thoughtful presentation by the appellant but the street trees get tagged with graffiti all of the associated nuisance with the containers are the same things we hear about street trees street trees in the ground cause the same problem often when trees are removed the same problems condition and then no trees we pose that you can remove the trees and have those problems street trees permitting provide more certain types of cover they can completely shade auto u out and block street lights on the properties by those boxes because their bulky and low to the ground provide coffee so respectfully i wish trees planted in the ground didn't have as many issues we felt this had t the trees are viable two options you can replace the contains and try to remove the root balls into new containers that's one possibility they're heavy so logically the root system of a palm tree is resistance to disturbance so put in or creating new containers whether built open sighed or logically that's one option i pointed out in our brief the responsibility brief street trees disadvantage situation sidewalk sidewalk rep

if the neighborhood association is unusual 1/3rd of the neighbors are businesses we're not trying to limit businesses. one of our board members is the owner of the emphasis he will they came to the community and the merchant association and the neighbors have been supportive and been good neighbors we look for an amicable solution we want garages converted to good communities servicing businesses but not for the quality of life of residents who have to be impacted if adequate precautions are not taken all the comments of the lady are from the hayes valley associations will urge you to build into this thank you very much >> thank you. is there any additional public comment. okay. seeing none project sponsor our team has 5 minutes >> commissioners. ma'am, chairman i'm john kennedy the owner of 458 grove street purchased in 1976. the property was converted to commercial in 1976. excuse me. 1994. the

association. the russian hill community association would be supportive of the process related to the abc license and hours of operation. the project sponsor will talk about the concerns of the organization. the department recommends approval with conditions and is desirable for the following reasons. the proposed restaurant will enable an independent and local business owner to expand the business model while providing good and services to the surrounding neighborhood and meets the requirement for the planning code and changes to restaurant would not change for concentration within the polk street n krksd. the constitution in the immediate area would all properties within the subject property and zoning district would increase from 32 percent with the proposed restaurant. clustering of consistent with general plan policy. further, the san francisco formula retail of economic analysis as the retail industry and brick and mortar retail stores with online sales and non-retail and services are completing

with long-term local 78 during the 1934 strike retains at the integrity associated with the events where as the board also found the building remains in the location of historic of the building remains next door and five buildings on the vicinity visible from the 1934 photograph still stands resulting in a block face that retains integrity. " whereas no other buildings in the block in the vicinity have glass curtain walls where there are plans to remove for a significant fee trees or stuart street. proposition m cause for the neighborhood character priority. whereas prop m also for historic landmarks and buildings. believes that embarcadero facade should be preserved as much as possible. whereas believes trees should be protected as much as possible. therefore be it resolved the san francisco urge the common wealth club to honor san francisco vibrant labor and history to maintain a dignified facade at 110 embarcadero and the treat -- trees on stuart street "i'm surprised the planning department would recommend this. when i wanted to replace windows, i was almost taken off. t

years, the couple has been complaining to the homeowners association. ven though the city has brought out three experts to look at it, officials say it is not their problem or responsibility. residents say they've got nowhere with the management company. >> this three is a sitting duck. >> this is one of the many mounds of big branches and twigs that murray stein has come that -- collected. he says they fall on a daily basis. the biggest concern is the gas line and the electrical power. boards, that indicates where the main gas line runs. this massive tree is sitting directly on that caps on. >> you think their concern would be as great as ours. >> a few feet away, a pine tree is already leaning. >we did reach out to the company today. it did not respond. this frustrated resident keeps working on his fence. >> fixed for now. >> john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> to today's 7 on your side consumer alert -- arrives and is offering its customers a full iphone 6 -- a free iphone 6. customers must turn in their iphone and sign up for a new contract. sprint and t-m

next speaker, please. >> and as a reminder the officers of the homework association are not allowed to speak resident are. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm michael. i'd like to begin by thanking the board by allowing me to address this my husband and i own unit one and on his support to religious the or remember the two trees and planters located outside my residents my husband and i we have the grandstand seat of the two planets so we get to witness the public toilet and a place for sleep over i know you've heard the trees planted in the ground get treated the same way i disagree people stop to knockoff a six-pack or do drugs and leave their paraphernalia behind you know we see it and hear it and we clean up every morning harry's as being suggested there's a appearance on a mraefrnt you can put lipstick open a pig it's still a pig this is not going to make the planters look better and the neighbors have tried and those are the two planter i'm talking about the neighbors fixed those two years ago and they're not holding up. it's a short-term fix to a longer prob

if the neighborhood association is unusual 1/3rd of the neighbors are businesses we're not trying to limit businesses. one of our board members is the owner of the emphasis he will they came to the community and the merchant association and the neighbors have been supportive and been good neighbors we look for an amicable solution we want

