>> 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

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it would be in a different location if it wasn't matched up and lined up with the stairs. i think in terms of the things that were shown on floorplans and not on site plans. the work there is okay, but the quality of the plans are -- para pet. >> the construction is already there. those para pet walls are up already. >> it would be a good idea to get an accurate set of plans. i can see what mr. sanchez is saying and that's correct. if the skylights would be shifted to the left, we would need to get an accurate as built of the plan. if you want to put some language there i'm not objected to that. we can show the skylight that are different from this one so we can get it all fixed with one revision for the language it would we all good. >> did you get that, mr. pacheco? >> i think if the board is going to uphold this permit, i think this board needs to decide whether it's going to uphold this permit and let dbi do what it needs to do. >> i think if we create this would be another appeal. >> why don't we uphold the permit on the basis that it's code compliant. >> i can add if

i can call down stairs to see if they can get you one. >> well, i will work on the video. let me see here. >> nope. i can call down. let's see. >> well, it's definitely plugged up but maybe next time. i think the problem is on black friday there was an incident where there was -- there's about 15 officers -- it was black friday and there was a guy who evaded the fare and he ran up the stairs and there were officers at the top of the stairs and it sounded like one of the officers kicked him in the back while another officer had his gun drawn. the person -- it appeared like he was just sitting down like he was going to tie his shoe. i think i am just very disturbed in that -- i mean just -- i don't know why -- you know, somebody that's halfway compliant would be kicked in the back with officers -- with an officer with his gun drawn. i wish i had the voo. it's not coming up. at this meat i am getting concerned for my. >> >> personal safety. the tenderloin is very highly policed. i am just very concerned. the other thing too people are talking about the taxicab drivers and pro

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

it gained enough headway by the time he got to the top there was no exiting the stairs. only one set of internal stairs so he actually ended up jumping out the back side window and two jumped out the front side window. >> reporter: firefighters tell us they are trying to confirm reports that the woman may have been pregnant. neighbors evacuated. they went to each others doors banging telling everybody to get out because of the fire going on. those three family members in the unit they suffered cuts and smoke inhalation. i'm told one investigator is at a hospital talking with them, while another is here trying to figure out how it started. reporting live at san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thanks, christie. new this morning a scary scene for some homeowners at a sunnyvale neighborhood. they were briefly evacuated after a car smashed into a home damaging a gas meter. it happened in sunnyvale not far from the matilda avenue before 11:00 last night. peggy bunker joins us live from the scene with an update on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter:

. >> that's the way to do it, the stairs. >> yeah. >> i would do it with the stairs. >> right.be tomorrow in the hudson river, if there were stairs. >> i'm not seeing my feet in the hudson. >> i know, right? >>> it is time for a look ahead and look back. today is a federal holiday marking martin luther king jr. day. there will be a wreath laying at the mlk memorial in washington, d.c. to remember the slain civil rights leader. >>> ronald reagan announced the end of the iran hostage crisis as covered by nbc news. >> some 30 minutes ago, the planes bearing our prisoners left iranian air space and are now free. >>> happy birthday to joan rivers daughter melissa, 46. actor reign wilson of "the office" turns 48. buzz aldrin is 84. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you for watching "early today." have a terrific mlk. the bay area. the quest for six will have to wait a year as the team's dreams of another super bowl title cut short by the seahawks. the loss not without drama on and off the field. >> that's result you're going to get. don'ts

we were in there in the back stair well. >> you went to the back stair well. >> were there children there? you mentioned the store would have had kids in it? >> we had 10-15 kids that i could count. infants and kids ranging from at the least probably two months to 5 or 6 or 7 years old and we had them outside in the back stair well. they warmed them the best to stay safe and barricaded the three doors that were there until the swat team announced who he was and tore down the dor. >> how did you stay calm? >> i couldn't breathe and i am astha ma from running. i tried to call 911 and no one would answer. it was a dead silence and i called my mother and said i am okay, there is a shooting at the mall and i will let you know if anything happens and she rushed up there to make sure i was okay. >> you for the back stairwell and there over an hour and i understand that employees at that mall was trained in this sort of thing. did it help at all if you are. >> i had just got the job a week ago. i didn't know about it. i didn't know anything about it and my boss didn't say. and i am still in the t

we're on mission bay boulevard and you see the stair tower that has a landscape of bamboo and there's a gap between the 5 story and the other portion there. we have a glazed fence to look into the court yard and people what look at the street. there you can look at outside the building. this location is the main entry into the building. we've warmed-up each entry with a signature door to see into the main court yard. so the court yard i'll take you inside that is a step court yard part of it occurs above the garage and there's the common room kitchen and exercise room. so this is a view of that common building it's two levels and we have stairs it take you that to the upper level behind the railing and planter. this is some of the tree sprees in this image and this image shows the upper level court yard that is had a synthetic surface and the laundry room is in the distance and kids can be out there kicking a ball and running around. behind the building there's more outdoor spaces for having our lunch or dining. and then a quick image of the landscape materials the planters with bench

