Expensive or its not that nice or too small. And mallia showed me his studio apartment on 1606 jones, i was very excited. I said oh, thats perfect for me and my son. However, he told me that its not been approved, and i was i dont understand. Its all very, very nice. Everything is all brandnew. I dont understand, and if you can give me a chance to move into this apartment, it would be greatly appreciated, and it would really for improve me and my sons life, and thank you for your time and consideration. Commissioner honda thank you. And cameras house has an a camerons house has an amazing story of what theyve done. Clerk thank you. We will now move on to rebuttal. Mr. Paul, you have three minute. Thank you, miss rosenberg, commissioner swig. There was no doubt that the kitchen was finished beyond the scope of issued permits. This would be legally active space under the permits that were active at the time and completed. So it is was the clear understanding of this contractor and owner that he was sticking his neck out in a way that he might be cutoff. But the economies of scale when youre doing a large about renovation like that, in tenants and trying to keep costs to as low as possibnarro so you can keep rents as low as possible, it made sense that he purchased those cabinets and put them in. It was a justifiable risk at the time. Its a cost that hes willing to assume to remove them. If this kitchen has to be removed, this scare will be altered this stair will be altered, and people will still be living there, but it wont be part of a dwelling unit, and it wont be part of a dwelling unit that people wont use very much. Where you have an option to give it to their tenant and son who really will make good use of their space. In with due respect to the Zoning Administrator and his position, i dont think that theyre able to really reconsider how they determine the quantitative vaulqualities exposure, although this board can take and make a de novo determination on this issue. There is the exact same scenario up four more floors above this, so it is an exceptional and extraordinary circumstance. It is a matter to create more housing. I would ask this board not to continue something for something thats going to be Housing Stock in one way or the other. I think its the best move for this board to approve it as a separate dwelling unit and allow rosina and her son to occupy it as quickly as possible. Commissioner honda so i just told you im willing to continue. I think if i vote this evening, i would be in support of the department. Lets continue it. Commissioner honda thats what i was thinking. Clerk thank you. Okay. Well now hear from mr. Sanchez. Thank you. Scott sanchez, planning department. Its good to know the board was still tough on variances. Commissioner honda its commissioner fung. Come on up, we have an empty seat up here. So to correct something that the appellant stated. Its incorrect that each of the floors has the same situation. Each of the other floors get their exposure to the front. Theyre all four flats that face through, so to correct the record there. You know, i will take the information about the, you know, really nice, new, illegal unit and those photos if the appellant can email them to me, and i can discuss that with the Zoning Administrator and also review the Zoning Administrator and appreciate that to facilitate that, if the appellant would provide the proposed plans that show the required set of stairs within the required rear yard, and all the improvements that they show, including the habitable space in the back yard. Certainly reconstruction of stairs within the required rear yard can pose certain requirement code issues. I have a question going back to what you stated before. This variance was applied for in 2018 and heard in 2019. Is that correct . Im going to doublecheck that. It has a 2018 number. It has a 2018 number, but i believe do you know when it was submitted . I believe it was december 2018. Okay. So the end of 2018. Last question, and Everyone Wants to leave here. But so im not making light or giving approval of developers that that do work beyond the scope of permit and without a permit, just to be very clear. But at the same time, i am supportive of housing, and ive seen quite a few illegal units that are just horrible that have been legalized. And so i find it kind of a shame that someone has gone through such great energy to make a nice unit, albeit without the proper permits, be denied. Just going forward, right . I mean, this is a problem that when david chiu initiated this legislation in october of 2014 or 16, we knew what would happen. The city was based on many granny units that were based on improper plumbing, didnt have lights, improper ingress and egress. And in light of that, the city still proceeded to legalize these units, and not only dont ask, dont tell, and it made all those units legal units, and those units are now 2500. So i would love for the department to take a further look to see if we could do something. If that includes multiple penalties for doing work without a permit, im fine with that, too. And just to correct the submittal dates for the record, it does have a 2018 case number. It was submitted at the very end of 2018. The case was created on january 7, 2018, and the case was heard on january 7, 2019, and the case was heard on january 8, 2019. Clerk okay, commissioners, this matter is submitted. I will make a motion to continue this. How much time do you think the Department Needs its on the Department Rather than the permit holder. Its when the appellant can give us the materials including the approved plans and the photo. The review of the Zoning Administrator would be relatively brief. If they could do that this weekend. Do you think you would want to make a site visit at all to inspect the unit in person or is that not necessary . I think the photos speak for themselves, but we can we would need a little bit more time to maybe would be interesting to see whats happening inside the unit. Dangjeremy, id be very nic. The Zoning Administrator does not like to be sacked. Clerk november 18. Were going to have a tight, busy schedule on the 6. We can test our new oneminute, twominute rule. Clerk would that date work for you, november 13 . Commissioner honda, if i may make a comment . Sure. I dont believe there will be a need for any further testimony on the matter when it comes back. Okay. It will be fully submitted before the board. If you have questions, well be here, but i wont have further presentation for you. Yeah, exactly. Can you provide the dimensions of the rear yard area when you return, the one the depth is not dimensioned on the plans. Yes. Thank you. In other words, wed like to know, i mean, if you include the stairway. When the board comes back, they would have to arrested clayton the find articulate the findings under 305 c. I will provide the dimensions of the rear yard, the characteristics of the open stair, and the five findings for your consideration. Thank you. So we have a motion to continue to november 13. November 13, whos making that motion . Commissioner honda . Were doing a joint. Okay. On the motion to continue to november 13 [roll call] so that motion carries, 40. Well see you on november 13. Thank you. This concludes the hearing. You know ive always wanted to do this job that drives my parents crazy we want to help people i wasnt i did not think twice about that. 