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now, the associated press also says hat this law enforcement official played a voice mail from an nfl phone number where someone expressed thanks for the tape's arrival and said, "you're right. it's terrible." apparently no one from the nfl ever ollowed up. and it's not clear if the tape was ever viewed within the nfl. bob, if this report is true, it raises some questions about what commissioner roger goodell told us yesterday. so did anyone in the nfl see this second videotape before monday? >> no. >> reporter: no one in the nfl? >> no one in the nfl, to my knowledge. and i have been asked that same question, and the answer to that is no. we were not granted that. we were told that that was not something we would have access to. on multiple occasions we asked for it, and on multiple occasions we were told no. >> reporter: you know there are people saying they don't buy that, that no one in the nfl had seen this tape. >> well, that's a fact. we are cooperative. we are supportive. we will ask for any pertinent foks that we can have access to, but we can't force them to provide any info

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>> if we are going to believe the associated press, which i believe. they listened to an electronic marker. unless they are coming out with a knowingly false report, which is the first time i know of that happening, someone in the office heard it and the question is who heard it and why didn't it make it's way up the chain. some important people got caught because they didn't make the right choice about whether they saw it or not or it was just mishandled throughout the nfl offices, which is just such gross negligence, which is a blatant lie. >> and what does it mean for the man in charge, roger goodell? >> i find it hard to believe that he didn't see the tape in the first place. he said during bounty gate that ignorance was no excuse. he said if players get caught taking a banned substance and the player said i didn't know it was in there, urbaned -- you are banned, there is no excuse for him not knowing. >> we hear that from him over and over again. >> that is hypocrisy, so the players should be livid about this. especially players who have been suspe

there are no costs to the city associated with this. that's why we don't have a budget analyst report. it enables not only critical cellular communications within the building given we have public safety officials, that's crucial, but also it enables further emergency communications. and other point to point connections that we are creating with the public safety building. as i mention it's a ten-year license agreement. there are two five-year renewals. there are no costs to the city with respect to the installation or the ongoing license. happy to answer any questions. i also have an at&t representative here as well if you have any detailed questions. >> okay, thank you, mr. updike. seeing no questions, there is no budget analyst report, so, we'll open this up to public comment. anybody wish to comment on item number 7? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] >> motion to send this item forward? >> so moved. >> we can take that without objection. [gavel] >> madam clerk, can you call item number 8? >> item number 8, resolution app

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the associated press said the official played a 12-second voicemail from the executive confirming they had seen the clip. rice was released by the baltimore ravens and suspended indefinitely by the nfl this week. roger goodell said they had never seen the tape. meanwhile a surprising development from the san francisco 49ers organization. the team has suspended a familiar voice you may know. radio broadcaster ted robinson for two games after making offensive comments about the ray rice incident. earlier this week. he said janae rice should have had some responsibility for not speaking up after the attack. >>> a reward is being offered in the shooting death of a pony. the 16-year-old horse named misty was found bleeding in a pasture in santa rosa over the weekend. a neighbor reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot the night before. the reward is being offered by the animal legal defense fund which gave us this picture. misty was the pet of her 4 and 6-year-old girls. >> dozens escaped uninjured after their tour bus caught fire on highway 101 in san jose. just look at the damage the

. >> the secret service put out a statement according to the -- or talked to the associated press, i should say, they reported on september 20th at 1:24 am eastern time, donovan, the spokesperson, ed donovan, donovan said the man appeared to be unarmed to officers, and a search of the subject turned up no weapon. why would he say that there is no weapon? >> i will have to have -- i will have to ask mr. donovan that question. >> you haven't done that since the incident happened? >> i know when mr. gonzales was placed into custody, he was found to have a folded knife in his right front pants pocket. >> do you consider that a weapon? >> that is a weapon. >> why would the secret service put out a statement to the associated press -- did you ever correct the associated press? did you call them back and say you got that wrong? >> i have no knowledge of that. >> so you just let it linger out there that there was no weapon, and that was inaccurate, correct? >> i do know that there has been a lot of information in this case, and that's why we are doing a robust review. i can't speak for conver

thank you. >> >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors i'm pete i'm president of the national association of minority contractors. today, i had some of the executive board members here that had to leave the construction industry is growing if job and contracts and small businesses are hiring especially projects we urge you to not negatively impact the melrose as currently drafted will trigger a loss that will slow or stop the transbay project project spotters if the project is stopped thousands of jobs and millions of of revenues for local businesses will be put into jeopardy and stop or delay the much need open space for offices the mayor the board should come together to negotiate a solution that for the board litigation will protect the project. we're about jobs creating in this community so, please thank you. >> good afternoon board aim peter straus i'm on the board of the transit rider i ask you to move harder aggressively without the transbay transit terminal there will be no plan the plan and the project is an obvious transit oriented development that is predicted on the facility b

