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commissioner peterson: ok, i see. on rebuttal. commissioner fung: i already asked my, yes. -- ask my, yes. -- asked mine, yes. director goldstein: any public comment? hold on a second. vice president garcia: how many people? we are talking about three or four people totally? i am going to cut you to two to three minutes, and there are compelling reasons why we want to get mr. duffy out of your tonight, so if you go ahead and please be brief. director goldstein: please give a card to the clerk if you are willing after you are done speaking. >> i would like to submit this to the record. if i could have the overhead, please? thank you. vice president garcia: ddo a 1. >> i have installed these. the dimension is 8 feet long and 8 feet wide. it is 7 feet to the bottom of the concrete. it is away from the adjacent property. with the structure report, it has compacted down in sand and barack, so it does not pose a threat. -- in sand and bedrock. you have got to remove the roof. downstairs and up. just to clarify for you guys. depending th
commissioner peterson: ok, i see. on rebuttal. commissioner fung: i already asked my, yes. -- ask my, yes. -- asked mine, yes. director goldstein: any public comment? hold on a second. vice president garcia: how many people? we are talking about three or four people totally? i am going to cut you to two to three minutes, and there are compelling reasons why we want to get mr. duffy out of your tonight, so if you go ahead and please be brief. director goldstein: please give a card to the clerk...
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commissioner peterson: what is this language. it says the exemption chambly limited to the top 10 feet of such features. the height limit is 65 feet or less and the top 16 feet of such features were the high limit is more than 65 feet. -- we're at the height limit is more than 65 feet. >> in districts -- a 105 ft district -- the standard can put exemption is increased to 16 feet. -- the standard 10 ft exception is increased to 16 feet. commissioner hwang: right. can you put that back up? it says here where the height limit is 65 feet or less. that is this particular district. is that what you had said earlier? >> this is a 65-x district. commissioner hwang: thank you.
commissioner peterson: what is this language. it says the exemption chambly limited to the top 10 feet of such features. the height limit is 65 feet or less and the top 16 feet of such features were the high limit is more than 65 feet. -- we're at the height limit is more than 65 feet. >> in districts -- a 105 ft district -- the standard can put exemption is increased to 16 feet. -- the standard 10 ft exception is increased to 16 feet. commissioner hwang: right. can you put that back up?...
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peterson: fine. i'll yield. mr. garrett: so the gentleman agrees that there is only partial information at this point in time out there. mr. peterson: on some things. mr. garrett: on some things. on other things the gentleman would agree that there's no information out there at all, on certain -- mr. peterson: i wouldn't say there isn't any information. some of these are so thinly traded that you're never going to be able to have realtime reporting. we understand that. and there's not going to be a requirement on those. but there's no reason to stop the realtime reporting on -- where we have the information and where that information will make these prices better for the people that use it. this is the same issue with the end users. they're going to get a better deal if we allow this disclosure. which is why they're fighting -- why they're fighting us is beyond me unless they're in can hoots with the wall street banks. i'm not sure. do people think that the folks on wall street aren't making enough money, is that wh
peterson: fine. i'll yield. mr. garrett: so the gentleman agrees that there is only partial information at this point in time out there. mr. peterson: on some things. mr. garrett: on some things. on other things the gentleman would agree that there's no information out there at all, on certain -- mr. peterson: i wouldn't say there isn't any information. some of these are so thinly traded that you're never going to be able to have realtime reporting. we understand that. and there's not going to...
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commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the vote is 4-0. all three permits are upheld. president goh: we are going to take a short break. >> welcome back to the june 8, 2011 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. we are calling item 10, thomas ballinger versus the zoning administrator, protesting the granting to kelly kryc up a lot variants adjusting a property line between two single-family homes to follow an existing were defense -- existing wood fence. mr. ballinger, you have seven minutes. >> i am a resident at 285 mullen avenue, across the street from the lots in question. i was unable to attend the variance hearing. i sent a letter with my objections to that hearing. i believe the variance was granted without attention to the demerits of redrawing these property lines. these small buildings across the street from me were formally outbuildings of a larger victorian house that were split off from the property about 25 years ago. they were evidently garages, because there are three curb cuts that remain, facing the two buildings.
commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the vote is 4-0. all three permits are upheld. president goh: we are going to take a short break. >> welcome back to the june 8, 2011 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. we are calling item 10, thomas ballinger versus the zoning administrator, protesting the granting to kelly kryc up a lot variants adjusting a property line between two single-family homes to follow an existing were defense -- existing wood...
