in the landmark areas and if you designated landmark trees in the vicinity with the before at the for the closest distance one to one and a half miles away and of the approximately 2 hundred san francisco landmark trees only about one hundred and 65 are palms and on

. >> steve planning department staff maybe that happens as part of the landmarking process that speaks what's insides the only this legislation said you're going to have a pdr building at the end of the day and plans have changed it's hardly to say this moment in time is the more and more most important time we make the landmark at this time say this is the reason and it wouldn't be included in this legislation. >> commissioner johns. >> thank you well, that suggestions that we accommodate what upper thinking about in the landmark that's appeals to me but what i really was going to say before that came up i move that we adapt the resolution that's been presented to us. >> second >> thank you commissioner wolfram before we. >> if we can correct a spelling of mandating in the resolution not a good thing (laughter). >> that's not - i move that we adapt the resolution after a spell check has bun done (laughter). >> if we can call the vote. >> nothing further. >> i have a comment. >> oh, yes commissioner johns arrest commissioner comment commissioner matsuda i like our idea i want to make s

case the building was not a landmark we were not clear before. >> thank you seeing no more questions we'll open this up for public comment seeing none, public comment is closed british columbia's commissioner pearlman. >> i think the fact that no public comment is a comment in itself supervisor cohen's office has done a terrific job and to andrea let the planning commission be the planning commission so the roles are clear so we're not making social decisions about use and things like that that are not in our purview i want to commend andrea and supervisor cohen for the language and the clarity. >> commissioner matsuda. >> thank you yeah. i also would like to support this is clear in terms of the delegations between the commissions i have a practical question or procedural question looking forward way the planning code change would be for example, as it states here if it is a two or 4 story building one story of office space would be allowed so that happens so those tenants move out how is that going to be monitoring i'm curious and kind of to add to that after that particular office

evening, commissioners steve with the department staff conversation around pdr has it relates to landmark buildings in the g districts this is a legislation promoted by supervisor cohen's office i'm going to turn it over to andrea if a supervisor cohen's office to pertain the details of the legislation and foul with relevant details that are important and be here to answer questions. >> that's correct steve from supervisor cohen's office i know you've had a long day i'll be brief as this item allows the supervisor introduced this as a number of concerns bilateral in pdr buildings one d and g in the northeast mission areas that are at risk of being dispracticed for office elephants if the building a landmark i'm sure you remember the conversation you share the prospective we want to continue to preserve the historic knows but given the current planning code allows the buildings to be exerted into one hundred percent office says that a real tension between president to preserve pdr space and provided the maintenance and erect of historic structures a building like 2 henry adams the conseque

that we consider. >> well, it's a good time we'll have the historic report with the landmarking that's a good time to - and i want to make sure it's in the minutes. >> investigated xhirthdz there is a motion and second to adapt a representation for the approval with the mischievous as corrected commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda commissioner pearlman commissioner wolfram president hasz so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and places you on item 8 the civic center landscape inventory for disapproval finding of the inventory. >> good afternoon, commissioners department staff that is the inventory or oc i has the landmark district say it district includes a 15 block area i'll show a map a 15 block area roughly by golden gate avenue and market street and the plazas here we go it's bounded by gunning avenue market street and franklin street the district was designated under article 10 of the planning code in 1984 and on the register in 1998 and landmark district in 1987 this was the inventory conducted by itself city and i know you're fa

. >> this is a quick question what do you think that buildings eligible for landmark adhesive dozens or thousands. >> so when this legislation was being formed supervisors office fortunately, we have a survey of the pdr district in place so the historic staff looked at based on their best judgment 14 or 15 buildings now landmark is extremely long and difficult process there are buildings that may not be landmarkable, etc., etc. the total square footage in those knows is about a maintain square feet. >> we're talking about a small percentage. >> i think of many of the district have small ones. >> cool. >> i think the enforcement is easy to administer and the staff watching the building permits i encourage that with the recommendations is a winner especially given the pressures they're facing i definitely support that. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you very much how many buildings this applies to 14 or 15 not a huge percentage a couple of quick things and i definitely support this one is on the vertical control i think one thing that came up on the 63 it at the end up being the sam

point of clarification the 3 new contracts under review are for contributing buildings into the landmarkiblt designated under article 10 and they filed an operation the property types are 3 residential properties 2 of which or single-family dwellings the agreements are 10 year resolving contract and your commission packets contain a draft evaluation outlining the tax savings each figure was compiled by the controller's office and each property owner as outlined with the assistance of department preservation staff a rehabilitation and maintenance plan that insures work will the conducted in performance of the secretary of interiors standards. >> 67 pier street a basement wood-framed dwelling and constructed in 1899 the value of the property valued under $30 million month and the maintenance plan contains roof and cartridge repair and seismic upgrades and roving non-historic windows and putting others in the place and staircase restoration and citing repairs in the exterior he recommendation to recommend approval to the board of supervisors for the following reasons the property is an hist

