. >> now, let's meet the president of the dogpatch neighborhood association. she will tell us about life in dogpatch, a clean neighborhood on the eastern edge of potrero hill, and we will learn how the residents convinced the city to a vigil -- to designate the area a historic district. >> dogpatch and the health and cottages are the historic houses in the area. those were built for the union ironwork. this really is one of the most original live-work neighborhoods in san francisco. because of this mix of housing and industrial, they need to sit in terms of scale and mass and height for the neighborhood. during the whole dot-com boom, we saw many move into the neighborhood. we found ourselves in combat before the planning commission for one project after another, and that was actually an impetus for the community to try to become a historic district. >> the process took our community approximately four years. we made presentations before pretty much every single supervisor and educated them about dogpatch. it was an arduous task, but once we went before the pl

i live in dogpatch, which is down the hill from the site. i am not here because i liked the project, do not like the project, or whatever. i was not at the last hearing. i did go to be variance hearing, where mr. badiner ruled against. these are probably things that went through the cracks or whatever, but we need to not make that kind of a standard provision or a standard allowance. we're down to 75% lot coverage. it used to be a lot less than that. i do not ve a problem with a 25-foot rear yard, but now, we are starting to creep into that, too, so my biggest issue is the presidents of creating substandard lots. the fact that pic's are tricky, and anyone who's enters it should be well aware and make their decisions.-- anyone who enters it should be well aware. i hope you deny the appeal. thank you. >> any other public comment? ok, seeing none. commissioners, the matter is before you. vice president goh: i will start. i did today read the unofficial transcript of the hearing in order to be able to address the specific allegations specificall