unrent control. any building built before 1979 generally, if it's rental units, that is half of our housing stock. >> to clarify that, as proposed, could somebody add on top of it or add an addition to it? >> it doesn't get that specific. but my read of it was that any building with a rent control unit is not. but i don't think it gets to that level. >> but it does say does not otherwise change local approval process for historic preservation. >> i think the issue is, let's say there is a owner in liberty hill has a structure. the question is here on page 4 about what discretion -- on page 10. unclear what the discretion city commission retains. we don't feel this buildin buils compatible but we may not have discretion to say that because it wouldn't meet the minimum height requirement. >> but where does it say does not change the local approval process. >> but we have to get the certificate of appropriateness. >> but the discretion in terms of height. >> could we not grant a certificate of approval

now we even impose laws to punish, to punish property owners who leave their vacant units unrented. who are willing to rent it out when we have potential lawsuits. so by punishing people doing something is not a democracy. it's not the city. it's not the spirit of united states. so we do not punish people by doing the right thing. we endorse and encourage and also helping to understand the law. >> president breed: thank you for your comments. and before the next speaker comes up to the podium, are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board and the ethics commission in a joint public, general public comment? just for clarification, there will be another public comment called very specifically on the ordinances that are on the board's agenda pursuant to the california government conduct code and the amendments that are expected to be made around that. mr. gilberti. >> thank you. opening day, hope springs eternal. the glorious week before baseball starts. your team is going to go. it's wonderful. 50-some-odd years ago, camelot was a broadway play. richard

where no one can do business he will tax the landlord who leaves his space unrented. another tax of the answer is attack. david: the kid david: he's been killing all of the business around and then he's complaining that it's the business' fault that the businesses are dying. melissa: you're right. david: it's absolutely nuts but again this is what you get when you get a politician whose done nothing in his life but be a politician, has no idea how the market works, remember when trump was running for president, he was criticizing the stores for complaining the stores around the trump tower, he said i don't worry about tiffanies, i don't worry about these high end stores. well people work at those stores we rely on those stores to bring tourists into new york city. he doesn't understand how markets work. meanwhile speaking out markets work today was an interesting day. we've got to talk about -- melissa: wasn't really complaining about that other thing. david: there's a lot to complain about here but also markets going down. the big question is whether the president ha