. >> i want to jump in we were trying to get a separate position for landmarking and getting extra hours here and there transmittal i'd like to split that up and with all due respect to mr. haas he's spent a lot of time but we have a lot of other requests coming in front of you from supervisors and civic groups, etc. i'd really appreciate mr. fries help and ms. hilliard's help in trying to find a way to catalog this in a short marijuana commissioner johnck. >> yeah. i think the direction we're moving ♪ the way of sprint if up from the user end as a professional in the field i use the northwest information center a lot in some states part of the depository information in california as outreach for the preservation office if there's so i would this report is going to go into that depository i read for example, a medicaid waiver library congress so i would rely on what's in the folder and bans the comments with the inaccuracy unless we can deal with that that's a problem to have the report adopted so number one the second thing i think that, you know, that i went to the workshop we had and

. >> we provided basically a document provides recommendations for that how the landmark designation could be updated this is not that it is a survey of the landscape features specifically that provides a robust level of what's already out there with the projects we don't at this point open up the designation that already exists. >> thank you and the other relates to principles but i guess the public comments they'll speak so i'll wait to hear from the ones we received in the packet i've responded to 12 and commissioner wolfram. >> i have a general question i kind of felt like i was missing a section i didn't say see an integrity section it jumped from history to those drawings that show contributing or non-contributing features the decision about whether or not their contributing it is missing in my section i'm wondering was that intentional for example, and a lot of the things popped out like one of the things listed as an contributing feature is the mall you can easily august the original design as flawed that was completely different and listed as contributing so it needs to be m

a little bit of traveling you able to see the file some background it came in 2000 for the city landmark the permit was in 2002 with the addition of the garage that was limited within 16 feet during the course of construction i'll note that headline marks the review for the original review in 2000 was approved had a garage door without authorization they stand the garage door up to 18 street attempted at that legalize this it went to the advisors board they were going to have two separate garage doors and the landmarks board they made a motion to accept the staffs represents but ultimately didn't accept the recommendation so there's no final action there the planning director at the time who was overseeing the sift of appropriateness issued a certificate of appropriateness for this which went back to the 15 foot garage door opening as previously states the c of a submitted a building permit with the 18 foot garage door it was did understand it was appealed and tendon to the charley from then commissioner sugaya to go back to the landmarks board that's not been solved i don't see the deci

and hoping this process works out nicely in the future and heritage can help tackle some of the landmarks on the work program. >> a quick question about that one. is that the old el ray building? >> no, different neighborhood. >> seeing there is no more public, we will close public comments, bring it back to commission. >> can i ask a question through mr. fry about the ladies home? it's not listed because we haven't added it to the list? >> correct, at the hearing in august the only direction staff heard was to begin working on the goldberg designation. they were also the ones that had hired a consultant, they were ready to go, which is i think part of the reason why we received that direction. but we, i didn't hear, at least, any indication to begin working on the ladies home or the lang house. >> i remember specifically saying we didn't think the lang house was of highly critical time frame, given --. >> maybe we can add it to the list and put them in the priority and then every three months we can reshuffle the priority based on new information. >> to commissioner hyland's comment befo

it's worth noting that some of the bars, for example, on our own list are also city landmark, places like twin peaks tavern or sam jordan's bar. certainly those properties can already qualify for mills act property tax relief. if you have a building that houses a legacy business that is owned by a third-party, i think a strong argument can be made for allowing the mills act to include a term that would require extension of the lease in order -- in exchange for extending, extending the lease ~. >> that's what i meant. that is something you're considering, correct? >> it's something the -- [multiple voices] >> pendling the legality of, the mills act is implemented pursuant to state enabling legislation in san francisco and i believe the city attorney is looking at whether or not that type of term, a lease extension, is allowable under the state enabling legislation. me as an advocate, as an advocacy organization, i think an argument can be made certainly in the case of legacy businesses that are already city landmarks, that that should be an allowable term. >> so you would be in favor