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

railings and again if you were doing something that actually increased the building mass such as a stair or elevator penthouse, those things do require section 311 notice but the items under this permit did not require 311 notice and just briefly to address the issue of when we do, require the notice, or any issues with funding notices, there should not be an issue with that, i am not sure where the appellant got that information, but we require notification expenses to be covered by the project sponsor, we do not actually cover that or the department ourselves. i am available for the questions. >> did the requestor, and did you have any direct communication with the requestor, you or your department? >> no. >> about the 311 requirements? >> no, after the appeal was filed, no, we have not had any contact regarding the 311. >> have you informed the requestor of what you just stated? >> correct. >> okay. thanks. >> so the 311 drawings, have you reviewed those? >> no i have not. >> and take a look at those and tell me whether you, concur that the items for the revision are not indicated at

we'll talk to a family who escaped by walking down 40 flights of stairs through smoke-filled stairs.assy in beirut warning americans in lebanon to exercise extreme caution in high-profile places, including hotels, restaurants and social events. the warning comes on the heel of several deadly explosions. the embassy has issued warnings in the past but not with this degree of concern. >> jahi mcmath's body has been released to her mother. she's been on a ventilator since complications from tonsil surgery left her brain dead. >> happening today, janet yellen's nomination to lead the federal reserve goes before the senate this afternoon. she's expected to have enough support to be confirmed. she would become the first woman to head the central bank. bernanke's second term expires at the end of the month. >> a pennsylvania woman is facing a possible life sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder a foreign target, supporting terrorists and lying to the fbi. she has been in prison since 2009 for her role in a terror plot. >> and if you would like to get your blood pumping befor

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

roosevelt was resting up stairs and would like to speak to her for a second. she ran up and found him sitting near his bed and he stretched his arms wide and he said i didn't. so that was 1924. that speech put fdr back on the political map to the democratic officials of new york state for the quickly realized that once again, they might have a hot commodity on their hands of the began to ask roosevelt his chief assistant can he run? is he going to be built to run for office again? consistently for many months they said no he is not ready. he will be ready that he has to build himself back out. as a matter of fact he was not ready. there was a delicate dance they had to play for several years saying soon but not yet. not yet, but soon. he discovered the mineral pools at georgia she made famous where he started the rehabilitation center. the warm waters allowed him to work on his exercises for hours at the time and he did recover more strength and control. this went on until 1928. now he lost the nomination fight in 1924 and now he was the favorite. and he won t

only half of the stair wells were checked during the search. she was found dead on a little used stair well 17 days after she disappeared. when she was found a transcript show as deputy saying to others to, quote, didn't do their job nothing new i'm just laughing. >> girl in contra costa is recovering after she collapsed in her class yesterday. as rob ross reports, a nurse is being called a hero. >> reporter: she will tell you she was doing her job as a school nurse here at the school but she may well have saved a girl's life. >> i am so glad that she started breathing, that's all. i thank god she started breathing. >> it was yesterday morning. she got word a student put her head on the desk and appeared unconscious. >> it was like she was sleeping. i could not the wake her up. i was concerned. >> there was another problem it appeared she was not breathing. >> her breath was more sal low. i put her on the ground, that's the best place if you have to give cpr is on the ground. >> and she gave the student cpr while the school principal watched. >

. >> beat up bloody and beat up on grandville avenue, thrown down the stairs with my bra and underwear in the snow. >> she was once a school secretary and mother, before crack and prostitution took her down. >> every time i lay down and fall asleep, i dream about crack. >> another inmate caught off guard. he's bleeding, then explains why. >> most cake is dry, you know, and not very moist like that at the bottom. i know something didn't go right with the cake. i said i have to do something about this. ♪ >>> straddling the grand river in west michigan, grand rapids combines the amenities of a sophisticated city with small town charm. forbes magazine calls it the best city to raise a family. even the best families face problems. a few miles from downtown is the kent county jail. >> people ask me all the time out there in the world, who you got in jail. i always tell them, we have your family members, we have your neighbors, your co-workers. >> any given day, 1,000 men and women are incarcerated here. >> i want you on your bunks. time for head count. i need your id. >> some are convicted,