he does not pay to be a member of the homes association or the pool. tax dollars would go to rebuild the new facility if tax district officials approve the deal. >> it's taxpayer funds, and it should be used for taxpayer purposes, not for building somebody's dream clubhouse. >> i think it's a misuse of the taxpayer dollar. >> reporter: neighbor eric has lived in sleepy hollow all his life. he is a dues paying member of the homes association and the pool. >> many more ways that we can utilize that money than putting it into a structure that is not going to be used for the fire district. >> reporter: fire district officials call this project, quote, an shelter. they point to the pages showing a permanent fire district office there. >> what your tax dollars are going for, which you have complete use of as a member of the public is the public components of this building. >> reporter: richard serves as a part of the three-member fire protection board. all three members are also members of the homes association thinking facility would be available for any pu

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thank you. >> >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors i'm pete i'm president of the national association of minority contractors. today, i had some of the executive board members here that had to leave the construction industry is growing if job and contracts and small businesses are hiring especially projects we urge you to not negatively impact the melrose as currently drafted will trigger a loss that will slow or stop the transbay project project spotters if the project is stopped thousands of jobs and millions of of revenues for local businesses will be put into jeopardy and stop or delay the much need open space for offices the mayor the board should come together to negotiate

the person played the associated press a 12 second voice mail from an nfl office number on april nine, confirming the video arrived. a female voice express thanks, you're right, it's terrible. what does this do to the whole debate over what happens to this player and of course the expanding conversation about roger goodell? >> it is a massive shift. a massive shift, gerri. roger goodell went on national television just yesterday said he never saw the tape. the bred crumps are -- crumbs are getting really close to the nfl commissioner. the national organization of women said he should resign based on this scandal. little-known fact, nfl owners paid goodell $42 million to be the commissioner. he is the highest paid person in the nfl. highest paid person in professional sports four main leagues. so this could have massive ramifications. if it does, eventually come out that he did see the tape, but gerri, i have to ask the question -- gerri: we still don't know. >> why, and why would the nfl necessary want to cover this up? now if an underling saw the tape and said we can't let this near

the associated press said the official played a 12-second voicemail from the executive confirming they had seen the clip. rice was released by the baltimore ravens and suspended indefinitely by the nfl this week. roger goodell said they had never seen the tape. meanwhile a surprising development from the san francisco 49ers organization. the team has suspended a familiar voice you may know. radio broadcaster ted robinson for two games after making offensive comments about the ray rice incident. earlier this week. he said janae rice should have had some responsibility for not speaking up after the attack. >>> a reward is being offered in the shooting death of a pony. the 16-year-old horse named misty was found bleeding in a pasture in santa rosa over the weekend. a neighbor reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot the night before. the reward is being offered by the animal legal defense fund which gave us this picture. misty was the pet of her 4 and 6-year-old girls. >> dozens escaped uninjured after their tour bus caught fire on highway 101 in san jose. just look at the damage the

i'm speaking on behalf of myself and other on the board of the association that couldn't be here. here are the specifics the transit center adapted in august of 2012 concentrated growth if near the transit center to build taller buildings for net revenues or properties the developers will pay a special tax to fund their portion of the necessary infrastructure improvements. the annual fee of tax is quantity to each development project unless there's a fundamental flaw in the plan the developers must pay their fair share if not those infrastructure costs will be shifted into us the taxpayer. most of the revenue will fund the downtown rail extension for the transbay transit center a smaller portion of the tax review will fund the transbay district to make the neighborhood more pedestrian and bike friendly this is critical we as neighbors are being asked and willing expel all the development, however, we must have those infrastructure improvements district 6 has the lowest amount of open space and the largest sdrarz intersection and la a study found the property

he asked the associated press not to release his name for fear that the information would inform -- would reveal the source. the voicemail will now have to be explained by the league and by roger goodell, but he has to be held accountable. his inconsistencies have to be considered by the team owners who will eventually decide his future. >> damming information. tonight that an change in the d.c. fire department may hurt communication in an emergency. >> some fear the problem could cause a scenario much like the confusion in the moments after the september 11 attacks. sam ford is in northwest washington with what is being done. sam? >> fire departments in montgomery and prince george's have expressed alarm at the d.c. 's talk of encrypting fire communication, to the point that one montgomery official said his units were not come into the city if they cannot communicate. reaction to the city's plan has been overwhelmingly negative. assistant fire chief joe rochette showed us his radio program for d.c. fire as well as his other channels. >> i could call right now. >> that might change as d.c

