commissioner lazarus probed ms. higgins and asked does they go out and check out the site and she was unable to give to say it was. with no help from ms. higgins begins to rely on commissioner lazarus announced her personal opinion that the pole was a blight in the neighborhood. no one previously suggested that the poles were blight. in fact the appellants stateed the opposite, a position which planning has agreed with. while in the brief dpw argues that they have nothing to do with street take cakes. the stipe of a light fixture has significant impact. commissioner lazarus stated candidly on the record that she would rely on her stated personal opinion to vote and there is no record of evidence to sport her opinion. -- you are essentially giving wireless companies free reign to put these on every pole in the city. i strongly ask you to reconsider and the impact of the decision would be fair reaching and detriment tall detrimental to our beautiful city. >> thank you. >> they have taken her sore thumb comment out of

that was their opportunity as commissioner lazarus. they didn't do it. >> commissioner honda: in my case, even if they did, i don't feel my opinion would have changed. >> president fung: is there a motion? >> commissioner honda: i will make a motion to deny the rehearing request on the grounds that there was no manifest in just. >> so we have a motion from commissioner honda to deny the request on the basis that there was no manifest injustice. on that motion? >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> that motion carries and the request is denied. we will now move on to item number 6 a and six b. this is appeal number 18-049 and 18-050. leonardo and veronica bronco versus the department of building inspection. protesting the issuance on march 28th, 2018 of an alteration permit to comply with nov. to change three illegal windows to three legal windows with w. 60 fire resistant rating. and they are protesting the issuance on march 28th 2018 to the alteration permit to comply with n.o.v. and change a legal window to one legal window with fire resistant

lazarus here who would like to speak on items 15 and 16? >> i am a licensed cannibas distributor in san francisco. and i want to make sure that everyone is clear on what the impact would be on a gross receipt tax. as a distributor i have three responsibilities -- transport, test and tax. i pick it up from the grower. the lab tests it to make sure that it's safe for consumption and i deliver it to the retailer and i collect excise and i collect cultivation and i give it to the state. my business operates on low margins. anywhere from 3% to 10%. a 10% tax on gross receipts, if i buy something for $900 and i sell it for $1,000, a gross receipts tax means that i make zero dollars. i have two options -- i can charge more or i can go out of business. or i can work somewhere else. i'm just part of the value chain. every other business that i sell or buy from has to do the same thing. gross receipts tax is bad tax policy and it's a depression era policy. there are other ways to gain tax revenue. i'm very grateful for my permit and i'm hiring throug

and he called lazarus after four lazarus lazarus stepped forth from the grave alive and well. away. you take care of them. and they said, no, we can't. but jesus said, yes, you can. look over at your neighbor and say, neighbor, yes where a, you. jesus said what do you have? you're not enough, bring it to me, let me bless it. let me break it. then jesus got to working, then not enough was more than enough. look to your neighbor and say, neighbor, you're not enough is more than enough. it's a turnover to the lord, the lord will, i said the lord will make a way somehow. when you tell your neighbor, neighbor, the lord will make a way somehow. i see you in the future and you look much better than you look right now. you walk much better, you talk much better, you dress much i i see you in the future and you're going higher, higher every day. higher in the power of the lord. tell your neighbor, neighbor, it's going to be all right. all right. all right. ♪tel . ♪ . ♪ ♪ ♪ michel gr michel gr ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ know the . ♪ . ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> >> put your hands together, let's praise the lord.

>> clerk: we have a motion from commissioner lazarus to adopt the minutes. seeing then, president fung? [roll call] >> clerk: that motion carries. the minutes are adopted. we will now move on to item number four. this is a rehearing request filed by the subject property at 281 gary street. the union square business improvement district as requesting an appeal. in union square business improvement district versus san francisco public works. decided july 11th, 2018. at that time, they voted 5-02 grabs the appeal an issue the apartment. they restricted the size of the proposed volkswagen van and the sunday hours be limited from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm on the basis of the permit was properly issued and there are restrictions i will concern -- address concerns of congestion in the area. the appellant is with the union square business improvement district and the permit is conditional to request a mobile food facility at a location east of the palace street and gary street intersection. this is permit 17 m. f. f. we will hear from the requester first. i just would lik

