How much time do i have to make a statement . You dont have unlimited time. [laughter] im not asking for an hour. Two minutes. Thank you. Supervisors, thank you for having me here today. My name is Jonathan Pearlman. I would this out because im not as good a speaker if i dont do that so i will read this statement. When the Mayors Office contacted me asking me to interview for a possible seat on the Historic Preservation commission, i assumed it was for the one of the seats designated for historic architect and was surprise today learn it was seat 3, the architectural historians position. Since im not a traditional candidate for this seat, using preservation using the academic model, ways somewhat reluctant to accept the invitation to interview. After discussing my concerns and told i was qualified for the seat, considered the contributions i might bring to this commission. As an architect im in the trenches having to work with home and building owners and their neighbors who are unfami
I am writing in support of Jonathan Pearlmans candidacy as San Francisco historian for the perez r vation commission. Although as a physician and epidemiologist, my own career was Environmental Health, teaching at harvard, ucla, uc berkeley, and then for 27 years heading up Environmental Health research at the California Department of public health. ~ i grew up with a family of architects. After my retirement, i have been helping cal poly pomona restore the historic 1932 studio residences designed by my father, richard noytra, one of the founders of california modern. I have been visiting with other historic modernist house museums around the world to learn about their restoration and programming. I was invited to serve on the Program Committee of the noytra house in los altos. It was originally a small residence of poet jacqueline johnson, designed by my father in the late 1930s. It has been restored and adaptively reused as an intimate conference venue. I have had the pleasure of wor
President ial primaries and Lincoln Chafee is now the one democrat who plans to run right at Hillary Clinton. People are very interested in about what i would do not just how much i think obama sucks. I am running for the presidency of the United States of america. Its rick perrys turn to join the gop president ial field. Doesnt want to be remembered for the things that we remember him for. I cant, the third one, i cant. As if to steal perrys thunder jeb bush appears ready to make his president ial candidacy official. Jeb has really stretched the limits of not a candidate to rational limit. Sort of Like Campaign jew i did the sue. It sucks. Lincoln grabbing headlines. Quickest path to relevancy is going after Hillary Clinton. The temptation of taking the Clinton Foundation money colored her judgment. Talking about the metric system. Blets bold. Lets join the rest of the world and go metric. The metric season is the tool of the devil. Im making the case then im best qualified to be comm
Jeb bush appears ready to make his president ial candidacy official. Jeb has really stretched the limits of not a candidate to rational limit. Sort of Like Campaign jew i did the sue. It sucks. Lincoln grabbing headlines. Quickest path to relevancy is going after Hillary Clinton. The temptation of taking the Clinton Foundation money colored her judgment. Talking about the metric system. Blets bold. Lets join the rest of the world and go metric. The metric season is the tool of the devil. Im making the case, then im best qualified to be commander and chief. Im on the side of people who wont blow us up. Released a campaign poster, lets take a look. Theres a new republican Straight Talk express, and this time senator Lindsey Graham is behind the wheel. If you want more military spending and more war, there is no doubt about it, Lindsey Graham is your candidate. Im going to take the fight to isis, im going to rebuild our military. If you disagree with him about that, as one guest did this
Trump, who is facing intensifying russia investigations, has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and himself. The u. S. Constitution says the president has the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States except in cases of impeachment. But whether a president can pardon him or one day herself isnt answered in the constitution. The department of justices office of Legal Counsel did shed some light back in 1974 telling thenpresident Richard Nixon he did not have that power something historians like making beschloss says nixon never considered anyway thinking the idea dishonorable. Facing impeachment nixon resigned instead perhaps assuring that his successor gerald ford would pardon him which, of course, he did. As for donald trump. Whether he will test the constitutional pardon power by trying it on himself is an open question but if he were to try could he get away with it . Joining me is joan walsh of the nation, Matthew Mi