paul werner, suzanne rucher, sarah karlinsky. >> good afternoon. my name is paul wermer. it is hard to communicate intelligently on a document undergoing multiple revisions one does not have time to review. i will point a little bit and say i strongly endorse the positions taken by san francisco architectural heritage. i feel they have paid a lot more attention to what has happened in the past few days, and urge you to follow their recommendations closely. thank you. president miguel: if i have called your name, come forward, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is richard. i worked in historic preservation for decades. i understand and support supervisor weiner's comments and amendments, including planning commission input in the process. there are those who would have you believe the amendments are not a bad thing. i will speak to a few of the points. they say the amendments impose a high bar for our strictest denominations. i say there are those who advocate historic preservation by ram-down. obtaini encourages establishing criteria that make sense to owne