i would not say that in many instances, legalizing -- "legal" is a strong term. in our business and sales business, we try to avoid that term. it has many implications. to say something illegal is -- to say something is legal or illegal has a lot of implications. we cannot really say. we can say it does permit it or not permit it. what is or is not authorized is a different statement. we have to be mindful. one thing i wanted to say about jeremy pose a question was, there are quite a few very good people in san francisco to go to if you want to legalize something that had been done without a permit in the past, or you want to get a permit for every model that was done or a bathroom that was added downstairs without a permit, and you feel like your uncle maybe was -- may have done it properly. oftentimes, it is no big deal. it is a good thing to do. there are many companies that specialize in doing just that. you can do that. it depends on your goal. if your goal is to sell the property or to avoid neighbor complete -- there could be two different goals with two d

as a legal adviser, for my career i became sensitive to the fact that the legal advice i was obligated to provide and policy advice and a be invited to provide are two different things. i would like to drill down and ask the fundamental question. we may agree that in an area of democratic governance that the public issuance of these guidance and analysis is advisable. do you believe there is a legal obligation for the office of the council for the cia to issues such guidance? >> great question. i will bring that to chris and nils and the audience on the question of may wheat agree or disagree about whether it is a good thing for there to be a clear statement of the applicable law and the standards of the cia. what are the legal obligations around the clarity of the applicable rules and understanding of the free market? i will first go to chris and nils. indicate to me if you'd like to come in on this. >> i am not in a position to speak about what the cia does and does not do, i would take the question of maybe one level to a broad application to the u.s. as a whole. i am not aware of a

supervisor campos: there's an assumption there's a legally enforceable binding agreement here? >> there's an assumption there's consideration on both parties which is the basic prerequisite of a contract and contracts in this case are assumed to supersede state law if they don't violate state law. supervisor campos: what happens if there's a reasonable argument that in fact is not the case, what does that do to the analysis? >> i think as mr. cooper said earlier, if in fact it was found that the contract was not binding for whatever reason, then the issue of displacement would be reopened and i don't think, president chiu it is too late because at that point the e.i.r. is no longer valid in terms of the displacement issue so the element of the project would be reopened and wherever the project was at that state, they'd have to address that issue based on changed circumstances. supervisor campos: i think that's the point i'm making here which is that you are -- your analysis is based on this assumption that in fact you have a legally binding agreement, and to the extent that tha

one of our legal wins this year was a settlement agreement. this allows us to share with you certain information about our sign ivetri. a number of years ago the city was sued by an association of sign companies alleging that our detailed sign inventory was in fact their trade secret. they did manage to convince a judge their position had at least some merit. because of this in years past we've only been able to show you very generalized information about the location of signs. images like this. we of course have a great deal more information but in years past we couldn't show you. that's changed. as of just a few weeks ago, we've been able to disclose a great deal more information based on a settlement agreement we did enter into, and walk over to the computer for a second, i can back out of this, -- point your browser to signmap.ss.planning.org and you will see the following. okay. we have here an interactive map of every general advertising sign as defined in the planning code located in san francisco. we can zoom in. let's zoom in, if we c

onoda has a legal expert has decided to alleviate the concerns of those seeking advice. >> mr. chiba says he is concerned about how to make payment and many mr. onona says realistically there cannot be time and for the payment we have to wait until there are legal frame work established by the parliament. ann and therefore he tells mr. chiba to think of protecting himself, his family and if there are further concerns, he says he is always available. and mr. chiba says he feels that there's a heavy weight that has been lifted off of his shoulders and the family decides to work together to overcome the difficult situation. mr. onodera says it is very difficult for those who are affected to practice calmness in making judgment and therefore it is important to help in sound judgment and he believes what he can do now is to provide free legal advice so that he is at least able to provide a glimmer of hope. >>> over to the world of business now. let's go to shery ahn. >> thanks. >>> it is two weeks since the earthquake and tsunami hit northeast japan, and the aftershocks are spreadin