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bear peterson reports on the homecome of gabrielle giffords. and the kiss seen around the world. elaine quijano has the story behind this couple's embrace in the middle of vancouver's hockey riot. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with news of another violent day in syria, a day when syrian troops, backed by tanks and machine guns, once again stormed into a border village to attack their citizens. it comes just hours before syrian president assad is set to address the nation. >> reporter: it's a glimpse of exactly how bashar al-assad imposes his special terror on the syrian people-- army troops using tanks and a fleet of military buses rolled into the town of bdama today, making dozens of arrests and burning the homes of people thought to be disloyal. message received. if shooting into crowds doesn't stop the protesters, perhaps the roundup of their families will. we heard this story repeatedly from syrian refugees sheltered in camps in turkey. in cell phone videos done for cbs news, prot
bear peterson reports on the homecome of gabrielle giffords. and the kiss seen around the world. elaine quijano has the story behind this couple's embrace in the middle of vancouver's hockey riot. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with news of another violent day in syria, a day when syrian troops, backed by tanks and machine guns, once again stormed into a border village to attack their...
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commissioner peterson: thank you. commissioner hwang: on the demolition question which was raised by the appellant, how do you respond to the argument that the collapsed roof has, in effect, created further, in effect, i mean, the argument as i understand it is that extended -- it made more of the property characterized as demolished or demolition, and then, i would assume, exceed the 50%. >> no. first of all, the roof is -- when the roof collapsed, somehow, the wall that was slated to remain has collapsed, but the fact is that wall is still there. it has been propped up, so it is there. it has not collapsed. and, in fact -- commissioner hwang: but it will be gone, right? the wall has lost its structural integrity? >> no, the wall has not lost its structural integrity, because sometimes when you open up a wall, some have dry rot, in what they do is they put a new -- and what they do is put in a new 2 x 4, and that is pretty much standard in the industry. a diaphragm to keep the two exterior walls in place, but i am su
commissioner peterson: thank you. commissioner hwang: on the demolition question which was raised by the appellant, how do you respond to the argument that the collapsed roof has, in effect, created further, in effect, i mean, the argument as i understand it is that extended -- it made more of the property characterized as demolished or demolition, and then, i would assume, exceed the 50%. >> no. first of all, the roof is -- when the roof collapsed, somehow, the wall that was slated to...
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commissioner peterson: i wonder if i could not add that the appellant testified that he thought the matter was debated in 2007. -- that the matter was abated in 2007. >> so the motion, commissioner fung, is to grant the appeal and reduced to five times the permit fee, based on the fact that the matter was minor and the opponent of the matter was resolved, but the department had significant efforts to resolve it. >> on that motion to reduce to five times, on that basis, as read into the record. [roll-call vote] >the vote is a three-one, reducd to five times. the charter requires four votes to modify and overturn a departmental action. absent another motion, this upon the will be upheld at nine times. -- this penalty will be upheld at nine times. commissioner fung: we do have an unwritten policy that if a fourth vote is required and we're missing one commissioner that we would continue this. i am not sure the public wants that. -- i am not sure that the public wants that. >> yes, we do. commissioner fung: okay, i am going to move that would continue this to, what would you suggest, madam dir
commissioner peterson: i wonder if i could not add that the appellant testified that he thought the matter was debated in 2007. -- that the matter was abated in 2007. >> so the motion, commissioner fung, is to grant the appeal and reduced to five times the permit fee, based on the fact that the matter was minor and the opponent of the matter was resolved, but the department had significant efforts to resolve it. >> on that motion to reduce to five times, on that basis, as read into...
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commissioner peterson: i support a reduction. i think a was at $100, as well. commissioner fung: i don't support a reduction. commissioner hwang: i remember that. vice president garcia: and what would your reason be, if you don't mind? commissioner fung: 1 was to address the complaints puckering in the neighborhood, and second was after they had been served notice of the regulatory requirement by the department multiple times, nothing occurred. vice president garcia: what would you consider to be, knowing the feelings of at least three other members, what would you consider to be reasonable reduction? or any at all? commissioner fung: i don't think there should be a reduction. vice president garcia: i think there should be a reduction. i think $250, having to do with the economic impact on san francisco and this operation, on the people who work there, i think it was reasonable for them to make the efforts to continue to operate. i don't care for the way they chose to continue to operate, and therefore i would suggest and maybe move that the finding reduced to
commissioner peterson: i support a reduction. i think a was at $100, as well. commissioner fung: i don't support a reduction. commissioner hwang: i remember that. vice president garcia: and what would your reason be, if you don't mind? commissioner fung: 1 was to address the complaints puckering in the neighborhood, and second was after they had been served notice of the regulatory requirement by the department multiple times, nothing occurred. vice president garcia: what would you consider to...
