obviously if you have stairs over a living space you have to water proof the stairs -- waterproof the stairs but a lot of energy is being spent trying to get exterior stairs waterproof when you could just let the water flow through. some of the stairs you're showing are good examples of those. >> we have another shot in a minute. here's somebody's exterior deck and stairs which they've been -- a couple of rails have been replaced. i want to point out, by the way, that the spacing between the guard rails on this deck or guards, as they're now called, are pretty wide and don't need the mod -- meet the modern codes which they forum maximum space and it's easy to accomplish that before building a giant new stair and deck by using some kinds of fencing, whether it's metal fencing which you can buy at any hardware store or plastic fencing. just put it up and over the years renters and building owners have been held responsible to meet the standards of today's safety, especially for decks and stairs. so for those of you who have rental units, i encourage you to upgrade your stairs and your s

the person go up and down a set of stairs. why is this important? there are many many people in san francisco that have to deal with on a daily basis as you heard er early er we have old houses houses that are always going to be on hills and including a set of stairs before you even get to the first floor one of the calls i get the most is about stair lifts and the availability of having the financial resources to access them. it is not covered under medical or medicare to some degree it is if the providers want to work with them but it's still not enough to be able to allow or grant enough access so that's an issue i think can be explored more as far as the vendors their availability to have it covered through medical and also working to see about trying to diversify to make it more accessible. second in the picture in the middle i have a picture of one of our co-workers peter mendoza who's using his electric power chair but more importantly he has a setup of 2 smart tablets being held up in front of him by a coil type of cla

>> i would like to address commissioner moore's point about the potential of the stair not having to go all three floors thereby creating the opportunity to add the square footage to the studio unit. in fact we need the stairs to penetrate from the garage level to the third floor regardless of whether or not they do not occupy the three floors because they would be going to the garage. so i just want to make sure that is not a -- i think it would be great if we could find an easy way to add more square footage to this unit and we did slice and dies it a million different ways. i also want to address the fact that this project independent of our client meets the criteria for dwelling mergers and regardless of how to family is going to use it, it maintains two dwelling units. i don't think it's fair to punish this particular client in terms of their use of the rental unit. >> commissioner hillis? >> i would agree with that. i feel that somebody would come in 10 years and say it's a non-functional unit and ask to merge that to a single family unit. i was expecting when i saw this home i

center more accommodating and this is version, 2.0 on the left and as i mentioned those stairs were rising up to about 37, 38 feet in the previous design and now they are only going to less of 28 feet or so, and there is a lot less rise and that is meant that we can have a very efficient and enjoyable ramping system and that does not consider the rails and so it is not really a ramp it is a sloping surface that you see on the right there that brings the people with the wheeled access to this new plaza level. and it is significantly more vegetation in this rising, sort of grand land scheme and so there are different plateu,s and all of these face south and all of these surfaces are getting more daylight sun hours because they are sloping towards the sun and some of these green areas also come down to the water's edge so that you are aible to similar to the park and be able to stand on the edge of the pier itself and be surrounded by the vegetation as you experience the shore line of the san francisco bay and the reds remain as you can see there and the locations that we have describe

and rail primary facade alterations including interrogating a new pedestrian entryway and stair wall on the first floor and replacing a door with new windows and as well repairing and replace selective windows on this the exterior facade. the trellis would be reconstructed because of deterioration. it includes a new horizontal edition and the horizontal edition will extend 17 foot from the rear facade as well as a new vertical edition on the top of a portion of the rendition. the facade and rear alterations on the rear facade and a construction of a new revolver deck. the department has provided a copy for the proposed project that is provided to the commissioners. duo to date the department has 5 inquires have expressed a port for the project and one letter is in opposition to the project. they have been provide to the commission. the department staff re789dz e recommends approve with conditions to a make sure they have done the appropriateness one as part of the side project the developer should provide example of the proposals for the handrails and stucco finish that were those ma

these stairs used to lead up to the front door. and the house used to have a basement.ot anymore. >> when i drove up the first thing that occurred to me is that the stairs were not where they were supposed to be. but what occurred to me is that the stairs were where they were supposed to be but the house wasn't. >> reporter: it's in the national register of historic places. inside scattered dishes and memories are on the floor. and the foundation broke through the beautiful wood floor. this fish tank was inside the house it doesn't even have a scratch. just about a mile down the road is the small downtown of fern dale. it's only one block long but officials say 80% of the businesses on main street suffered some kind of damage. the entire brick facade of this local grocery store tumbled to the ground when the quake hit. >> we were having our best west celebration. there were quite a few people on the street. the parade had just ended. we were commenting to one another what a beautiful day it was. then the shake started. first it started to roll then it became very violen