i felt there were strong legal battles -- strong legal grounds to do it, and i did. the case was filed in two weeks. i was told i would get the records and i was told my lawyers attorney fees would be paid. as a result of that, it triggered i think some recognition on the part of the commission itself that the sunshine laws have a direct relationship with what they are doing, because open government means good government, and good government relies on an open government. to that extent, i think that lawsuit has had considerably positive fallout. as far as me personally, i have never served on any board or commission. i have never run for political office. i have never been appointed to any office. i don't have any affiliation with any political party. i am, in fact, totally a- political, and that is because i was probably turned off by being in chicago for 50 years during the secession by richard daley. in any case, i can talk about my work on behalf of trees. that is also something that is pretty important and benefits the entire community because of the economic, s

>> una mujer de nevada recove reprimenda en correo electrónico la mujer puso en duda la condición legalón, el alguien le dijo que sus comentarios eran rasistas >> en arizona otra legisladora se mete en problemas por leer carta de un profesor, detalles >> la mayorÍa de los estudiantes hispanos no quieren aprender prefieren ser pandilleros y ganster y odian los estados unidos >> la carta de un maestro quién dice que los estudiantes hispanos tiene pdio >> leyó escrito >> estoy conforme que se haya leido afrmando que tenemos un problema y los contribuyentes tienen que saber >> el que lo escribió dice que lamenta la controversia el maestro describe un día de clases >> los comentarios de la carta contrasta cnla historia de en un grupo de estudiantes hispanos que han ganado competencia de robotic >> este es simbolo de una competencia, no todos somos así >> los muchacho no aspiran ser pandilleros aspiran a ser doctor ingenieros >> en méxico las cadenas de tv llegan a acuerdo tras muerte de un conductor de televisión dos legisladoras de california pidieron cerrar el "vaÍo legal" que le permite a

caucus, and with the legal outreach. we also partnered with chinatown developed that project chinatown development center on community rebuild some projects. which i know that you are into that place familiar with, supervisor kim. for several years now, the officers of the asian-american bar association have approached me time and again at asking me to become more involved with local government. i have always declined, thinking all i needed to do was stay involved at the community organization level and that i could not really make a difference, did not really have a voice. with this opportunity presented itself, i thought long and hard about it. i decided it would be a good way for me to contribute to my community, the use my legal skills and analytical skills, and also my interests for perpetuating good government in this capacity. those of the reasons why i applied. as a commissioner, i would be fair and objective, as i am in my day-to-day practice as an attorney as an officer of the court. i would respect the integri

paulina rubio está empezando este año a nivel legal com tiene que ser.señor señaló, nos quedamos con la boca abierta y paulina tiene muchísimo por ganar ahí. >> qué es lo que ocurre, es que paulina jamás se imaginó que se iba a convertir en toda una avalancha lo que quiere decir que tendría que haberse puesto pilas y no llegaría al punto que llegó hasta ahorita. >> en la cuestión de la difamación. aquí la puedo ver y uno de los empresarios que está metido en contra de paulina rubio que se la ha ido la boca inclusive que utilizan yo tengo que aterrizar. dentro de de presentarse. >> favorece aaulina rubio y demuestra las ganas que tenía. >> no es lo que estaba en twitter. >> siguen creciendo l rumores que la chica dorada y colaté están viviendo una crisis. >> se dio a conocer un video en dónde se ve colate y el video que tienen ahorita en pantalla. saliendo de un local, restaurante que está en el corazón financiero en miami. estuvo conversando con 3 mujeres y los informantes que nos hacen llegar pues, todo el relatoos aseguran que una de las mujeres con la

