yard, totally in the rear yard, and the rear building, which is the illegal unit that the staff is diagnoasking to b legalized is built without any building permits. and so in consultation with the department of building inspection, the project architect has been told that that illegal unit has to be totally demolished, and if the department or this commission want it to be rebuilt, they have to literally build a new building in the same square footage, but they will have to raise the ceiling height because there's a lot of problem, and the architect is here to answer questions about the illegality of that building and why it has to be demolished and completely redesigned. i think what's important in terms of this project is that there is -- as the staff indicated, they have no problem recommending the single-family home in front, and yet, they're recommending denying the total project. second, i think when we look at this, i think we have true basic planning policy competing with each other. one of them is replacement of units that's going to be demolished, and t

the basement, that is not true. the unit in the back is a legal housekeeping unit. the assessor map shows it's three flats and housekeeping unit on the rear. the address of the rear unit is 241 a. here again, the permit holder states appellant's concern is unjustified, the permit of laundry faces a 3-foot wide walkway and then the appellant living space. that is not true. the assessor property map shows it's two units, three flats and housekeeping, i want to be assured the noise level will not affect the tenants living. regarding density, the size of the building is grandfathered in, but is addition also grandfathered? can the planning department provide an answer? does the addition, is it grandfathered from open space? the adu is part of a separate permit. 245 towers over 241 and allowing it further will lower the property value. the infill affect the property value. >> clerk: we'll hear from the permit holder now. you have three minutes, please identify yourself. >> i am jim. this building, my building, shadows his. but also there is a roof over that area, that is also shadowing it. i did go to the building department and did a research

the final results. we are reconstructing a two unit building on the rear of a 25 by 128 foot lot. here, it's a three unit building, over garage on the front. we're going to be providing bicycle parking within the front unit. we're removing a noncomplying stair that used to act as t-- s the second floor unit of the rear cottage. we're increasing the open space between the front building and the rear building. of course, we're providing a whole new foundation, new structural upgrade. the footprint of the building would be identical to the previously demolished building, and again, the building was vacant for over ten years, and there's no record of any evictions on that building. again, i'm just a structural engineer. the architect is not here, but i'm here for any comments or concerns. thank you. >> president hillis: all right. thank you. any public comment on this item? seeing none, we'll close public comment. commissioner moore? >> commissioner moore: mr. santos, i just have a question. >> president hillis: oh, sorry, sorry. i apologize. [ inaudible ] >> president hillis: you have

there's currently two active housing units there? >> at the rear building, there were two units in that, and at the front building, which is the subject of this appeal, there is a commercial space and what is legally a

there's currently two active housing units there? >> at the rear building, there were two units in that, and at the front building, which is the subject of this appeal, there is a commercial space and what is legally a dwelling unit, yes. >> supervisor sheehy: so we'd end up with four dwelling units today if we approve the project sponsor -- if we deny the appeal. >> yes. >> supervisor sheehy: so after hearing the testimony, i don't really see any reason -- i'm not convinced that the -- that the appeal has merit. we have a nonconforming commercial use, and this will eliminate that. it will effectively add two more housing units in a neighborhood that is transit rich, and where we could use more housing, so i am siding in favor of the project sponsors. therefore, i move to approve item 31 on the agenda and table items 32 and 33. >> president breed: supervisor sheehy has made a motion to approve item 31 and table items 32 and 33. seconded by supervisor safai. seeing no other names on the roster, madam clerk, please call the roll. >> clerk: supervisor

the proposed project would essentially demolish an existing commercial space and residential unit at the front of the lot, construct a single-family unit in its place and ad an accessory dwelling unit in the rear of the lot. the project would result in a total of three units, two of which would be rent controlled. commissioners you heard this item on february 22nd of this year and voted to approve the project. the project also required a rear yard variance which the zoning administrator approved on april 11th. the appellant raised two major issues. first the planning commission did not approve either of the two designs submitted by the project sponsor but instead approved the plan with the condition that the appellant work with the project sponsor. during public comment, there were three speakers in favor of the appeal and three against the appeal. supervisor sheehy whose district the project is located in asked questions about the existing units on the lot and the existing commercial space. supervisor tang asked staff how the design of the building would be finalized and supervisor peskin asked the attorney procedural questions related to cu's and variances. in the end seeing no merit to the