>> ok. >> so we have a motion by commissioner lazarus that it be revised to require the denial of the permit for the one drumm street location and the issuance of the permit for the two other market street locations and the denial of one drumm street is on the basis that it is not an underserved area. and does not fit the criteria for the mobile food truck legislation. so on that motion, president fung. >> my vote is on the procedural issue that is i'm going to vote no. >> commissioner honda. >> no. >> commissioner wilson. >> vice president swig. >> yes. >> ok. that motion fails with only three votes. >> the only reason i do think that is a good motion is just i think that we should keep control of this particular case because it affects other cases going forward. that's why i'm supportive of more what frank was talking about. they did error and abuse so if we just grant the permit it goes on. by continuing it, we get, is that what you meant? >> i probably agreed to you and it's not under served and i don't think the fact we have vetted out this process appropriately. >> what would yo

>> lazarus has been extremely interested in stealing crypto from individuals and exchanges.a tremendous amount of innovation happening on the cybercrime side. it comes back to how do i get the most money in the shortest time. emily: what is the effect on consumers? >> there is no impact. there is zero liability for consumers in this kind of attack. they get the money back in their accounts if it's taken. on the bankside, they have insurance policies against cyber attacks. in their reserves, they have the money to account for loss from fraud. emily: how does the coming ubiquity of chip cards change the game? chip cards have been ubiquitous elsewhere for a long time, but here in the united states, it's only just becoming a reality. ryan: it really does change what the cyber criminals are going to target. you see breaches at target, most famously, and other retailers. it has become difficult to compromise people in that kind of way. they have pivoted to other kinds of systems that would allow them to take money physically out of atm's, cryptocurrency, and the related wave of ra

so we have that motion on the table from commissioner lazarus. on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: okay. that motion carries, 5-0. thank you. we will now move onto item number 6. this is appeal number 18-002, consideration of adoption of written findings. this is lydia w 0 ytak versus department of building inspection with planning department approval for the subject property at 1033 to 1037 washington street protesting the issue wednesday on december 15, 2017 to 1033 to 1037 washington street, l.l.c., of a site permit of fourth floor residential addition to building. [please stand by] . >> clerk: we'll start out with the appellant, miss woytak. >> good afternoon, and i would like to thank you, commissioners, for preparing findings and conclusions for the appeal. you are absolutely right, this is a historical property, in an edwardian neighborhood. the subject building is the biggest property already. it occupies the entire lot, and the property is a structure of merit, category b, and as such, it requires preservation -- a detailed preservat

on that motion, commissioner lazarus. >> aye. >> swig. >> aye. >> that motion carries.commissioner wilson is present. if we can just give her a moment. >> we're going to take a two-minute break. >> welcome back to the august 2018 meeting of the board of appeals. we are now moving on to item number 7. this is appeal number 18-083. bureau of urban forestry, subject property is 477 hickory street. on june 42,018th of a public works order. denial of a request to remove two street trees. this is order number 187812 and we'll hear from the appellant first. >> you have seven minutes, sir. >> hello, my name is keith -- i live at 477 hickory street. i'm the property owner. in 1992, these two red flower trees were planted. i've taken care of them for 26 years. i've been responsible for maintaining them, trimming them. they've gotten way too large for the street and they're over 55 feet tall now. over the years, there's been lots of trucks, people renting u-haul trucks with broken branches and there's lots of scars on the lower parts of the drunk. this image here shows some of the

jim lazarus, san francisco chamber of commerce. we have supported in the past project labor agreements. we've endorsed them when they've come before the board of supervisors for approval when they meet the test of the boston harbor case from the u.s. supreme court which said major projects that are time sensitive that meet the federal requirement can have a union bid. boston harbor gig, airport terminals, clearly the type of programs multimillion dollar or billion-dollar programs that project labor agreements were designed to serve, and to serve the public interest. what we have here is an obvious conflict between serving the interests of small business and local hire and the unionization of all city contracts. i think what this commission should ask for is certified l.b.e.'s in san francisco should be fall under a p.l.a. ordinance. that is in direct conflict with the goals of the city since dianne feinstein was mayor to foster local minority and women-owned businesses. you don't have to be antiunion to get to that position, you ha

