right across from 13 edith street. webster's defines an alley as a narrow passageway between the buildings or streets. there is accessed through the single thoroughfare. the fairly consistent architectural details result in a relationship with guidelines written by our city planning department. there is one critical factor to that height that is particularly important in maintaining its character. it is extremely important to achieve the desired result that we get witt four-story buildings along a 50-foot white st while we allow the same 40-foot structure all along a 20.5 white st. the slight downhill grade towards the end of the street reduces the apparent height dimension of the houses. of all of the 16 houses fronting edith, only one single family home in two apartment buildings exceed the height. these buildings have been designed to max out the site that would replace the 30-foot wide home and the adjacent garden with a maximum 40-foot wide, 40-foot high structure that eliminates the open space and butts up agains

edith street is a special place. if we sit back and do not do anything with this special neighborhood, then it is gone for all that follow. thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is phillip williams. i am the owner of 19 edith street. my home as 26 feet away from the development. i support my neighbors about the height and the bulk of this building degrading the beauty and character of the alley i l ive on. this new development claims to be an alteration of an existing 70-year-old building. making this claim, the project is able -- attempting to evade and force out planning requirements that would be a in a fact intended to limit the light and space. if this were recognized for what it truly is, which is a demolition of an existing building -- all that i am asking you to do is to take a good look at the facade of the existing building and what is proposed and take a close look at the f loor plan of the existing building and what is proposed. apply the common sense that this is not an alteration. this is a demolition of

i think it is very respectful of edith alley. i support the project and i hope that you will, too. >> i am here in support of the project. it is a wonderful example of urban infill code compliance. i think it will be a wonderful addition to the neighborhood. >> i am friends of the family. i am in support of the project. not only are you following the zoning rules that have spent time complying with the neighborhood needs, this is their home and they deserve the right to expand into the home they have always won it. like other people tonight, multiple generations have lived in their houses. they like having that tradition. why does this family not deserve to have the very same tradition? >> good evening, commissioners. my name is brad. i just wanted to express my support for this wonderful project. knowledge only is this a beautiful addition to the neighborhood, it is a wonderful addition to the bernard family. it will enable them to stay together at home in this beautiful city. because san francisco is a job center, it means that

there are only three force-story buildings on each experian -- four-story buildings on edith. extraordinary. because of the history of development of telegraph hill by our regional planners. narrow avenues that would only support small business. extraordinary because there is no purpose or need to sell the entire lot with a building that is the maximum height allowed. the planning department now except the 40-foot height. the same developer was told they could not do this in the floor plan. there are

the other is a four-story building built long before the code and before even if -- before edith, so since 1910 and 1976, they stop to address situations like this where we are not dealing with 25 by 100 lots. that is what they a mansion -- what they imagined. if this is extraordinary to have a street in san franciscans that is only 12 feet 4 inches wide, i do not know what is. we would ask you take the fourth floor office building. when we were working with the neighbors, we pointed out they could follow the guidelines, and perhaps that would give a better sense of how the building should be oriented and arranged. we made an offer to the project sponsor that if they took off the fourth story and only had a penthouse elevator penthouse at that level, we would support a rear yard variants that would allow 3 feet, and by placing a new side walk down at the level, it would open up that alley, gives them an additional square footage to make up for the loss on the fourth story, and make a project that contributes, not simply exploits them for as much square footage as they can pack in. [b

i would like to look at the elevation on edith street. if you could bring this on the screen, this building is a 35- foot building. this building is 36. this building is 40, which is our proposal. this is 40. this is 35. this is 34. if you look at what this does to the street, it is actually a very nice facade. right now, it breaks up and goes down to atwo stories. the planning department worked very hard with us. 18 different revisions going over up -- eight different revisions going over el lining up facades to make this thing fit with the neighborhood. the planning department, i am really impressed with, their ability to bring up solutions that we had not thought about. to be able to tinker with things. these two facades match up. this gives them a corner window looking out here. the whole thing is integrated in a lace work character. it is not so obvious when you look at the plans. i have never done a project that was so thoroughly research. we hope that we can move on with this and have parties with the neighbors and move on. thank y

. >> i certainly edith wilson woodrow wilson was laid up with what was probably a country. walked into him where he was with him and would come out with documents or instructions she said we from him and tell the cabinet what to do. wisdoms. for example the league o nations. >> one of his most important priorities after world war one was to get the league of nations established so there would never again be a global conflict. unfortunately he botched the politics of it the speaker of the senat came to -- the senate majority leader came to hi and told him he needed to compromise with the republican isolationists i he wanted to get the leagu of nations treaty ratified. wilson didn't want to compromise but edith wilso did and she told him, yo need to do this if you want to get this treaty approved. unfortunately for him he didn't listen to her advic and the treaty failed t pass the senate. so his most important domestic priority international priority in the second term was lost. >> which one of the first ladies shared the power of the presidency so there was a distribution an

why they do not compost that waste and edith as just regular vegetables, i do not understand, but there's have good eyesight because they do eat their carrots -- bears have good eyesight. even the sea gulls were delighted before the bears came in because as the fish were milling through the ice, they took their and got a little extra, but for whatever reason, as the bears got what was in water, because the sea gulls did not like to get to what, i guess. anyway, i just wanted to say thank you and how much i appreciate the zoo because it was really a great event, and i would urge everybody with a child to come saturday. thank you. >> is there any additional public comment on items six, san francisco zoo? seeing none, public comment is closed. this was discussion only, so we are on items seven, the recreation and parks department community outreach program. -- we are on item 7. >> commissioners, director of policy and public affairs from the department. i'm going to take you through our outreach policy by division. the idea here is to introduce what we're currently doing and get some feedbac

why they do not compost that waste and edith as just regular vegetables, i do not understand, but there's have good eyesight because they do eat their carrots -- bears have good eyesight. even the sea gulls were delighted before the bears came in because as the fish were milling througe

. >> informaciÓn de la güerita consentida y la mejor aventurera segÚn muchos y carmen salinas, edith dice que estÁ cansado sobre todo con lo que comentÓ fÁtima que segÚn ella tiene dos meses sin dar la cuota. y no son 5 mil dÓlares sino que es mÁs. le han afectado las declaraciones que da fÁtima pÚblicamente a diversos medios que se ha quedado sin trabajo y algunos compromisos que tenÍa por ahí incluso sin la exclusividad para la empresa con la que habÍa trabajado tantos aÑos. Él al pie del caÑÓn cumple con sus pequeÑos. este problema creo que va a seguir ella por un lado dice que no, pero Él dice que sÍ. que todo estÁ en regla. quÉ eso lo que pasa con bobi larios? >> que se cuiden todos los escritores de buena firma porque se va a dedicar a escribir. escribirÁ todo lo que viviÓ con niurka marcos y dice que estÁ cansado que lo sigan relacionando con la cubana. la periodista claudia di casa hubo ya un contacto para que sea ella misma la que redacte todo lo que bobi le contarÁ. vamos a escuchar un poco de lo que dice bobi larios referente a este proyecto. que se cuiden los escritores.

edith went around the country talking about our great heroes. she passed away at the age of 93 a few weeks ago. so in her spirit but in the spirit of all those, all those incredible people of the greatest jen reags, we offer this resolution -- generation, we offer this resolution so our country can always remember their bravery and courage. i would yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. bonner: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: madam speaker, i have no further speakers. if the gentleman is ready to yield back, i would like to reserve at this time. mr. bonner: madam speaker, i have no further speakers as well. i urge support and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama, mr. bonner, yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from the district