peter lewis, -- starkley. maria -- tim cohen. >> hello commissioners my name is peter lewis, the founding director of the current neighborhood association and past president. we have been in close contact with scott about his and his neighbors concerns on fifteenth street; i live a few blocks away. every time i drive by fifteenth street i regretted; people are doing u-turns now; the idea of this project having a negative impact on the environment ,. the environment is already user-friendly. i see people put their hands up in the air, turn left on fifteenth street, adds a lot of traffic. rather than to object to the high density of this project, we would ask you to respectfully find a way to reduce the density. we understand that during the hearings the whole idea is to create high-density and it is parking in the market/octavia plan. this lot is unusual. 2100 market has 80 units, and that is a much bigger project. this is a sliver lot on a corner. we would like you to entertain the idea of reducing the density

peter lewis is gone too. it is a common does not can you sense then. nevermind. i was going to say peter, in terms of mdna i would like to if anybody from dubose or eureka valley or castro or other groups involved in negotiating things with the developer, mr. lewis's comment is right, this is more part of the mdna and some of the other areas. the future, the side of market street, invitations that there are such things going on the extent to the mission dolores neighborhood association. i think it would also, for staff, it would help especially in this case if the developer had a table or matrix showing the number of units, type of units, and square footage of the units. we are reviewing one project and my firm, project in san jose. there was a matrix showing the number of units and types, and square footage. these are too gross; these were by unit types. some of the two-bedroom units were bigger than others according to mr. pollock. i am supportive. i don't have anything else to add to the rest of the commissioners comments. make a motion to approve with conditio

. >> peter lewis; to clarify in reference to appeal we never voted one way or the other; we obviously did have concerns. in reference to the project, our official position is approval with conditions. i will like to clarify that in reference to the design we actually strongly support the design; as you know, it has a faux-flat iron look, appropriate to the area. in reference to the density, we appreciate the fact -- it is my understanding the project sponsor is now offering 40 percent, two-bedroom units, 25 percent open space even though they're using the roof of one of the buildings to meet that open space requirement. yet again, it is our calculation but the two-bedroom units, 730-sq.ft. even at 750 would be way too small for young families in the neighborhood. the bedrooms are more like large closets than bedrooms. anybody who has had any kids knows that needs to be more space than that. we hope that -- with the idea of you not requiring those it is to be larger but hoping that you will reduce the amount of units overall which would create a less impact on the environment. not only

anchoring the rope on the first rescue, is slowly lowered down to the window where the second victim peter lewiss waiting. >> i can see the smoke and fire coming out the top of the door behind him. so we're really concerned. we've got to get this done quickly before the rope goes. >> with one eye on the top of the door, shay tells lewis to wrap his arms around his neck and his legs around the waist. as he steps off the ledge, shay hugs lewis close. they're lowered down to the floor below where more firefighters pull them in. >> relief came when we got pulled in. >> both giagos and lewis are taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. it takes the fdny another hour to control the fire. afterwards, they talk to a local reporter. >> you're looking at two guys, high profile. it could have been anybody. a lot of heros up there. you only see us. it's a lot of guys, a whole team. >> he was first. i'm just fast. it's nothing that anybody wouldn't have done. >> is this the reason you became a firefighter in the first place? >> no. it's the whole reason. the whole reason. >> an exhausted but h

in 2000's -- in 2004, george soros, peter lewis and stephen been raised two million dollars to try to defeat president bush. this has been around for a long time. it had gone on for even longer, the labor unions in the process to help elect democrats. the biggest outside groups are the labor unions. when karl rove looked at the 2010 elections, they realize that, while big labor, which spent $400 million helping elect president obama and the democrats in 2008, there was no corollary to that that existed on the right to be able to spend large amounts of money on behalf of the republican candidates for the house and senate. we set a goal of $50 million in 2010 and i was working a crossroads when president obama attacked crossroads could he said we were taking illegally from china. as soon as he said that come within 10 days, which saw an uptick in crossroads. the reason for that was because president obama, by attacking crossroads, identified as as the biggest risk to his existence. and the rest is history. that is kind of were the center- right groups are. in fact, in 2010, people think

whether you want to go back to 1972 or way before that, soros and peter lewis, it happens -- won election they will be on one side, another election the other. do i wish the supreme court had not decided that campaign spending is a form of speech? sure. but the super pac's were a logical extension of that decision -- it is what it is. i do not think there is a lot we can do about it. but i do think is right -- if money was determinative, a lot of different people would be in elected office now. i think the most concrete thing at this time is that it extended the republican nomination fight. the super pac's for santorum, for gingrich, kept him going. even romney during a few patches, financially, he got through with financing. that race would have been over a lot sooner had it not been for super pac's. >> a follow-up question -- the romney campaign had a mistake in not spending money to explain to people who he was. surely at some point you have asked people from the romney campaign about this. what explanation had been offered? >> we want to be focused, we want to be disciplined, we teste