all of a sudden, two additional units are popping up in the rear yard in this former carriage house or whatever. i'm just waiting as a question. the units seem to work, but it begs other questions. >> commissioner richards? >> so, ms. courtney, if you could just walk us through the photos you have, just put them on the overhead and point and tell us so that we understand what your concern is, please. if you could, speak into the microphone. >> okay. this is all new. this photograph has the original roof, which is full of holes. it's kind of difficult to see that there are no pipes, no anything, except a lot of holes in the roof. 18 years ago, a lot of the building was covered in ivy. >> do you have stuff from the original sale, the sale papers, you said, it was marked as an x-unit property. do you have any of the mls info? >> no. i remember at the time, i knew the building was for sale. i was curious. i looked at the listing. >> what year was it? >> probably four or five years ago. >> do you have additional photos you can show us? >> you can zoom out with the buttons on top. so this ar

that were in the army that were endemic then, again, most of that happened in vietnam, in the rear echelon units, and then you had a lot of it in germany in the units then. stateside, where i was, in the ninth division, not a lot, and a lot of it was because unit of choice recruiting, we were recruiting in the washington area and oregon, and we didn't recruit a lot of blacks from that particular population area. i had noncommissioned officers who were blacks, but there weren't a lot of black soldiers that i had as enlisted people. >> okay. and so how was your time in command of bravo company? >> oh, it was fantastic. it was too short. >> okay. how long were you -- >> it was an exciting time. >> sure. >> besides being challenging, because the army had done away -- general westmoreland, when he became chief of staff after he left vietnam, had decided along with the volunteer army that he was going to, to his credit, he was going to revamp the way the army trained. >> right. >> so, in a lot of literature that follows the army, how it developed from a volunteer army, focuses in on the latter part of

additionally, the drawings appear to show, as i said, stairs to the rear yard of each unit at different levels on the patios. the roof deck is not necessary to open space. it adds to the mass and loss of privacy for dr. tong and his neighbors. i think that dr. tong outlined what he hoped this board would do to reduce the mass for -- i have to stop. this is just dr. tong's or my time? >>. >> clerk: we'll let you know when his time is up. he has seven minutes. >> i'm confused by the block. i think dr. tong outlined what he hoped this board would do to reduce the mass percommissioner moore's idea on the idea of bedrooms above the level of the garage and the kitchen room, the living room, so called, and that could be on a smaller mass above that. you flip them, and with no roof deck. if there are no roof deck, you need no stairs to the deck, and that could reduce the plans and give a little bit extra space, but they didn't want to reduce a mass. but there was a general feeling at the commission that the project was too massive. dr. tong's position is that the roof deck is a selling point fo

the president's nominee to be v.a. secretary, ronnie jackson, a rear admiral in the united states navy. there is no realistic path at this point to confirmation of admiral jackson. he should have a hearing if he wishes. he should be considered if he chooses, but the administration owes the american people as we8l as the senate answers to questions raised by the chairman and ranking member of the v.a. committee. i have talked to both of them about this investigation as well as the staff and have participated in their thinking and support their efforts to uncover the truth. facts are stubborn things. that's what ronald reagan said. it remains true even more so today in this inquiry. the administration has failed to vet this nomination. it has failed abjectly to uncover the truth before it submitted this nomination. it owes the truth and the facts now to the senate before there is any hearing. documents and evidence should be provided and the administration should reverse course if necessary and make sure that full access is provided to all of these documents in evidence. as recently as ye

