this is in a unique neighborhood. i have watched most of the new construction in the neighborhood, the history, and it is interesting that this was brought by the neighbors in 1975. within a few years again that cover the neighbors across the street also proposed to build two houses on a very similar lot all the neighbors at that time fought it and it is now a single-family home. they had to drop the plans. this, the history of the street has been brought to my attention that in that 160 belgrades is supposed to be torn down. i will have to correct that. i have had in process with the planning department, to build a garage and that is it, but anything being torn down. i would like to see the neighborhood not change. it is unique. and i just wish that some of you could come and see it. it is more open space. >> this is on belgrade avenue and this is only two blocks long. -- belgrave avenue, this is only two blocks long. take anything from us, our bridges, even our bait, but leave us our hills. a hill is merely a thing

because of the unique cacography, it has retained its green, specious mcharacter. the event today was the first time in 90 years of the developer has bought to build on the street in a manner of the fine of -- the finance -- defiant of zoning laws. although there was not an identical situation to what we are facing today, the reasons given by the commission are those we share for objections to the current project. i was going to read more excerpts from 1975 by the commission, but i will keep it shorter perioer. >> you have 25 seconds. >> that is not much. i will summarize by saying i hope you agree the findings do not acknowledge the uniqueness of belgrave ave. aesthetic impact is a consideration, and we feel this is a negative impact. thank you very much. >> good evening. the issue with the negative declaration is it contains numerous factual errors. there are only two properties exclusively referenced as comparable properties. clarendon avenue has nothing to do with our street. they're completely different neighborhoods with completely different characters. the s

let's see how unique this is. but they say it is unique because you have to enter the market. >> is it different from life insurance? flood insurance? >> it is not different from flood insurance for anybody who lives near water. and taxes and death are inevitable. we know everyone will eventually die. any time you fail to pay a service provider for a good or service, you are shifting costs. >> that is true insofar as it goes. the additional point is it is not just the youth have cost shifting. the market is unique because unlike a whole bunch of others, virtually everyone will find themselves in the unfortunate position of having to consume health care services. while other people might have to consume food and shelter, they do not involve cost shifting in the same way because here we know the hospital and providers will not andannot turn away someone knocking at the door wi a stroke or a gunshot wound. that is what makes this different. >> there is some moral imperative to provide health care. i agree with that.

we're unique and special. >> speaking of how unique and special you are, one of the most unique operationsthe ship is the eight nuclear reactors that maintains four props. what is the challenge of going forward having a more complicated ship? >> there's a complexity associated with it because the technology at the time when this great ship was designed and built didn't allow for the larger reactors we've had on the newer vessels. there's a an amount of complexity that goes along with t. we have flexibility in operations that no other ship has and that provides redun dancy and reliability itself right there. >> to kill a rumor right now, all eight of the plants are running. >> running like champs. >> there's some rumors that it reengined with two or only has four reerks that run, the -- reactors that run. >> it runs well. >> you know this ship inside and out because of all the time you've spent. what are the things that are really, really cool and what are the things that make you want to tear your hair out? >> i think one of the coolest things i will limit it to and talk a little more is o

this is a unique product. i just assumed i knew the answer. it seems unfair that someone could come in with a much lower cost and compete with those businesses, but we cannot have this kind of food operation within 1,500 feet of a school. it seems there are certain areas of the city where this should be prohibited, and this would be one of them. they could only par for an hour, and the department would require them to be there. it is not thought out, and the amount of expense is a pilot has had to go through to find out a lot of things that should have been found out long before now, it is heartbreaking, but the other problem is, even though the product being sold is not what is being sold at burger king, aside from the fact it is not consumable on-site is darren's cafe. there is a letter from fisherman's wharf now benefit committee. i think it is undisputed it is within 300 feet, and that this is what the department is able to review, and it sounds as if darren's is very similar. i intend to uphold out of sympathy for what the department has

the subject matter of the contract is not unique like a unique parcel of real estate or the mona lisae a money value is very difficult to assign. there are hundreds of residential swimming pools of all different dimensions, and we are used to assigning money values to them. money damages are clearly adequate in this case. >> well, this pool was specifically designed for the johnson's backyard, and they feel that they are entitled to specific performance and will urge that unless the contractor agrees to fair compensation. now in this case the johnsons have lost 80 square feet of swimming pool. and at 30 dollars per square foot they are entitled to be compensated $2,400. >> but the contractor saved only eleven dollars a square foot by not completing the pool, for a total of $880. if the johnsons receive essentially the swimming pool they contracted for, plus a cash payment of $2,400, they will really be getting windfall. >> but the johnsons did not receive the swimming pool they bargained for. the measure of damages is the loss to the johnsons not the savings to the contractor. the joh