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. >>> commissioner peterson: did you list that -- can you tell me what page? >> it would be toward the end of the brave. >> commissioner peterson: the listing that you were running through at the end. >> that the bifold doors remain closed. >> commissioner hwang: thank you. we will hear from the permit holder now. you can do that when you are done. >> good evening, commissioners. alex rosenthal on behalf of the operators. we ask that you uphold the existing building permit with no new conditions for these reasons. the appellants have failed to show the project violates the requirements of the general plan or the planning code. the noise and safety issues raised in the brief have already been heard and adjudicated twice. the appellant lost both hearings by unanimous decision. the project conditions agreed to during the discretionary review process are adequate to address any noise and safety concerns that may have. no. 4, contrary to the accusations and misinformation presented by appellants, my clients have acted only in good faith and obeyed every directive g
. >>> commissioner peterson: did you list that -- can you tell me what page? >> it would be toward the end of the brave. >> commissioner peterson: the listing that you were running through at the end. >> that the bifold doors remain closed. >> commissioner hwang: thank you. we will hear from the permit holder now. you can do that when you are done. >> good evening, commissioners. alex rosenthal on behalf of the operators. we ask that you uphold the...
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peterson said. but it is causing significant difficulties in my state for our dairy farmers who purchase grain. one of the rising costs for them is the cost of grain, and one of the factors in that are these tariff barriers and main dates that are pushing up their costs so it's making life on the dairy farm pretty tough. now, the final thing is folks who use small engines like chainsaws or weed whackers or lawnmowers or boats where they don't run that engine continuously as we do our cars are complaining, and mechanics are backing them up, that ethanol is doing real damage to those engines. so it's time, i think, for this congress to step back and give the taxpayers some relief. ethanol, it's going to sink or swim, it should be doing on its own merits at this point. i'd like to yield 30 seconds to my friend from arizona. the chair: the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i thank the gentleman and thank him for his particular remarks on this. i fail to mention the breath of support for this amendment
peterson said. but it is causing significant difficulties in my state for our dairy farmers who purchase grain. one of the rising costs for them is the cost of grain, and one of the factors in that are these tariff barriers and main dates that are pushing up their costs so it's making life on the dairy farm pretty tough. now, the final thing is folks who use small engines like chainsaws or weed whackers or lawnmowers or boats where they don't run that engine continuously as we do our cars are...
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peterson -- caller: how is misses peterson? i hope you both have a good day. thank you for calling in. a tweet -- from "the washington post" this morning. the efforts to rekindle peace talks have doomed chances of a breakthrough. wanda is a republican in trenton, florida. what do you think about secretary gates say most countries like to each other? caller: i like senator leahy's question better. the host: why? caller: this question was how long will we support governments who lied to us. how long are we going to support our government? they don't tell us the truth, either. they don't tell anybody the truth. not other countries, and not us. host: from "the wall street journal" this morning. budget negotiators consider medicaid cutbacks. a group of negotiators from both parties met for the eighth time at the capitol seeking agreement that -- that would pave the way for congress to raise the debt ceiling. this is an issue we will talk about with a freshman republican from kansas who is a member of the budget committee. he will be here at 8:20 or so eastern time.
peterson -- caller: how is misses peterson? i hope you both have a good day. thank you for calling in. a tweet -- from "the washington post" this morning. the efforts to rekindle peace talks have doomed chances of a breakthrough. wanda is a republican in trenton, florida. what do you think about secretary gates say most countries like to each other? caller: i like senator leahy's question better. the host: why? caller: this question was how long will we support governments who lied to...