the fbi does that. and it came back clean. again, it's very important, tht a rear admiral in the united states navy. who's conducted himself in all published reports on him, all audits et cetera, come back with a stellar record including from president obama and the current president. he's gone through over a decade. a guy from a small town in west texas who moved to become the president's chief physician. he has shown an impeccable record. until there's actual evidence, senator tester has issued two pages of anonymous accusations against -- >> gop say this is credible. 23 people wto come forward. sfl what is also crede bable is president obama and president trump. also the assessments from numerous audits. there's an issue recording prescription drug dispensation by the white house medicial uni. there have been internal and external audits by the walter reed medical center that have shown that the white house medical unit dispenses prescription drugs according to medical policy. so there's a lot of evidence. >> so do you know enough on that point, i just want to interrupt because the allegations ar

the i.c.'s generally get ready reports from roof units or units inside that have made it to the rear of the building to get the report for the back and side of the fire building. fire, smoke conditions inside, back of building sides, sides of building, exposure problems, etc. determine the occupant sur viefl -- survival profile. and conduct the initial risk assessment and implement the safe plan. if you don't have the resources to protect firefighters, seriously consider defensive strategy. i am a huge advocate of call more resources if you need them. if nobody behind you, pull the hook and the next level of alarm. rater have the resources there and not need them than need the resources and not have them. do not risk firefighter lives for or property that cannot be saved for life or property that cannot be saved. seriously consider a defensive strategy. extend limited risk to protect favorable property. we do that often because we're trying to contain the fire to the building of origin, as you know, and with the property lines a lot of fires are in buildings that are type five and spread to other bu

the western soma, the project is requesting exceptions from the planning code requirements for rear yard, permitted obstructions, dwelling unit exposure, off-street parking, off-street freight loading, measurement of height, height limits for narrow streets and alley. the department is supportive of the exceptions that are described in the findings of the draft motion. it's located in the south of market neighborhood within the west soma mixed use district which is comprised of low scale pdr uses that is intended to support light industrial, wholesale distribution, general commercial and neighborhood serving retail and personal service activities. while also protecting the existing housing and encouraging the development of housing at a scale and density that is compatible with the neighborhood. the immediately surrounding properties are housing to the north and west. a small mixed use building and hardware store in the north. industrial and small office buildings to the south. and an industrial building currently occupied by fedex to the east. nearby landmarks of the project include the victoria park, one block east. san fra

the first is rear admiral michael giorgione. is a 20 year active active-dutr of the united states navy. he graduated from u.s. naval academy in 1981, served until about 2010. he is the command of camp david under the presidency of bill clinton and george w. bush. he currently has a company called leading leaders where he's the president and ceo, and his book is called "inside camp david" the private world of the president retreat. next to ms. craig shirley. he is an author, lecturer, a historian. is most recent two books, "reagan rising" and click news are going to be available, talking about those things today vicky has our best sellers on the former president. my first president that ever voted for, president reagan. his books have been hailed as the definitive works of the 1976 and 1970 campaigns. i need to make a personal note, i think made a lot of us will know this guy but dave was a major leader in this community had a passion for lacrosse. he coached the u of a team, go wildcats, and craig also has coached i think 119 victories? coached? something like that. he's al

the project also proposes common use in the rear yard and front setback areas totalling a thousand square feet for the occupants of the existing 5-unit building. the project has evolved significantly since the original submittal. responses to comments from the residential design advisory team, they no longer propose a third floor. it is now set back from the lot line to provide code complying setback and no longer proposes a garage. they are not seeking variations from the planning code. the department has received one e-mail in opposition to the proposed project for the property owner at 4 lupine avenue. citing the loss of sunlight and privacy as concerns. the planning recommends that the commission approve the project, it represents the sensitive infill of a large irregularly shaped lot within the allowable density and it's on balance. and the residential design guidelines. this concludes my presentation. >> president hillis: thank you. project, response -- project sponsor? mr. may, do you know -- mr. freen, you're the project sponsor? welcome. >> commissioners, president hillis, my name is gerald green, i'm here on behalf of the p

