mr. williams? >> good evening, president garcia, members of the board. i am steve williams and i represent ben lee and his family. i was confused by the presentation as the president of the board was. this is to renew avery expired permit for work already completed. the department does thousands of these a year. the appeal is based on a selective reading of the document out of the file. he skips over the ones that show that the work was done and put in and focuses somewhere in 1989 on items that were done halfway through the process. that is the basis of the appeal in front of you. the appeal itself stopped them from obtaining what they want, a final inspection. for him to say they want to delay the private -- process, come on. it is an administrator permit of work previously completed. this happened during the time of the earthquake. who knows what happened with the final appeal. if you took that time to go through all of the paper work in front of you, what you have is a project that was completed. the lee's hired some of the best people in town to do

mr. williams did note that the plumbing permit had been signed off. i do not have any evidence. i want that as well. there is a possibility that plumbing would do a walk through. but if they signed it off years ago, they would not have to. >> this result from it is for an addition. would it be required that any changes in the accord -- code would have to adhere to current codes or the codes back and? >> the project was completed at that time it was permitted. that code is in effect for the work. >> no code changes will affect this cfc? >> no. the height of the rails has changed. when we get into these permits, it got built at that time. if this had not been finished, if there was still work to be done, i might say to them your reels should be at 40 two inches. -- rails should be at 42 inches. that is about the only change that we would have to upgrade. if they want to raise it, that is fine. we are not going to go to the 2010 code and say bring everything up to the 2010 code because the job was done at that time. am i clear? >> yes. >> is there any public comment on this item? >

mr. williams that one of his client had withdrawn their d.r., but that does not mean the entire project has been resolved. we will take up that proposed issue when we call the item on the calendar. with that, commissioners, we go into your consent calendar, items one through six make up the consent calendar this week. they're considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single roll-call vote of this commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the public or staff requests. the item will be removed from consent and considered for a separate or future hearing. i have two speaker cards in opposition to #five. commissioners, item number five is automatically removed from the consent calendar. let me read into record the other. item number one, four 870 harrison street, a request for a conditional use authorization for a proposed project for three additional years to june 18th, 2015. the property is located within a residential service district 40- x/85b height and bulk district. it is the demolition of the existing bigot two-story industrial buildin

mr. williams sentence serves the ends of justice today. justice has been served. it provides no consolation to us whatsoever. >> today's sentencing was the emotional filled with heartfelt testimony from troopers his friends and family. >> as a partner, you care for him. he cared for everyone else. you cannot comment about how you feel about it. >> he did get the maximum penalty of life in prison without parole and an additional 25 years. his attorney says his client maintains his innocence and a plan on appealing. >> a fairfax a judge has tossed out drunk driving charges on the former head of the federal aviation administration. an officer said he saw babbitt driving on the wrong side of the road. the judge dismissed the case after seeing video of him making a legitimate left turn. >> metro is scrambling to replace 95 the buses pulled off the street because of safety issues including fires. it comes one month after two bust fires within days of each other. the fires were due to design flaws a human error. nobody was hurt. they are using a reserve fleet. pending ap

mr. williams is sentenced, i believe, and justice has been served. it provides no consolation to us whatsoever. >> today's sentencing was emotional, filled with heartfelt testimony from troopers, his friends and family about i have a partner that i cared for that care for everyone else and took his last breath in your arms. you cannot tell anybody how you feel about that. >> before williams left the restaurant that night, he shut -- he shoved his partner. >> sometimes you have to do what you have to do. you cannot always be the good guy and he was always the good guy. >> he believes that cost him his life. williams walked into the courtroom today in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs. he scans the crowded room but did not say a word. his attorney told the judge he believes his client is innocent and they plan on appealing. >> thank you there was another man who was arrested in the killing of the trooper. he pleaded guilty to being an accessory. >> the younger brother of two nfl players has been charged with murder. michael davis is charged with first-d

mr. williams to complete this application and we can go forward with our full recommendation.president newlin: are you ok with that? >> certainly. >> whose signature is that? did you say it was not signed? the acknowledgement and declaration? >> there are a lot of items, if you go through the application, i could go line by line and point them out if you would like. >> no, that is fine. i thought it was not signed but i see your signature there. >> he was going to give me a copy with the highlights of everything on this. we have gone through all of the department's. >> i just -- i am just curious. aunt charlie's is an icon in the city. did you know you needed an entertainment permit? i'm just curious. sometimes, we do not outreach to places like yours. did you know? >> not really. >> not really. that means maybe you know. ok. president newlin: great. we are in agreement that we will continue this and wrap up the missing information and get you going. as soon as possible. thank you. do we have any public comment on discontinuance? -- this continuance? i do not see it one way or

mr. williams and twu so they are clear on the components of this. >> i agree with that. as for state funding, we are aware of what is going on in sacramento and there are being revised budgets floating here and there. what i will simply say to our planners and directors is, if an ongoing program where we have counted on state funding now appears to be a situation where funding is not a ploy to and through, i would just -- is not going to be updated through, i would ask that the board be updated. i'm going to vote for this program. i like the solution now you have explained it in a way that i can understand it. but i do have a few other questions. i'm very glad to hear the pedestrian in input and the advocates for the pedestrian state -- favors this. one question i have is about getting off of church on to the 22. when you see your boss and you at a station to cross to get it, what do you do? you should wait for the light, but some people understandably run for the boss. when you look at this model, especially when coordinating signal for the vehicle, you have several ped

