There have been tragedies around the country and around the world," Saltzman says. "I wasn't going to have a tragedy on my watch when I had the authority to do something."

Saltzman still doesn't understand--he doesn't have the authority to do what he did. 

Makes me wonder if he's been on the Commssion too long--he believes he makes the rules regardless of purview or legal jurisdiction. Tomorrow he'll be changing zoning law to facilitate a project he likes.