has not said this is for the changing the appellant tenancy the landlord is user this for unit 10 as a just call for the housing service in unit 5 to be used as as bedroom during the night time and to be conferred into a living room with a bed that is stored in the ninth amendment it's not taken any square footage in my small dwelling sleep room the description used in the alteration permit payable has networked to mention the adverse effects on units 9 and it didn't accurately describe the renovation and remove the stair in the unit 10 bedroom it is not accurate the walls for the separate units in the and 10 and storing the by the time the alteration will not - it will have a huge impact as a result the san francisco proufl the same day permits violated the due process right and the adjacent tenant not to allow a discretionary review and it will have an intelligent to be heard the california civil code states an agreement binds the letter to secure the right possession of the term of the hiring against all persons for the same the code sited by the tenant to secure to the attended t

now the city is taking extraordinary steps to crack down on this landlord. new at 5:00, jodi hernandez is live outside of the sparmt complex where residents say they want action. jodi? >> they want action, and they may get action. residents tell me that this apartment complex has been plagued with pests for years. now the city is seeking to arrest the landlord over bed bugs. >> having bed bugs, you know, that feed on your blood is kind of disgusting. >> reporter: people who live in this concord apartment building are feeling pretty creeped out. as reports of bed bugs in the building have caught the attention of police. the city attorney confirms they are seeking an arrest warrant for the landlord for allegedly failing to take care of the nasty problem. >> the city attorney's office filed criminal -- a criminal case against the property owner. it's negligence that violates the city code, and specifically involves bed bugs. >> reporter: we talked to one man who says he's been deal with the pests for years. he didn't want to talk on camera, but he showed us a be

process and pay for the process and certainly not the tenant to force the landlord to go through the legalization process and that's what mr. smith is noting this owner is a trustee the out-of-towners they have no deserve to go through the legalization process they only want to sell the properties that's according for the michael smith we can't force the trees thank you at the and beneficiaries to be part of the process he followed the law to allow a landlord to do so but the planning commission was completely blowing me away where one the guy on the board clearly without judicial training i cannot evict the tenant i can't sleep at night. >> your time is up. >> all right. >> one question. >> yeah. >> the it wasn't quite clear from the analysis what was originally legal here as a two union. >> it's considered as also been on the record two pair the flats there's an adjunct space if look at the record advertise used to be the shack in the back. >> i did not see that here. >> that of those in the belief. >> yeah. i obviously wanted to show you. >> we need clarification

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3404, alterations provides the exceptions for the existing staircases, the correction is that the landlord reference is not a notice of violation, and it is just an informational sheet that leaves, a current code sections applicable to the bathroom remodel and it has not received it because of a violation, and here is an example of the proper notice of violation, and it has, and it orders to comply with the list of violation and list how it has to comply and when, and when the inspection is schedule and what fines and fees are applicable and is it a violation does not comply with the next inspection, the correction notice is not a notice of violation and it does not require the landlord to remove the floors of stairs and most importantly the drawing only shows one option desirable to the landlord with the disadvantage to the tell ant and in the brief, page 5, item 21, on the alterations are listed for the landlord to comply with the code without impacting unit nine and according to the board of appeals, article one, section 14, in deciding the board may only up hold or return a place condi

but she says the landlord doesn't maintain the building at all. says the elevator didn't function for an entire month and there's only one working washer in the laundry room. >> i think it'serible, because i don't like bugs, anything like that, it's scary to me. >> reporter: landlord says he's doing the best he can. he says he's tried fume gating before and working right now to hire another exterminator. >> i don't consider myself a criminal and i hope it will not come to that. >> reporter: the landlord tells me that the infestation is limited to just two units here. he says he has not been made aware of a possible arrest warrant. and the city attorney says that if the judge grants their request for the warrant, this landlord could face up to six months in jail and $1,000 fine reporting live in concord, nbc bay area news. >>> voters will soon see marijuana in voting booths because pot restrictions are in the hands of san jose voters. the city council voted to place that initiative on the ballot, to remove new medical marijuana restrictions which i

