thank you, mr. vu. project sponsor. >> yes. my name is mark. i am the architect and the project representative today. i would like to thank the commission for hearing or project. we're here as doug recapped for the density to increase the units to 4, which is approvallable by a conditional use as well as we're requesting a rear yard variance due to the particular nature of the site. we have an existing 1920s gas station, which i've been told in the reports that this is one of the first, if not the first gas station in san francisco. it is a 12 by 12 room consisting of steel sash that is approximately another 15 feet in length, the front of the building. if we can have the overhead, we can see the existing site, which is a fairly big void at the corner of 23rd and potrero now that it's been done. many years ago at this point, we have strived to work with the existing historic structure, looked at different options, and ultimately have left the building in place as it currently exists. what we're proposing is to create a new four story building t

. >> commissioner richards: and the current plan requires how many exceptions, mr. vu >> 62 units, and to answer your question regarding what would change if we were to flip the building 180°, it would remain exactly the same because we use the property's boundaries to make that determination. >> commissioner richards: so if we flip the building, we'd have an eight -- >> president hillis: no, 62 lots. >> it would still remain 62. flipping the building 180° does not affect -- >> commissioner richards: okay. so 62 currently, and eight, so it's down 50 something. the question i have is miraculously, if caltrans sold me that lot next door, and i wanted to do an 85 foot building, and i'm going to put an 85 foot wall, and you're going to have your horseshoe facing the wall, wouldn't you be here saying the same thing? >> we had about a 2.5 year relationship with caltrans to try to free up that site to try to assemble it as part of a bigger development on this site. [please stand by for captioner switch] >> these windows are now boarded up or braked over and there is no setbac

if you're feeling a sense of deja—vu, that's because this time last week, we were in a very similar position. mrt it was their choice of this man, paulo savona, to be economy minister, that thwarted their first attempt to form a government. here's katya again to explain. tam one is known as a eurosceptic who says the currency works in favour of germany and not in favour of italy —— paulo savona is known. he says italy must be ready to lead a currency but that set off alarm bells in the eu and he was ruled out as the economy minister, but it now looks as though the new parties are taking away paulo savona from the position of economy but suggesting him for minister of european affairs instead, so that remains to be seen how well he gets on with brussels. but removing him from the key position as minister of the economy. in the past both the league and 5—star movement have called for a referendum in its lyon whether or not to stay inside the eurozone and both parties —— called for a referendum in italy. both of them have moved away from that but the threat will always hang in the air. thanks forjo

mr big yes we all start in class walk here because we're tired. actually disrupt an economy play the bridge to play susan reports starting june eleventh on t w. this is deja vu news live from berlin foreign journalists are heading to north korea to witness the destruction of a secret underground nuclear test site is being billed as a goodwill gesture ahead of an historic summit with the united states but is it all a show for the cameras also coming up. and all straley.