president lazarus? >> president lazarus: as i'm looking at the plan, i see a number of 48-inch box, i see 36, and i see 24. are these, as the plans stand now, the maximum sizes for all of those particular spots. 60 is rare for us to see, but it's really encouraging, so i just want to know how you arrived at those sizes in the current plan. >> that's exactly right. we had proposed three boxes that we think are adequate to keep the -- the trees healthy, especially considering the number that we're going to have, and that those are the box sizes that we developed through working with city staff. >> president lazarus: thank you. >> clerk: thank you. commissioner swig? >> commissioner swig: so mr. kevlin, the thoughts of the three years of maintenance is supports by the photos which were shown by the appellant, the palm trees that are worse for wear, the dead trees across the street, and that is why we got to that in the bryant street situation. i'm understanding that any urban project that's going in is fra

president lazarus? >> president lazarus: yes. i just want to reiterate what you said at the beginning, which is we are reviewing the permit request. we are not focused on the merits of the case. >> clerk: okay. thank you, president lazarus. okay. we will now hear a question from commissioner santacana. >> commissioner santacana: commissioner lazarus got my question. >> clerk: okay. we will now take public comment. if you want to give public comment, please turn your t.v. or radio down, and press star-nine. >> i don't see anybody on the line. >> clerk: okay. one more time, press star nine if you called in and would like to provide public comment on this item. okay. i do not believe we have public comment, so commissioners, this matter is submitted. >> commissioner tanner: commissioners, i'd like to move to deny the jurisdiction request on the basis that the city did not inadvertently or intentionally cause the complainant to be late in filing their appeal. >> president lazarus: any discussion on the motion? okay. we're ready to vo

president lazarus? >> president lazarus: no. i'd like this speak when the matter is in our hands. >> okay. so is there anyone here for public comment? alek, do you see anyone else? going slowly? >> i do not. >> okay. commissioners, this matter is committed. >> president lazarus: okay, since i can speak for myself and don't have to have my name taken at vain at it was in the meeting in march 4th, to remind the commissioners there is this one matter in front of us about which i believe inspector duffy has made a recommendation. and that any other matter is between the department of building inspection and the other parties and is not within our purview at this time. >> okay. any commissioners? vice president honda? >> vice president honda: i have one last question for inspector duffy. one, i really appreciate that you did the site visit. and you, you know, can give us firsthand information. on this particular wall that was given, i mean, is it that the permit-holder does not understand the process? or is there something else going

president lazarus? >> president lazarus: i just wanted to ask what it looked like for forward calendar. mr. sanchez had indicated that it may not take longer than that. >> clerk: well, on may 27, we have six new appeals and one case, and four of those are tree appeals that bring out a lot of public comment. so i would recommend june 3. >> vice president honda: do we have all commissioners present as that hearing because you do know my present situation, right, director? >> clerk: yes, we will have all commissioners on june 3. >> vice president honda: thank you. >> vice president honda: so are we having a motion from commissioner swig? >> commissioner swig: yes. >> clerk: okay. >> commissioner swig: that motion would be a recommendation for a continuance to june 3 at the recommendation of mr. sanchez. >> clerk: okay. >> vice president honda: on the basis that it would clarify the additional unit and the door, right? >> commissioner swig: yes. >> clerk: okay. we have a motion from commissioner swig to con

i don't see any more questions. >> president lazarus: any other discussion? is somebody prepared to make a motion? i'll make it if nobody else wants to. i would move that the -- on permit be upheld and the appeal dismissed on the basis that the permit was properly issued. >> so we have a motion from president lazarus to deny the appeal and uphold the permit on the basis that it is properly issued. santacana? aye. vice president honda? aye. commissioner tanner? aye. commissioner swig? aye. so that motion carries 5-0 and the appeal is denied. thank you. >> interpreter: [speaking foreign language] . >> i would like to thank the interpreter. great job. thank you. we're moving on to item number 5. so item 5, appeal number 20-1025. robert blazej versus department of building inspection with planning department approval. subject properly is 44 bonview street. appealing issuance to jian yu zhou of an alteration permit. legalize existing storage to habitable space with new internal stairs, new retaining wall at rear yard and lower floor. infill. lower floor new bedroo

president lazarus? >> president lazarus: i just wanted to ask what it looked like for forward calendar. mr. sanchez had indicated that it may not take longer than that. >> clerk: well, on may 27, we have six new appeals and one case, and four of those are tree appeals that bring out a lot of public comment. so i would recommend june 3. >> vice president honda: do we have all commissioners present as that hearing because you do know my present situation, right, director? >> clerk: yes, we will have all commissioners on june 3. >> vice president honda: thank you. >> vice president honda: so are we having a motion from commissioner swig? >> commissioner swig: yes. >> clerk: okay. >> commissioner swig: that motion would be a recommendation for a continuance to june 3 at the recommendation of mr. sanchez. >> clerk: okay. >> vice president honda: on the basis that it would clarify the additional unit and the door, right? >> commissioner swig: yes. >> clerk: okay. we have a motion from commissioner swig to con

president lazarus, did you have something in. >> president lazarus: no. >> clerk: okay. so we are now going to move onto the permit holders, miss busterud and mr. videbaek. you have seven minutes. thank you. >> yes. thank you to everyone, and thank you for your time. we all saw some of these photos, but i'm going to go ahead and share my screen just to frame the -- frame the conversation a little bit more? >> clerk: why don't we start the time when you actually start your presentation. >> i'll start talking. >> clerk: no, that's fine. you don't have to start talking. at this point, when you get your presentation up, that's when we'll start the time. >> okay. i rye set your clak. >> i -- i reset your clock. >> so this permit was issued legally and appropriately. we believe that mr. lynn's concerns about the light, privacy, and the noise impacted about the proposed deck are unsubstantiated and do not violate the planning policies. given the existing structure that the proposed structure would replace, the pergola, there would be no impact to light from the proposed deck. t

