dave ird rincon pointful just a couple of comments about all the politicians from the mayor to the governor calling on planning processes to be stream lined. no one supports waste and unnecessary procedures; you notice this none of the pol tigsz are calling on the city to lower the high standards or to cut sound planning practices. in fact, i would suggest that the city employees go too far and stream lining things and there are bad result. the approximately tigzs may not support you. i heard many nayers say something like, yea, i woulded to stream line things bididn't want them to happen. an example of stream lining creating bad results is the recent permitting over the counter behind closed doors of numerous new signs on landmarked rincon annex building. on mission street near the embarcadero. it was designed by the nation's greatest architects of public buildings. upon he designed the [inaudible] hotel. the permits allow 2 new signs on the northern corners of the building. and they are no less than planning atrocities. . what is frustrating is the big signs are unnecessary. a crafted sig