mr. williams, thank you because a brief drivers has to drive the historic heart is absolutely necessary, that will represent that i will be as safe as i can be but also as enthusiastic about the system as you and the workers and men and women who are represented here will always be on a daily basis as we transport these 700,000 riders on a daily basis. one of the nice things about sharing the stage with senator feinstein is we can look back at her enthusiasm when she was a supervisor in those years in the 1970's when she declared the city to be a transit-first city. that was a wonderful thing because that has guided us for so many generations, and it has guided me to today that we are still a transit-first system. this is why we invest in our chances system. while we are going to make sure it is not only serving all of us, but that it welcomes in the new route we are creating that mayer brown has worked so hard to get established. now, with the help of senator feinstein and the help of so many of our delegation and state representatives, we will start and finish that central subway that

mr. williams. i think we will ask for a quick recap to see what is going on, so i appreciate it. >> appreciate it. look forward to working with you all. secretary boomer: adam greenfield, chris, herbert weiner. >> good afternoon. my name is adam greenfield, an i am a board member of the sunset park neighbors at the sunset, and i am also co-chair of what used to be the inner sunset fair. mike co-chairing is here, and he has got a very nice image of what we are talking about. there we go. that is me playing the violin there. so over the last couple of years at the inner sunset, we have come to realize something that many people are realizing, which is the importance of gathering spaces right in a part of our communities. this has been a huge game changer for the city, as have the parkwood -- parklets and other areas. we had a street fair in mid october last year. some of you were there, i remember. one of the reflections we had at the end of it is that once a year is not enough to build community. we

mr. williams is looking at. what he was looking at was the smoke of it which was relatively new fashion. and it originated in china and that was how the british were able to dump it off in the chinese. the chinese brought over the smoking, which was you know no longer that was seen medicinally like lu -- like laudenum was. that was what was wrong. this is also the height of the movement where we look down upon alcohol. no longer drinking it for food, no longer drinking it for medicine or whatever it is being drunk for pleasure and the whole purpose of getting drunk, so -- >> there might be a darwinian element to it too? it's not enough to say that asians are just different, that there's a reason that you know, they're not the same as white people. and here we can pinpoint it and say that there's a reason that there's something within the orient that it's causing them to diverge so completely from white middle class or whoever is supposed to be held in that standards. this is helping you know get a scientific rea

mr. william cash. >> there is increasing pressure for political union between certain member states. whether this is by enhanced corporation or by governmental treaty or other stealth measures. does my friend accept that irrespective of the european union act passed last year that such a fundamental change in the relationship between the member states of the european union and the united kingdom would necessitate a referendum? >> i think the right position for the u.k., if we were to pass power from westminster to brussels, if we should hold a referendum. where i do agree is clearly the single currency has within it the seeds of greater political union, and we have to work out in this country, the coalition and the conservative party how to respond to that, and how to get the best deal for britain as that situation develops. >> you talked about the continued importance of nato, and some of the things that had been agreed. but the changes that have been agreed are largely peripheral, and the need for reform is pretty profound. is there not a danger that the understandable focus of the

mr. williams.e said mitch mcconnell and other leaders have been trying to work with the president's. . i suggest you watched c-span about what is happening in reality. issue two would be austerity. you can watch europe and you can see it does not work. cutting spending and raising revenue. guest: i think you make an excellent point if you look at the austerity issues in europe. i don't think it is fair you should raise taxes on the upper 2%. that is a joke. we need to make sure those who do not pay taxes paid taxes. they met pitted same taxes that john pays but they should pay the taxes according to their income level. host: ralph on the independent line, good morning. caller: yeah. host: go ahead, ralph. caller: you talked about sequestration and about obama's message. the congress and the senate and the president have not been able to work together. we had the bailout of the financial system. that had to happen. we could not let them fail. we would have dropped off a cliff. the simpson-bowles com

mr. williams will never see the light of day again. >> and throughout the statements, williams demonstratedtion. they feel this is part of the reason they feel he deserves no leniency. years after the shooting happened, he was bragging about it in jail, put out hit attempts on witnesses and for those reasons, he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. >> three kidnappers are out there after attacking a father who was headed to work in springfield. they forced the victim into his car and he was forced to drive to banks and take out money. he was stuffedin t in the trunk his car. he is expected to be fine. >> and police pulled over a driver this morning on suspicion of drunk driving. turns out he had a suspended license and warrants out for him. the driver stopped and suddenly pulled a u-turn on connecticut avenue. he sped off at more than a hundred miles an hour. he lost control on chevy chase circle. he was arrested and taken to the hospital. in march three were killed when they hit a tree and their car burst into flames. >> the city council rejected a request to let bars s