-sal: the landlord. lemonis: what did he say? ave the taxes ready for him today. he was upset about it. lemonis: how much is that? sal: $52,000 and change, i think it is. lemonis: and so that's past due as well? -giovanna: mm-hmm. -sal: yes. lemonis: call him. tell him to come back. sal: okay. [ ringing ] mike: hello? lemonis: hey, mike. this is marcus and sal over at artistic stitch. how are you? yeah, i'm sal's new partner, and -- well, that's the reason for my call, is to let you know that and also to let you know that i have the check for the taxes for you. it's $52,000. how much is in arrears? sir, is it possible that just you and i could meet for a few minutes? mike: all right. i'll stop by on the way back. lemonis: thank you, sir. i have to just tell you, this is like a recurring theme. people feel like they're not getting the full story. and are we past due on the rent as well? he said we're in arrears. what are we past due on? -sal: you know, so, he -- -lemonis: what's this? -is this certified? -sal: yes. lemonis: what is

-sal: the landlord. lemonis: what did he say? told him i was gonna have the taxes ready for him today. he was upset about it. lemonis: how much is that? sal: $52,000 and change, i think it is. lemonis: and so that's past due as well? -giovanna: mm-hmm. -sal: yes. lemonis: call him. tell him to come back. sal: okay. [ ringing ] mike: hello? lemonis: hey, mike. this is marcus and sal over at artistic stitch. how are you? yeah, i'm sal's new partner, and -- well, that's the reason for my call, is to let you know that and also to let you know that i have the check for the taxes for you. it's $52,000. how much is in arrears? sir, is it possible that just you and i could meet for a few minutes? mike: all right. i'll stop by on the way back. lemonis: thank you, sir. i have to just tell you, this is like a recurring theme. people feel like they're not getting the full story. and are we past due on the rent as well? he said we're in arrears. what are we past due on? -sal: you know, so, he -- -lemonis: what's this? -is this certified? -sal:

price up to 250 and above people come in and clear the building out with the tenants and some of the landlord are selling for 250 but given if we pull this off it keeps people in their homes we shouldn't subsidies affluent people it's interesting the concept of short-term rentals on new development i don't know the legit i know this is clearly new maybe we should wait until the ballot issue is sleltd somewhere down the line and i sat in planning yesterday and said you know there's a few job sites with the developers construction prices is up one percent but there is yield on the properties two or three percent a month going up to two or three we need money on the table with the fees forces the community benefits and share on the upside we had this conversation this doesn't cover one hundred percent of the impact thirty or 40 percent we need to get that number up higher i don't know how but as a policy getting 60 or 70 we try to leverage it but we're trying to patch the money to mitigate the impacts but i mean it's we have more of a shared responsibility especially from the upside of the vendo

preempts san francisco rents or rent board only decides on the rented reduction and i repeatedly told the landlord i'm not interested in a rent reduction i'm losing in a living room only interested in keeping the space the building is built in 1910 and there's other units that have the same elevated floors and there's never been a complaint will be inconvenience and for as for the correction notice as commissioner president lazarus pointed out the main issue is that the ceiling and currently the ceiling is 83 inch and needs to be 84 inches and only one inch difference the floor lowered just one inch is already met that requirement for the ceiling it's not cajole o comfortable for that removing 10 percent of my living room space and 20 percent is the square footage that a regular bed takes about 29 square feet that's 20 percent from one hundred and 44 secret in the living room i can't put the bed into a bathroom or the kitchen. >> one the kitchen effects my unit that's a concern and two the landlord made a bunch of claims and hadn't provide architecture documentation to support his claims of buildi

the city is looking to arrest the landlord for ignoring multiple notices to get rid of the bugs.ome are not surprised by the accusations. >> i first moved in it was falling apart, with cabinets coming off the hinges and i got it fixed myself because he refused to respond to me about this. >> the violation is punishable by a maximum jail sentence of six months and a $1,000 fine. >> landlord said he is working on the problem and an exterminator has been in a unit. >> san francisco is looking to crackdown on drivers would block intersections. the city is considering writing back a program known as "don't block the box," from the 80's that combined enforcement with public education. this some are the city conducted a pilot program where officers directed traffic and ticketed violators in an effort to crackdown on congestion. there was a dramatic improvement during the program. >> more transit agencies accepting claimer cards as payment. four bus lines and the ferry service between vallejo and san francisco will accept clipper cards. the bus line including fairfield and solano county