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the unique thing is we're at the very front end of the system. when young people get arrested, they are arrested and brought to carc for a variety of not seriously violent crimes or crimes where the there are serious injury to the victims. here are some of the police officers that are in our facility during -- doing their day-to-day work. this is the muni task force. they have brought young people in for some graffiti on the muni. i am trying to go quickly. i want you to look at the fact that the carc gets young people at the point of arrest is unique. commissioner chan: is like -- ca carc is like triage. at that point they can be advised by our probation officer who directs the officer whether or not to bring the young person to carc or take them to jjc. when a young person comes to us, there are a variety of things that happen. they come and talk to our on- site probation officer. they are dealt with with our case managers who do quite an extensive assessment of their needs, their strengths, their interests. we want to find out from these young

and it's a great concept because they're very unique in what they do.y start from finish to the end. >> and this historic working cattle ranch and landscape will be preserved forever thanks to one of the largest land conservation easements in california history. it's just one more way that the hearst legacy is living on through the land and agriculture that have been part of this famous family for generations. >> i thought it might ruin it for me when i took over running the properties and--you know, because i'd be down here all the time working. and then when i got here, i realized that this job is kind of the best of all worlds because i can't tell whether i'm working or playing. >> welcome back to "california country." >> aancient chinese proverb promises, "eat a peach, live forever." and even to this day, the peach tree is still revered as the tree of life, which is a perfect metaphor for what peaches do for chef michelle polzine: breathe new life into her ever-evolving dessert menu here at the range restaurant in san francisco. from tarts to cakes

they are unique and distinct and have their own characteristics.hat's what we love. >> i think the most characteristic in district 7 you have residents that have been here forever. you have generations. i am fourth generation san franciscoian. you have a lot of people that live in san francisco that live in the sunny side and lived out here for years. as a result you have a real concern and care for just basic quality of life and community issues. i think that's our unique characteristic. >> strict 7 has reputation of being the conservative district. let's hear from the locals. >> i would say it looks to city government to provide more basic city services. it's a focus on the basics. and if that's more conservative, so be it. >> frequent midwest, anybodying that sfanz is to the left of anything in the country. it's relative. i think because there is is an older population out here in the past, it's been slightly more conservative. in general homeowners tend to be more conservative. because i think their properties taxes are being used for the bond

one of the factors -- we point to three factors that makes this statute uniquely coercive. one is the sheer size of this program. and if you want a gauge on the size of the program, the best place to look is the government's own number. footnote six. >> so when does a become too big? give me a dollar number. >> $3.3 trillion over the next ten years. >> the amount approximately if you look into it as a percentage of gdp, it's big. but it was before this, somewhere about 2-point-something percent below of gdp. it will go up to a little above 3% of gbp. now go look at the comparable number, which i did look at with the expansion that we're talking about before. the expansion from 0 to 18 or even 0 to 6. and while you can argue those numbers, it's pretty hard to argue that they aren't roughly comparable as a percentage of the prior program or as a percentage of gdp. if i'm right on those numbers, or even roughly right, i don't guarantee them, then what you have to say well, indeed, medicaid has been unconstitutional since 1964. and if not, why not? >> the answer is no. that's b

to go keep revenues where they are but to clear out all the special interest loopholes which are uniquely enjoyed in exchange for lower rates for everyone. a simply flatter more competitive tax system to bring at least as much revenue into the government as we are bringing now but in a fairer way so everybody pays the same tax rate when they make the same amount of money which is the kind of tax code that the president supported. >> the tax rate, you would reduce to 25%. the white house says that under your plan, you would give millionaires in this country 150,000 tax cut. >> those numbers are not credible. the point i would say is that eight out of ten of our businesses in america file their taxes as individuals. the president says their top tax rate in january should go to 44.8% effectively. here's the problem. all of our competitors overseas are lowering their tax rates. canada went to 15. president obama is saying the tax code that individual small businesses pay goes up to 45. we will lose jobs if we go down that path. we're saying get rid of those tax shelters. the interest group lo