the rear northern wall. you can see it's shown as being as a flush property line wall with storage units stacked and then there's no change here where the a.d.u.s are being proposed. in terms of what was proposed in the plans there was no proposed building expansion where the a.d.u.s were expand. if so it could only be under a cantilevered space or one-story deck. we were approving the plans based on what was represented so i can't verify the appellants plans where it's an accurate representation of what's existing in the field. >> thank you. >> a site visit may be appropriate to verify existing conditions and structural issues i'd be concerned about. i got a look at structural drawings and there may be one wall that's a sheer wall. only drawings before me there are no -- it may be the best course of action. i also have concerns about the area between the doors it look like into the units. they're calling out for 1r doors and walls but there's two windows in there. you can't have that if that's a rated area and that then would affect the living area and i'd need to do research on that as well. i'm asking for mor

on friday, he returned to the white house medical unit, but is no longer the physician who is attending the president. and the white house just issued a statement saying, rear admiral ronny jackson is on active duty, assigned to the white house as deputy assistant to the president. they said despite published reports, there are no personnel announcement at this time. now, we have got that statement coming as the white house continued to defend dr. jackson, showing documents that they say exonerate him from those -- some allegations that up ended his nomination including that he wrecked a government vehicle after leaving a secret service party while intoxicated and that he distributed pills improperly, something that jackson denied, the white house continuing to push back and even the president going after democratic senator john tester for leasing those allegations, saying he should resign. >> kaitlan collins at the white house, thank you very much. >>> joining us now, ileana johnson, republican strategist alice stewart and former manager of hillary for america, also a cnn political commentator, nice to have you all here. as much as i want to talk about the

of the site permit and this permit was a fourth floor residential unit addition to the building, renovation of third floor entry, renovation of the basement, repair of the existing egress stair at rear of the property, seismic and foundation upgrades for 2016-02018496f. so the public hearing was held and closed march 7th, 2018. at that time the board voted 4-1 to grant the appeal and deny the permit on the basis of the building as non-conforming and out of character with the neighborhood. at the direction of the president this matter is returning to consider whether to direct the preparation of written findings to support the board's decision in accordance with section 8 of the board's rules. so each party will have 7 minutes to respond to this item. and we can start with lidia woytak. the appellant. >> i'm glad you are going to look into this to right justification for your vote and this is what we are talking about. this is edwardian neighborhood, hand-crafted around 1910. this is a whole neighborhood. and here you have map from 1913 shows you all these properties built to a different code and they live in co-existence, people were happy living in those properties. they had a cert

rear admiral john kirby. remarkable statement from the u.s. ambassador to the united alone is responsible for allowing syria to conduct these actions it has, the chemical attacks against its own people. your reaction? >> i completely agree. i thought that was a brilliant statement by ambassador haley. very well done, very well put, lots defend tail and c s of det there. assad is the one who is flying helicopters, dropping the barrel bombs of chlorine, no doubt about it. but he wouldn't be able to do that if he didn't have the backing of the russian government which has been aiding him, fueling his aircraft, giving him intelligence, giving him targeting analysis, and actually flying missions in support on their own. so to crush the rebellion. she's right. very well put. >> one of the statements she made there at the end was the president has not yet made a decision about military action in syria right now. what do you think is taking so long? one year ago, the military response was within 60 hours. we're already twice past -- past twice that point now. >> i think there