of that amount, $231,000 will be paid by the landlord and the remaining $865,098 will be paid by the city. we show a full budget for the tenant improvements on page 52 of our report. we do recommend you amend the resolution to state the revised estimate of the city's cost for tenant improvement is $865,098 instead of the $865,098 that is stated now and we recommend you approve the resolution as amended. >> thank you, mr. rose. >> no questions. >> i don't don't we move on to public comment if there's anybody who wishes to comment on item 9? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> motion to approve. >> any issues right now? okay. >> (inaudible). >> okay, we have a motion, mr. rose's recommendation, approve the item as amended. >> item no. 10, resolution authorizing the director of public works to execute modification no. 62 a professional services agreement with jacob services for the general hospital rebuild program and increasing the contract not to exceed amount to approximately $21 million. >> okay, thank you very much, dpw here to speak on this item. >> good morning, my name is

pocket tefsz behind in his rent the landlord gave them a rent reduction and in fact there's a utilize for someone that fell down the stairs and hit his head and headed to anlogically bathroom the tenant paid the money and went through the cu p processes they've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and paid almost a year rent during the process they then invested a million dollars both the space that's a beautiful space the end product didn't matter this tenant is telling me everyone not to come to san francisco they'll never do enough sales to recoup the costs i'm just afraid we're going to drive our customers our consumers and those tenants to another city i don't think there goes to come to san francisco and i'm worried about the city i'm going to leave some pictures of before and after. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> my name is hahn the president of the real estate company we special in small and did not firms and born and raised in the sunset district now old enough when there was 5 grocery stores between 28 avenue things are changed i represent several buildings in th

hundred percent or one hundred percent more of build out, if you will, how much does that increase the landlord promissory note profit by $137 million it's a gift to the property owners that's what's being property by a virtual of a massive spot of up zoning well how much of that up zoning extra value are they proposing to put back into community benefits civic benefits could they propose to meet the thirty percent of the profits only 25 percent essentially they proposes to make the city benefit trooe fee that the 23 he million dollars no, that's will apply to all other central selma projects to meet the public facility needs but not this project do they propose to allow the space for nonprofits no, they proposes to keep the one hundred and 37 millions for themselves oneself you know how we feel like that i've got to turn that detain don't approve that-had a of that windfall should be returned to civic benefits and that's enough to have the building space and pay the communicated benefit fee. >> thank you. next speaker. good afternoon, commissioners i'm luis in the last few months we've seen th

and his wife have lived in his one- bedroom apartment for nine years they've pay for renovations the landlordmercial building is axles on for commercial only and does those living here have to go. >>: we are elderly people working we go? in san francisco it becomes a city of chosen people. >> reporter: that file lawsuits against several of the tenants. >>: i think it is terrible their shady they're trying to use scare tactics to get rid of us. >> reporter: the residents say they are united in caving in our is unlikely to happen. >>: were going to have the fighting what else can we do? >> reporter: like to do have their day in court before the end of the year in san francisco bay and kron 4 news. >>mark: postmaster general says is retiring from refers despite raising rates the biggest reason for the post office to the congress is required the u.s. ps >>darya: we'll learn more about the white house fence jumper who made all the way into the white house before use stopped. they found even more mistakes by the secret service the reports said the secret service agent who was supposed to release th

if a judge approves the arrest warrant, the landlord may face a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. >>> well, police in philadelphia and the fbi are trying to find the man responsible for kidnapping a young woman. surveillance video shows the suspect shopping at a gas station on monday morning. it's close to the bank where he allegedly used the missing woman's atm card south of philadelphia. another video shows 22-year-old carlesha freeland gaither being abducted from a sidewalk as she walked home sunday night. >>> san rafael will buy 60 additional police cameras. they started testing this em in february. they are about the size of an old pager and can clearly capture audio as well as video during incidents. >>> a marin county is going to liberia to help fight ebola. 64-year-old davis perkins has been a medic in disaster hot zones like haiti and cambodia. perkins left last night bound for villages where he will treat the disease. so far ebola killed 70% of people who get it. we asked him, take the risk? >> you are going to arguably the most dangerous deadly spot on earth. why the are you doi

you indicated in an earlier statement that you felt the current landlord is not going to talk to him. >> and i did talk to him. and we were not a good fit and they were notified of this hearing and they talked with the xwor don property management who managed it before and that thou knew what a good tenant we were and we did not lose the lease we gave it up. >> and so, i mean there was a, and this, i mean that this is a... and i mean the responsibility to move back in, and we like to get in the bigger space if we move back in, we can do it right away, otherwise it will be at least four to six months to find a location. that is how long it takes to deal with planning and you know, i letter of determination tooks nine weeks not 4 to 6 like it was supposed to. it took me two months to prepare. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> mr. sanchez? >> to read from the letter of determination and requests that on september 28, 2011, local u.s. attorney forfeit tur fines and the present threats to the letter in the landlord for the (inaudible) when the storefront closed operations in november 11, 2011