. >> a coal chute ran down what's now 308 stairs. and when the wooden stairs were here before concrete, there were even more. and so all night long, that coal was being shoved by the lightkeeper. >> reporter: and what is your favorite part of the lighthouse? >> the lens itself was created by augustyn who created all the lenses. this was the first order lenses which is the first of the six sizes he created. it's art that's been here since 1870. >> reporter: unpredictable, the changing weather. predictable, a lifetime cherished history lesson in one day at point reyes lighthouse. okay. keep in mind it's only 62 miles north of san francisco. but it's such a windy travel to get there, plus you see a lot along the way so it took us about three hours. and they are not open every day at the lighthouse for tours. so if you want more information visit us online at kpix.com. also for "where's roberta?" i want to hear your ideas where i should travel next week. frank and michelle, have you been there? >> i have never been. but you know what? yo

looking good, britney, being careful going up the stairs. scored three awards at last night's ceremonies. j.t. rocking that suit without a tie look and how does an award winner celebrate? >> well, guess what he did, like all award winners want to do, he made a run for the border. there's a photo of justin posing with some taco bell employees that is now online. the store near the staples center near downtown l.a., i guess he needed some mexican food. >> taco craving. >>> a few head turners with some serious decolletage, in other words, showing cleavage that you wouldn't likely see at the oscars. >> ackerman with a revealing plaque and white number. no jewelry needed there. supermodel heidi klum wore a sparkling sleeveless gown with super plunging neckline and -- >> jessica alba all glammed up in a strapless jason wu with barely there bustier. >> looking good, ladies. i don't think it's too over the top for an awards show. >> you got to dress up and maybe a preview of what's coming up at the oscar. >> i think they look lovely. >> i'm impresse

. >> i got beat up, bloody, and beat up on granville avenue, thrown down the stairs. my bra and underwear in the snow. >> she was one a school secretary and mother before crack and prostitution turned her world upside down. >> every time i lay down and fall asleep, i dream about crack. >> another inmate is caught offguard and viciously assaulted. his assailant leaves him cut and bleeding and explains why. >> most cake is dry and not moist at the bottom. i know something wasn't right with the cake. i said, you know, i think i have to do something about this. >>> straddling the grand river in western michigan, grand rapids combines the amenities of a sophisticated city with small town charm and natural beauty. "forbes" magazine calls it the best city in america in which to raise a family. even the best families face problems. a few miles from downtown is the kent county jail. >> people ask me all the time when i'm out in the world, who do you got in jail. i always tell them, well, we've got your family members, we've got your neighbors, your co-workers. >> reporter: any

there were twelve thousand five hundred ml of stairs leading to an increase of five hundred thousand jobs two tours on israeli towns farms over the last decade and people are beginning to see that these people aren't heroes of the country and the creation of jobs they're actually doing the positive things fun things for their development and then on to the economy. and i think that to them or seen a positive light than anytime in the cost. is that the set interesting to hear the focus on on on top of their captain areas and stocked up. david traditionally we have relied in her life happily and foreign direct investment and multi nationals as employment creation to be i think the importance of finance was sore and toes is the key is post a picture regarding what's happening with irish owned a industries that are exporting and it seems if the news is goodness got better over the past twelve months. but it's worth bearing in mind that this intensifies gardens in fasting helps irish owned companies to give an example one of them and the media company story full pay out money from enterpr

i think one of the stairs. maxim that if you don't start anew. this kind of disorder in the pot and it will confess this but we saw the oxycontin why i was thinking of ways mr said where is it aside for interrupting you get to said if you don't nip it in the bog but you know of what is your forecasts for the protest in the ukraine to expect the police response to stay the way it is or grow harsher as arrives don't want to embrace leafy cake is wearing of town what really has responsibility for the state to protect its citizens protect its position hudson says. it's hard to imagine the situation continued when protesters especially fond of protesters occupying the militants consider what will be taught i think it was from nowhere bar that is occupied by protesters against the crackdown against those people specifically. but of course there's the danger that these protests continued to cry increasingly violent crackdown from the state could be seen to be disproportionate. actually it's people home even if iraq is critical to the west could actually

also i want to pay obviously respects to al stair and the england team.think they've obviously been a successful team foster a long time. they've got wonderful players and i'm sure they'll bounce aback. there's no doubt about it, it's been the roller coaster ride, the up ans and downs of 2013, i certainly couldn't be prouder of my teammates. the performance they've put in the whole series, i want to pay my respects to al stair and the england team. they have been a successful team over a long period of time, they have got wonderful players and i'm sure they'll bounce back. >> the count down is on next month's super bowl. new orleans saints victory on sunday. final play to lead the saints to 26-24 victory over the eagles. john henry smith has more from philadelphia. >> two weeks ago the saints changed kickers replacing garrett heartley kicked exclusively in cold weather cities. freezing temperatures including the game winner as the saints won their first road playoff game ever. in this game the saints rode a surprising attack, nom time to celebrate for the

it is the little things to walk up and down the stairs. >> he gets exercise every day. even if it is just stretching. >> and it is the best thing everyone. >> his eating habits have done a complete turn around. and now vegetables. lean protein and water. the best part he can play with his niece. one of his biggest motivations to get in shape. >> and i can do what i can do. and someone who wants to be here. he wants to live and wants to see what life has to offer. >> he wants to lose 300 pounds. but snows that it is one step at a time. >> in livermore. >> and jahi mcmath's family's fight continues. they have a new ally in the efforts to keep her on life- support a foundation of terry schaivo. but getting her to another facility is a struggle. and we're live in oakland with new details surrounding the hospital. and there is an investigation. >> reporter: the department of public health is doing an investigation into the handling of jahi mcmath. meanwhile the family says they want to remove her out of the hospital and they say that the hospital is stopping them. >> i have

