one, an increase in the number of dwelling units shall not be permitted, and two, no vertical or horizontal expansion on either building shall be allowed unless authorized by the zoning administrator. given this information it is difficult to understand why the manabat's previous variance request was denied. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> hi name is tony kim, and i live on 208 vermont speed. i have been a resident for eight years. i wanted to correct one statement i heard earlier today that the hughes do not reside at their residence. they in fact do. i have been to their house, so i can confirm that they live there. i also wanted to point out that i've reviewed a lot of the letters of opposition, and there is a statistic that gets brought up around only three lots within a quarter mile radius having less than 1,000 square feet. i just don't see how that is relevant to the situation here. as you guys are aware, there are five primary criteria for the variance. in the review i also noted that the 690 arkansas, 701 vermont and 594 vermont streets were also granted variances.

it divides power horizontal in, three branches, vertically, states and federal. so no one in the government can become too powerful. and it insists upon the rule of law. those are like pillars of our country that has been able to hold itself together as a group from 4 million to 300 million people and all the time has said that basically democratic government. >> in the bottom right now, they have a proposition -- in nevada right now, they have a proposition to elect judges. one of your former colleagues, retired justice o'connor, she is going around and does not like that. what you think of the idea of electing judges versus appointing. >> there is a problem in that and the problem is there a simple. suppose you are very unpopular person. and then you are innocent. and you're going to have a trial. you're going to have a trial before i'd judge who will lose their job if they decide in your favor. suppose you are a group of people intensely unpopular and you want to try to protect your rights before a judge who if he decides in your favor will lose his job. hamilton wr

it divides power -- horizontally, three branches; vertically, states-federal -- so that no group of people in government can become too powerful. and it insists upon the rule of law. now, those five things there, you see, are like pillars of the country that's been able to hold itself together as it grew from 4 million to 300 million people, and all that time has had a basically democratic form of government. >> in nevada right now, as you probably know, they have a proposition to go from having judges appointed by the governor to having them elected. and one of your former colleagues -- or still, i guess -- retired justice, justice o'connor, is going around. she doesn't like that idea. what do you think of the idea of electing judges versus appointing them? >> well, i've said, and so has justice kennedy and so has justice o'connor, there is a problem in that, and the problem is very simple. suppose you're a very unpopular person. now, maybe you're innocent, and you're going to have a trial. do you want to have a trial before a judge who might lose their job if in fact she decides in your

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no. just a shingle. >> here's a flyer. roof shingles. in fact, there are roll material i seen in magazines where it's roll material that have built into it for vertical and horizontal surfaces. it will be the site screens on buildings. >> in the next 5 years we will see ark lot of solar products and the price is dropping. >> while we are talking about solar photoable tech. let's talk about the green issues related to roofs. there were changes to the state law regarding roofing. you have been involved in that you want to talk about the reflectist issues. in october of 05 california adopted a new ordinance related to the surfacing of your roof. >> california energy codes. >> yep. >> it has become part of your calculations of your building or residents. not held ark countable to it. it's commercial. the roof has to have reflecti reflectivity. the white roof is the only roof that meets those requirements. however you get it there it needs a white coating or white this is a rubber roof. it meets the requirements. california's leading the way. it's not happening in many of the other states. here we are held accountable to that. there are caveats to that. residential is n

no. >> that would be bad, horrible. >> how about that? >> we have clamps you can do vertical and horizontal clamping.w cool is that? >> good stuff. >> folds right up. >> folds up, walk away with it to your next job. >> what's this thing do? >> now, this is a step stool as well as a toolbox. all right, put it down. this will give you -- go ahead and step on that, gives you an extra foot up, like that. >> yep. working for me. >> you look good up there. >> all right. >> yeah. yeah. >> i'll get down. i'll get down. >> it was illegal. >> you can't do that on the corner of 59th and fifth, i forgot. >> what's inside is a nice toolbox. why i like this, what is really cool it is nice and deep. >> yes. >> this has room for all your glues, spray paint, as well as all your tools. >> about a thousand different-sized washer we'll never use again. >> we'll never use again. this can run you about 30 bucks. >> that's good. both are really good. we like them a lot. >> all right. i've got other things for you. in here, this is a light. this is called a light mine, an l.e.d. light mine. let me show you how this works. >