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president and lazarus will be joined by honda, and santacana. also present is the deputy city attorney who will provide legal advice this evening. at the controls is the board's legal process clerk and i am julie, the board's executive director. we will be joined by representatives from the city departments with cases before the board this evening. we have the administrator planning the planning commission and joseph duffy, senior building inspector. the board meeting guidelines are follows. the boards turnoff and silence electronic devices. appellants and department respondents have 7 minutes to present the case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated must include the comments within this period. members of the public not affiliated with the parties have three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, please e-mail the board staff at board of appeals at sfgovtv. this is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78 and will be rebroadcast on friday. it is available on the website a

ann lazarus will be the chair, joined by rick swig, darryl honda. at the control of the board's legal process clerk, we will also be joined by representatives of the city departments who have cases before the board this evening. the board requests that you turn off or silence all phones or other electronic devices so they will not disturb the meetings. parties are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttals. members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. for jurisdiction and rehearing requests, the parties shaf three minutes to present their case with no rebuttal. four votes are required to grant an appeal or modify a permit. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, please e-mail board staff. this is broadcast on sfgov tv on channel 26. the video is also available on our website. now we will swear in or affirm all those who intend to testify. please note that any member of the public may speak without taking an oath. if you int

ann lazarus will be the chair, joined by rick swig, darryl honda. at the control of the board's legal process clerk, we will also be joined by representatives of the city departments who have cases before the board this evening. the board requests that you turn off or silence all phones or other electronic devices so they will not disturb the meetings. parties are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttals. members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. for jurisdiction and rehearing requests, the parties shaf three minutes to present their case with no rebuttal. four votes are required to grant an appeal or modify a permit. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, please e-mail board staff. this is broadcast on sfgov tv on channel 26. the video is also available on our website. now we will swear in or affirm all those who intend to testify. please note that any member of the public may speak without taking an oath. if you int

i don't see any further -- oh, president lazarus? >> president lazarus: yes. i just want to clarify with the new plans that have been submitted, if we condition the permit, do we have to approve and condition the permit on the new plans? >> yes. that's the standard practice of the board. >> president lazarus: there's kind of a disconnect between the permit and the plans, so i just wanted to make sure they are linked. thank you. >> clerk: so there are no further questions, so we'll go to the department of building inspection, mr. duffy. >> yeah, joe duffy, department of building inspection. there are a lot of good information for frequently asked questions. for tenants that have to move out, this ey have to notify th owners. there's a lot of information on the d.b.i. website, and as i said earlier, we are dealing with literally hundreds of projects in the city. as i said, they are going really, really well. with owners there needs to be good outreach, good p.r. by the owners. if there's an issue, it needs to be addressed quickly, and in district 15, the inspect

meetings with their people with the president and tell anecdotal stories about people who rise like lazarus from taking this, and the president listens and that is what influences. i mean, gloria, we've seen time and time again he's influenced by the last person who left the room that he was alone with who happened to put an idea in his head. >> totally anecdotal evidence, if you want to call it evidence. i mean, i think what we're seeing here really -- and you touched on this before in your question of sanjay -- is that it's really political right now. i mean, you know, this question of hydroxychloroquine has become sort of the new marker in the culture war. just like wearing a mask in a way has unfortunately become a marker in the culture war. do you believe it's okay to take hydroxychloroquine or for the president to take it? do you think it might in some crazy way be preventative, which as sanjay says nobody has even proven at all. do you think the president is doing the right thing? and i remember back during the 2016 election the president always talked about the potential for an elec

this is lazarus. they ought to read the bible >> the banks were up sharply yesterday.hey'll have a strong open yet again today, facebook, of course, is down. we'll see how long that can be the case, carl >> yeah. all-time high for facebook yesterday. longest win streak at eight since 2015 you had that story in the "journal" about the company's internal teams telling management their algorithms were socially divisive, didn't get much traction. then you, jim, on twitter this morning seem a little bit down on just the color of the platform separate from what the president said about shutting social media down, it seems like you're not getting the value you once saw >> i like facebook, i think they might be -- andrew knows this, they might be able to get the 5% fee on retail sales. at the same time, i like facebook, do i want -- i want facebook to calm down. you get this setup on what we call an island reversal, it jumps up, then goes down this happened to take two last week up and then down i wanted it to cool down this announcement came out last week it's a great announc

president and lazarus will be joined by honda, and santacana. deputy city attorney who will provide legal advice this evening. at the controls is the board's legal process clerk and i am julie, the board's executive director.

ann lazarus will be the chair, joined by rick swig, darryl honda.rd's legal process clerk, we will also be joined by representatives of the city departments who have cases before the board this evening.