. >> linda chapman.i want to make a point that the russian hill letter which is a support letter for a project letter was making a point the state density bonus does not require waivers. they are not mandatory. they are something to consider. i want to make the point. >> i am sorry to interrupt you. you are speaking to 1567 california street. >> no, i am talking about general items. i hope you are not counting my time. general items that may be related to that. >> very good. >> 303. what are the rules? section 303 does make it mandatory to consider adverse impacts on the vicinity which could be public realm or neighbors. you can see how important that is in grubstake before you recently. if waivers are given for one building and for exposure and things like that, there are terrible impacts. those are not mandatory because of the state density bonus in play. the west base of nob hill has two historic districts under consideration. one is studied and the other is identified for future consideration which i

. >> linda chapman.i want to make a point that the russian hill letter which is a support letter for a project letter was making a point the state density bonus does not require waivers. they are not mandatory. they are something to consider. i want to make the point. >> i am sorry to interrupt you. you are speaking to 1567 california street. >> no, i am talking about general items. i hope you are not counting my time. general items that may be related to that. >> very good. >> 303. what are the rules? section 303 does make it mandatory to consider adverse impacts on the vicinity which could be public realm or neighbors. you can see how important that is in grubstake before you recently. if waivers are given for one building and for exposure and things like that, there are terrible impacts. those are not mandatory because of the state density bonus in play. the west base of nob hill has two historic districts under consideration. one is studied and the other is identified for future consideration which i

good-bye. >> linda chapman. i would like to second sue hester's request you return to city hall with optional call ins. you can see illustrated from my radioed interruption where i cannot tell what is happening without watching the screen and automatic announcements overlay the secretary. i am not trying to be rude. second. i have an issue that is identified for prosecution. that will need to be done. zoning maps are of the essence, right? additionally, your staff had access to the correct maps and knowledge of it. your other staff. what should i say? the staff like the staff i used to know assured me about the 65 amendments in the area when i questioned it. no question about it. that exists. now at this point the map that scott sanchez found from 1979 does not include all of the rezonings that occurred a whole series every zonings sponsored by nob hill residents and chinatown which reduced height limits to 80 feet and ours to 6. then there were spaces in between which a reconciliation occurred. i don't have the

. >> linda chapman, you have somewhere in your department who are issuing maps that are absolutely contrary to the height limits after 5,000 signatures were gathered and conferred with robert pathmore who was our mentor about who height limit we should request. we were willing to go above the 40 feet that the planning commission intended to give us until chinatown -- well, what became chinatown t.b.c. had objections. we went and talked with gordon what was their concern. ours was to conserve the rental housing with demolition the and profile and so on and so forth. the concern was maybe if there was a buyer 40 feet there would have to be a garage and housing. we conferred about the fact that retail might need another 15 feet. we requested 50 to 65 feet in the whole area that we're talking about here. we requested 80 feet rightly or wrongly. and we were requested to accept 160 feet. well, that turned out to be a mistake. everything that was up there was planned to be demolished. we had to fight to change that. we also later requested downsizing the 80-foot area. those things were passed unan

. >> linda chapman. i want to say first -- express my appreciation for scott sanchez getting in touch can me again to let me know that he's relocated two more of the rezoning maps to show that the maps were issued that i got copies of last summer are completely false, and i so he and are to get -- and so he and i are to get together to go over the entire area between polk and van ness. somebody has issued false maps in the case of that california and polk street project that was up just before you. i'm going to have to ask your indulgence and come in a few times to ask to set the record straight because my area has been turned into a development area. i know you are public servants, and you do a tremendous job of studying these things up, but when false information is presented to you, and presented by false groups pretending to represent the neighborhood, groups like lower polk currently, it does the most tremendous job of defeating the people who actually are affected, such as the neighbors, for exampl

. >> linda chapman.i want to make a point that the russian hill letter which is a support letter for a project letter was making a point the state density bonus does not require waivers. they are not mandatory. they are something to consider. i want to make the point. >> i am sorry to interrupt you. you are speaking to 1567 california street. >> no, i am talking about general items. i hope you are not counting my time. general items that may be related to that. >> very good. >> 303. what are the rules? section 303 does make it mandatory to consider adverse impacts on the vicinity which could be public realm or neighbors. you can see how important that is in grubstake before you recently. if waivers are given for one building and for exposure and things like that, there are terrible impacts. those are not mandatory because of the state density bonus in play. the west base of nob hill has two historic districts under consideration. one is studied and the other is identified for future consideration which i