. >> but whether or not the city considers the dispensaries legal doesn't really matter when it comes to cash. >> whether or not marijuana businesses are legal or illegal, that's not up to the finance department. >> the city is working on the regulations side. things like permits and zoning and how many dispensaries there should be. when that's decided this summer, taxes will pay into that as well. >> the key is, if you're one of the collectors that wants to be one of the remainsiining ones, should pay your tax and pay on time. >> if we have to pay 10% more so we can be legal in san jose, then more legal i'm fine for it. >> and yet, a prominent drug law aattorney says he would advise his clients not to pay their tax. >> the consequences of not paying taxes is a potential misdmi misdemeanor prosecution by the ski. the consequences of illegally distributing marijaijuanmarijua still a felony. >> a professor adds that by filling a tax return, they are incriminating themselves in that illegal activity. a lot of folks would like medical marijuana to be legalized by the state, it can't be ch

their car to turn in a fellow driver if their operation is not legal?o not need to do that. they are begging us to take this enforcement action. i considered asking them to send us photographs but i do not want our taxi drivers to take photographs while they are driving. we are looking for every way that we can become effective. that has to do wiéh!fine amounts, field presence, being able to tow, and it has to do with being visible. >> are their current programsç that you are modeling this after? >> there are other jurisdictions were taxi regulators apply administrative enforcement. police resources are scarce. the problems are huge. los angeles, for example, has moved to an administrative enforcement mechanism to deal with the legal vehicles because it is more efficient for staff time. another thing is you control of the citation. right now, he would go off to the court of justice. we have no knowledge or input as to how the judges actually treat that citation. if it is it an administrative citation, it wouldç be treated like a parking ticket and it

but it remains legal, as we pointed out.or the homeopathic version, the oral drops, the pellets, they're not even recognized, diane, much less recommended by the fda. >> and you got to know the consequences of some of this. thank you, juju, for tackling this today. >>> and coming up, who is the happiest person in america? and, what are the secrets? ds to. while a body in motion tends to stn motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arths, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide our relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is er. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, including celebrex, may increase the chance of heart attack or str

and a clear legal basis. first, demonstrable need. gaddafi's regime has ignored the demand of the un security council in resolution 1970, that it stop the violence against the libyan people. his forces have attacked peaceful protesters, and are now preparing for a violent assault on a city of a million people that has a history dating back 2,500 years. benghazi. they have begun airstrikes in anticipation of what we expect to be a brutal attack using air, land and sea forces. gaddafi has publicly promised that every home will be searched and that there will be no mercy and no pity shown. if we want any sense of what that might mean we only have to look at what happened in zawiyah where tanks and heavy weaponry were used to smash through a heavily populated town with heavy loss of life. and we don't have to guess what happens when he has subdued a population. human rights watch have catalogued the appalling human rights abuses that are being committed in tripoli. now the people of eastern libya are faced with the same treatment. mr. spe

as a legal adviser i became very sensitive to the facts that the legal advice that i was obligated toan area of democratic governance, the public issuance sees such guidance that is advisable. do you believe there is a legal obligation for the office of counsel of the cia to issue such guidance? >> great question. i will bring that and ask others to comment on this. we may agree or disagree about whether or not it is a good thing has to get a clear statement for the applicable law. what are the legal obligations around clarity of this rule and understanding the free market? indicate to me if you would like to comment on this. i would take the question out and see what is a more broad application to the u.s. as a whole. i am not aware of any application expressed or implied requiring the state to make the articulations that are being discussed. maybe it should have been. there was a discussion about the right to know. but it triggered in me was a reminder that it is important that we distinguish between complications the state is under versus policy and the emerging concept of what is

courts but legal experts cite double standards dumping toxic waste on american soil is a crime that no company would be allowed to get away with corporations don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries absolutely there is a double standard if ecuador won the case a legal precedent would be set chevrons and other oil giants biggest nightmare that they have to pay in ecuador they have to pay in mexico are going to pay in nigeria they're going to pay in indonesia where ever they have gone and destroyed and spoiled the environment they want to kill this right now so it never comes up again anywhere but the battle between the oil giants and ecuador looks to rejoin for many more years years some may not have doors defense team says as many as ten thousand more people could be a cancer but the damages are not taken care of immediately and place it in our hearts. this case has been looked on by other oil companies as a victory sign that money trumps well everything but so many others around the world see this as a sick joke in which people from ot