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maltrecha en un accidente, piso el pedal del acelñerador en vez de frenar y choco en la avenida peterson. >> amigos de un estudiante de enfermeria, michelle lee que desapareció la buscan, la policía investiga un posible homicidio pero la familia de lee tiene speranza y aofrecen 75 mil dólares por información de su paradero. >> las autoridades arrestaron a un sujeto al filo de estar armado, encontraron el cuerpo de oscar valencia, dicen que un hombre que estaba en una camioneta blanca se echo a la fuga y ya arrestaron al responsable. >> se entable una demanda a la cioudad contra barbara linguini, por ser discriminada, su jefe la acuso de insubordinacion y le quito el salario por las acusaciones de la mujer ante un baño. >> y un tren de amtrac choco con un automóvil, el conductor intento frenar pero murieron 2 personas. >> la ciudad de san francisco cuenta con un nuevo símbolo del orgullo gay, un triangulo que proyecta el triangulo color rosa que usaron los nazi para los gay. >> aproposito las autoridades de sanfrancisco usaron la seguridad en la marcha del orgullo gay., >> mañana será el
maltrecha en un accidente, piso el pedal del acelñerador en vez de frenar y choco en la avenida peterson. >> amigos de un estudiante de enfermeria, michelle lee que desapareció la buscan, la policía investiga un posible homicidio pero la familia de lee tiene speranza y aofrecen 75 mil dólares por información de su paradero. >> las autoridades arrestaron a un sujeto al filo de estar armado, encontraron el cuerpo de oscar valencia, dicen que un hombre que estaba en una camioneta...
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governogovernor peterson came fe greatest generation. a veteran of world war ii, he committed his life to public service and civic engagement leaving behind a legacy of civility, decency and integrity in politics. following his graduation from dartmouth college, he settled in petersboro new hampshire. a small business man he served in the citizens legislature and rose to the speaker of the house in the legislature. in 1968 new hampshire voters elected him as the state's governor where he served for two terms. governor peterson represented a special breed of politicians. someone who could disagree without being disagreeable. a strong leader who had the courage of his convictions. he believed it was more important to stand firm for what he believed was right for new hampshire rather than to worry about being reelected. that principled approach and inherent goodness secured his place in new hampshire history as a deeply respected statesman. outside of public life, governor peterson, was the beloved patriarch of his family. together with his
governogovernor peterson came fe greatest generation. a veteran of world war ii, he committed his life to public service and civic engagement leaving behind a legacy of civility, decency and integrity in politics. following his graduation from dartmouth college, he settled in petersboro new hampshire. a small business man he served in the citizens legislature and rose to the speaker of the house in the legislature. in 1968 new hampshire voters elected him as the state's governor where he served...
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. >> i have actually talked about kyle peterson to have a discussion. i agree. the need is out there. one of the things, with the crn structure. there has to be and agency that are going to have to step in. that was one the barriors. it wasn't mentioned before. with all of the other different crn's. there is an existing relationship that has transsended generations. i think the tl hasn't been a specific culture or ethnicity. i don't think the community ties are as long. but the conversation had sparked up and by all means, i am on board to see what can be a development. additionally, that's what i wanted to say. >> john. can you commit to that? this is a very good of example of where we can stop the infection. right? we know it's there. so let's stop it before it becomes a disease. can you commit, you have worked with people. this is something that has been raised. >> i am committed to continuing the conversations >> you had another question. >> we would love to hear commitment from other folks. just to put it out there. we are talks about immigrants. a lot of p
. >> i have actually talked about kyle peterson to have a discussion. i agree. the need is out there. one of the things, with the crn structure. there has to be and agency that are going to have to step in. that was one the barriors. it wasn't mentioned before. with all of the other different crn's. there is an existing relationship that has transsended generations. i think the tl hasn't been a specific culture or ethnicity. i don't think the community ties are as long. but the...
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commissioner peterson: i feel strongly that we should uphold 25 when there are nearby schools. vigilance is needed. in a tourist area, i have not heard any evidence of school-age children. i think it is important that this board support the department, the law, and we need business owners to take it serious. president goh: i am interested in supporting the department in this case. i found the notion that we had an employee who did it, the employee was fired, and then finding out the employee was the son of one of the owners, i found that interesting. and that the department could have gone to 90 days and only did 25 i seem to think is fair. if there are no other comments from the commissioners? commissioner fung: you know, they asked for an extension. we gave them one week of discussion time. if they had come on last week, they would have more than likely gotten a five-day reduction. their case is no different than the other two cases that were there. and i would support that. it could have been bigger, but i don't think we will be able to get a larger reduction. commissioner h
commissioner peterson: i feel strongly that we should uphold 25 when there are nearby schools. vigilance is needed. in a tourist area, i have not heard any evidence of school-age children. i think it is important that this board support the department, the law, and we need business owners to take it serious. president goh: i am interested in supporting the department in this case. i found the notion that we had an employee who did it, the employee was fired, and then finding out the employee...
