pearlman. and obviously part of the process, in term of determining who should be appointed to this seat on the historic preservation commission, obviously this hearing is a very important part of that. mr. pearlman obviously had an opportunity to explain his background and the committee members obviously had the opportunity to explore that further with him here. >> thank you. >> mr. pearlman, would you like to come up and respond to the qualification piece? >>> sure. >> maybe, maybe just in the interest of moving the agenda, we can ask specific questions to mr. pearlman such as can you tell us what your degree is? >>> yes. so, my degree is an ab in fine arts with a major in american architectural history. >> okay, thank you very much. >>> mr. butler i don't think asked about fine arts. >> thank you. come on up. >>> supervisors, my name is stuart morton. i served under three mayors, moscone, feinstein and jordan on the landmarks board. i am also right now the chair of the preservation consortiu

pearlman is here today. please approach the microphone. >>> how much time do i have to make a statement? >> you don't have unlimited time. [laughter] >>> i'm not asking for an hour. >> two minutes. >>> thank you. supervisors, thank you for having me here today. my name is jonathan pearlman. i would this out because i'm not as good a speaker if i don't do that so i will read this statement. when the mayor's office contacted me asking me to interview for a possible seat on the historic preservation commission, i assumed it was for the one of the seats designated for historic architect and was surprise today learn it was seat 3, the architectural historians position. since i'm not a traditional candidate for this seat, using preservation using the academic model, ways somewhat reluctant to accept the invitation to interview. after discussing my concerns and told i was qualified for the seat, considered the contributions i might bring to this commission. as an architect i'm in the trenches having to work with ho

pearlman today in this vote. thank you. >> supervisor breed. >> thank you. after hearing supervisor mar -- he brought up a few comments,, and i know as a member of the rules committee i received some of those same comments. and i want to thank you very much for bringing those to our attention. i know choosing these kinds of -- choosing people for these positions are extremely important and i just want to let you know that from perspective, i deal with a lot of issues around preservation specifically the western addition. and mr. pearlman is actually the one who wrote a detailed report on the harding theater as someone who has really extensive knowledge without necessarily holding the city hostage to be -- to protect buildings that don't necessarily warrant the protections of historic preservations and i like his style of thinking as it relates to historic preservation. and although i really appreciate the feedback from many of the folks who are more involved and more experienced than i as it relates to historic preservation in san francisco, i would like to

between 'n sync and lou pearlman. >> when you're getting up at 5:00 in the morning going on the radioteakhouses and making 75% of the money, all of a sudden it's like, wait, something's got to change. >> we were generating so much revenue and the stuff. where is all that money? >> he had taken 'n sync to the top of the charts. in 1999, when the group wanted to search record labels, pearlman sued, threatening to tame the name and block them from performing. >> 'n sync countersued. >> it was scare request, if we separated from lou, we would lose johnny wright and all of our connections, the record label, we would lose all these things and back at square one singing, you know, at the downtown high school. >>> in the end, lawsuits were settled out of court. >> right now it's basically about the fans and our music, and we're so proud that all our fans came out to support us. >> signed to a new record label, they turned their attention to the release of their second album, aptly titled "no strings attached." ♪ baby bye-bye bye ♪ >> it's really cool! [ screaming ] >>> in the first week alone

chris kirkpatrick had been tapped by lieu pearlman, the successful found are of the back street boys. i was like, wow, this kid can sing, and i looked at the head shot, justin timberlake, why does that sound familiar? this guy would want to be in my band? >> was there any kind of, well, he is young. was there in thought about that? ♪ i've been so lonely, baby >> there was, but when i heard him sing, it was unbelievable. his voice was just -- especially at that age, it was so mature. he had so control over it. this kid's so unbelievable. i'm going to at least try. i'm going to make an awkward phone call and see if i can get this to work. >>> it did work. the group, which would including ex-mouseketeer jaycee, and, called themselves 'n sync. >> the first time we sang together, she said you sound really in sync. ding ding ding. they moved into a house in orlando. they recorded their music in a secret hideaway nearby. >> it's almost like we're in the fun house. >> right? that's kind of what it was. it's got like every lux luxury you can't imagine. >> life for justin in the house. >> he h

chris kirkpatrick had been tapped by lou pearlman, the successful founder of the back street boys tos a tape. >> started listening. i was like, wow, this kid can sing, and i looked at the head shot, justin timberlake, why does that sound familiar? he was on the "mickey mouse club" and all this thing and i was like this guy would want to be in my band? >> was there any kind of, well, he is young. was there in thought about that? ♪ i've been so lonely, baby >> there was, but when i heard him sing, it was unbelievable. his voice was just -- especially at that age, it was so mature. he had searched control over it. you know, this kid's so unbelievable. i'm going to at least try. i'm going to make an awkward phone call and see if i can get this to work. >>> it did work. the group, which would include ex-mouseketeer j.c. chasez, and, joey fatone and lance bass called themselves 'nsync. >> my momma came up with the name. first time you sang together she said, man, you were really in sync, ding, ding, ding. >> justin and the guys moved into a house in orlando. they recorded their music in a

pearlman passed bills to restructure the banks and place restrictions on transactions in times of crisis -- harlem and passed bills to restructure the banks and place restrictions on transactions in times of crisis. but at the end of the day, he has still not come up with the 5.8 billion euros that was being demanded. >> the countries that ask for solidarity must be prepared to do what is required of them. >> by friday night, cyprus was still looking at the possibility of financial disaster if a deal was not agreed. the tournament is normally held in june and july, when temperatures i our above 50 degrees centigrade. no decision has been made, but there have been calls to switch to winter in 2022 to avoid heat.

jerry, this is cynthia pearlman, my mentor. hello. hi, jerry. nice to finally meet you. well, come join us. pull up a chair. great. my boyfriend's just parking the car. actually, jerry, you might know him. he's a comic, too. no kidding? kenny bania. bania? hey, jerry! how's it going?! you gonna join us for dinner? the duck here's the best. the best jerry. uh, excuse me. i'm sorry to bother you, i noticed that you have a textbook on tape. may i ask where you got that? reading for the blind. they can get any book on tape. i tell you, i am hooked on these books on tape. oh, tell me about it. these things have ruined me for braille. reading for the blind? i take an eye test i flunk it-- the next thing you know, i am swinging to the sweet sounds of risk management. so, i finally met the mentor. what's she like? impressive? oh, yeah. she's dating bania. bania?! yeah. i had to spend two hours at dinner last night with that specimen. what did you have? chicken. how could she look up to a person who voluntarily spends time with bania? marsala? piccata. if anything, i should be da

pearlman had a couple. but i've recently come to know you and i admire the way you answered the difficult question that supervisor breed proposed. i think it was very fair and balanced in how she gave you an opportunity to acknowledge the accusations that have been against you. one thing i was also interested in hearing if there was any other opposition against your appointment. i would be looking for a pattern of use or pattern of neglect or a pattern of -- i think one of the -- what i read once you were [speaker not understood] you were above the law or above the rule. accidents happen, they happen to all of us. things do fall between the cracks, i understand that. so, for me i was interested in hearing if there was something that i was missing. and i didn't hear anything. and i am very happy to support your appointment today and i look forward to working with you. as you know, pier 70 is very important to not only san francisco, but critically important to the health and vitality to the [speaker not unde