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Interest me, but in particular interest is a Development Lot 337 beside pier 48 with the eight acre of open space, parks, and infrastructure. I think we can all a greetgrape that this city can do a much better job utilizing the port department. The port has serious unfunded Capital Needs that must be addressed for the continued safe enjoyment of the waterfront. It is great to see this project privately funded by a developer. I know personally what it is like to invest a lot of money and wait 7 t...

When the project is finished, it is estimated we will have 11,000 permanent jobs with all the benefits that will bring to the general fund. The developers engaged in ongoing outreach to organize labor and community advocates. I would like to see more water transportation between piers up and down the bay front. Not only will this generate more revenue potential for the department, but more importantly it will make the waterfront, with its beauty and amenities, more accessible to citizens of San ...

Business from hong kong with my wife. Weve come here and opened a business here and went also to ireland. From the moment that i encountered mel, he was such an ambassador for this city, wishing that we connect with the city, you know, making it possible for us to get established here, which i am eternally grateful for. You know, ive got to know him over time and hes become a friend. And there is something about him that just his character, this kindness and generosity of spirit which marks him ...

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...

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 working with mr. Pearlman on his program committee. What i have noticed about mr. Pearlman is this. He understands not only the importance of sensitive restoration and adaptive reuse, but also the intellectual Historical Context of original buildings. He is widely read in the history of architecture, although we are volunteers on that committee,...

Department, but more importantly it will make the waterfront, with its beauty and amenities, more accessible to citizens of San Francisco and the bay area. I am also very interested in pier 70 master plan or its 67 acre. I am aware september 2008 San Francisco voters approved proposition d to preserve and revitalize pier 70. Im in agreement with the ports vision for pier 70. That creates a vibrant and historic district, a district that reestablishes the historic activity level, activates new wat...

San francisco and to the jewel that he commented on earlier. Thank you very much. Thank you. Hello, supervisors. My name is frank lee. Im a current member of the Building Inspection Commission and i had the pleasure of serving mel murphy for the past for six years on that commission. Im taking time off from work today to come here to urge you to support mayor lees appointment of him on the Port Commission. The way i see it, mel is a perfect fit for the Port Commission at the right time. His expe...

Commission, seat no. 5. I believe my background and experience meet the criteria for the preservation professional position in land use and Community Planning with specialized training in Historic Preservation. I have entitled the current chapter in my life and career as a parthenon project. My epiphany at the parthenon in greece inspired me to go back to graduate school to pursue a degree in archeology. My Historic Preservation train is through my master of arts degree and Cultural Resources ma...

U. K. And scotland, new york, and alaska. And then for some reason he he popped into San Francisco on a wild event and he stayed ever since. Hes made it his home. He married here, and he has a lovely daughter mariana who calls me uncle john. As youve heard so much, about his interest in the city. I am now interested how you are going to approach Going Forward today. And im in harmony with how youve been looking at others that we had earlier. So, i see your job as really three things. Can do, wil...

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 design...