bush, three left-wing billionaires, george soros, peter lewis raise $200 million for a series of organizationstogether and try to defeat president bush. so this type of structure had been found for a long period of time. another thing gone on even longer with labor union participation, specifically democrats. in election after election, it is the biggest spending of the labor unions. and when karl rove and ed gillespie started looking at the 2010 elections, they realized that while big labor, which is $400 billion to a public president upon the 2008, there was no corollary that existed on the right to spend large amounts of money for house and senate. so karl rove smartly started american crossroads. it was interesting. i was working across her as an and president obama actually attacked carr wrote in february seeking a legal money from china, which was funny. as soon as he said that comeau we saw an uptick in america grassroots funding. the reason for that was president obama had identified us and we ended up shattering her fund raising goals by the 2010 election and the rest is history. that

and whether you want to go back to 72 where or way before that or soros and peter lewis, you know, itdo i wish that the supreme court had not decided that campaign spending is a form of speech? sure. but the super packs were a logical extension of that decision. it is what it is. and frankly i don't think there's a lot we could do about it. so you know. but i think it's right that if this -- if money was determinative, then a lot of different people would be in elective office now. and but what it did do, i think the most thing it did this time is it extend it had republican nomination fight. is that the super pacs for san tax reform for gingrich kept them going. romney during a couple of thin patches financially got financing that -- but that race would have been over a lot sooner had it not been for super packs. let me ask about questions. you mentioned the idea that the romney campaign made what you see is a mistake in not defining him early, spending a lot of money to explain to people who he was. surely you've asked people about this. what explanation have they offered this have

whether you want to go back to 1972 or way before that, soros and peter lewis, it happens -- won electionde, another election the other. do i wish the supreme court had not decided that campaign spending is a form of speech? sure. but the super pac's were a logical extension of that decision -- it is what it is. i do not think there is a lot we can do about it. but i do think is right -- if money was determinative, a lot of different people would be in elected office now. i think the most concrete thing at this time is that it extended the republican nomination fight. the super pac's for santorum, for gingrich, kept him going. even romney during a few patches, financially, he got through with financing. that race would have been over a lot sooner had it not'been s p q a follow-up question -- -- had it not been for super pac's -- >> a follow-up question -- the romney campaign had a mistake in not spending money to explain to people who he was. surely at some point you have asked people from the romney campaign about this. what explanation had been offered? >> we want to be focused, we want

disproportionate influence is and whether you want to go back to the 72 and before that, soros and peter lewistion they will be on one side and another will be on the other, but you're right, it's not quite as efficient as some other spending. .. >> moderator: financially he is sort of the wizard of financing. mama let me ask a follow-up question. you mentioned again the idea of the romney campaign made what you see is a mistake in not finding early on and explain to people who he was. surely at some point, you have asked people from the romney campaign about this. what explanation have they offered? if they said climbdown, we know it's not conventional, but here is what we want to do. mandela: we want to be focused and disciplined. >> moderator: this is about the economy. this is fundamentally about the economy. this is about the president. and they are saying that we didn't have the kind of resources. we are going to get outspent two or three or four to one. regardless of what advertisement we put out there. they are still going to get the hacker that is the problem with being a challenger.

lewis, a former army colonel and omega-3 researcher believes omega-3 is the link. >> we need to get it in the literature. >> after bobby's accident he got a desperate call from peter ghassemi and after some explaining he got it. >> what do you think of using high dosage fish oil like was used with randy mccloy. >> the carbon monoxide level was quite hot. i have no explanation of how i escaped it. >> it was just one case and it remains unclear if it was truly the key. the next hurdle is convincing the doctors. >> it was a fight. they said, fine. the west virginia miner was one case. i need a thousand before i can g give this to your son. >> he literally had to lie down in the middle of the floor and throw a tantrum until they started to put the -- put it down his child's feeding tube. >> the tantrum worked and two weeks after starting hiss fish oil regimen, bobby ghassemi began to emerge from his coma. about two months after that, he attended his high school graduation. >> they all stood up and were screaming and cheering my name. i took my graduation cap off and waved it around. >> the common denominators for ghassemi and mccloy, devastating brain injuries and the

peters must serve in segregation. >> you guys messed up yourselves the way we look at it. that was a one on one between that man and lewis>> you know. >> i know. you guys all join in because you all play as a group. >> yeah. yeah. you already know. >> i know, i know. problem is we don't like groups. groups are bad. groups get people hurt. groups get people charged with assault and battery with in the facility. >> yeah, yeah. can't afford no more. >> you can't. >> i been here five months, i think i got in six fights, been in the hole six times. i mean, you got to fight. it happens. it's just instinct, you react. so, this is basically what happens. you hit me, i hit you back. you think about it after in the hole, you sitting there like damn. >> along with determining how many days peters must serve in segregation, deputy stengle must decide where to place him after the stay in segregation. >> he came into the building with issues and since being here picked up issues in the building that make it very difficult for us to house him here. you guys not start this fight but did you finish it. especially -- all right? so, what a