>> linda chapman. likewise. >> okay. mr. vettle's line is unmuted. i don't know why he would be -- having difficulties. he joined us in previous presentations. well, commissioners, i am not sure how to proceed. two members of the public decline to speak until mr. vettle makes his presentation. i am not seeing away mr. vettle -- sorry about that. i don't see a way of doing anything else to allow mr. vettle to speak. his line is unmuted. >> let's offer -- >> i am sorry president koppel. i just received some indication of what number he might be under. that number you provided is not listed in our list of attendees. >> it was there and it disappeared. >> he must we having technical difficulties on his end. commissioners, all i can suggest is, well, here he is. i see him. mr. vettle, are you with us? >> yes, thank you so much. i apologize once again. i am on behalf of the project sponsor. andrew described the mistake the department discover from the zoning map. the project sponsor was unaware of the map error when it submitted the application for 8. we w

. >> linda chapman. well, i don't want to speak against, you know, allowing a liquor store to move to a different location in the polk n.c.d., but considering the history we've had of total disarray, complete dysfunction that was caused by too many liquor license principalably of bars, clubs and such. i would have a concern if this were being extended beyond what we're talking about. in the polk ncd, it was not the liquor stores that were the problems but the concentration of liquor license which both the planning call and the a.b.c. law say they're not supposed to be more than a certain distance apart and because the planning commission during a period of time was very willing to authorize anything that came up, we reached the point where it was beyond chaos and specific locations were an example in the senior housing, the leland hotel. there was a use that was approved to and the next thing they turned from one thing into another. the people living there were suffering. everybody went down. obviously,

. >> linda chapman.er you've heard some stories that there will be a unanimous vote to support supervisor mar's plan for having something like a. if i were there i'd be able to show you what's in my lap. listing the rezonings of knob hill neighbors in one thousand nine hundred eighty-six and there was another one in the 1990s and seeing that and the other things that we had done epitomizes the voices of americans of their neighborhoods. additionally, scott sanchez eventually found the zoning map that shows that everything east of van ness, there's a line in van ness where you can build up to 130' i guess. everything needs to bear 65'. some planner has issued different maps, totally different with i.m.a.s it took me a year to get this after i was informed that a building that was was allowing the building at the corner of a huge site, by the way, a historic neighborhood commercial district at the corner of california and all these high-rises are suddenly going up between van ness and polk street. proposed

. >> linda chapman. again, seeking ten cosponsors for supervisor mar's ig.now, i recognize i may not be the smartest kid in the room with a prosecutor and some lawyers and some other community organizers, but the thing is that i did work for five federal agencies and so i got to see some systems that work and can contribute to solving various problems that the city has. one of which is the fact that the ig's resolved complaints that may be some workers or members of the public as well as the investigations that are directed by people like you or their commander or whatever. and, also, the things that are just not working as opposed to things that are necessarily. if you grew up in the city as i did, you didn't expect to see corruption and government, and have you to say neighbors organizing, we were in touch all the time, two particular agencies, your clerk's office and the planning department and they were on absolute par with the federal departments. we refer to our career as the service. so, you know, there was a whole list of stuff that planning saved us

. >> linda chapman. well, i don't want to speak against, you know, allowing a liquor store to move to a different location in the polk n.c.d., but considering the history we've had of total disarray, complete dysfunction that was caused by too many liquor license principalably of bars, clubs and such. i would have a concern if this were being extended beyond what we're talking about. in the polk ncd, it was not the liquor stores that were the problems but the concentration of liquor license which both the planning call and the a.b.c. law say they're not supposed to be more than a certain distance apart and because the planning commission during a period of time was very willing to authorize anything that came up, we reached the point where it was beyond chaos and specific locations were an example in the senior housing, the leland hotel. there was a use that was approved to and the next thing they turned from one thing into another. the people living there were suffering. everybody went down. obviously,

. >> caller: linda chapman speaking to the subject of diversity and affirmative recruitment. i happen to be at a committing hearings some months ago when the chief staff came in and described their procedures and i have to say i was really impressed. when i was teaching affirmative action practices at d.o.d., sfpd was one of the examples i gave for having had to overcome artificial barriers like the height requirement that presented them from hiring asian police from chinese speakers for example and instead them measure they had turned to is teaching chinese to tall, white police men and you can see the kind of barrier issue of cultural competence that supervisor peskin brought up this very important and i felt that the questions that were districted to the chief on that subject is that his responses it could have been different court decisions but there are knowledge and skills and abilities are part of a personnel practice of putting out announcements and i can't see any barrier to having knowledge, skills and abilities requirements for having a close class of women candida

