>> we attach them without proper -- attached to them without proper ventilation. i do not know the exact procedure. the citation mentioned there was improper ventilation and there was some traps that were done improperly. >> you are the one who had to pay the penalty, not the honor? >> correct. ok. i will ask mr. duthie about that. >> thank you. -- i will ask mr. duffy about that. >> thank you. >> good evening. i spoke earlier with the chief putting -- plumbing inspector. he wants to keep the penalty at nine times. some of the reasons are -- this was filled observation which -- failed observation. they saw during inspection of a building, sinks without traps, toward the front, plumbing supplies were thrown and new gas and water pipes were installed without permit. and there was no access to the restaurant upstairs. on august 19, 2010, the first notice of violation was issued. and on december 13, 2010, the second notice was sent. and on december 16, 2010, a final warning was sen. on december 29, 2010, we referred it to code enforcement as there had been no response

he said, we need this tunnel for safety, for air, for ventilation. he got this tunnel built and he got people to back it. just before it opened, it was proved to be not real helpful. he got out with his money. >> i bring it up as a reference that he had the engineering history, which allowed him to figure out how to do it. >> he was good that creating large, engineering marvels. >> this was one. the largest indoor pool. >> it might have been. it became an ice skating rink. i was there when it was an ice skating rink, probably the year before it was burned down. the mummies were there. >> he had that victorian style of stuffing everything he could into this place. he had seashells and jaguars and everything he thought might be interesting or educational to people. people would come over to swim, but they could also see a huge tableau of "the last supper." >> right over here is woodward gardens. he started collecting stuff. he invited people over and eventually opened it up to the public. he had a menagerie. >> it was an 1800 thing. >> could any of the

>> we are mechanically ventilating and filtering the air. by the freeway, all those units have mechanically ventilated air. >> commissioner moore: they are responding to it. thank you. we have difficult -- a difficult double motion. we have an appeal on ceqa. >> it is not an appeal. it is the adoption of the ceqa. >they were called up together. >> commissioner moore: i would make a motion for part and and . >> second. >> if i could respond to the comments about the transit and the heights exceptions. there is a 20% exception. there is a -- about the transit on 16th street. it is envisioned as a brt so that should address the transit concerns. the 22, you cannot get the 20 to two blocks away. it sure what. >> president olague: commissioner sugaya? >> commissioner sugaya: just to follow up on that. for any purpose? >> basically for any purses than -- purpose that is listed in the code for mechanical equipment, skylights, whenever an exception. 20% total. -- what ever it exception. 20% total. -- whenever exceptiatever excep. >> commissioner sug

you have to have ventilation. i do not remember all the rules. >> will the property tax increase? >> i do not think so. >> to convert an existing empty attic into a storage attic? that does not sound like you are converting it into the living area. the a sensible addition would be converting it into a living area. >> it is usually by a letter that pulls down. a staircase would have to be deliverable area with a valid staircase. >> thank you. >> adding a bathroom, adding a ron shipp is a sensible. we see a lot of people putting elevators as our population, including us, ages. >> or houses are getting more vertical. >> that is right. no permit is required for a tool shed that is less than 100 square feet of area looking down, bird's eye view. less than 100 square feet, no permit is required. without a permit, there is no trigger for an assessment. >> you could go up two stories? >> no, actually. the planning department has a height limit of i think 10 feet in the required the rear yard area. eight or 10 feet. [laughter] keep your hot tub in your toolshed. >> in this market, if you b

you should get outside and try to ventilate that garage or enclosed area. these contacts, these are one side and they go into the other side here. see how they are in there now? that's a closed switch right there. it's actually a 3 pull switch. there's 3 different pulls to this switch. they are open, now they are closed, if it's closed it should -- that's when you want to turn it on and off, when it's closed, and then open it if you have to. if you smell gas, you've probably got a leak. if the building is collapsed, there's probably going to be a leak. those are the 3 times you want to come out here and shut this thing off. it's real easy. you get your wrench and you turn it off. >> if i smell gas should i turn off the one behind my stove? . >> if you smell it coming from your stove, sure. exactly. the only way to figure this out is by doing it. this is a real easy one. the one at your house isn't going to be that easy. . >> have a wrench at our building. >> it's not required by law but it's a good idea. at my house, i have one of these wrenches i bought at

you can't be requiring to meet the residential ventilation requirements by opening your window because then obviously you're not meeting sound transmission requirements. so charles assaulter, you work with charlie, an old friend of ours that i went to high school with. >> really. >> really, in high school. he does a lot of this in the city and he's come and given us one of these brown bag lunches with acoustical separation and talked about just what he's saying, using different thicknesses of material. the assembly has to go beyond the glazing, it has to be the building wall assembly that reduces outside noise. >> tempered glass is designed to take impact. that would have broken the window glass or the plate. i'm trying really hard. this doesn't want to break. let's give it a real... you know, so it's a good product. it's interesting. this center is the strongest part. the weakest part is at the edg edges. it takes quite a bit of impact, as you see. but -- in a quake, when they say don't leave the building, you know, there's a reason. you're probably better staying inside, under a desk