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it happened just before 1'06"00 block of peterson avenue. >> reporter: on a quiet morning at amber wood gardens, no one could have seen this coming. a 90-year-old woman trying to park drives through a wall of window straight through the dining room where more than a dozen dementia patients were trying to exercise. the car pushed several wheelchairs landing against this wall knocking out a metal door. >> she was still on the gas until somebody came into the car and actually pulled her out and shut the car off. >> reporter: the driver was okay but 6 residents and one staffer were taken away. a caregiver for a 100-year-old woman who she came to take for a walk. >> i saw her sock and her shoe laying there full of blood and i kept asking everybody, where is susan. >> reporter: she was at the hospital, her wheelchair demolished. >> and i felt bad because i feel like if i had been here at 9:30 i would have taken her out of there. >> reporter: the families of those left are worried, too. >> he's in shock. big time shock. i don't know what to do to get him out of here. >> reporter: was the thera
it happened just before 1'06"00 block of peterson avenue. >> reporter: on a quiet morning at amber wood gardens, no one could have seen this coming. a 90-year-old woman trying to park drives through a wall of window straight through the dining room where more than a dozen dementia patients were trying to exercise. the car pushed several wheelchairs landing against this wall knocking out a metal door. >> she was still on the gas until somebody came into the car and actually...
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vo ---la maÑana del sabado, un auto se estrell contra la sala del asilo ubicado sobre la avenida petersonaunque la policia informo que las heridas recibidas de parte de las victimas no eran muy graves, sus edades complicaron la situacin. ---la primera victima que perecio el sabado tenia 88 aÑos mientras que la segunda tenia 100 aÑos. ---la conductora del vehiculo tambien es una seÑora de 90 aÑos que iba de visita al asilo. topvo ---investigadores del departamento de bomberos de san rafael, investigan una serie de incendios sospechosos que ocurrieron anoche en un campo para desamparados cerca de las vias del tren en el bulevar francisco. ---segun informes, la distancia entre los incendios era de entre 100 a 250 pies, lo cual levanta sospechas entre los investigadores. ---hace varias semanas en esa misma zona se reporto otro incendio. ---nadie resulto herido. cu ---una mujer musulmana entabl hoy una demanda contra la compaÑia "abercrombie and fitch" take vo ---"hani khan" de san mateo alega que fue despedida en febrero de 2010 por no quitarse su "hiyab".. un velo islamico usado en la cabeza
vo ---la maÑana del sabado, un auto se estrell contra la sala del asilo ubicado sobre la avenida petersonaunque la policia informo que las heridas recibidas de parte de las victimas no eran muy graves, sus edades complicaron la situacin. ---la primera victima que perecio el sabado tenia 88 aÑos mientras que la segunda tenia 100 aÑos. ---la conductora del vehiculo tambien es una seÑora de 90 aÑos que iba de visita al asilo. topvo ---investigadores del departamento de bomberos de san rafael,...
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. >> commissioner peterson. >> aye. >> hosemann it's are adopted. >> we will move into the addendum items. a rehearing request. the subject property is to 49 cour -- 249 corturtland avenue. we will start with the request yotor. max was not here when this was originally held. i did watch it on streaming video so i am able to participate. >> thank you. >> that goes also for the next item. >> i would like to note for the record that i am a resident of bernal heights and i have been at the palin's store. in no way will that enacted -- impact my ability to view this impartially. >> i am the manager at 249 courtland. i appeal the suspension of tobacco issue. the for granted my appeal as you know and i was still punished with a 20 - da-day suspension. the stipulation is that when the board -- the board shows a summary in writing. the board did not provide me with a summary required by the charter is, nor was the summer provided in the minutes of the may 18, 2011 appeal. this was adopted by the board. i contacted the board of appeals staff and was informed i would not receive the summary of the d
. >> commissioner peterson. >> aye. >> hosemann it's are adopted. >> we will move into the addendum items. a rehearing request. the subject property is to 49 cour -- 249 corturtland avenue. we will start with the request yotor. max was not here when this was originally held. i did watch it on streaming video so i am able to participate. >> thank you. >> that goes also for the next item. >> i would like to note for the record that i am a resident of...
