joe duffy dbi providing the advice for the department of building inspection and joined when i scott sanchez the zoning administrator who will be representing planning department and planning commission and carli short the bureau of the department of public works as well as chris buck forecast with

sanchez. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department so don't i don't know where to begin that isn appeal of a notice of violation and penalty i think our appeal brief is clear to the history i appreciate the parapet says the history is true and correct the legal use has been recommended that the appellant on the multi applications the use of property is or was as a warehouse use and in the 1987 so you get an application to convert for retail uses a variance was required for parking because the retail use had a more dense as the parking requirement as the office use there was a notice of special restrictions which specifically noted they can have a very small amount of accessory office space but anything else is needing planning code permission and coagulate back to the early 1980s impact fees with the conversion from the chair to office for transportation and, in fact, those beginning if 1985 and 86 office variances for this building as well subsequent to the 1987 authorizations that permit was perfect with the seismic and exterior work that was the final inspection and a convert

. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department so the real as i said two issues that are here first, as the and i applicable standards whether or not it was the review criteria of section 329 or the variance in 305 section c it is true that prior to last yr and with the code amendment it referred referenced that was removed and our staff identified one other reference to 305 c as something needs to be removed for the relevant and went to the city attorney for drafting they removal the provision we'll address that by having legislation that be people's exhibit 10 pending before the board next month and reintroduce them to add back into the code so is a discussion about the criteria but applying the law that didn't have the 305 criteria and in regards with the kind of unusual i'll say it is usual as part of 305 process that is the only provision we don't do that are inform a downtown project with the various project the zoning administrator administered i can't recall another findings on the 905 k it is unusual and coming to the commission i'm surprised to hear that is a possibility b

we expect senior citizen builder inspector joe duffy dbi and scott sanchez representing the planning department and planning commission and joined by from the public works the public works of mapping please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card to the clerk. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your attention. we'll conduct our sw

joe duffy dbi providing the advice for the department of building inspection and joined when i scott sanchez the zoning administrator who will be representing planning department and planning commission and carli short the bureau of the department of public works as well as chris buck forecast with the the public works please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the business card to the clerk. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your a

sanchez. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department i'll be brief just to restate the project has met all the design with a variance that was issued in july not appealed that decision is finally a discretionary hearing and the dr was withdrawn otherwise that meets all the design requirement grabbed to the variance thank you. >> mr. sanchez that's unusual lot coverage pattern. >> well the explicit circumstance the top debris and the mid block pattern the design they proposed the way to develop on the properties in. >> what that is consistent and harmonious. >> so of these parcels built at the top viewed driven or. >> i think those lots are a bit shorter as well as which causes that circumstance those loots behind are about 70 - >> i'm talking about look at the parcels go directly next to the one the 3 parcels away. >> the street is done at the bottom. >> i mean it is unusual but i think what is unusual the buildings up above which is from on i forgot the name of the electricity shorter lots 70 feet deep with highly densely developed. >> thank you mr. sanchez. >> mr. duffy anything

i'm grateful the effort and patient of zoning administrator scott sanchez, to the planning department and to our planning commission. i'm grateful to aaron peskin who includes many san franciscos properties where aau is flout thg law for leadership and hard work over the years and to to scott wiener who pushed legislation to design to limit the aau's ability to flout san francisco's zonejug land use laws. before i take any questions i like supervisor peskin and when supervisor wiener can join us to say a few words. >> thank you city attorney, i'm here to commend the city attorney and staff for finally bringing this action. we have been waiting patiently perhaps two patiently for over a decades. this is disproportioninately impacted the northeast corner othe city where hundreds of units of affordable housing are removed during the height the crisis. the academy played san francisco for a fool but that is coming to a end today so let me thank city attorney her aa and deputy city attorneys. >> thank you supervisor peskin. i'll let supervisor wiener say a few words when we gets here but i

sitting at the table in the front is scott sanchez the zoning administrator and also here representing the planning department and planning commission and we should be joined by senior builder inspector the please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within 7 minutes, participants not affiliated minutes, members of the public are asked, not required to submit a speaker card or business card to the clerk. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your attention. we'll conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify

i'm grateful the effort and patient of zoning administrator scott sanchez, to the planning department and to our planning commission. i'm grateful to aaron peskin who includes many san franciscos properties where aau is flout thg law for leadership and hard work over the years and to to scott wiener who pushed legislation to design to limit the aau's ability to flout san francisco's zonejug land use laws. before i take any questions i like supervisor peskin and when supervisor wiener can join us to say a few words. >> thank you city attorney, i'm here to commend the city attorney and staff for finally bringing this action. we have been waiting patiently perhaps two patiently for over a decades. this is disproportioninately impacted the northeast corner othe city where hundreds of units of affordable housing are removed during the height the crisis. the academy played san francisco for a fool but that is coming to a end today so let me thank city attorney her aa and deputy city attorneys. >> thank you supervisor peskin. i'll let supervisor wiener say a few words when we gets here but i

sitting at the table in the front is scott sanchez the zoning administrator and also

joe duffy dbi providing the advice for the department of building inspection and joined when i scott sanchez the zoning administrator who will be representing planning department and planning commission and carli short the bureau of the department of public works as well as chris buck forecast with the the public works please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited. out in the hallway. permit holders and others have up to 7 minutes to present their case and 3 minutes for rebuttal. have up to 3 minutes - no rebuttal. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of the business card to the clerk. speaker cards and pens are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments. there are customer satisfaction forms available. if you have a question about the schedule, speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow we are located at 1650 mission street, suite 304. this meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78. dvds are available to purchase directly from sfgovtv. thank you for your a

sanchez. >> thank you scott sanchez planning department just to be brief the subject property within the rh1 or limited to a single-family they're proposing rooms on the ground floor that is complying to the not the separate they're allowed to have a wet bar or a full bath given their connection to the street and to the floor above so it complies and not credit card a separately residential unit. >> so it's not in regards to the wet bar. >> with direct access to the street it is for the wet bar so in this case they've chosen not to have a wet bar but a full bath and that's our approval well. >> thank you. >> any public comment on this item? seeing none, we'll start our rebuttal. >> oh, there's public comment please step forward feel free to step forward. >> i'm gary live on this street and a homeowners on this side the property ♪ direction first of all, let me show you we did not receive any formal notification or plans of foundation work evacuation i don't know if we're supposed to but seen nothing sent to us concerning what they'll do as a homeowner of thirty ma drone 34 we my wife

i'm grateful the effort and patient of zoning administrator scott sanchez, to the planning departmentnd to our planning commission. i'm grateful to aaron peskin who includes many san franciscos properties where aau is flout thg law for leadership and hard work over the years and to to scott wiener who pushed legislation to design to limit the aau's ability to flout san francisco's zonejug land use laws. before i take any questions i like supervisor peskin and when supervisor wiener can join us to say a few words. >> thank you city attorney, i'm here to commend the city attorney and staff for finally bringing this action. we have been waiting patiently perhaps two patiently for over a decades. this is disproportioninately impacted the northeast corner othe city where hundreds of units of affordable housing are removed during the height the crisis. the academy played san francisco for a fool but that is coming to a end today so let me thank city attorney her aa and deputy city attorneys. >> thank you supervisor peskin. i'll let supervisor wiener say a few words when we gets here but in

i'm grateful the effort and patient of zoning administrator scott sanchez, to the planning department and to our planning commission. i'm grateful to aaron peskin who includes many san franciscos properties where aau is flout thg law for leadership and hard work over the years and to to scott wiener who pushed legislation to design to limit the aau's ability to flout san francisco's zonejug land use laws. before i take any questions i like supervisor peskin and when supervisor wiener can join us to say a few words. >> thank you city attorney, i'm here to commend the city attorney and staff for finally bringing this action. we have been waiting patiently perhaps two patiently for over a decades. this is disproportioninately impacted the northeast corner othe city where hundreds of units of affordable housing are removed during the height the crisis. the academy played san francisco for a fool but that is coming to a end today so let me thank city attorney her aa and deputy city attorneys. >> thank you supervisor peskin. i'll let supervisor wiener say a few words when we gets here but i

i'm scott mcgrew. kris sanchez has the day off. bernie sanders is busy on a whirlwind trip that stops in oakland. let's bring in bob redell live in oakland. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. bernie sanders will be coming over here to oakland later on this morning for two events. one at a rally and this event here at the allen temple baptist church. outside you can see supporters lining up to hear the candidate who will be with glover. the people who live around here have been politically active since the '60s, which is why you have politicians like sanders choosing to speak here. >> i feel like for the first time in my lifetime there hasn't been a politician who kind of permeates honesty and integrity about him. i believe that he truly represents what the masses really -- what we're concerned about. >> he's unwavering on his ideas. unlike hillary, she tends to change her opinion on the topic. >> reporter: should hillary clinton become the nominee? >> i haven't decided yet. >> i have not made that decision. honestly and t