francesca will provide the board with needed legal address. to my right is the legal process clark. i'm the board executive director. we are joined today by representatives from some of the city departments who will have cases heard before the board of this evening. the zoning administrator is here. scott sanchez is also representing the planning department. joseph duffey is here, a senior building inspector. we're joined by john fong, representing the bureau of for use and mapping. jarvis murray is also representing. i will go over the guidelines and conduct the swing-and the process. the board request that you turn off all speakers and pagers so they do not proceed -- disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the role of presentation is as follows, the apartment respondents have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must include their comments within those periods. members of the public not affiliated have up to three minutes each to address the board. please begin to the end of the mi

but the legal challenges soon came pouring in. jan crawford is our chief legal correspondent.what changes has the law made in the health care system so far? >> well, there have been quite a few. for example, the law says parents can keep their children on their insurance policies until they are 26-years-old. that means another 1.2 million young adults will get coverage. it also bans insurance companies from denying coverage to children who have pre-existing conditions. that affects up to 17 million children. and it's given some seniors more money to buy prescription drugs. >> couric: and jan, what about the legal battles? could they actually derail health care reform altogether? >> absolutely. i mean there is this huge legal battle that's headed straight for the supreme court possibly by the end of the year. now 28 states are challenging the law, they say it eviscerates the constitution because it gives congress this unchecked power. what they are focusing on is the provision in the law that says everyone has to buy health insurance starting in the year 2014 or pay a penalty.

i think we have to move towards legalization. >> you think it ought to be legal? >> absolutely. >> it would really change the dynamics with mexico and the car else. >> absolutely. >> there would be worse crimes committed by the cartels, like kidnapping and so forth, to get their revenue. >> no, i don't think so. you legalize it and you police it and you enforce it just like for other legal products. i want to tell you is else on the bother derek the most serious problem of all i believe, is that we're running guns into mexico, 80 to 90% of the guns used by the drug cartels to shoot law enforcement officers and american citizens, ice agents were, bought in the united states! >> our government statistics. >> i heard obama say -- >> hold on, holds on! >> i heard president obama say, i was there, we're doing everything we can to stop the flow of guns. but obviously we're not. and second problem something, in the republican cuts to the budget, they cut in the house 2,000 border agents from the border. part of the program! >> john -- >> let her in. >> i've been wait sog

i am one of the 18,000 legally married in california, but the gerg doesn't recognize it.so my husband can't spomsor me for a card. for people who are legally married in california, and if they are on a different kind of virginia, they can become an overstay and can become denied to come back into this country. so it is very important, and i really thank you, the immigrant rights commission, for supporting a resolution to include it into comprehensive immigration reform, and we need to make sure that exrenlsive immigration be truly immigration and includes all families. we should not leave families out. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. >> hi. my name is nadia, and i work for the san francisco human rights commission. the commission investigates cases of discrimination based on a number of categories, one of which is national origin, whether that is discrimination in housing, public accommodation, that means any business establishment you go to, or employment. we interpret, especially in instances of housing-based discrimination, that immigration status is part of

i would appreciate more legal briefing. i also think we did convey the same professional courtesy to the project sponsor. they very much made an issue of not having counsel. lastly, convincing council to act pro bono is a difficult hurdle. it is much more difficult than paying council. i have much sympathy for the community in convincing a lawyer to represent them on a pro bono matter. i have sympathy for the time that this took. >> shall we call the roll? >> on that motion from president goh to reschedule the matter for march 9, a briefing at the five pages -- commissioner fung: aye. vice president garcia: aye. commissioner peterson: aye. >> the boat is 4-0. the matter is rescheduled to march 9. >> thank you. >> when you are ready, give the room a minute to clear. please leave the room as quickly as you can so we can move on to our next item. vice president garcia: -- president goh: dbi and planning get to leave, because it is all taxi. >> i think you can call item six now. the room is clearing. >> : item six, appeal 10-13