the item before you is a public initiated discretionary review of a building permit to construct a three story horizontal rear addition to an existing single-family dwelling and incorporating new accessory dwelling unit at 43 everson street -- >> president hillis: not to interrupt you, but i think the parties have agreed to settle this matter. >> great. >> president hillis: oh, you need five minutes? >> president hillis: why don't you explain to us what you've agreed to modify, and then, we've got to take public comment and potentially take a motion. >> sure. we're agreeing to pull in the rear wall of the addition 4 feet at the first -- at the lowest level. >> president hillis: what about at the upper level? >> that stays as is. >> president hillis: thank you just show us on plan so we know what you're talking about? >> yes. >> president hillis: can we get the overhead, sfgtv? >> you've got to speak into the mic. >> oh, sorry. so the agreement is to leave the upper -- this is the south wall of the building. >> president hillis: correct. >> this is the rear yard. the agreement is to leave this wall right where it is, but to bring in this lower wall by 4 feet. >> president hillis: okay. and that wall's

the basis that it was properly issued. permit holders: craig & marina greenwood. project: remodel upper unit of two-unit building; change rear portion of existing gable roof to flat roof with roof deck above; interior remodel of third floor below roof, including remodeled bathroom; new stair to roof; remodel interior stair; new small deck at level three. we will start with the requesters. three minutes to each -- >> may i relay i have read the materials. >> the clerk: thank you. >> you ask him and he lie about his garage he did not know the plan by his professional team and when he knew he fired them. starting in 2006, they issued writing and the claim was existing but the first floor is unexcavated. since 2005 he used the same team for many years. the testimony given after our rebuttal after the original hearing for the state agency therefore we were not able to produce this new evidence at original hearings. before i the hearing he refused to provide the information. he testified greenwood refused to provide and the state agency provided the code. in greenwood's opposition the said he was not aware. he could not find a cod

workers and students were united in anger against the government's plans to reform public services and universities they say the changes would reduce their rights if you lose your rear peril struggle at micron or fight for our beliefs we may not win but we won't surrender and it's a very big issue in all of it we support the royal workers and the social movements this chair much injustice we have to mobilize people against the president's reforms it was a similar picture in some other cities across france including math say and we are the government wants to overhaul the national rail company law s.n.c.f. which is deep in debt and scrap some stuff benefits rail workers say that's unfair that the benefits of compensation for unsociable hours and low pay for the government needs to stop treating us like fools by saying that they are open to dialogue each time the president or a minister speaks they say we're ready to talk about everything but we won't change our minds our concept of dialogue the french president says that these reforms are necessary to reduce high unemployment cut debt and create opportunities but he must convince the french public of his agenda which

strike done unilaterally by the united states and a one-day, one off kind of act that would give rise to that impression. >> that he's doing it for political covering his rear. i was wrong. actually, mr. manafort is still holding strong. he's under pressure to turn. but we're looking at a lot of the pressure on a lot of people around trump including those who turned to become witnesses for the prosecution. thank you very much, peter, ashley, and senator richard blumenthal. >> paul ryan announces he won't run again. he's leading the republican exodus out of congress. republicans haven't been a check on president trump. they're useless at the leadership level. maybe sick and tired of being his palace guard. >> plus, trump has turned an attack on syria with a bigger fight with russia. he tells them get ready, the missiles are coming. anyway, trump's promise not to giveaway military plans is gone. he's talking about the type of missiles he's proud of he's going to drop. and a republican member of congress unloads on trump and says anonymous lis he bushes trump would just go away and says republicans may have to impeach him after the primaries are over. this is

workers and students were united in anger against the government's plans to reform public services and universities they say the changes would reduce their rights if you lose your rear peril struggle at micron or fight for our beliefs we may not win but we won't surrender and it's a very big issue in all of it we support the royal workers and the social movements this chair much injustice we have to mobilize people against the president's reforms it was a similar picture in some other cities across france including math say and we are the government wants to overhaul the national rail company or s.n.c.f. which is deep in debt and scrap some stuff benefits rail workers say that's unfair that the benefits of compensation for unsociable hours and low pay for the government needs to stop treating us like fools by saying that they are open to dialogue each time the president or a minister speaks they say we're ready to talk about everything but we won't change our minds our concept of dialogue the french president says that these reforms are necessary to reduce high unemployment cut debt and create opportunities but he must convince the french public of his agenda which