i'm kris sanchez. scott/2shot and i'm scott mcgrew.y show the dreary conditions. ad-lib. yesterday -- we had reports of lightning in the east bay. and there are still unstable conditions lingering. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall. ==kari//wx pod== =scott//anim== our nbc bay area app is a grt way to stay ahead of the

i'm scott mcgrew. kris sanchez has the day off.s bring in bob redell live in

i'm kris sanchez. scott/2shot and i'm scott mcgrew. ==scott//boxes== our traffic cameras across the bay show the dreary conditions. ad-lib. yesterday -- we had reports of lightning in the east bay. and there are still unstable conditions lingering. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall. ==kari//wx pod== =scott//anim== our nbc bay area app is a grt way to stay ahead of the weather. download it for your iphone or android device. then click on the weather tab to see our live doppler radar. the app is free. kris///2shot san francisco's city attorney is revealing details into a lawsuit against the nation's largest for-profit art school: academy of art. the allegations? the school has illegally converted buildings into student housing. taking away from affordable housing in the city. scott/boxes nbc bay area's stephanie chuang is live at city hall. stephanie. live intro city atty dennis herrera says the academy of art has illegally they before previously low income housing converted to student housing. he said the academy put in a change of

scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. people packed in to hear sanders speak today. and more than a hundred health care workers got together to let everyone know who their preference is for president of the united states. >> bob redell is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. senator sanders wrapped up a brief policy speech here to about 100 nurses, many wearing red "nurses for bernie" shirts. they listened and cheered as the senator called for a, quote, radicalize transformation of the american health care system. he arced the affordable care act doesn't go far enough, that 28 million people are either uninsured or underinsured, and saying 40,000 americans die each year as a result. he wants a single pair system that would be a right for americans. >> we have a dysfunctional system. we're going to change that system. that's what the american people want. we are going to take on the private insurance companies and the drug companies. the function of health care in a democratic, civilized society is to provide quality care for all of our people in a cost effectiv

scott mcgrew. i'm kris sanchez. watching that story and another breaking story. bill cosby will stand trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a temple university employee at his moment 2004. the lone criminal case amid dozen of accusations that he molested women the 78-year-old actor faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. cosby insists this sexual encounter was consensual and she never told him to stop. he has been a free man on million dollars bail since his arrest in december. the montgomery county case is the only criminal case but kosz by's battling defamation, sex assault, insurance lawsuits in other states. cosby's due for arraignment july 20th. we'll follow two breaking stories. download nbc bay area app and our team will send breaking news alerts to your smartphone. >>> at home, top story search for vallejo father accused of setting a home on fire and killing his own son. >> police are asking the public to be on the lookout but also warning that they believe this is a dangerous man. nbc bay area's bob redell joining us. what are the ne

scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. for the first time, former san francisco 49 dana stubblefield answered publicly to rape allegations interest a disabled woman. >> stephanie chuang was there. she has more. >> reporter: here at dana stubblefield's church in san jose is where his attorneys said this was set to be from the get-go a trial in the media, not in a courtroom. and that he was arrested in front of his kids, at his kids' school yesterday when he would have turned himself in, given the chance. take a listen as stubblefield made a quick comment off the top of the press conference himself. he highlighted the fact that these accusations of rape involve a woman allegedly developmentally disabled is what makes this even tougher to take. >> i'm here to state, without any reservation, that i'm completely innocent of all of these allegations. one of my primary charities is special olympics, something true and dear to my heart. this is why these allegations hurt me so badly. >> reporter: stubblefield and his attorneys wen

i'm grateful the effort and patient of zoning administrator scott sanchez, to the planning departmentd to our planning commission. i'm grateful to aaron peskin who includes many san franciscos properties where aau is flout thg law for leadership and hard work over the years and to to scott wiener who pushed legislation to design to limit the aau's ability to flout san francisco's zonejug land use laws. before i take any questions i like supervisor peskin and when supervisor wiener can join us to say a few words. >> thank you city attorney, i'm here to commend the city attorney and staff for finally bringing this action. we have been waiting patiently perhaps two patiently for over a decades. this is disproportioninately impacted the northeast corner othe city where hundreds of units of affordable housing are removed during the height the crisis. the academy played san francisco for a fool but that is coming to a end today so let me thank city attorney her aa and deputy city attorneys. >> thank you supervisor peskin. i'll let supervisor wiener say a few words when we gets here but in t

scott mcgrew. i'm kris sanchez. watching that story and another breaking story.

scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. it is going to be hot in some parts of the bay area today.t with kari hall, should we be worried about the kiddos as they come home from school? >> i think keep an eye on them. we start out with temperatures feeling a little bit warm now. it will continue to what up as we go through the rest of the day. looking now at outer sunset, you see the

scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. it is going to be hot in some parts of the bay area today. live pictures from san francisco, oakland, and san jose all getting a lot of sunshine today. let's get right to the forecast with kari hall, should we be worried about the kiddos as they come home from school? >> i think keep an eye on them. we start out with temperatures feeling a little bit warm now. it will continue to what up as we go through the rest of the day. looking now at outer sunset, you see the clear, blue skies and warming temperatures. looking at where we are now in san francisco, 76, livermore, 81, 38 concord, santa rosa 82. and seeing how temperatures have changes over the past 24 hours, we're already 13 degrees hotter in san francisco than this time yesterday. also, livermore and skand conco, ten degrees hotter than yesterday. microclimate showing temperatures into the upper 80s, low 90s. there will be 70s along the coast in spots like half moon bay, san francisco, and into the mid-70s, and some low 90s for the north bay. parts of the east bay and the tri-valley. i'l

scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. here at dana stubblefield's church in san

scott mcgrew. >> i'm kris sanchez. people packed in to hear sanders speak today.d states. >> bob redell is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. senator sanders wed

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew.ere? >> reporter: good morning, kris and scott. the number of pregnant women with the zika virus in the united states has

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. first, b.a.r.t. trains are not stopping at the embarcadero station. let's go to mike inouye. mike? >> yes. folks over here are going to be affected. the embarcadero station is having a major medical emergency. that's the only information that we have gotten, other than the fact that there are 30-minute delays possible. almost all of the lines go through that station. they are not stopping there but they are traveling through the area and it's causing an issue for some folks. if you need to get off there, use the muni station. we haven't heard of anything from smta. we'll update you on twitter as we're able to do that as well. meanwhile, if you want to hit the roads, traffic is flowing no problems in and out of san francisco and out of the bay. we're watching the b.a.r.t. tracks. >>> once again, the trial of garcia-torres has been delayed again. he's now 25 years old and faces the death penalty of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. her supporters say they will be there supporting no matter how long it takes.

scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. more breaking news unfolding. a major travel disruption this midday hour on b.a.r.t. let's bring in mike inouye to show where folks are going to have to reroute. >> yeah, kris. this is working all right here. the blue line heads you over to pleasanton and we have video overhead as folks were doing an investigation. the train was stopped and the alternate between hayward and south hayward is the 99 ac. there is a major medical emergency there. that usually has to do with a trespasser or somebody down. we had portions we couldn't show you. the investigation continues. 99 is your temporary alternate for transit. >> mike, thanks. >>> and now to the crash of egyptair flight 804. the story is unfolding by the minute. >> authorities have located the wreckage of that doomed flight. bob redell is shifting through that information coming in. bob? >> good morning, kris and scott. u.s. intelligence saying that they have detected an infrared signature that gives a strong indication that there was an explosion on board of the f

sanchez. l pinson'm scott mcgrew.ara unityy and then the search for the 15-year-old continues. >> family and friends are gathering to ask the community to keep looking for the 15-year-old as law enforcement is doing the same, sharon. >> reporter: kris and scott, i

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. this is not just a murder trial but it's brought the sanctuary city policy into question. he's been deported five times before he says he found a gun and accidently shot kate steinle. >> stephanie chuong was -- chuang was in the courtroom. >> reporter: there was a moment of misunderstanding so there was a delay of what was supposed to happen today. a very simple procedure but i want to mention that lopez sanchez's attorney says his client has a second-grade level education, making it difficult to make him understand what the attorney described as a complicated case. if you take a look at the video from court this morning, lopez sanchez, who has been behind bars since last july, came in the courtroom with his handcuffed in his orange jump suit and head shaved. smiled when he saw his attorney. the prosecutor filed for a very simple amendment, for instance, to include the weapon as a semiautomatic. the judge asked sanchez if he understood that he was waiving his right to a speedy trial.