. >> es asegurar que las personas que estÁn trabajando nuestro estado, que tengan permisos legales. >el programa e-verify. >> eso es para el principio de una xenofobia legal. >> esto es algo que puede influenciar a los latinos que son ciudadanos, y tambiÉn personas indocumentadas que llegamos aquÍ temprano en nuestra vida y nunca cometimos un delito y nos estÁ llamando criminales. >> hay quienes piensan que estas leyes son necesarios para evitar un problema problema federal no ha resuelto y que afectan a los ciudadanos que sÍ estÁn legales en el paÍs. >> buscamos la forma para abrir trabajos ya ocupados por personas sin estatus legal en estados unidos. >> las organizaciones que se oponen han decidido hacer una manifestaciÓn multitudinaria que tendrÁ lugar el prÓximo lunes a las tres de la tarde que saldrÁ desde el down town de miami y que llegarÁ hasta la pequeÑa habana. >> en california aumentÓ la preocupaciÓn entre las autoridades sanitarias frente la presencia de una baterÍa resistente a los antibiÓticos, se da entre pacientes de hospitales. >> es una bacteria muy agresiva en el as

mind, a brilliant legal mind but a supreme court nominee must be evaluated on more than legal intellect. is that correct quote? >> it is. >> you would agree that should apply to you? >> absolutely. the advise and consent process is in the constitution because it is one of the checks and balances in the system that before any judge has tenure there should be a political check on that process. >> the difficulty you are encountering in some members of the committee, you have such a comprehensive set of legal writings expressing opinions on everything from the death penalty to same-sex marriage to what constitutes welfare rights protected by the u.s. constitution and the like. you are now saying wipe the slate clean because none of that has any relevance to how i would conduct myself as a judge if confirmed by the senate. is that correct? >> that is correct because my understanding of the role of an intermediate appellate judge in the hierarchy of the judicial system is to follow the instructions of the higher court which is the united states supreme court. my scholarly views, a wood base d

instead, the ad focuses on immigrant workers who are here legally.ome say the message is controversial but it does raise a point. >> we need to slow legal immigration. >> it ignites a fire in some and piques curiosity in others. >> the thing that really offends me about that ad is it puts -- it's us against them. >> what about these workers? >> the 30-second ad calls for lower levels of legal immigration until california's nearly 12.5% unemployment rate improves. >> take good jobs in places like california. >> i think the workers who are unemployed are going to look at it and say that's right, why is my government bringing in workers to compete against me when i'm finding it so difficult to find a job? >> rick oberlink is a representative of californians for population stabilization. the santa barbara-based nonprofit produced and paid for the ad. >> it's not a criticism of people who play by the rules. we're saying that perhaps the rules are wrong. >> the website says the ad was launched in the bay area because it's home to silicon valley, long known

really copy the definition of his bill legal language off of wikipedia when he says that the wording was drafted by legislative staff but a source on his staff told the aniston star the definition was in fact pulled from wikipedia and when asked to define shari'a law senator gerald allen couldn't because he said he didn't have his notes in front of him talk about incompetent sounds like senator george allen and his staff are really doing a bang up job for the people of alabama working on fighting threats that don't exist and basing legal language off of wiki pedia just with the taxpayers' knee. now do you remember when the obama administration pledged to be the most transparent in american history and what a promise that was unfortunately if you look at the situation from a legal perspective it ministrations actions couldn't be more opposite from their stated promises at least when it comes to whistleblowers and will and a little more than two years that obama has been in office prosecutors have filed criminal charges in five separate cases involving unauthorized distribution of clas

a unit or selling your building that's useful to know when the building was built and how it was legally or otherwise altered without or with permits so we have with us today three people. just scratching the surface of the available resources in san francisco about persons who know about historical buildings and jeremy paul permit consul stapt that does a lot of work trying to help people try and solve permit issues, many of which relate to learning the legal issues of their building and sorting out the records and, the survey coordinator for the planning department and historic research surveying is becoming more and more important and just recently we got a substantial cash settlement from a problem that took place at the moratorium that will be surveying and i don't think that's going through the planning department but the survey resources are so important and that's the settlement of a lawsuit is let's do more surveying. alan, right side is records management, arad yen cussad yen manager of records the department of building commission ran out of space so we moved into offices next

