mr. fenton's lawyer. a further statement that because mr. fenton relied on a defective permit and incurred expense, he has vested rights. the problem with that argument is you don't get vested rights on the basis of an illegal permit and you don't get vested rights against public health and safety regulations which we're talking about is a serious threat. i think that one thing before i ask mark moony to come to the podium here, we filed an application for design review at the planning commission -- discretionary review at the planning commission and were turned down. and lurking in the background here is the allegation that we are using building code arguments to raise what was essentially a planning code issue. we were told by the planning commission, don't tell us anything about the building code, take that to the board of appeals. so what is this, sort of a game of -- here we are. now, miss seligman, her house directly abuts the fence of the house. that house has had two fire incidents in it. the house to the north of her has had a seriou

mr. elman, i still need help from my younger colleague. i'm mary murphy, council for the permit holder and respondents, laura and peter fenton. here with me tonight are members of the project team, paul kenyon are project managers, jeff maddox, my colleague and also technical expert, allison kidd. all will be available to answer any questions you might have. unfortunately the fentons could not be here tonight because they agreed to postpone from hearing from mid-september to mid-october at the appellant's request. dear members of the board, my wife, laura and i live with our two small children at 2705 larkin street. as you may know, we have proposed to remodel our home to make it child friendly and to better accommodate the needs of our growing family and that remodel is the subject of tonight's appeal. it has always been our intention that the remodel be in keeping with the neighborhood. in fact, the remodel complies with the planning code and we did not seek or require any variances. unfortunately laura and i are not able to be present today to discuss with you the appeal of our building permits. as you may recall, this hea

mr. president, the next question is for you. >> great. looking forward to it. >> it's katherine fenton has a question for you. >> in what new ways do you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72% of what their male counterparts earn? >> katherine, this is a great question. you know, i was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. and she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to make sure we got everything we needed. my grandmother, she started off as a secretary in a bank. she never got a college education. even though she was smart as a whip. she worked her way up to become a vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. she trained people who would end up become her bosses during the course of her career. she didn't complain. that's not what you did in that generation. and this is one of the reasons why -- one of the first -- the first bill i signed was something called lilly ledbetter bill. it's named after this amazing woman, who had been doing sa

mr. president, we're keeping track. the next question is for you. >> looking forward to it. >> catherine fenton has a question. >> in what new ways do you plan to rectify the inequalities of the workplace, with females making 74% of what their counterpars earn? >> it is a great question. i was raised by a single mom, who put herself through school while raising two kids, and who sacrificed to make sure we had what we needed. my grandmother was a secretary in a bank and never got acollege education. she worked to be a vice- president at a local bank but hit the glass ceiling. she trained people who became her bosses. this is why the first bill i signed was the lilly ledbetter bill. it was named after an amazing woman who had beneen doing the same job as a man for years, paidouound out she was being less, and the supreme court said she should have said something earlier. we changed that and this is what we need. the women are increasingly the breadwinners. there is a family issue, a middle class issue. this is why -- we have to make sure that young people are able to afford a college education. gov. romney wants to make pe

mr. president, the next question is for you so stay standing and it's katherine fenton, who has a question. >> in what new ways do you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace? specifically regarding females making only 72% of what their male counterparts earn? >> well, katherine, this is a great question, and, you know, i was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids, and she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to make sure we got everything we needed. my grandmother, she started off as a secretary in a bank, she never got a college education, even though she was smart as a whip. and she worked her way up to become a vice president of the local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. she trained people who would end up becoming her bosses during the course of her career. she didn't complain. that's not what you did in that generation, and this is one of the reasons why one of the first -- the first bill i signed was something called lilly ledbetter bill. and named after this amazing woman who had been doing the same jo

mr. president, next question is for you. obama: great, looking forward to it. >> moderator: katherine fenton has a question for you. >> in whatew ways do you intend to legislate my -- rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically females who earn less than their male counterparts. obama: i was raised by a single mom who put herself through school while looking after two kids, and she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to ensure we got everything we needed. my grandmother, he started off as a secretary in a bank. she never got a college education even though she was smart as a whip. she worked up to be a vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. she trained people who would end up becoming her bosses in the course of her career. she didn't complain. that's not what you did in that generation. this is one of the reasons why one of the first -- thee first bill i signed was called lilly ledbetter bill named after an amazing woman who had been doing the same job as a man for years, found out that she was getting paid less, and the supreme court said she couldn't bring suit because she

mr. president, the next question is for you, so stay standing. obama: great. looking forward to it. and it's katherine fenton, who has a question for you. >> in what new ways to you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72% of what their male counterparts earn? obama: well, katherine, that's a great question. and, you know, i was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. and she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to make sure we got everything we needed. my grandmother, she started off as a secretary in a bank. she never got a college education, even though she was smart as a whip. and she worked her way up to become a vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. she trained people who would end up becoming her bosses during the course of her career. she didn't complain. that's not what you did in that generation. and this is one of the reasons why one of the first -- the first bill i signed was something called the lily ledbetter bill. and it's named after this amazing

mr. president, the next question is for you, so stay standing. obama: great. looking forward to it. and it's katherine fentone counterparts earn? obama: well, katherine, that's a great question. and, you know, i was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. and she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to make sure we got everything we needed. my grandmother, she started off as a secretary in a bank. she never got a college education, even though she was smart as a whip. and she worked her way up to become a vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. she trained people who would end up becoming her bosses during the course of her career. she didn't complain. that's not what you did in that generation. and this is one of the reasons why one of the first -- the first bill i signed was something called the lily ledbetter bill. and it's named after this amazing woman who had been doing the same job as a man for years, found out that she was getting paid less, and the supreme court said that she couldn't bring suit because she shoul