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. first, b.a.r.t. trains are not stopping at the embarcadero station.adero station is having a major

scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez a gruesome discovery made overnight in concord and police are confirming to nbc bay area that the woman's body was found near the entrance to newhall park. >> stephanie chuang is joining us live. do they know if it's suspicious? >> reporter: they do not know. what i can tell you is that two guys found the body early this morning. very tough for them as well. the pond where this body was found is behind the bushes and the trees there. a lot of this investigation is focused on the other side. at the end is where there is a parking lot. police say the person they found was an adult woman already dead and nine hours later they are still here and questions remain about what happened. >> i was shocked. i've been here every day and i never would think something like that would happen. >> reporter: roman and his friend troy say they were at the duck pond fishing late almost every night. they called a friend to confirm that they found a body floating there before calling the police. >> we saw the railing and there was blood before the pond and so we looked into the po

scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. before we get to that story, we have breaking news in san francisco where police are investigating a death at the moscone center. the man died at an apparent construction accident. he was using a cherry picking type of machinery and got pinned between the equipment and the concrete that he was working with. work on site has been suspended for the day. our christie smith is there at the scene. more today at 5:00 and 6:00. >> and we'll continue to follow that online. east bay police investigating another highway shooting as we were talking about involving a driver on hercules. police are trying to track down the shooter. >> stephanie chuang is live in our newsroom. police believe it's connected to the other highway shootings? >> that remains unclear but what is clear is a bit disconcerting, that there have been 21 shootings since november alone and 12 have been on highway 80. most recently, a 25-year-old man was driving on highway 80 past sunol at 10:30 last night when a white sedan pul

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew.hot kate steinle. >> stephanie chuong was

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. president obama warns that it's very dangerous and hundreds of women have been infected and it could spread into the continental united states. >> bob redell is in san jose. what are they saying about our risk here? >> reporter: good morning, kris and scott. the number of pregnant women with the zika virus in the united states has tripled but not necessarily because of new cases. this morning, what is happening, the centers for disease control on the east coast is expanding this definition of who is considered to have this virus, a virus that if you're not familiar, can cause life-threatening birth defects. pregnant women whose blood tested positive and displayed symptoms as well. from now on, scientists will include pregnant women who test positive but don't necessarily show symptoms. that make it is to 150 pregnant women compared to 50 last week. no new infections, just a different way of counting the infected. from the california department of health, these cases were compiled last

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. the fire broke out around 3:00 this morning.l took over for this noon-time hour and is joining us now. what is now, bob? >> reporter: well, for the past several hours, kris and scott, shop owners had the heartbreaking task to find out

sanchez. l pinson'm scott mcgrew. on katleged killer was killed in a shootout in santa barbara unityy and then the search for the 15-year-old continues. >> family and friends are gathering to ask the community to keep looking for the 15-year-old as law enforcement is doing the same, sharon. >> reporter: kris and scott, i just spoke with a public information officer which is focused on finding pearl and the other where the shootout took place. two days ago, witnesses say they found the 15-year-old being pulled into a car screaming with a bloody face on an overpass in vallejo. the suspect's car was spotted in san luis obispo which led to a shootout in santa barbara county. that's where the suspect, 19-year-old fernando castro, fired shots at them and they fired back killing him. pearl was not in the car at the time. friends and family held a candlelight vigil praying for her safe return and balloons are along the overpass where she was last seen. she was wearing a gray sweater, green-colored hair, black leggings and a b

sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. the fire broke out around 3:00 this morning. within minutes, it was burning through several businesses. crews are still on the scene looking for hot spots. >> i was there for the early-morning hours but bob redell took over for this noon-time hour and is joining us now. what is now, bob? >> reporter: well, for the past several hours, kris and scott, shop owners had the heartbreaking task to find out how their businesses faired in this fire that tore through the rancho shopping center on el camino. the fire department was able to save three locations and the remaining seven destroyed, including the kosher indian restaurant owned by mr. and mrs. patel. >> unbelievable. [ crying ] >> reporter: heartbreaking morning. and another owner is at a loss for words when we approached him, him realizing his horrible loss. his karaoke restaurant, located on the other side, is gone and was supposed to be closing on next week. we also spoke with the owner of the dance studio which survived with smoke and possible water damage. she's worried abo