what we are doing is legal, proportionate, and right. to take people with us, we have to make those the arguments that it is in our interest to act, it is wrong to stand aside, but also in our national interest. we do not want to stay on our borders. the point he makes about ground troops and occupied forces is vital. it is there in the un security council resolution. it is the reassurance we can give to people. that is not part of our aim at. it is not what the u.n. wants. it is not what the arab league wants. it is not what britain wants. it is a limitation on our ability to act. i think it is absolutely right. i think people will be reassured by it. >> may i commend my friend for his leadership on this. can he explain to the house why he thinks germany and spain do not under this resolution? is germinate going to be -- is germany going to be interfering with us in recognizing the regime in benghazi? >> i thank the gentleman for his support. in terms of the german attitude, to be fair to the german chancellor, the chancellor has been e

my complaint against this addition is that it is being legalized. now is the time to legalize or remove both structures in conjunction with the repair work. even though the condition -- it did affect where the events were placed. my complaint about this remodel was open for 19 months, and nothing was ever happening. this past january, without ever taking place. mechanical code violations were visible on the exterior of the building along the side yard, and that passes illegally onto my property. appropriate things were not made because these would exit directly in front. located above the kitchen. therefore, the exhaust and the end system for a remodeled, also, also other things were changed. the owners have moved back into the house. they have completed much of the work described in the permit that were supposed to be under suspension. therefore, there is no reason not to require the extending complaints to be resolved at this time. this has negatively impacted me. the dormer interest on my privacy, and the unit has been rented out in the past with

the level of radioactive iodine in the fukushima nuclear plant is 3000 times the legal limit. let's turn to the situation in libya. have been appointed by the libyan transitional council. i asked him about his recent trip to libya. >> it was a grueling trip through egypt. i traveled by car. there was a very good trip for me, a learning experience with the opportunity to view firsthand the devastation that has taken place in various parts of libya. and also, most importantly, i had the opportunity to spend some quality time with members of the council. i must say that they got it together. it is a war zone, but they have foreign relations committees, a relief committees, i was quite impressed. hopefully, it will give the a advantage to the administration here. that we do have the making of a democratic change in libya. and the words the president obama said earlier today, gaddafi will eventually be topple. -- toppled. it is only a matter of time. i don't believe the world is going to sit by. they are not going to stand by b receiveen -- and see benghazi devastated. >> the quest

el centro de asistencia legal de la bahia confirma la informacin que le dieron a la seÑora cuevas.s/abogada, legal aid 10:1700 unfortunately, generally the rule is that if you lived there less than one year you get 30 days.. la abogada dice que la regla en california es que deben darle 30 dias si ha vivido en el apartamento menos de un aÑo, 60 dias cuando tienen ms del aÑo. .o.t. nadia azis/abogada, legal aid 9:12:00 if you are in a city that has rent control ordinances, some of those cities have more protections for tenants.. ella agrega que en ciudades con control de renta como san francisco y berkeley existen mayores protecciones.. los desalojos tienen que ser justificados y suelen dar ms tiempo. en el caso de rocio cuevas, redwood city no tiene esas protecciones.. s.o.t. 2:56:00 pues me hace sentir mal como si no tuviera derechos .. s.o.t. 3:58:00 les digo que si quieren puedo pagar un poquito más de renta, pero no acceden. no sé que más hacer... ------si usted necesita asesoria sobre derechos de inquilinos, puede llamar a la organizacin 'tenants together' al 415-495-8100... bl

if there is a problem there, that is a legal issue. this is the lot in that area. >> there is a penalty not against the employer for information, the penalties are against those that put across that penalty check. >> how do you go out asking for that the entertainer? >> they can call our hotline. if you have any issue, there's a person that handles these issues. this follows discrimination charges. if you would take an adverse action against you, you are supposed to have a copy with the record. get your hands on the thing. they're supposed to do this. i lost this job because of my record. we can work to try to figure this out. >> city departments and courts routinely calls up the names of those arrested on the internet. what can be done to protect people from this kind of dissemination? >> i think that we are fortunate in this county where they put all court records on the internet. i has been in heated discussions. there are competing first amendment issues. i don't know what the solution is that i know that there are two competing co