the project requires a variance for the construction of a stair slash elevator penthouse on the southeast corner of the roof and the parking area to a garden. staff has not received any opposition to the project at this point. if you do decide to approve the project it would be pursuant to the ceqa and san francisco administrative code and you will be adopting the mmrp as well. the department is recommending approval with conditions for an adaptive reuse of a building type that is difficult to adaptive reuse. it would seismically retro fit a building that is red tagged and add four dwellings to this unit. this concludes my presentation and i'm available for any comments. >> thank you. project sponsor? >> ladies and gentlemen, commissioners, i'm from the lighthouse development. i don't have a lot to say beyond what michael smith already told you and we submitted materials. we are taking a beautiful structural and architectural jem. we are going to restore it as much as possible. much of it has been saved. whatever we can preserve and adapt for our project we are doing. we are going to be a

is a stair a stair daunz in the night with a tail as big as a kite with tail as big as a kite.e little lamb to the shepherd boy do you hear with you hear? ringing through the sky shepherd boy. did he hear what i hear? a song a song how above the tree with a vais voice as big as big as the sea. said the shepherd boy to the mighty king. do you know what i know? in our palace mighty king. do you know what i know? a child a child shivers in the cold lettuce bring him and silver and gold. let us bring him silver and gold. said to the king to the people everywhere duo listen to what i say. pray for peace people everywhere. listen to what i say. a child a child shivers in the cold lettuce bring him silver and gold. lettuce bring him silver and gold. >> thank you (clapping.) >> thank you tracy. (clapping.) >> well good evening. good evening. >> good evening. happy holidays everybody i'm phil i'm the general manager of your rec and park department welcome to the rec park tree lighting ceremony at the calory lodge in san francisco. you can do better than that are we fired up or what? (cl

leading to her death mentioned in that report ignore the fact that for 17 days she was neglected on the stair well. the cause of her death is neglect and abandonment by the people who were to care for her. >> dehydration and dell iryum was part of her cause of death she suffered from alcoholism.

did not die from a fall down the stairs into this stairwell as one might think. there were no injuries to the head. the medical examiner says spalding died from probable electrolight imbalance with delirium due to come politics of chronic ethanolism. that means possible liver damage and extreme die high duration, causing a foern lose salt and important body fluids which could cause brain damage. this complicated by a history of alcoholism. now, medical examiners often use ethanolism interchangebly with alcoholism. she was admitted for a bladder infection, her body found 17 days later in a stairwell between three and 4th floors. medical researcher actually saw her body in the stairwell just days before she was found the report also says spalding

she deserved not to die alone and abandoned on the stair well.ated she went without water mere feet away from one of the best facilities in the country. >> you are in contact with her children. how are they doing this morning? >> again, this question has been asked for three months. and it is getting worse. they're devastated. they cannot find closure, once again yesterday her family and friends had to get news from the media. the medical examiner in the report which is incomplete, seemed to have no grasp of human compassion. i will say that it is suspicious to me that a report was released at 3:00 on a friday afternoon during the holiday season. it does not give an opportunity to respond. >> can you hold on we're going to take a break and come back to you after this. do you mind. >> of course. >> stay with us we'll be back with more on the autopsy report for lynne spalding. >>> and we begin with a continuing story. and we are joined on the phone by the spokesperson for the family who who had reactions to this. thanks for staying with us. the cau

i can call up and down stairs anymore what caused all of this. tanaka went back to sense this clip treated for leukemia. the numbness grow stronger in the weekends. he repeats going nowhere the doctor diagnosed him with megan facts of this cancer treatment the condition occurs when children who are still growing at a given anti cancer drugs and radiation treatments. they include abnormalities and the body's systems including mussels and the thyroid. of all survivors of childhood cancer. some sixty to seventy percent are set to suffer in the late side effects. doctors in western countries observe guidelines to courtney treatment of late effects but japan max such a framework. in many cases when treatment is spread across different specialist doctors don't share information on their patients see you. when it comes to treatment. these conditions are beyond the scope of what the doctor can handle so the doctor has no choice but to send a patient different specialists in each area. tanaka doesn't know what precautions he should take him daily life thi

she was screaming down the stairs help me, help me. >> it was terrifying.dana came rung down the stairs saying she had been shot. >> students ran with their hands raised they were directed to the track. the gunman a student arapahoe has been identified. >> i will tell you we know the identity of the suspect. i am not at liberty to discuss it. >> federal agents have surrounded his house the female student is in critical condition. the other student shot has been treated and released. >> the shooting in colorado comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the massacre in sandy hook elementary. a vigil took place in memory of the 20 students and six adults killed officials say it's time to stop hiding behind the constitution and create stronger gun laws. >> in the name of the second amendment we can't use that to somehow kill more children and babies. >> 91 children were killed by deliberate gunfire last year. >> california senator feinstein says the tragedy was the result of weak gun laws in a statement today, feinstein issued a new call for background ch