they're selling these clown socks today at landmarks across philadelphia for $10, and that money will go to the ronald mcdonald house. and they look stylish. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> umbrellas will be going up at times during the day. right now it is dry, cloudy and breezy, too. this is the view from the loews hotel. this camera was shaking in the wind yesterday and the wind is still going, now out of the southeast at 7, but we're getting gusts of more than 20 miles an hour. 71 degrees. five degrees warmer than yesterday. we should be in the 40s this time of year. a much warmer start. clouds building over the entire area. it's going to take some time for the showers to work through south jersey, but we will see them to start with in northern and western suburbs. that's where temperatures right now are in the 60s and low 70s. 69 degrees in chas worth, brandywine at the airport is 70 degrees, 70 in west chester. chester springs and phoenixville both at 71 degrees. very warm start, and it's all because of the storm system that's just to o

collectibles from a local landmark are up for auction. we will show you use some of the one-of-a-kind historic pieces. >> drizzle and fog outside now. >> troubling news on the fight against isil. leader's top military admits dozens of airstrikes have done little to stop the militants' advance. thousands are fleeing the town of kobani, on the verge of falling to isil. apache attack helicopters were called in for the first time to protect baghdad's airport. president obama meets with coalition leaders to discuss the growing threat. the parents of an indian aid worker threatened with beheading i bitesil make eight --by isil make a desperate plea. isil says he will be killed unless u.s. airstrikes stop. told the ed kassig captors that the demands are beyond their power to fulfill. they receive an audio recording saying time was running out. a thursday, abc 7 will host townhall meeting on the new terror threat. it will air at 8:00 on news channel eight and at wjla.com and you can be part of the audience in rosslyn. to get a seat, log on to wjl

. >>> coming up on wusa9 this sunday, a maryland landmark heads for the auction block tomorrow. >>> also ahead highlights of a welcoming ceremony for the baltimore ravens today in tampa. erica? >> reporter: well bruce it is still pleasant out here on the weather terrace, but the clouds have started to move in with a few sprinkles. you can see them moving through, just light stuff. overnight tonight we'll watch a few more of those showers and sprinkles pop through. mostly cloudy, but milder. that's a sign of the temperatures returning into the 70s in have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it. >>> we've got breaking news right now from los angeles. breaking news about eb

city officials have designated new york landmark u.s. presidents foreign heads of state and movie stars have favored the hotel for its security and privacy. hilton executives will continue to manage the landmark building under a 100-year contract with anbank. >>> let's now check in on the markets. investors are cautious ahead of key events this week. today, policymakers at the bank of squl pan will wrap up their two-day meeting and the -- will be on the fight to washington to oversee his kaucounterparts and finance ministers to attend the international monetary fund annual meeting. for more on what's on investor's minds here in japan, let's go to ra mean. the nikkei got off to a strong start on monday. how is today's open? >> yesterday, indeed, actually, wall street struggled to maintain the pace it gained it saw after the friday jobs numbers. investors really looking out this week about the global economy as well as results to the bank of japan. let's have a look at how the nikkei is kicking off. bit of a mixed open now in the first few

the plan for a sidewalk toll for a landmark coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> apple keeps breaking records. they sold more than 39 million iphones last quarter. that's 16% more than a year ago. huge surge in iphone 6 sales raised profits to $8.5 billion and the stock up 3%. >>> president obama has voted early for the 2014 midterm elections. he voted on chicago's south side yesterday. but check out the exchange with the voter next to him and her boyfriend. [ inaudible ] >> i wasn't really playing on her. >> i am sorry. >> i know. [ laughter ] >> now, there's an example of girlfriend. but, before he the polls, president obama the voter a hug and kiss on k anyway. >> the boyfriend told the president not to touch his girlfriend but before he left the poll president obama gave the voter a hug and a kiss on the cheek anyway. he is the president. all in good fun. >>> kettle cook wasabi ginger is the winner of a flavor for a lay's chips. after a million votes wasabi ginger chips came out on top and they will be on store shelves soon. >> capuccino chips? >> no. >> beautiful day. and a big game toni

is how many money is in the grant and it cost the port or the city, 800,000 to do that and labor landmark, but most important to this in the scope of work is please, clean up the collapsed cargo dock. which has been there for many years and that was the intention of bcdc when this grant came to you. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> >> perhaps we could come up and just address the status of the clean up? >> my apologies that the description was not clear. the focus has been primarily on the copper crane but as a part of the grant, we do intend to clear as much of the dilapidated piles as we can, and so that is a part of the project and it is supposed to restore the crane, and in its original location, but also, to remove as many of the piles as we can using those grant funds, but we also have a desire to remove all of those dilapidated piles to improve the appearance of the creek. >> thank you. >> commissioners? woo ho? >> items? >> i don't have any specific questions, but i am just pleased to know that we are progressing