>> it would be an extension of 10 years from the point of the landlord a sold to landlord b, landlord b extending the lease for additional 10 year. >> under the same terms, different term? what would be the -- i'm just curious -- >> i think the term investment legislation, i'd have to double-check the language we use, i believe it would be -- we wouldn't want them to, you know he, increase the rent too much. >> so, at least an additional ten years -- >> correct. >> -- shall be entitled to rebate, did you it mention other term? [multiple voices] >> a lot of that, when he we consulted the city attorney, we have some difficulties in interfering with contracts. >> okay. >> between -- >> that's the reason -- [multiple voices] >> it's a little bit loose in what we can and cannot control and step into. we can say, you know, you can get the city benefit by extending the lease, but there is question as to interference of contract there. >> that's why you depth mention it. >> right. >> thank you. >> commissioner dooley. >> i just wanted to clarify. if a business, say, ha more than one outlet --

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the individual just needs to take the initiate ive to contact the landlord or the property management. one key things is to have a letter from the medical professional and identifying the person with the disability and establishing the disability and the service this animal provides them and it enables them to equally use their dwelling and that's what landlords and property management need to understand too that it's a civil right. and the behavioral standards on the part of the animal as well. they need to have it under control at all times. i can talk about support animals all day long. feel free to give us a call at 554-6789 and i can give you anymore information as well as and if anybody from the public needs information, i can give you that information as well. >> any other public comments from presentations from those in the audience? how about those from the bridge line? >> hello, everyone, i just wanted to thank kevin, chris, star, latonia and all other veterans here listening to your service. we need to remember these men and women took an oath, a pledge to keep our country

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but it appears efforts are being me to get rid of the bed bug once and for all. landlord told us over the phone he working on the problem. he says an exterminator has been in one of the units and tryi gain access to thehe othe other. tenants hope sit gets resolved soon. bed bug can easily spread between units. >> would i just be happy that finally someones holding him responsie. >>reporter: tenant holding out hope the ongoing problem may come to an end. in concord, abc 7 news. >>> politic. tomorrow is election day of course and coressional race in the south bay is going right down to the wire there are conflicting poll on who ahead in the race for the 17 congressional district. docrat is challenging 7 term incumbent fellow demrat contract honored a.poll show that up to a third of voters still decided on the race and both caidate are spending the final hours trying t drum up support. >> we have paid about 500,000 contacts with phone knock o doors and walking precinct as we did yesterday. >> there's real excitement among our voters. folk young folk excited folk want to brin

. >> no, the landlords are happy that the prices are going up. but we have -- i guess as a consequence of that as well, the scarcity, we have started to see, although we can't directly confirm this, that apartments are being subdivided which does create a public safety hazard for the community. one reason that we know this is happening is recently, about two or three weeks ago, we had a three-alarm fire in two multifamily homes, it started in one and spread to the second. and when the firefighters got to the third floor of the second building, they were finding it difficult to get into the bedrooms and find out whether there were people trapped in there because there were locks placed on those bedroom doors. they in effect became subdivided apartments and that apartment was effectively used as a rooming house. so we don't know how many more of those apartments are out there, i would love to be able to just knock on doors and take a look around, but i'm prohib prohibited from just bursting into people's apartments and checking that out. and unfort

but it appears efforts are being made to get rid of the bed bug once and for all. landlord told us over the phone he's working on the problem. he says an exterminator has been in one of the units and trying gain access to the othe other. tenants hope sit gets resolved soon. bed bug can easily spread between units. >> would i just be happy that finally someone is holding him responsible. >>reporter: tenant holding out hope the ongoing problem may come to an end. in concord, abc 7 news. >>> politic. tomorrow is election day of course and congressional race in the south bay is going right down to the wire. there are conflicting poll on who is ahead in the race for the 17 congressional district. democrat is challenging 7 term incumbent fellow democrat contract honored a.poll show that up to a third of voters still undecided on the race and both candidate are spending the final hours trying to drum up support. >> we have paid about 500,000 contacts with phone knock on doors and walking precinct as we did yesterday. >> there's real excitement among our voters. folk young folk exc