health care may be unique. >> the young person who is uninsured is uniquely proximateimately very close to affecting the rates and the cost of providing medical care in something that is not true in other industries. >> they are hanging their hat on that. pete williams joins me from the supreme court and let me ask about today and being the issue whether you can serf the mandate from the law. is that an opportunity for the government to basically reargue the mandate and come back with better counters? >> i doubt it. this is a what if question and you have to take the what if as a given. that is to say if the court were to strike the mandate down. the argument for the government will be that whether or not the individual mandate, the requirement to buy insurance is so bound with the rest of the law that you can't pull it apart. they said this is like a watch. if you take the mandate out, the rest falls apart. the second question is what would congress have wanted? would they want the other things if they didn't have the mandate. one other thing, the court will look at the constitutionali

everyone is a unique deal. if someone is going to invest a million dollars, we may offer them a five-year extension option. every deal has a different flavor and different negotiation. >> i would just suggest that when we landed on this site, this has long been in the waterfront land use plan. long ago it has been a high priority site for development. we have tried before. had it not been for the amount of our resources we have been dedicating to the america's cup effort for the last two years, we probably would have been moving forward with a development proposal for this site. it is in our interest to be able to do that at a future date for the reasons that a been mentioned. what that exact date is, i don't think we have a crystal ball. >> if we were to go with this lease and they invested the $2 million or $4 million they're thinking of investing in it -- >> i don't want to negotiate. i am hearing this for the first time. i assume there would be offering us some sort of market step up in the rent and other f

i have a unique business idea that i would like to collaborate with existing businesses who might bed in becoming a supplier or a wholesaler. how would you go about choosing the vendors to participate? i guess one of the things she has to do is get people interested in whatever her idea is. >> yeah, she mentions a unique business idea. i wonder if she's tested it out. for any business owner or potential business owner. i would recommend you know really before you spend a lot of time, energy and money, jumping into this, test out this unique business idea. it might not be something that flies. you might think it's great. but have a focus group, see if it's going to work before you invest a lot in this. >> when she goes to try to find these partners, how does she find them? >> you got to start small. if you try to go for big vendors and say i want to collaborate with you. i want you to help, they'll say, who are you. but the smaller companies are willing to take a risk. i would look for the smallest vendors, the ones willing to take a risk. propose my idea and be flexible. >> i think t

so it is a unique place. and what i realize -- the reason i talk about pime, you think what does that have to do with "yellow," i realized here is a community, it's a community that people have made. it didn't just spring up over night. it took someone with a vision. it took people committed to making this community work. it's a democrat community. it's a diverse community. people are equals there. but it's frustrating. it takes a lot of toil and constant effort. it doesn't maintain itself. it doesn't just run itself. that's what the united states is like. it's a community that takes constant effort. these issues of diversity, they're like our nation itself. they take constant effort. and that's what i'm suggesting. it's a process, not an outcome, where if we participate as equals and all come together, recognizing there's no magic bullet. there's no solution. we don't get to a racial nirvana overnight, even if we all pledge to be people of good will and not judge people on the basis of their race, sometimes

red zone so you don't have to kick all of the field-goals. >> right. >> and you have a guy who is unique talent to pay for. >> and the redskins give up three first-round picks. >> and that one, they swapped. >> swapped. >> it's two. you don't count that? >> no. >> and dave ross and i count that. >> and he is a negative fan, gave up two and the second and have to give up a lot. the giants gave up a lot to get eli manning. if you are going to get a guy you believe is going to be a difference maker, you have to pay the price and that is not drafting properly or having guys working for and you disregard the draft. and last year, i thought it was an outstanding round with the draft and have an influence and a great year next year without a one. >> and he combined for 47 touchdowns last year. is he the real deal? >> you hope he plays right away and he's going to be cam newton like and be happy with that. he's not going to set the world on fire. none of the great ones have. payton manning through out 15, 16 interceptions and aikman got beat to death. this team would be better than the team that

i purchased a house on that street because of that unique nature. this development would alter that nature and set a precedent that alter's 40 years -- it has been 40 years we have maintained the character of the street, and this president would have a negative impact on the value of all of the homes on belgrave. this variance is being asked because a speculative real terror bought house at the height of the bottle and is now and may -- a speculative real- estate agent bought a house at the height of the bubble and is in the hole. i will leave it at that. i have a note here from craig morton, from 1626 schrader, submitting his opposition. >> thank you, you can leave it up here. >> thank you. >> good evening. 155 belgrave avenue. i am strongly against this variance. as you have heard from the neighbors already,