does that have a legal significance? there is some suggestions in the court hearings this week that it does not. the reason is that it turns out, and this is one of the suggestions that the plaintiffs in the lawsuit are making, we could go to a system where the top vote system where the top votes gets the win. so you can vote for several people and turns out the first preference, the nader gore, which was the incentive for this, you can vote for first preference without really helping the candidate that you want least. say the person on the left doesn't want to help george bush but maybe winds up doing it by voting for ralph nader so you can have it both ways. this it is a more sophisticated challenging voting system but maybe more representative democratically because you can vote for someone who you mieft prefer and someone who shares their values. >> who -- i assume this doesn't benefit the main parties. this must benefit up and coming parties or inld parties. parties who have a hard time getting traction. >> i think

it is possible it could be legalized. if they went through the proper channels with the planning department and have proper drawings made up, it is possible that could keep it. >> thank you. we can move into public comment, if there is any public comment on this item. >> this is joe donohue. vice president garcia: we have a heavy calendar. i am going to restrict to 21 minute. >> thank you. i do not know the homeowner, but this case is an outrageous. but we have is a homeowner who is living in the building that obviously needs repair, and you have a lady next door to her who is doing guerrilla warfare on her. she is caught between a rock and a hard place. the reality is that if you have a notice of violation on a building, you cannot get a new permit. this lady next door knows that. she is taking advantage of the system to make a living hell for a family. why, we don't know. she needs to see a shrink. your function as commissioners is to help a property owner out who obviously bought a building. there was illegal work may

>> to the legal counsel's? >> as the secretary. >> our legal counsel is involved with the justice team, but they are proceeding to have this dialogue with the court. them are ok, i would disagree that the judge's decision was an out liar. my understanding, if you are keeping score, it is 2-2. >> no, it is 3-2. >> have we had another? >> i have to keep an accurate score. 12 have dismissed the case out. . >> all right. >> and the clarification i would make is in the other decision, which came out of a court in virginia, where the judge found an individual responsibility to be the one portion of the law, that he found unconstitutional, he disagreed with judge vincent 's description that was essential to strike down the entire law. >> i am aware. >> that is what i meant. >> one last question on that. is it conceivable that the obama administration, if the decision is to appeal, would appeal directly to the supreme court so we get this soft hopefully before -- so that we get this solved hopefully before the next pre

what upset owners is so far the policy addresses money, not legality. in fact, hodges says clubs are still considered illegal in san jose and paying the tax could be seen as incriminating by federal authorities who consider marijuana sales illegal. >> so, are you going to pay the tax? >> i would like to pay the tax if san jose modifies the language of it so it's legal for me to do so, i will pay the tax. >> san jose plans to clarify it in june. until then -- >> if you are a medical cannabis collective in san jose and you want to remain open, then you will pay the tax and pay it on time. >> so tomorrow, pot clubs will start being taxed and a showdown is brewing for april 30 when the first tax payments are due. live in san jose, robert honda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> beginning tomorrow, the sale of five chemicals used in fake marijuana will be banned. the drug enforcement agency ordered the chemicals to be banned for at least a year. drug paraphernalia shops sell the leaves. it comes after growing reports of bad reactions to the chemicals, including seizu

from a legal standpoint, i think it's absurd. >>pam: the judge told the jury that they may not speculate as to why craig anderson will not testify, nor consider his lack of testimony when deciding the facts in this case. we're joined by our legal analyst to analyze what happened, we will come back after the break. with his views on the developments today. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments.. >>pam: joining me now to talk about the perjury trial and the fact that craig anderson will be sent back jail today. let's talk about the opening statements the prosecution saying, that barry bonds was found in two regards. of one saying he didn't know what he was taking at first, he is actually admitting he took some the? >> he is admitting he took some. he said all along, he took some i just didn't know what it was. it i was told by greg anderson it was flaxseed oil that was injected into me. also, i thought was arthritis cream. it i took it on knowing to me it happened to be steroids. >>pam: overall