. >> linda chapman. i hope that after you've heard some stories that there will be a unanimous vote to support supervisor mar's plan for having something like a. if i were there i'd be able to show you what's in my lap. listing the rezonings of knob hill neighbors in one thousand nine hundred eighty-six and there was another one in the 1990s and seeing that and the other things that we had done epitomizes the voices of americans of their neighborhoods. additionally, scott sanchez eventually found the zoning map that shows that everything east of van ness, there's a line in van ness where you can build up to 130' i guess. everything needs to bear 65'. some planner has issued different maps, totally different with i.m.a.s it took me a year to get this after i was informed that a building that was was allowing the building at the corner of a huge site, by the way, a historic neighborhood commercial district at the corner of california and all these high-rises are suddenly going up between van ness and polk

. >> linda chapman. i want to say first -- express my appreciation for scott sanchez getting in touch can me again to let me know that he's relocated two more of the rezoning maps to show that the maps were issued that i got copies of last summer are completely false, and i so he and are to get -- and so he and i are to get together to go over the entire area between polk and van ness. somebody has issued false maps in the case of that california and polk street project that was up just before you. i'm going to have to ask your indulgence and come in a few times to ask to set the record straight because my area has been turned into a development area. i know you are public servants, and you do a tremendous job of studying these things up, but when false information is presented to you, and presented by false groups pretending to represent the neighborhood, groups like lower polk currently, it does the most tremendous job of defeating the people who actually are affected, such as the neighbors, for exampl

. >> linda chapman, you have somewhere in your department who are issuing maps that are absolutely contrary to the height limits after 5,000 signatures were gathered and conferred with robert pathmore who was our mentor about who height limit we should request. we were willing to go above the 40 feet that the planning commission intended to give us until chinatown -- well, what became chinatown t.b.c. had objections. we went and talked with gordon what was their concern. ours was to conserve the rental housing with demolition the and profile and so on and so forth. the concern was maybe if there was a buyer 40 feet there would have to be a garage and housing. we conferred about the fact that retail might need another 15 feet. we requested 50 to 65 feet in the whole area that we're talking about here. we requested 80 feet rightly or wrongly. and we were requested to accept 160 feet. well, that turned out to be a mistake. everything that was up there was planned to be demolished. we had to fight to change that. we also later requested downsizing the 80-foot area. those things were passed unan

. >> caller: linda chapman speaking to the subject of diversity and affirmative recruitment. i happen to be at a committing hearings some months ago when the chief staff came in and described their procedures and i have to say i was really impressed. when i was teaching affirmative action practices at d.o.d., sfpd was one of the examples i gave for having had to overcome artificial barriers like the height requirement that presented them from hiring asian police from chinese speakers for example and instead them measure they had turned to is teaching chinese to tall, white police men and you can see the kind of barrier issue of cultural competence that supervisor peskin brought up this very important and i felt that the questions that were districted to the chief on that subject is that his responses it could have been different court decisions but there are knowledge and skills and abilities are part of a personnel practice of putting out announcements and i can't see any barrier to having knowledge, skills and abilities requirements for having a close class of women candida

. >> linda chapman, you have somewhere in your department who are issuing maps that are absolutely contrary to the height limits after 5,000 signatures were gathered and conferred with robert pathmore who was our mentor about who height limit we should request. we were willing to go above the 40 feet that the planning commission intended to give us until chinatown -- well, what became chinatown t.b.c. had objections. we went and talked with gordon what was their concern. ours was to conserve the rental housing with demolition the and profile and so on and so forth. the concern was maybe if there was a buyer 40 feet there would have to be a garage and housing. we conferred about the fact that retail might need another 15 feet. we requested 50 to 65 feet in the whole area that we're talking about here. we requested 80 feet rightly or wrongly. and we were requested to accept 160 feet. well, that turned out to be a mistake. everything that was up there was planned to be demolished. we had to fight to change that. we also later requested downsizing the 80-foot area. those things were passed unan

. >> linda chapman. i'm pleased to say that i was invited to participate in the survey that came online and i gave it a great deal of thought because i'm a third generation san franciscan and everybody needs access. the world does not and twin peaks does not belong to the neighbors even though they need to be considered, of course, anymore than the arboretum or the panhandle to the rest of my family who grew up over there. one of the happiest memories of my childhood was how my mother who was a polio survivor when she got a car with hand controls would take the two little girls on the scenic drive preregularly. it was one of her great pleasures of getting out. then, later on, i had friends who lived on prague street and the husband would take us on a ride up through twin peaks, you know, and it was a joy and i have to say living on nob hill with all my friends typically have no cars at all. i really miss that experience. i'm hoping maybe when my niece comes down and we get a car for some other purpose we

