this board with a similar background in the unique planning process of the city was supervisor sue beardman, who advocated for solid planning principles across our city. in that tradition, i will always look beyond the boundary of my district, but always giving a priority to the values of the district. the public outcry over the evictions of the gold dust lounge caused me to look at a priority one conservation building in a c3 district, and a look at the commercial use of such a building. article 11 of the planning code established downtown conservation districts to protect buildings of special architectural, historical, and aesthetic value a substantial number of these special buildings have been and continue to be unnecessarily destroyed or impaired, despite the feasibility of preserving and continuing their use, and without adequate consideration for the irreplaceable loss to the people of the city of their historic cultural value. the purposes these districts established in 1985 were to protect the structures to maintain and improve a healthy economy for the city by enhancing the city's