>> reporter: "this is a miracle" one kid yelled as if lazarus himself had risen up to the spring boardat way. the great-grandfather hadn't ien on a diving board in 50 years, and yet there he stood, erady and willing to teach a sosson in courage, which almost turned into a lesson in first aid. >> everyone kind of held their ateath and got real nervous, >> i figured i was up on that thing, so i may as well go through with it. >> reporter: and so at the age of 95, he dove for dylan. >> jump out! and he dives! >> reporter: not the prettiest dive i've ever seen. >> no, no, no. i could have done better. ( laughs ) >> reporter: actually, he really couldn't have done better, because shortly after daniel took his last jump off a diving board, dylan took his first. >> yeah! it was really neat that, that inspired him to do it. it was a neat moment. t reporter: this all happened last month, and today, dylan jumps no problem. fupefully his courage will now inspire you with whatever leap you need to make. steve hartman, "on the road," in canton, ohio. >> glor: i love it. up next, the night a king wa

>> reporter: "this is a miracle," one kid yelled, as if lazarus himself had risen up to the springboardat way. the great grandfather hadn't been on a diving board in 50 years. and yet there he stood, ready and willing to teach a lesson in courage. which almost turned into a lesson in first aid. >> everyone kind of like held their breath and got real nervous like oh, was this a bad idea? >> i was up there that far, i figured may as well go through with it. >> reporter: and so at the age of 95, he dove. for dylan. >> not the prettiest dive i've ever seen. >> no. no. no. i could have done better. >> reporter: actually, he really couldn't have done better. because shortly after daniel took his last jump off a diving board dylan took his first. >> yeah! >> it was really n that that inspired him to do it. it was a neat moment. >> reporter: this all happened last month. and today dylan jumps no problem. hopefully, his courage will now inspire you with whatever leap you need to make. steve hartman, on the road. in canton, ohio. >> a splash, of course. that's the "overnight news" for this thursd

he is joined by commissioner lazarus, commissioner honda, vice president swig, and bobby wilson willter this evening. to my left as a deputy city attorney who will provide the board with legal advice this evening. at the controls is our legal assistant. i am julie rosenberg. the board's executive director. will be joined by representatives from that city departments that have cases before the board this evening. the acting aon

>> it has been attributed to the lazarus group, which is presumably state-sponsored by north korea. are private groups. cybersecurity has lots of those. they have been doing this for years and are reputed to have stolen over a billion dollars. emily: do you think the people behind this could be behind some of the crypto hacks we have seen? has been extremely interested in stealing crypto from individuals and exchanges. there is a tremendous amount of innovation happening on the cybercrime side. it comes back to how do i get the most money in the shortest time. emily: what is the effect on consumers? >> there is no impact. there is zero liability for consumers in this kind of attack. they get the money back in their accounts if it's taken. on the bankside, they have insurance policies against cyber attacks. in their reserves, they have the money to account for loss from fraud. emily: how does the coming of chip cards change the game? chip cards have been ubiquitous elsewhere for a long time, but here in the united states, it's only just becoming a reality. ryan: it really does change

. >> commissioner lazarus: two commissioner's wake's suggestion, would it be a situation where we did something like that it would be a future disaster or the tree wouldn't thrive. or where there are there trees that would thrive there? >> we have hundreds of street trees in alleys like this in the western edition. we have very similar issues. whole bunch of those alleys. we have very similar settings and some trees have been able to get established and some have added a lot haven't. it is really inconsistent and hit and miss situation. >> president fung: anybody else? i think i showed my cards and i would be prepared to suggest a motion where the appeal is upheld and that the current street trees are removed and replaced by two new street trees in a 2-foot square box, as long as a 40-inch pedestrian access exists on the sidewalk and that the replacement trees would be at the discretion of the department. that would be my motion if anyone wants to discuss. that would be wonderful. >> i am with the urban forestry. one note is it could be a two by three basin or a two by four. in terms