charlotte hawkins explains. >> a landmark deal by 2030, the e.u.will cut greenhouse emissions to 30% below 1990 levels. a binding commitment that took a 28 liters hours to agree upon. >> it was not easy, but we managed to reach a fair decision. it sets europe on an ambitious yet cost-efficient climate and energy path. >> as well as reducing emissions, leaders agreed by 2030 energy should become more efficient. renewable energy must provide at least 27% of needs. environmentalists have criticized the goals to combat global warming. others have defended them as the only way to get all states on board. heavily reliant on coal, poland put up strong opposition to the target setting the pace of change was too fast for the eastern european countries as they try to grow their economies. pooerer states will receive help meeting the objectives. >> and targets of -- the target zone will be broken down according to gdp. countries that have higher gdp will have to contribute more. others that have less will have to contribute less. >> agreement makes the e.u. t

. >>> plus the hotel landmark now belongs to china. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money," and you are the most important part of the show, to tell us what is on your mind. >>> america's oil boom and weaker global demand is throwing world oil prices for a loop by helping to push them down. the price today is almost a 16% drop from this year's peak price set in june. there's now more energy coming online from frac-ing, and according to the latest data crunched, the united states is turning into the world's top producers of oil products, beating out world bigwigs, saudi arabia and russia. when the price of oil starts coming down, the price of gasoline usually follows suit. there is an 11% drop from the peak price of $3.68 a gallon set in june. given american's love affair with the automobile, any relief is welcome news. americans send up to 4% of our pre-tax income on gasoline, so lower gas prices will leave more money in people's pockets to spend, and spending is what greases america's

coming up an iconic new york city landmark has a new claim to fame. the most expensive hotel ever sold. that story next. >>> a luxurious landmark hotel in new york city is changing hands as more cash-rich foreign investors pour money into u.s. hospitality properties. robert franks has more. >> capital from china has found a new place to stay in new york, the waldorf astoria. anbang buying the iconic hotel for $1.95 billion. that makes it the most expensive single hotel ever sold in the u.s., and it works out to be about $1.4 million per room key. hilton will continue to operate the hotel for 100 years but anbang will invest in the hotel's renovations. all part of a flood of foreign money buying up commercial real estate. >> money is flowing overseas to the united states. much is considered flight capital looking for safety and the united states is the safest place on the planet to invest. >> chinese companies are quickly buying up hotels and commercial real estate around new york. soho china bought a 40% stake in the gm building last may. and another

. >>> the landmark ruling opened the door. the supreme court quoted parts of the federal marriage act and federal courts used the ruling to strike down state bans on same-sex marriage. the major criterion is where the courts of appeal are split. there's no did the amongst the lower courts in favour of marriage equality and the requested, the correct idea that our constitution requires marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. pamela lee says it makes a difference for her and her fam hi. >> if one of us is killed in the loin line of duty, our supposes get the same benefitsar others. >> independeiana's prohibition same-sex marriage is final. same-sex marriage is now legal in indiana, and is required to go by the united states constitution. there's nothing that can be done by way of an indiana constitutional amendment or law. >> the attorney. constitutional accountability center, which supports same-sex marriage says the supreme court's move does not resolve the issue for the nation. >> there are 20 states in the country whe

now that governor brown has signed a landmark bill to address sexual assaults on college campuses. plus soup minus the shark. a year after california implemented a ban on shark fin sales how have chinese restaurants and diners adapted. >> my family is perfectly fine not to have shark fin on the menu. >>> good evening and welcome to kqed news room. i'm shuy vuy. we look at whether the bay area is ready to handle ebola. for months the outbreak has played outs on a remote stage in countries like liberia and sierra leone. but the first confirmed case in texascand a possible case in washington, d.c. has made attention come to how our healthcare systems are at home. scott schaefer leads the discussion. >> the e lobola virus is spread from bodily fluids of those already sick. i'm joined by eric talbert, executive director of the non profit "emergency u.s.a." and april dem bosky. your agency recently opened up a facility for 24 patients in sierra leone. what went wrong in africa for this to spiral the way it has. >> the issue was not contained early on. something spreads as a virus quickly

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