. >> linda chapman. again, seeking ten cosponsors for supervisor mar's ig. you know, i recognize i may not be the smartest kid in the room with a prosecutor and some lawyers and some other community organizers, but the thing is that i did work for five federal agencies and so i got to see some systems that work and can contribute to solving various problems that the city has. one of which is the fact that the ig's resolved complaints that may be some workers or members of the public as well as the investigations that are directed by people like you or their commander or whatever. and, also, the things that are just not working as opposed to things that are necessarily. if you grew up in the city as i did, you didn't expect to see corruption and government, and have you to say neighbors organizing, we were in touch all the time, two particular agencies, your clerk's office and the planning department and they were on absolute par with the federal departments. we refer to our career as the service. so, you know, there was a whole list of stuff that planning sa

linda. >> what a white sedan cut her mom off on the 55 freeway near chapman in orange as she tried to switch lanes. another family member m made a gesture and that the suspect's car pulled behind them and shot into the back of their car around 08:00am she heard something? but she didn't identify as a gun shocked because no one would think that someone just shot a bullet into my car. >> so it wasn't until the she grabbed him in. there was blood all over her clothes. alexa says the suspect's car was a white volkswagen jetta. she says her mom told her that a woman was driving at a man was in the passenger seat. >> police scour the freeway for hours for any clues today and are now searching for a little aiden's killer for never going to be full again. >> he was. he was amazing. >> and i hope that they know what they took today. that's a tough one. those tracy bloom reporting for us tonight. i can't even begin to imagine what what's going to tonight. that terrible. >> meanwhile, in los angeles all along with that investigation. police there have also made an arrest in connection with the anti sem

was driving her brother to kindergarten at calvary chapel in yorba linda, what a white sedan cut her mom off on the 55 freeway near chapman in orange as sheutried to switch lanes. another family member says aiden's mom made a gesture and that the suspect's car pulled behind them and shot into the back of their car around 08:00am she heard something? but she didn't identify as a gun shocked because no one would think that someone just shot a bullet into my car. >> so wasn't until the she grabbed him in. there was blood all over her clothes. alexa says the suspect's car was a white volkswagen jetta. she says her mom told her that a woman was driving. a man was in the passenger seat. >> police scour the freeway for hours for any clues today and are now searching for a little aiden's killer for never going to be full again. >> he was. he was amazing. >> and i hope that they know what they took today. that was tracy bloom reporting for us tonight. i apologize that the demand made by civil rights activists and community organizers outside of a safeway store in san francisco's castro district. this all comes after demonstrators

linda. >> what a white sedan cut her mom off on the 55 freeway near chapman in orange as she tried to switch lanes. another family member says aiden's mom made a gesture and that the suspect's car pulled behind them and shot into the back of their car around 08:00am she heard something? but she didn't identify as a gun shocked because no one would think that someone just shot a bullet into my car. >> so it wasn't until the she grabbed him in. there was blood all over her clothes. alexa says the suspect's car was a white volkswagen jetta. she says her mom told her that a woman was driving at a man was in the passenger seat. >> police scour the freeway for hours for any clues today and are now searching for a little aiden's killer for never going to be full again. >> he was. he was amazing. >> and i hope that they know what they took today. that was tracy bloom reporting for us tonight. in the north bay tonight the marine county sheriff's department arresting 2 people who they say. >> may have been involved in catalytic converter thefts. it comes after police pulled over a car during a traffic

was driving her brother to kindergarten at calvary chapel in yorba linda, what a white sedan cut her mom off on the 55 freeway near chapmand to switch lanes. another family member says aiden's mom made a gesture and that the suspect's car pulled behind them and shot into the back of their car around 08:00am she heard something? but she didn't identify as a gun shocked because no one would think that someone just shot a bullet into my car. >> so wasn't until the she grabbed him in there was blood all over her clothes. alexa says the suspect's car was a white volkswagen jetta. she says her mom told her that a woman was driving at a man was in the passenger seat. >> police scour the freeway for hours for any clues that are now searching for a little aiden's killer for never going to be full again. >> he was. he was amazing. >> and i hope that they know what they took today. >> well, now to the north bay this morning where fire crews in sonoma county contained a fast-moving grassfire saturday. it broke out near the old redwood highway in windsor. >> that's right. the fire scorched 10 acres and destroyed one home and reach the