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Professor Richard Vedder at Ohio University helped author that study. Lets say each one of them were making 20,000 a year more in income, which is quite plausible. We are talking about 400 billion a year in lost wages. Numbers like that made some economic analysts argue that underemployment may be every bit as damaging to the economy as unemployment. And Kellock Irvin is caught in the middle of it all. For now he takes freelance jobs as a photographer and parttime work with moving companies. But...

Discretionary authority that all bodies have in the city and county of San Francisco and that is in the admin code. That is where this commission derives its discretionary review authority powers. So, when you hear a dr and a Building Permit application youre relying on that section. Its the same section that the board of appeals relies upon when they are hearing a Building Permit as well. So, thats saying that you do not have the ability to exercise discretion, that you are authorized otherwise...

The issues, we may have we have drawings in front of us and maybe theyre not color rendering. But substantially everything about this project, the size and the scope, the only difference that we talked about is the size of the use for the restaurant there being whether or not it was commercial use, other commercial use incorporated. But i havent actually heard anyone, members of the public bringing up issues about the substantive factors of the project itself should that space not be a larger re...

Of the illumination for signs and an informational presentation to be calendared within two months before the Planning Commission to review the lighting and Signage Program for the formula retail Financial Service facility. I thought it actually was to have when they have their plans. Maybe it will be in two months, but we actually want to see the their plans. I dont know if you want to put two months because i dont know [multiple voices] it could be calendared their signage plan is put together...

Indirectly illuminated wall signs of certain size. So, certainly this commission and the board of supervisors can adopt signage controls that are uniform and that reduce the size of the sign that may be allowed in that district. And do that fairly routinely, where there will be legislative matters brought before you where you establish sign controls. So, you still have the ability to establish sign controls. Its just the discretion which is the concern. And, so, obviously probably something the ...

The different alternatives that we brought forward to the community, there were pros and cons. In the end the confluence of being able to help address the pagoda site, of being able to pull the machines out as is currently contemplated in our contract, not leave something underground, that kind of tipped the balance. At that particular meeting at the time there was seemed to be little to no public support for bringing the machines to north beach and leaving them in the ground. But that is someth...

It and that was like the intent of the project sponsor in the original proposal. But obviously, again, it didnt really look to be the same. In terms of why we use conditional use necessary or desirable, you know, we had a special use district for booker t. Washington, for higher height district. We decided it was necessary and desirable for the type of Housing Community it was providing. We also approved that sud prior to the board of supervisors taking action on it. So, its not as if this is un...

The different alternatives that we brought forward to the community, there were pros and cons. In the end the confluence of being able to help address the pagoda site, of being able to pull the machines out as is currently contemplated in our contract, not leave something underground, that kind of tipped the balance. At that particular meeting at the time there was seemed to be little to no public support for bringing the machines to north beach and leaving them in the ground. But that is someth...

And an informational presentation to be calendared within two months before the Planning Commission to review the lighting and Signage Program for the formula retail Financial Service facility. I thought it actually was to have when they have their plans. Maybe it will be in two months, but we actually want to see the their plans. I dont know if you want to put two months because i dont know [multiple voices] it could be calendared their signage plan is put together. And one other thing, mr. Ion...