mr. stephen williams. >> mr. speaker, the coalition government has restored order and stability in the government. and therefore international confidence. time to put reviews and efforts into returning processes by the government facilitating guarantee in investments. >> the gentleman is right. i am sure he welcomes the enterprise zone in bristol and support for the animation and television industries. what we need to do in britain and europe is combine the fiscal deficit reduction which gave us low interest rates with an active monetary policy and structural reforms to make as competitive and a way of using our hard won credibility which we wouldn't have if we listen to the moderate idiot sitting opposite me. [shouting] >> order! order! order! i am very worried about the health of the health minister. he is so overexcited he might suffer a relapse and i am a compassionate chat. i don't want that to happen. please withdraw the word idiot. a simple withdrawal will supplies -- suffice. >> a man who left this enormo

conference here in moscow the main focus out of syria let's listen in great britain and northern ireland mr williamke signed the pledge of consultations between demeans through foreign appears to the russian federation from before income groups office or the united kingdom of great britain movement or limiting them to phone ten twelve. was dismissed. for ice as we are watching this live presser here in central moscow of william hague the british foreign secretary and it had a russian counterpart there so he laughed it off as being a timing to mutual cooperation treaties between both countries we are going to get back to them shortly here on our. main focus is that of the ongoing syrian crisis as i understood that the british parliament was but the russia has a strong leverage with those in syria saying that those and. and we understand that we can now listen in to see what's turkey laughed it off it was just getting go when we were. on the boat you had me but i see that it could be but if we look at what is actually russian great britain are making progress in disability there but let's roll resolu

mr. stephen williams. >> mr. speaker, the coalition government has restored order and stability in the government. and therefore international confidence. time to put reviews and efforts into returning processes by the government facilitating guarantee in investments. >> the gentleman is right. i am sure he welcomes the enterprise zone in bristol and support for the animation and television industries. what we need to do in britain and europe is combine the fiscal deficit reduction which gave us low interest rates with an active monetary policy and structural reforms to make as competitive and a way of using our hard won credibility which we wouldn't have if we listen to the moderate idiot sitting opposite me. [shouting] >> order! order! order! i am very worried about the health of the health minister. he is so overexcited he might suffer a relapse and i am a compassionate chat. i don't want that to happen. please withdraw the word idiot. a simple withdrawal will supplies -- suffice. >> a man who left this enormo

mr. al williams declaring this black history month in san francisco.plause] and now, ladies and gentlemen, something you have been awaiting for and for me pretty special, we have a keynote speaker today, but she is not only justice speaker, she is someone that i think it exemplifies the theme of this year's black history month fame. black women and american history and culture. someone who i now working in partnership with this community and all the other communities will set about to make history in the city for many generations to come. dedicated public servant. obviously a personal friend and someone who has had deep roots in our community and also my nominee for a city administrator of the city and county of san francisco. please welcome your keynote speaker, naomi kelly. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon, everyone. thank you, mr. mayor. thank you, al williams, thank you reverend. it was great to see charles r. drew here. he was a member of my mother's family. we celebrate our family reunions in the summer. they are there and iti is great to

mr. mertons and ms. williams. who i want to address, lynette haines, and ivory madison who was also on your list. do we need to hear from ms. haines live? >> i am not sure can answer that question. it depends. we're hopeful that ms. hens will provide a declaration. we know that she has been concerned about some of the efforts that the mayor has gone to to try to interview her, subpoena her records, etc. i am hopeful we will obtain a declaration to provide you. depending on what the commission thinks of such a declaration, you will be in the best position to evaluate whether or not you need to hear from her life. chairperson hur: ok. ms. madison? >> we will not offer testimony by miss madison. we will make the decision after we see the declaration if we want to request she appear for cross-examination. we do not think she is a necessary live witness. chairperson hur: you do not intend to call anyone who is not on the list except for the sheriff? >> we believe the central live witnesses are the sheriff and the mayor

mr. williams did not begin anchor the nbc nightly news until december of 2004. tom brokaw was the anchor in question. there is no question that the three network news organizations are treating mitt romney's economic circumstance far differently, far differently than they treated john kerry's. but why? a logical conclusion is the network news organizations continue to favor the democratic party. and they will try to reelect president obama in november. now, isn't everybody working on the evening news programs. key decision makers are committed left wing idealogues. when i worked at cbs news and later at abc news, the left tilt was obvious. bernie goldberg wrote an entire book on it but today with the country in economic turmoil and a very important presidential election on the horizon, fair play should be a must for the media. it doesn't serve the u.s.a. well to have powerful national news organizations skewing their coverage. so self-identified liberal operations like nbc are not the problem here. it's the nightly newscasts that continue to say they are non-bia

mr. williams. >> reporter: in the end, three medical experts agreed. and most importantly, so did the jury. >> i understand that mr. horner saw things in iraq that were probably horrifying. but, you know, so did we. one thing i know that he didn't see was the image of his father, you know, laying on the asphalt in a pool of blood like my mother saw. >> reporter: nick horner was convicted of murder. but the jury spared him the death penalty and sent him to prison for life. >> we all felt like we're doing a life sentence with nick right now. it's -- it's still a nightmare that we can't wake up from. >>> coming up, making illegal meth is easier than ever. but it's also more dangerous. and guess who's left paying the bill? in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and th