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Mayor breed sean richard who is with us today. Hes a part of brothers against guns has been on the ground on a regular basis. So Many Community advocates, big rich and others, working with our community. We were in this community in the trenches working hard to deal with this issue, james and michael, without a lot of help and support. You know what . Not anyone else thats in this race for District Attorney, not one of those folks is none other than susie lawson. [ applause ]. Mayor breed susie lawson came to the table. She was working with us to try to figure out what can we do as a neighborhood prosecutor, what can i do to help make this community safer. Not this is what im going to do. What can i do . And working with the previous District Attorney helped to create incredible opportunities, including the [ applause ]. Mayor breed giving people a Second Chance. Giving people a Second Chance who needed a Second Chance, but also Holding People accountable who are holding our community hostage. We can do both. We can have fairness in our criminal Justice System. We dont have to choose as susie lawson was saying, one versus the other. It requires a balancing act. Yes, we need criminal justice reform. The fact is disproportionately africanamericans do get higher sentences than others. We know that africanamericans are arrested in higher numbers than other races. We know what the numbers are. We are determined to make the kinds of changes so that we have fairness in our criminal Justice System. [ cheering and applause ]. Mayor breed thats right. We dont have to live in fear to do it, because when people commit crimes and we are trying to provide an opportunity for a Second Chance and then they continue to do the same thing, accountability has to kick in. We have to do them both. [ applause ]. Mayor breed we have to make an investment in the programs that are necessary to help prevent the crimes from happening in the first place. [ applause ]. Mayor breed guess what . Susie lawson understands this more than anyone because of the work that shes done on the ground, because of the work that shes done to help support the violence victims. The work that shes done to help with elder abuse and other things in the District Attorneys office. The compassion she has demonstrated even when she served on the Police Commission here in San Francisco. Looking at the fact that the decisions that we make have consequences on peoples lives. And understanding and validating and making sure that we are recognizing people and how we make things better. So, when i received the letter yesterday from the District Attorney announcing his resignation, i couldnt help but get excited about the future because i know that susie lawson is the right person to do the job. [ applause ]. Mayor breed let me also be clear there is no way im going to leave this Office Vacant for the next three months. [ cheering and applause ]. Mayor breed when you have someone who is qualified, when you have someone who works for years in the District Attorneys office and knows many of the staff who work there and know what to do, whether shes in there for three months or four years or four days, someone in the office who knows what to do. We can build confidence that on day one, no matter the results of what happens november 4, 5, or whatever the day is [ laughter ]. Mayor breed no matter what happens, we know that we still have challenges in this city and we need strong leadership to make sure this office is doing the job it has committed to do, serve and protect the residents of the city and county of San Francisco. Thats why i couldnt think of anyone better to step in at this most critical time than suzy loftus. So she is my choice to point as the next District Attorney [ indiscernible ] [ cheering and applause ]. Mayor breed suzy loftus, ladies and gentlemen. [ chanting ]. Hows everybody doing today . [ cheering and applause ]. I see you, San Francisco. I see you. I see all of you and i love this town. Ive got to tell you on my way over i had a beautiful walk through chinatown. Some folks wanted to say things, and i got a text message from my eldest daughter and im going to bring you in on this because when you have a high schooler you get interesting texts. She said, mom, dont be mad at the protesters. You know why . Thats how i raised her. We are San Francisco. [ applause ]. For anyone who trusts i have yet to earn, i will work every day to earn your trust. I will work every day to build safety that is not predicated on anything else. I will work every day to build a Justice System that is not for the privileged few, but that works for all of us. San francisco is where im from. Its where i went to public school. My mother came to this country when she was 19 years old, and she raised us up on her own. She raised me to be a fighter. [ applause ]. She raised me to stand up she didnt raise me to do that. Its okay. [ laughter ]. She raised me to stand up and fight for my community. You might know about my background. You might know that ive been a prosecutor and a Police Commissioner. You might know some of my friends from bayview are here, that i built the center for kids exposed to violence, but you might not know why. I devoted my 15 years to building safety for a very important reason, and its because as a kid growing up in San Francisco, too early, violence touched my life. When i was 3 years old, my mother was violently attacked when she was leaving her place of work to come and pick me and my sister up from daycare. She wasnt from this country and didnt know how to navigate a criminal Justice System. I grew up knowing not everybody gets justice. Is that right . What i know for sure is everybody is entitled to live and work and play somewhere they feel safe and were not there yet. We can get there. We need to do better for everyone in this city. My youngest and all the rest of the family is coming up and my mom. [ applause ]. My mom knows how to make an entrance. [ laughter ] [ applause ]. So what my life has told me and what this beautiful woman getting up on the stage has taught me is when we know not everybody gets justice and safety, we have to build it together. I will work hard every day with all of you to build a worldclass system that protects our civil rights and enforces our consumer protection, that fights for our environment. When your car gets broken into and youre broke in San Francisco, its even worse. We can deal with that. We can deal with the merchants in chinatown who have to close their doors because of 100 of theft. I love this city and with your help ill get elected to be your District Attorney and it will be the greatest accomplishment of my life. [ cheering and applause ] [ laughter ]. [ indiscernible ] i am [ indiscernible ] [ cheering and applause ]. I am so proud that im able to be here today supporting my mom, suzy loftus. We have all heard of her numerous accomplishments, but she will also be the first mom to be d. A. [ cheering and applause ]. And moms get stuff done. [ laughter ]. Soccer practices and three games in a week is not possible for an average mortal. Most would baulk at making 30 quesadi