. >> reporter: the public stairs at communications hill in san jose are an urban fitness gym.re of pain and bliss. >> it's absolutely beautiful. you can see all over the valley. >> reporter: out of the 233 quad burning steps, it's this one a newly painted red curb complete with a no stopping sign that's getting the most attention. the city just got rid of a half dozen prime parking spots -- because you can't park here, it makes you want to exercise less? >> yes. absolutely. i'm not going to have the motivation to come up. >> reporter: thanks to the internet, the stairs' popularity has skyrocketed. on a busy day as many as 100 people cram the steps. the stairs have become a magnet for intense group workouts some of which are then posted on social media sites. personal trainers like cyrus thomas even meet their clients here. >> i have clients that come from as far away as hollister to train. >> reporter: the problem, gatherings were taking place outside private homes sometimes at late hours with loud music, alcohol and worse. >> some people just need to learn to respect other pe

would it be dogs or icy stairs? of dogs, but i would say icy stairs. >> it's one thing to have to work outside in this wintry mess, but it takes a strange and wonderful kind of mutant to actually find it pleasurable, like, well, these two gentlemen. do you like the cold? i mean, by you, i mean the quebecois. >> it cleans the streets of ebola. >> the cold? >> yeah, the frigid cold keeps the riffraff out of the city, for sure. >> fred morin, dave mcmillen, restauranteur, chefs at the legendary joe beef, bon vivant, recanteour, historians of their beloved great white north, princes of hospitality. and what do men like this do for fun when the rivers turn to ice 3 feet thick, when testicles shrink and most of us scurry for warmth and shelter? if they were like so many other canadians, they would go ice fishing on the st. lawrence river. >> the cabin fever induces in the quebecueo family, because we are confined perhaps to spend so much time indoors, a lot of families love to do activities together, like go to the cottag

. >> there is a coal chute that ran down now what's 308 stairs.e wooden stairs were here before concrete, there were even more. so all night long, that coal was being shoveled by the lightkeeper. >> reporter: what's your favorite part of the lighthouse, the lens itself was created by augustyn who created all the lighthouse lenses. this is a first order lens the largest of six sizes that he created. it's a piece of art since 1870. >> reporter: unpredictable, the changing weather. predictable, a lifetime cherished history lesson and one day at the point reyes lighthouse. >> reporter: from the point reyes lighthouse to the golden gate bridge, we live in one of the most dynamic areas on earth! i want you to go online at kpix.com and tell me where to go next week. where to visit. we have so many interesting and beautiful places. and i want to share all that with you with "where's roberta?" now frank and michelle, it's only about 62 miles as far as the lighthouse is concerned from san francisco. but it took us nearly 3 hours because of the windy roads.

the new rules put into place after a patient died in a locked hospital stair well. mornings on 2 starts now. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> and good morning. welcome to mornings on two. it's saturday january 25th. >> let's get a check of weather with rosemary. good morning. >> good morning. another mild day in the forecast. we are starting out with high clouds this morning. because of those some of us not as cold as where we were yesterday morning. i will have a look at the current temperatures. it's a good thing a spare the air day is in place for today which means it's not okay to burn in your fireplace ums you are exempt. in the extended forecast, the potential for changes. whether or not we will see rain. i will line up that future cast model for you. >> new this morning a car hits a home in antioch and then rolls over into a second house with two people inside. it happened just after midnight. we are live in the city of antioch with a look at the damage. >> reporter: pg&e crews are on the scene because when t

should you be doing stairs in your life normally? >> take the stairs.ound, take the stairs. i live in a walkup. when it's really cold, i don't have one of these at home, i'll run the stairs inside. >> some women think the stairmaster will make them thick. >> it's a great butt workout because every time you're stepping up, you're pushing down on your glutes. we can head back on top and i'll show you another move. >> should you be checking your e-mail while on it? >> absolutely not. you should be paying attention because if you're not looking down, you could slip. be safe. if you do want to check e-mail afterwards, there is a great twitter following, stairmaster says. people say funny things they love to hate this workout. if you want to do an extra glute move, do a kickoff. do it slower. >> i'm about to go somewhere on this thing. that's work the tush. love that. >> don't do arms up here because you can trip, fall. if you're injured, you can't get your workout in. >> the heart rate spikes on the stairmaster quickly. >> you have to work out more on the st