in a building where it's going on i pay attention to my neighbors and still not able to help the association enforce the rules thank you very much. >> to my left. >> i heard what i was going to say until i heard one how does less than that (laughter) i live in the western edition. my story is no different than some of the things you've heard here today. i'd like to approach it another way as home sharing and i'm one of those we offer the city a new source of tax revenue. i've stated to the planning commission the tax revenue should be used to create a public-private partnership. that money should go into a special fund to build housing. we're talking about a forward thinking a new economy this is a new tax laws that's pass new ones and apply them to that when i say tax revenue i'm talking about approximately $22 million annually and that's afro-probable from air b and b alone the mayor talks about becoming nor aggressive in creating housing this well, new off and on source of revenue is a way to do that. the more you allow us to home share the most tax revenue the city will get. and we will

the associated press said the official played a 12-second voicemail from the executive confirming they had seen the clip. rice was released by the baltimore ravens and suspended indefinitely by the nfl this week. roger goodell said they had never seen the tape. meanwhile a surprising development from the san francisco 49ers organization. the team has suspended a familiar voice you may know. radio broadcaster ted robinson for two games after making offensive comments about the ray rice incident. earlier this week. he said janae rice should have had some responsibility for not speaking up after the attack. >>> a reward is being offered in the shooting death of a pony. the 16-year-old horse named misty was found bleeding in a pasture in santa rosa over the weekend. a neighbor reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot the night before. the reward is being offered by the animal legal defense fund which gave us this picture. misty was the pet of her 4 and 6-year-old girls. >> dozens escaped uninjured after their tour bus caught fire on highway 101 in san jose. just look at the damage the

he spoke at the american bar association's annual meeting. >> the honorable john g roberts, jr. is the 17th and current chief justice of the united states. and has served since 2005 having been appointed by president george w. bush. chief justice roberts attended harvard college and harvard law school where he was managing editor of the "harvard law review." he served as a law clerk for henry friendly and justice rehnquist before taking a position in the attorney general's office during the reagan administration. he went on to serve the reagan administration and the george h.w. bush administration in the department of justice and the office of white house counsel before spending 14 years in private practice. during this time, he argued 39 cases before the supreme court. it is my pleasure to welcome the honorable john g. roberts, jr., chief justice of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. i appreciate that. thank you. thank you very much for that very warm welcome. i am very pleased that the american bar association has i

i am the executive director of the national association of clean air agencies. our members include 42 states and 116 local air pollution agencies across the country. a partner at epa and implement and enforce the clean air act. section 111 d. of the clean air act, thus our member agencies with the ultimate responsibility to draft, under epa's powerplant proposed rule. therefore i'm pleased to have the opportunity to testify this morning and provide initial reaction to epa's proposal. the views expressed do not reflect the views of all member agencies. more than one year ago, epa began at first well to rule and conduct early outreach to other stakeholders. in response, our association or a section 111 the prince wrote and submitted them to the agency in our 2013 and i have a copy of it will attach to our testimony. or a level of epa after proposal to not are one, we appreciate epa has included and the principles. i will give you generally sampled by highlighting the proposal that are consistent with our principles. in terms of process, epa deserves credit for not

the association was founded two years ago. >> it's wonderful we all have a common goal. we since each other's bodies and motions and euphoria. >> reinforcing the feeling of togetherness, the crowd pulls together to form a human platform. the acrobats carefully climb up on each other. the ones below work to stabilize the structure. this castell, as the tower is called and cut, gross to be more than eight meters. the smallest in the troop climbs all the way to the top, seemingly without fear. >> it's really impressive. i'm not afraid. i like it here. i like being up there. >> fair and old cattle on tradition, and they are increasingly becoming the symbol of catalonia's drive for independence. their motto is -- together we can achieve the impossible. the small town in the pyrenees mountains is a bastion of the independence movement, as the many lags indicate. he has always considered himself like had a lawn, not a spaniard. he works for the regional government, and most of his colleagues share his views. they say spain and catalonia live as if chained to each other, a legacy

and to us at the association, he doesn't really need much introduction. e's been a part of our organization as an adviser to our board for at least as the time he published his president's house in 1986. he's been a mentor to us on the staff with research education, publication. over all those many years and now is the editor of our white house history publication that you all received a complementary copy in your packets. i hope you'll enjoy that and hopefully become a subscriber to our journal and keeping up with the latest research. of course, william seale is an architectural historian and specialist an the restoration and preservation of historic buildings. his handiwork is all over the country in executive mansions and capitols. he's also, of course, published the president's house, i just mentioned, which is like the, to us, the bible of white house history. the white house garden, the white house -- the white house, the history of an american idea, which is really the architectural history of the house that he has written. he's also collaborated wi