items did you can get a rebate of up to $7,000 just by putting in new water heaters, and doing ventilation, and we have margaret here, who is a homeowner and a contractor, just to tell you really how easy it is. it is so important when we're looking at our home. our home is one of the most valuable things we have to continue to invest in. many of these minor investments will make huge returns on investment and a huge savings down the road. on average -- most of you know that i am a huge solar advocate and i have solar panels on my home. the return on solar is even more than the return on energy efficiency. energy efficiency often times will return your investment in three years. it is so fast and so easy. we're really here to encourage energy improvement. we want you to be part of this. we did in the assessor's office, we have an annual noticed of the best evaluation that went out to every single property owner in the city and the county. over two hundred thousand letters, and each of them got a brochure. there is a copy of the brochure that we mailed out with this

but the ventilation shaft, you have to stay away, no-man's-land. >> i want to ask you this. is this a job that a human has to do? can some sort of robot possibly go in and do this work? >> you've seen the robots there. they're pathetic, almost like toys, computers on treads with little tv cameras with a joy stick controlling them. it's pretty sad. >> if they had more sophisticated ones then they could? >> we don't really have sophisticated robots that can make repairs and turn screwdrivers and stuff like that. that's beyond our capability. >> we're talking decades here? >> it was estimated 30 years to clean up. perhaps up to 50 years. three mile island took 14 years to clean up. chernobyl after 25 years is still not cleaned up. it it's still melt noog the ground. >> it's kind of hard it to keep track of where the radiation has been found. they've detected the radiation in the water, in the seafood, the beef and dairy. but now they're testing rice for radiation. so what does that mean for the food supply there? >> rice and also tea leaves. we're talking about radiation sailin

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it's thousand feet long, more than six feet wide and equipped with light and ventilation. ten people have been arrested in connection with that tunnel. >>> president obama says he is pushing several initiatives to help improve the nation's economy. today in his weekly address he blamed partisanship for hip kerring economic growth. >> there is something wrong with our politics and that's what we've got to fix. we know there are things congress can do right now to get more money back in your pockets, get this economy growing faster and get our friends and neighbors back to work. >> alan: the president mentioned several initiatives that he wants congress to pass, including extending the payroll tax cut. he says he'll announce more job creation initiatives in the coming weeks. >>> researchers say the clarity of lake tahoe is at its second lowest level in recorded history. the latest state of the lake report by scientists shows lake tahoe lost nearly four feet of clarity last year to an average depth of just more than 64 feet. the report suggests climate change may have created

these spaces are well ventilated. they are cool on hot days the state's much more energy efficient than people might know. i appreciate this. it will do a lot for our newly created commercial corridors. >> would you have a short 427548 retail level, wants to put an awning are other business identifying features on the outside, it decreases the presentation area you have. it is going to increase the advantage of the storefront area. commissioner clyde: it increases your air and you're like. -- your light. commissioner yee riley: last week, we learned was not very obvious to us the total footage. you might want to take another look at. president o'brien: other commissioners? we will open it up to public comment. do we have any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i guess we are ready for a motion. >> i will moat -- vote to approve our recommendation of this item. president o'brien: all those in favor? any objections? seeing none, item is approved. next item, please. >> discussion of possib

premises, except in the case of emergency and to permit deliveries not to consist solely of screen or ventilated doors. next, no noise shall be under the control of the licensee. the license -- at any time the license to utilize a third party promoter, license shall make control of for the staffing of the business and shall approve all marketing material. this condition was created to hold licensees accountable so we do not get the typical i had a promoter and it is in their hands. we're trying to lock it into it is your business and you are responsible for it. if you sign off on a promoter, you will be responsible for it. lastly, not making any structural changes without the approval of the department. with these conditions, we're recommending the license for approval. supervisor avalos: think you. thank you for your presentation. just a question about -- you mentioned this is becoming an entertainment district. that is not an actual determination that has been some or provided by the city, is it? >> i try not to speak to the planning department. i believe no, but what i am recognizing is the f

. >> it has been ventilated by too many people too often, that somehow he was not dying of terminal prostate cancer. he would not have to be a medical expert to realize this man is dying, is terminally ill. >> if he is indeed on the edge of death, his knowledge of who ordered the lockerbie bombing is about to die with him. >> those forces loyal to colonel gaddafi are retreating and leaving evidence of just how his regime operated. inside his security headquarters, there are files and photographs and documents. orla guerin has gained access to the building. here is what she found. >> secrets here, but today we were able to walk right in. to a strong man's security headquarters. testament to the horrors practiced here. we found operational charts about tracking anyone with a cell phone anywhere in the country. a document identifying new potential suspects. this is where colonel gaddafi identify these people. these documents are in need corner -- in the corner. you can see intersection four, intersection 0, interception open. what is interesting is, a lot of names in this document is far and. t

shut off the gas and ventilate the room. get the natural gas out. to test it you want to turn it an eighth of a turn and turn it back to the way it it was. notice the little thing? that's going straight with the flow of the pipe that means it's open. if it's across that means you turned off the gas. the eighth of a turn you didn't turn it off you just moved it. these are in better shape. if you can get to this valve, safely, the building's collapsed on it you can't get to it you have to use the one in the street. pg and e put all the meters outside the houses in a lot of the neighborhoods, these are pretty easy to get to. they are easy to find. if you can find the little round circle in the sidewalk. if you look directly at the house you will find this meter and this shut off on the ground floor. in is a closeup of the shut off. in is the wrench i recommend you you use it for other things. they are cheap and they will work. this is great because you can use it somewhere else if you have to. an adjustable open end wrench. a diagram are off/on. shut o

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