With us tonight is mike presidency dio of the center for arts and culture. Prior to joining fort mason he was an nonprofit sf heritage in opened up the directors efficacy of the los angeles conservancy and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We asked mike to moderate tonights program because his preservation work in los angeles is the subject of tonights talk in here in San Francisco. Thank you for being with us mike. Mike. Welcome and theyll hand the microphone over to you. Thank you so much frances. Such a pleasure to be here tonight with my two longtime friends and colleagues Ken Bernstein and Stephen Schafer to talk about their stunning new book preserving los angeles how preserving historical cities can transform americas cities published by angel city press. Dare i say this book is a monumentalda achievement in the preservation field. Ken has devoted his career h to enhancing the heritage of los angeles and when i joined in 2006 i had big shoes to fill. Ken had just lef
Cspan now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington live and ondemand big keep up with the days biggest events with live streams of floor proceedings and earrings from u. S. Congress, white house events, the courts, campaigns and more from the world of politics all at your fingertips. You can also stay current with latest episodes of washington journal and find scheduling information for cspan tv networks and see spent radio plus a variety of compelling podcasts. Cspan now is available at the apple store and google play. Downloaded for free today. Cspan now your front row seat to washington anytime, anywhere. He will introduce our speakers momentarily. Mike is president ceo fort mason for arts and culture and a longtime Historic Preservation. Prior to joining fort mason he left San Francisco to start a nonprofit. Its a director of advocacy at los angeles conservancy regional attorney from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We aske
With us tonight is mike. Mike is president and ceo of the center for arts and culture in and a longtime Historic Preservation. He led San Franciscos Historic Preservation nonprofit. He has been the oat director of advocacy of the los angeles conservancy and for the Historic Preservation. His present racial mark in angeles the subject of tonights talk in here in San Francisco. Thank you for being with us mike and welcome and i will hand the microphone over to you. Thank you so much frances. Such a pleasure to be here tonight with my longtime friends and colleagues aliso beach and Stephen Schafer to talk about their stunning new book preserving los angeles how Historic Places can transform americas cities. Published by angel city press. Dare i say this book is a monument is a monument to statement and major contribution to preservation field. Kevin devoted much of his career to enhancing the unique architecture of Cultural Heritage of los angeles. I had the shoes to fill and ken has left
I recommend we take dr and not approve it. Commissioner johnson. Thank you very much theres lots of again to clarify the issues i definitely agree with not approving the Building Permit we cant force the legalize we cant force them to sell it i want to focus why im going to support denying the project first of all, itself think its absurd the project sponsors has brought up things that has nothing to do with to do with the tenant where theyre a litigious or the person who owned the property was two nice that has nothing to do with why were here i understand that the trustee needs to sell the building as part of you know his obligations to get vail and thees state it is not necessarily our purview to help you maximize that value you have the property as it exists sell it to someone that will definitely buy it and leave it thats not within our purview when we look at the Building Permit as a project we dont care im sure youll be able to sell to somebody look at the building paratransit t
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