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commissioner peterson: i would concur with my colleagues.there was an economic decision made by the landlord and reducing the square footage. maybe that is a technicality, but it is within the law. i think the argument is trying to make it a legal, technical argument. i think there are bigger issues, and i think that has to be addressed elsewhere. i would also uphold this permit. president goh: i am troubled by the square footage issue. i was at the last hearing, and i still am, perhaps i am more trouble now we have the measure met and we have changed the name of the title of the corridor being changed. the most troubling to me is getting a hold of the department figures required the sunshine request. i think in order to have open process and have people feel heard, we need to be supplying -- >> thank you. if you could call the roll, please? >> on the motion from the vice- president to deny the appeal and a pulled the person on the basis that complies with the code, commissioner fung -- [roll call vote] thank you. the vote is 3-1. this permi
commissioner peterson: i would concur with my colleagues.there was an economic decision made by the landlord and reducing the square footage. maybe that is a technicality, but it is within the law. i think the argument is trying to make it a legal, technical argument. i think there are bigger issues, and i think that has to be addressed elsewhere. i would also uphold this permit. president goh: i am troubled by the square footage issue. i was at the last hearing, and i still am, perhaps i am...
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commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i would like to call the meeting of the public utilities commission to order. vice-president moran: here. commissioner caen: here. commissioner courtney: here. >> commissioner vietor is excused. >> we have to work harder. mr. secretary, if would call the next item. >> that would be the approval of minutes of the special joint meeting on may 5, 2011. >> moved and seconded. link electronics, inc. model number: pdr-885 software version: 3.0c address the commission on the items not on the agenda today. we have no speaker cards. >> do we have any speakers? seeing none, moving on to communications. >> the commissioners have received electronically copies of all of the letters in the summ
commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i would like to call the meeting of the public utilities commission to order. vice-president moran: here....
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then there are size caps, and my peterson colleague, simon johnson, has been a big fan of those.but they were voted down in the, recall, in the brown-kaufman amendment to dodd-frank, rather decisively in the senate. and if you think of those as nicholas and i showed in a recent paper, they would have to be vastly different for europe and for the u.s. if you take the combined assets to the three largest banks in the u.s. to gdp, 2009 it's about 40%. if we take that same computation for european countries, it's somewhere normally between about 140% to over 400%. so you couldn't have that. the only bright spot i would say is basel iii is men mum standards -- minimum standards, and you could impose much more than the minimum on a national basis. some people say that's just not possible because of competitive factors. but then i say, well, look at switzerland, you know? they came in with a report recently. they had motivation. ubs lost 12% of risk-weighted assets during the crisis. they're in for 19% capital including 10% equity, common equity and the other 9% in contingent bonds. so
then there are size caps, and my peterson colleague, simon johnson, has been a big fan of those.but they were voted down in the, recall, in the brown-kaufman amendment to dodd-frank, rather decisively in the senate. and if you think of those as nicholas and i showed in a recent paper, they would have to be vastly different for europe and for the u.s. if you take the combined assets to the three largest banks in the u.s. to gdp, 2009 it's about 40%. if we take that same computation for european...
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commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. >> my father was a lebanese >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza? >> this was a fast track project. design development was about a month. >> let's look at the beautiful mural. i have n
commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. >> my father was a lebanese >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your...
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carrie peterson, contributor for "women's health" magazine.rning. >> good morning. >> let's get to it. we have a bunch of interesting summer myths i fell for and thought all of them are true. clearly i don't know what i'm talking about. first one we mentioned, going in and out of air conditioned buildings in the surgical. can you get a cold by doing that? >> that is false. the only thing that will give you a cold is germs, not air conditioning. if you get sniffles walking from indoors to outdoors it's likely to be allergies. the humidity, the heat, pollen is rampant outdoors. >> what can you do about that? anything simple like an over-the-counter antihistamine -- >> yes, you can take antihistamines but stay indoors and inside your home try changing your ac filter monthly to keep the allergins out of your house. you can invest in a hepa air purifier. >> next one, people that want to save money on soap by going in the swimming pool and assuming they have showered. that explain that to me, myth or not so much? >> that is a myth. you will not get
carrie peterson, contributor for "women's health" magazine.rning. >> good morning. >> let's get to it. we have a bunch of interesting summer myths i fell for and thought all of them are true. clearly i don't know what i'm talking about. first one we mentioned, going in and out of air conditioned buildings in the surgical. can you get a cold by doing that? >> that is false. the only thing that will give you a cold is germs, not air conditioning. if you get sniffles...