she was screaming down the stairs help me, help me. >> it was terrifying. dana came rung down the stairs saying she had been shot. >> students ran with their hands raised they were directed to the track. the gunman a student arapahoe has been identified. >> i will tell you we know the identity of the suspect. i am not at liberty to discuss it. >> federal agents have surrounded his house the female student is in critical condition. the other student shot has been treated and released. >> the shooting in colorado comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the massacre in sandy hook elementary. a vigil took place in memory of the 20 students and six adults killed officials say it's time to stop hiding behind the constitution and create stronger gun laws. >> in the name of the second amendment we can't use that to somehow kill more children and babies. >> 91 children were killed by deliberate gunfire last year. >> california senator feinstein says the tragedy was the result of weak gun laws in a statement today, feinstein issued a new call for background c

it involves reconstruction to the front stairs and repair and replacement of the wood windows. no changes to the proposal. the maintenance plan is involving the gutters and drainage and repairs and inspection at the foundation. the property is currently valued under the $3 million threshold and department staff recommended approval to the board of supervisors for this contract based on the following. the property is a designated historic resource and after reviewing the plan the department finds the contract to be in keeping with the secretaries standard. the next property s 66 pa toxic also part of the landmark district built in 1899 by encountering moore and charles. the rehabilitation plan involves painting to the woodsideing and including the shingles and reroofing and installing new windows and replacing windows at the front of the house and rep emancipation proclamation r replying the foundation. 90 the maintenance plan includes maintenance of the would do siding and stair and or nottion and drainage and the foundation. the property is currently valued under the $3 millio

then one mechanical stair elevator room which is actually only occupying a smaller portion of the roof. it would be 400 square feet of the southwest corner of the roof. it's unlikely these features would be scene notable to. the actual is 55. the appellant is saying it's 70 feet and this is inaccurate. in addition there was some graphics in the appellant brief that states a 70 foot-foot tall refrigerator space. it's going to represent their height with other adjacent structures. also to the development of the 55-foot height specific to the goal of the area plan including policy 314 which says building height should reflect key streets in the over all buildings patterns to provide greater variety scale in enabling gracious ground floor areas. i have with me a graphic depicting map of other 4 story or higher buildings in the area surrounding the project. i also have a copy which i will pass forward. >> i would like to see that. did you provide copies to the appellant? >> no. >> they need to get that now. >> there are extras in what i handed to you. >> as well as to the department. >> do

one dad had for 25 years taped his kids coming down the stairs losing their minds when they see theirs, and now their son has compiled it. it is starting in 1985. we picked and chose a couple different ones. set to great christmas music. the kids sometimes excited, sometimes not excited talking about certain things. you can kind of see them as they grow and get older. the gifts -- look at this teenagers. eventually the family members make appearances. dogs make appearances eventually. her husband comes in there. it is a really sweet video and the guy who compiled it is the son there. his name is nick. he started to also make small videos of his own children experiencing different things of their life. just a sweet little thing. it was originally posted in 2010 and has gone viral. and i think every christmas it picks up momentum. >> i get my daughter every year coming down the stairs. she is 10 now. >> so good to see them coming down at the stairs. >> she has to wait at the top of the landing. okay. i'm down there. same thing. >> that's sweet. >>> do you hate it when you're out and som

and rail primary facade alterations including interrogating a new pedestrian entryway and stair wall on the first floor and replacing a door with new windows and as well repairing and replace selective windows on this the exterior facade. the trellis would be

it's a story up and up stairs and down stairs.les on -- >> i don't feel at here either. >> i don't feel at home here. it's like, [ bleep ] grow up. >> reporter: in the end, would we like to love life there? >> it's a ball changing your clothes five times. and i say something similar to my wife, she said, no i that is the bit i love. >> the dent tiss and doctors, i'm nervous about. >> i enjoy cooking myself. as long as i don't have to polish my shoe do ironing. >> i don't think it's written with a serious message. >> reporter: you have never seen "downton abbey"? >> no, i don't watch it really. >> reporter: still n the end, legacy is what we found. how you remember weighs heavily on this lord's mind. >> a million bricks my crumble. i see my life's work. >> we really needing in to make the next railroad fortune. the next solve ware billionaire genius. >> reporter: that would help. >> that would big time help wlar lays ahead for the story we love? if you could play any role on the show what would it be and why? who will rise? who wil

the hard packet is placed down stairs at the fourth floor. and the electronic version once the calendar is finalized on friday is released that's posted to the web and direct links from that agenda are available for the public >> you're saying virtually the same time we get the hardcopy packets it's available down stairs for the public even in advance of the electronic production of the data? >> generally speaking yes, but within several hours or no later the next day open friday when the agenda is finalized. >> and there's many times we loaf our commission hearing early we don't get our material. i have no problem jesus christ that between the meeting and we're calling those major cases there are a it week period of time but technically i don't see it's that difficult to read and make a decision on those materials. and it's very clear also the other thing it says if standard cases under for this as it deals with 309 continual uses and 3210 west and thirty 9 exceptions but it's true one week in advance the packet is due to the commission and