we know that there's in the nonconforming additions in that rear yard already and they want to add more there. and i don't really have a problem with -- no problem at all with the additional height on top of the building and not much problem with their additions on the -- what is the rear yard, but i am in agreement that what is the side yard is really the rear yard and it's been pointed out by the d-r requestor's representative that it seems the architect designed it in this way and it makes a lot of sense. as you look further up broderick street, you don't have the separations as you go further north because the houses on the east side of broderick moving towards the bay have their own rear yard. so, they get their light from there. and across the street you run into some more difficulties and many of the streets on the west side of broderick have their separations between them of various sizes as been pointed out. so, as much as we can protect that space to the north side between the project sponsor and the d-r requestor's home at 37 08 broderick is important. another thing that came

futurer development in terms of building depth, that the project in conjunction with the existing nonconforming garage structure negatively affects light and air and air to his property and that the project will cast shadows on his property. the residential design team reviewed the project following the submittal of the d-r request and made the following comments. the rdt found the proposed horizontal addition to be appropriately setback from both side property lines to reduce any negative effects to adjacent properties. the massing of the addition to be appropriately stepped down to reduce any negative effects to the mid-block open space. the rdt noted that the project does not propose any changes to the shared driveway width. the rdt concluded that the project does not contain nor create any exceptional or extraordinary circumstances and staff recommends that the commission not take d-r and approve the project as proposed. that concludes my presentation. >> thank you. okay. first d-r requestor, you have 5 minutes. >>> good afternoon. my name is [speaker not understood]. i'm here on behalf of

however, after a careful analysis of adjacent conditions reveal the presence of numerous nonconforming property line windows, a conscious decision was made to respect this condition despite the the the fact that these windows are not protected by the planning and building codes. this is accomplished by retaining the first 17 feet of the current eight-foot wide side yard, space here in yellow. and transitioning along a graceful curve creating a three foot wide side yard for a distance of about 15 feet. the neighborhood character. in consideration of the original street facade and building massing, neighborhood adjacencies and neighborhood contact, the stair elevator expansion was setback 23 feet from the front property line and shaped in detailed in a sensitive manner taking queues from similar nearby corner homes. due to the massing reductions and side yard accommodations and in consultation with planning department staff, a decision was made to relocate the remaining programmatic elements behind the elevator and along the rear wall of the home and seek a variance for the areas within

because the proposed deck is located on a legal nonconforming portion of the existing house and within the required rear yard a 10 day notice to the adjacent neighbors was required. the d-r requestor whose lot is adjacent to the subject lot along the rear property line has concerns regarding privacy into their bedroom which is located at the rear of their single-family dwelling. both parties have discussed several alternatives including solid planter boxes on the deck raising the fence height, and reducing the size of the deck. however, the two parties were unable to find a compromise. the residential design seem has reviewed the proposed project and found no unusual privacy impact and determined that a reasonable loss of privacy is expected from the dense environment in san francisco. ~ team therefore the department recommends the commission not take discretionary review and approve the project as proposed. this concludes my presentation. i'm available for questions. >> thank you. d-r requestor, you have five minutes. >>> good evening, everyone. my name is melindabergener. my husband

there is a pretty robust body of case law that states that gender nonconformity, in other words, you're acting gay, you're a boy, you need to dress like a boy, that harassment is a form of sex harassment that if it happened in the workplace you could file a case under sexual discrimination. we've been able to use those tools to make a lot of progress. the seth walsh case in tehachipe is an example of that. so those are the tools we have. we have a lot of discussion, senator franken and others have introduced bills in the united states senate to address precisely the questions that you are asking, governor, and we have supported them and we continue to look forward -- as a prosecutor i always want more tools. you know, i see a problem out there and i want to have the tools to fix it. we passed a hate crimes law in 2009 that enables us to work with local law enforcement in much more effective ways to combat hate crimes including but not limited to lgbt motivated violence. so we'd love to have more tools. but, you know, with the tools that we currently have, we're doing as much as we can a