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. >> on that motion from commissioner peterson to deny the appeal. on that motion, commissioner fong? >> aye. aye. the vote is 4-0. the variance is upheld. thank you. >> our last item, item number 11, [reading application] >> before we hear from the appellant. i know mr.murphy and enjoyed lunch with him. and have had not any conversation about the case before us and no way am i prejudice and unable to be fair in this case. >> i hope he'll invite you for lunch again. >> not any time soon. >> the project sounds just beautiful and i'm all for him building up. but i have the issues mainly for me is the light, going to be a lot of light missing from my home when it goes up and just the -- i got a lot of my windows and he is going to come out three feet which he has proposed to do and i can just see it being quite clause trove bilk since i have a couple small decks off a couple floors there. and it took me so long to realize it because it just didn't hit home until the time was quite close. and i got a fairly old home as well and i just think -- i would no
. >> on that motion from commissioner peterson to deny the appeal. on that motion, commissioner fong? >> aye. aye. the vote is 4-0. the variance is upheld. thank you. >> our last item, item number 11, [reading application] >> before we hear from the appellant. i know mr.murphy and enjoyed lunch with him. and have had not any conversation about the case before us and no way am i prejudice and unable to be fair in this case. >> i hope he'll invite you for lunch...
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gordon peterson has the week off. republican presidential contender nuking which may have been feeling the line -- newt gingrich mae and filling the line by the singer johnny paycheck when is the staffers said thhe could take their jobs and shove them. >> it is devastating to have the entire senior political leadership resigned en masse this way. the reason is that they had disagreements over the strategy and tactics of the campaign. >> that is the director of the governance studies at the brookings institution. i estimate on his facebook page, the former speaker -- i estimate on his facebook page, the former speaker said he would start the campaign and new in los angeles. is this curtains for newt gingrich, colby king? >> i don't know if it is curtains for him. he has a lot of explaining to do. he has got to respond to the charge that there was a difference in strategy and they think he does not have his heart in this thing. he does not want to talk about the kind of thing. he is going to go to los angeles and give a
gordon peterson has the week off. republican presidential contender nuking which may have been feeling the line -- newt gingrich mae and filling the line by the singer johnny paycheck when is the staffers said thhe could take their jobs and shove them. >> it is devastating to have the entire senior political leadership resigned en masse this way. the reason is that they had disagreements over the strategy and tactics of the campaign. >> that is the director of the governance studies...
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>>reporter: peterson office will still assist and local drug and other charges against former commanderorman welch. private investigators chris butler and former police officers steven knob and lewis lombardi will not be dropped. >> charges also include possession of assault weapons, embezzlement, receipt of stolen property, and bribery. >>reporter: besides the list of local charges, new federal charges against the 4 men could include those under the rico corruption statute. designed to punish racketeering. that is when an organization or group engages in a pattern of crime. welch attorney cardoza told abc 7 quote the federal charges are more draconian. not a good situation for us. we hope to stay in the state court. >> i'm 100 percent behind the u.s. attorney taking the case. >>reporter: san ramone police chief scott holder is also the chairman of theive board of c net which has been disbanded indefinitely. >> there is a difference between cop and criminal. and when you cross that line you are no longer a cop. we will investigate you as we would investigate anyone else who chooses to c
>>reporter: peterson office will still assist and local drug and other charges against former commanderorman welch. private investigators chris butler and former police officers steven knob and lewis lombardi will not be dropped. >> charges also include possession of assault weapons, embezzlement, receipt of stolen property, and bribery. >>reporter: besides the list of local charges, new federal charges against the 4 men could include those under the rico corruption statute....
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commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. supervisor avalos: good morning. welcome to thursday, june 9, 2011 meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors meeting. my name is david campos. i am the chair of the committee. we are joined by president david chiu, as well as a mark farrell who will be here shortly. we want to thank sfgtv staff who are covering the meeting. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> i would like to announce to please turn off all riinger volumes on cell phones. and--- ringer volumes on cell phones. supervisor campos: thank you. if you could please call item one. >>item 1, hearing to receive regular status reports on the america's cup. supervisor campos: this is something i introduced with supervisor mirkarimi. we want to make sure that we provide the nece
commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. supervisor avalos: good morning. welcome to thursday, june 9, 2011 meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors meeting. my name is david campos. i am the chair of the committee. we...