in it, m a lazarus describes the statue of liberty as the mother of exiles, who says, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. send these, the homeless tempest tossed to me. i lift my lamp beside the golden door. how many of you have heard this before? the fact that those lines are on the statue of liberty, a symbol of immigration, is very powerful. it centers the united states or the idea of the united states being a welcoming haven for people who are exiles. unfortunately, the history of the united states tells a somewhat different, more complicated story. the truth is, we have not always had the humanitarian impulse to welcome refugees. usually, we have only done so when it is in our humanitarian national interest. usually, we have been more inclined to reject refugees. to borrow the words of historian eric tang, often refugees who have been accepted for resettlement are not only resettled, there also deeply unsettled by the experience. to give you an overview, i will give you a little background about amer

. >> so we have a motion from commissioner lazarus to deny the appeal and pull the permit. president fung. >> aye. >> wilson. >> aye. >> swig. >> aye. >> that motion carries. the appeal is denied. we will now move on to item number 7. i don't see a representative from the department here. let me just read for the record. this is appeal number 18-082 subject property 1650 to 1700 owen street mission bay commercial corporation versus san francisco public works bureau of urban force street. appealing on june 5th, 2018 public works order regarding an application in public works order number 187544 to remove 24th vote trees with replacement adjacent to the subject property. denial of the request to remove 14 of the trees with replacement. approval request to remove 10 additional street trees with replacement. it's order number 187811. and we will hear from the appellants. >> good evening, my name is pam louis and i'm the appellant for mission bay commercial corporation. i'd like to introduce sam from arbor well who has presented or given you a a arborous to rept our case. >> i'm

in it, emma lazarus describes the statue of liberty as the mother of exiles who says comic give me you are tired, you are poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuge of your short. and tempest toss me. i lift my lamp beside the golden door. how many of you have heard those lines before? lines are on those the statue of liberty, which is a symbol of immigration in the united states is really powerful. it centers the united states or the idea of the united states being a welcomed haven for people who were exiled. unfortunately, the history of the united states tells a somewhat different, more complicated story. alwaysth is, we have not had a humanitarian impulse to welcome refugees. usually we have only done so when it is in our humanitarian national interest. , we are more inclined to actually reject refugees than to accept them. and to brawl the words of -- borroweric king the words of historian eric king, refugees who have been accepted are not only resettled, but are also deeply unsettled by the experience of forced migration. -- migration and resettlement

incredible blowout for walmart just on thursday and then friday we saw nordstrom rise from the grave like lazarus. here is a high-end department store chain that a lot of people lost faith in. i started recommending nordstrom at the end of february, the stock was too cheap to ignore. we started buying it for my childhood trust. i have to admit i'm feeling pretty good now with the stock surging from 52 thursday to 61.5 today. nordstrom is a textbook example of why it pays to be patient and believe in a story the trick is knowing which companies to put your faith in for the record, i told you, for instance, keep face with jeff gwinnett, the ceo of macy's after the stock got hammered even if they reported a fantastic quarter. he just gets it. nordstrom is a fancy department store and a great brand, 373 locations. however, stock has been kind of a dog for ages nordstrom seemed to be losing ground to online competition management had plans to turn things around but felt like they found a way to botch them up quarter after quarter after quarter. earlier this year, taking the company with pride to $50 a

. >> clerk: item 61 is a motion to approve the mayoral appointment of ann lazarus to the boards to a term expiring oct-31, 2022. >> president cohen: all right. can we take this same house, same call? all right. without objection, the item is approved. madam clerk, given that the next item cannot happen until after the closed session? >> madam clerk? >> incident to rescind the vote on item 57. sorry. i thought it was coming after 50 and 59 in my head. i thought it was coming before. >> supervisor peskin: second. >> president cohen: all right. a motion to rescind item 57 was made by supervisor kim, seconded by supervisor peskin, and can we take that without objection? [ gavel ]. >> president cohen: yes. >> supervisor kim: it was included in the budget legislative analyst's report, but it also came up at the committee, some of the concerns about taking up the end of health right 360 lease for 735 mission street, given its zoning and the limited types of uses that d.p.h. could utilize this space for. given how much we spend in rent and our great real estate needs, i wanted to work with t