the city has so many individual concompliance, nonconformance. we would ever get out of our own house if we want today do that. the answer is i don't think the city resources are addressed to address that issue. it would be nice if it was a perfect unfortunate world, but it isn't close. the the (speaker not understood) was looked up 40 years ago. you'll have to look up the codes 40 years ago to see if it was something regulated. code doesn't allow it now. it's what code allowed when it was built. it gets more complicated if it wasn't built with a permit. so it's a lot of resource to try to figure this out. that one sense, would take an inspector two or three hours of research. to sort it all out. there would have to be hearings and meetings. it would be a big utilization of resources. okay. this is an interesting slide. i just was in north beach. there are all sorts of issues in this one little tiny alley. i'm sorry i don't recall the name of the alley. anyone know where this is in north beach? >> water street. >> water street perhaps? there are

as you heard today, we already have a noncomplying, nonconforming very large apartment building on the east side of our home. we are a family truly living in each square foot of our 1500 square foot little home and we appreciate all the light and air that comes through it. compromised sun means little to no sun in my daughter's room where we open the shutters every morning and look at the sun. this means our kitchen window will no longer have the fresh ocean breeze. light and air important to us and our children, just the same way as it is important to mr.and mrs. [speaker not understood]. we are not asking for anything more than any other family would ask for in our situation. this fact immediately raised concerns when we received the architectural plans for 3700 broderick. i shared my concerns with david armor, the project sponsor's architect. we vetted our home to show them firsthand how the addition would block all of our light and air. because the sponsor's architect didn't want to provide us with a sun study nor story poles no look at alternative with us, we felt we had to hire a

is genter nonconforming, choosing girl clothes and colors and toys ever since the day he discovered his first doll. >> there was a barbie in her closet. i found it and liked it. >> reporter: then it was life after barbie. a whole family's dynamic changed. >> it's a different thing when you realize your son is really into all things girls. >> reporter: what about the ongoing debate about nature versus nurture? >> our boys, we are raising them with the same parents, the same environment and getting really, really different results. >> reporter: as parents, they said they follow c.j.s lead. knowing when showing his girl side is a risk and how to answer anyone who questions him. >> he will say i'm gender nonconforming or he'll say this is my style. not everyone in the world has the same style. >> reporter: what about critics who question whether his style is feminine because his mom cried when her second child was another son. >> i wanted a girl. i wanted the opportunity to mother a daughter, but not enough so that i would try to turn a son into a daughter. >> reporter: she started an anony

one family struggles rsing a gender nonconforming son. wrote the book raising my rainbow. raising a fabulousender creative son. we'll talk to her and her husbd in a mont. >> as i cook dinner he sketches what looks like a girl with long red hair, a blue dress, red shoes, a purple tiara,reen eyes, full pink lips. i don't have to ask who the girl in the picture is. i'd recognize him anywhe. >> the california mom is talking about her son we'll call c.j. a six-year-old who enjoys all the usual kid stuff and also this. >> which one do you want to wear first? >> the sassy. >> he is gender nonconforming, choosing girls clothes, colors and toys ever since the day he discovered his first doll. >> there was a barbie in mom's clos and i found it and started to like it. >> reporter: then it was life after barbie. a whole family's dynamic changed. >> it's a whole different thing when you realize that your son is really into all things girls. >> reporter: but what about the on gng debate about nature versus nurture. >> our boys, we're raising them with

and rightly, he can argue, and you were talking with gender nonconformings earlier tonight, about this. i think you can say this this threat of force did produce an offer. whether that happens it remains to be seen. >> alley, what do you think people around the world will say? >> it was a very u.s. sen trick speech. i think syrians are for anybody who had their hopes up that this was the flurry of activity was a signal that the u.s. was going to seriously engage in what was going on, i think a lot of people hopes have been let down. what we didn't hear was any sort of discussion to the international audience, particularly syrians that want to hear that we want to stabilize syria, we want to stop the killing, we want to create a country where the 2 million refugees and the 7 million internally displace candidate return to their homes. we heard the opposite. >> yes. >> and he is sort of washing his hands. this is one thing we need to discuss, this framing it as a civil war, makes it easier to wash you hands and step away, this is not exactly a civil war. we have to remember where it star