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commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. >> planning commission for thursday june 16, 2011. before i take role, let me remind everyone to turn off your cell phones or any electronic devices that may sound off during the meetings. [roll call] commissioners, ron miguel and gwyneth borden are absent today. first item is items proposed for continuance. item 1 is proposed for continuance to july 7, 2011. two is case 2011.0162c for 274 brannan street. the item is proposed for continuance to september 8, 2011. i am almost sad to say i am not aware of any other items being proposed for continuance. commissioner olague: is their public comment on items proposed for continuance? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner antonini: move to continue items one and two to the dates proposed. >>
commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. >> planning commission for thursday june 16, 2011. before i take role, let me remind everyone to turn off your cell phones or any electronic devices that may sound off during the...
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commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. >> good afternoon. this is the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission for thursday, june 9, 2011. prior to taking role, let me remind everyone to turn off your cell phones or any other electronic devices that may sound off during the meeting. [roll call] thank you. we have a full commission. commissioners, first category on your calendar is consideration of items proposed for continuance. item 1 is case 201 1.1015t to add new alternatives to the market and actively of land area. the items proposed for continuance to june 23, 2011. item two is case 2011.0296c proposed for continuance to july 14, 2011. i, unfortunately, am not aware of any other item on your calendar being proposed for continuance. commissioner olague: public comment
commissioner peterson: aye. >> commissioner hwang is absent. the permit is upheld with conditions. >> there are no further items this evening. vice president garcia: i wish you a productive, enjoyable trip to china. and your daughter. have a fabulous time. president goh: thank you. we are adjourned. >> good afternoon. this is the regular meeting of the san francisco planning commission for thursday, june 9, 2011. prior to taking role, let me remind everyone to turn off your...
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it happened around 9:45 this morning at the amberwood gardens home on peterson avenue. authorities say a 90-year-old woman visiting the nursing home hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, sending her car through a window and into the common room. at least 10 people were in that room. seven of taken to the hospital, fire officials told ktvu news that one of the victims died this afternoon. a volunteer at the nursing home told our cameras what he saw. >> i saw a car halfway between -- it was halfway in the wall and it just kept moving forward and hit quite a bit of residents. it was pretty scary. >> the driver was not injured in the crash. no word tonight on the identity of the person killed or the conditions of the other victims. residents at the home have been moved to a different area. >>> no official death toll but quote multiple passenger deaths. that is the latest word tonight from investigators at the scene of that deadly amtrak crash about 70 miles east of reno. the national transportation safety board says recovery of bodies from burnedout train is slow due to c
it happened around 9:45 this morning at the amberwood gardens home on peterson avenue. authorities say a 90-year-old woman visiting the nursing home hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, sending her car through a window and into the common room. at least 10 people were in that room. seven of taken to the hospital, fire officials told ktvu news that one of the victims died this afternoon. a volunteer at the nursing home told our cameras what he saw. >> i saw a car halfway between -- it...
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it happened just minutes, or just before 10:00 this morning at the amberwood gardens home on peterson avenue in san jose and anne makovec is has -- has more on the tragedy. >> on a quiet morning at amber woods nursing home, no one could have seen this coming. >> here comes a car. >> reporter: a 90-year-old woman trying to park in the space dries through a wall of windows and a beam, straight through the dining room where more than a dozen dementia patients were preparing to exercise. >> that noise, the noise, they can't get past the noise. >> reporter: the car pushed several whole chairs landing against this wall, knocking out a metal door. and the wheels still spinning, melting tiles on the floor. >> she was still on the gas until somebody came into the car and actually, you know, pulled her out and shut the car off. >> reporter: the driver was okay but six residents and one staffer were taken away by ambulance. >> i'm shaken by the core. >> reporter: kim is a care giver for a 100-year-old woman who she came to take for a walk. >> i saw her sock and her shoe laying there full of bloo
it happened just minutes, or just before 10:00 this morning at the amberwood gardens home on peterson avenue in san jose and anne makovec is has -- has more on the tragedy. >> on a quiet morning at amber woods nursing home, no one could have seen this coming. >> here comes a car. >> reporter: a 90-year-old woman trying to park in the space dries through a wall of windows and a beam, straight through the dining room where more than a dozen dementia patients were preparing to...