Remarks by Jose Lopez
29 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 10:31
“I'd feel comfortable proceeding with the motion that you described.”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 2:02:19
“I think this is a complicated task to investigate these matters. It's arguable whether the Arts Commission is in the best position to conduct these investigations. And I suspect that the commission would probably rather focus on other aspects of their duties. But I want to thank the representative this evening and everyone participating in this investigation, because I do think that it's been done thoroughly. With that being said, I do not see evidence of violence or attempted violence in the record.”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 3:08:22
“Thank you. How does self-defense figure into the Arts Commission's assessment of violations of the code or code enforcement?”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 3:09:01
“And is that approach informed by specific code provisions?”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 3:09:15
“So the code of conduct, but not the city code. Is that correct?”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 3:23:49
“I see this case a little bit differently than the last one, because I do see in the record the appellant making statements that she was involved in a physical altercation. I think there's a dispute as to who started that altercation, but I don't think there's a dispute about whether an altercation occurred. So just putting out there that I think, and I agree with what Vice President Soroyan has said about you know, having alternatives to suspension or revocation. I think that aligns with President Tresvina's question in a prior matter about restorative justice processes. But I'm just not sure…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 3:33:17
“Thank you. I can count, so I won't make an alternative motion with respect to reduced suspension. But I wanted to tack on a couple of other points or advice for the department just to summarize, I think, some of what we've heard. I think alternative forms of dispute resolution, whether that's restorative justice, bringing in other people from the vendor community, mediation. And then I think if things do go down this path again, clear evidence would, I think, in my mind, support. you know, something along the lines of a revocation or suspension potentially, with the understanding that there's…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 5:02:38
“I'll go. I'm inclined to see it in the way that Commissioner Abad described. I do think that there's a piece of hard evidence in the video. I do think that it's appropriate for a vendor to be responsible for the actions of a family member at their location unless there's kind of railing evidence to suggest that the family member or that the the permit holder has taken steps to distance themselves from the family member and disallowing them from coming back to the site or asking for support from the department in keeping the family member away. I don't think that anything to that effect has…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 5:22:53
“Yeah, the way that I see this, and I I agree that because this is a new hearing, the fact that the video is in the record is enough evidence. And even if this was a re-hearing of a matter where the video hadn't been entered into the record before the night of our hearing, we have it in the record now. And so I think it's fair to consider that I do my my reading of the Arts Commission meeting from July does say essentially the The item that was discussed that's agendized is participating, or the charge, if you will, is participating in a violent altercation, which to me is the hour before…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 5:36:41
“Yeah, I'd just like to clarify that I don't think that, in my mind, the deputy city attorney's guidance with respect to applying the code or the code of conduct to non-permit holders is not something that I'm concerned about. Because I do think that by calling in a third party whether explicitly inviting them over to the site or in an emotionally charged situation, presumably if someone's a family member, knowing that they may be capable of the type of behavior that we saw on video, reporting to them what was happening within minutes of it occurring with the expectation that they're capable…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 24:08
“Thank you for your presentation. And sorry to hear about the accident as well. I'm not necessarily expecting you to have done this, but I'm just curious in terms of understanding the landscape and where the various city agencies may fit into this issue. But have you been in touch with the Department of Building Inspection at all with respect to the wall?”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 24:37
“OK. That'll probably tee up another question from me to the department, but thank you for that.”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 41:27
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Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:07:07
“Thank you Commissioner Lopez I Changed my mind. I'll I'll yield Okay.”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:10:24
“Sure. Thank you. Just my initial reaction to kind of opening the door Appellants property owners, you know paying for replacement tree I'm a little bit reluctant to go down that path just because I think we've seen over time that the city doesn't have a great record of actually planting the trees that has the money to plant But on on kind of the four corners of the appeal I'm inclined to believe that and trust the report of Buff with respect to the health of the tree. They're the tree people. And I think absent the retaining wall question, I'd be inclined to deny the appeal. But I do think…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:25:03
“Thanks. Yeah, I'm a little bit uncomfortable with granting the appeal, just because I'm looking at the precedent that this could open us up to. I would say one guy's opinion, I think that this appellant is, I think, extremely conscientious in a way that I haven't seen with a lot of appellants trying to get rid of trees on their property. Many of those are not out planting trees. And yeah. At the end of the day, we still have before us the tree people saying that this is a healthy tree. And I'm also not bothered by the, before I get to that, I agree that this is not the banner performance that…”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:36:22
“Point of information, Julie, why do we need this on the 23rd?”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:02:35
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Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:04:10
“And so what's the enforcement deadline in this situation since they have appealed?”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:04:29
“OK. And just to make sure I understand what you presented correctly, so during that, I guess, post-Day 31 enforcement time frame. The administrative penalties would essentially at the department's discretion be paused as long as they're maintaining their progress on the project and any fees Aside from those administrative penalties would be time and material, which would apply either way. But otherwise, as long as they continue to make progress, the administrative penalties would not be assessed.”
Board of Appeals · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 40:18
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Board of Appeals · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 1:09:42
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Board of Appeals · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 1:12:52
“Thank you. And just as a follow up, you pointed to the jurisdiction and expertise of the MTA, for example, as maybe being you know, the better kind of area to the agency to focus on with respect to some of these questions. But is there kind of interdepartmental coordination with projects like these to maybe loop in the MTA to consider that question?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 1:15:20
“And just to recap, In your determination, this site, this intersection, didn't give rise to the need for that interdepartmental, like it's not unusual enough.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 1:15:45
“The coordination with the MTA with respect to a stop sign, for example. Pardon me. In your determination, this wasn't the type of intersection that would warrant kicking this over to the MTA to consider a stop sign? It's just a standard 90-degree intersection.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 26, 2026