ernestine has submitted a car, too. >> good afternoon. i am here on behalf of the housing action coalition. this is part of our work on student housing. we have been working on that for two years. what has become increasingly clear to us is that smaller units are a necessary and logical response to a very, very high cost housing markets. and, as supervisor weaner noted, we're seeing them in all these cities in california, new york, and in europe -- as supervisor wiener noted. we have to solve the riddle of better land use to get more people in there. as was earlier mentioned, there is nothing in this building code change that says that these units will be allowed where they are not allowed currently. they can only go where the planning commission has said we want increased intensity. we have either relax or eliminated density controls. we're already building this type of housing. it is a very, very good and effective way of getting more housing more cheaply. it is sort of puzzling to hear this sort of inflated or in flamed claims about th

my name is ernestine. district 3 and the financial district is the densest part of the city and needs attention. rec and park wastes lighting that does not work. this creates crime and does not serve the needs of the people. no. 2, the cut in rocks that are $40,000 and serve no purpose whatsoever. the muni is losing theirs. i am on the muni trying to check that. they have not enough enforcement. so, what where is the budget? we are not having money because it is wasted. poor kid should be helped, but not the rich. paying for the rich and the poor? that is the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard of. and the name needs to be restored to ferry park. when the peter pan to replace i recommended that they advertise it and this is a place that generates money for the whole city. that is the port, the financial was trick. the giants in "-- the giants in america's cup, and so forth. if we do not educate the people here, training them, we will not have an economy, which is important. my kids had to go to private

but it is not a private club. >> my name is ernestine.

. >> my name is ernestine. i do not know how many times i stood before city agencies and said we need affordable housing. that is the primary goal of this city. everybody is saying we need all kinds. we need luxury. no, we do not. 60% of this city is made up of renters. you know that. you know the city. we need housing for veterans. they are laying on the street. it is but that it, and they have no place to go. you have got to change the philosophy. affordable housing should be your number one priority. at this time, your reversing your signals. you're saying one thing, and you're speaking out of two sides of your mouth. then you go vote for luxury housing. which is it? you better concentrate on affordable housing. that is were the votes are if you want to get voted for. university should supply student housing. the have done this in the past. i do not see why we have to have separate housing for a student. they should provide it. you have got your priorities backwards. i cannot say enough -- you must do afford

ernestine water whites. -- weiss. go ahead. >> good afternoon. i am an architect and principal in a firm located in downtown san francisco. for years, i worked on the embarcadero and am familiar with the challenges it presents. i am pleased to be here on behalf of the many individuals who worked at for was the four years to support that thoughtful development of the waterfront communities. chairperson chu: can i ask you to pull the microphone closer to you? priced to be sure, a parking lot surrounded by green and in does not belong on the embarcadero. san francisco citizens deserve the right to have the opportunity to find real purpose uses along the water's edge. a need to continue to evolve with dignity and grace. remained difficult, but there is no question that the sound principles, a historic sensitivity, and connectivity between neighborhoods in the bay are all important things. the city must work to ensure its success, and this project as just that. after several years of planning and design, public participation and city approval, there i

. >> my name is ernestine. this is a financially flawed proposal if i ever saw one on the waterfront. this has no relationship to affordable housing, which we need and must have. $11 million for a few units will not pay for the toilets in affordable housing units. it is peanuts. open space? we have a big part, a big open space next door. there is no foot traffic on that part of the embarcadero, and there never will be. a condo will not supply it, because the absentee owners do not produce any money there but -- because they do not live there but one or two weeks a year. the violation of all the rules in the book to make the waterfront connected to the bay, that is going right down to the sidewalk. it is terrible because all of the other lots are set back. the reason all of the other behalf -- buildings behind it were built is because they were set back one block from the waterfront. putting another big building up next to my building is no more than a high-rise tenement. how would you like to buy a unit and loo

interestingly enough, i think i agree with ernestine's comment in the fact that housing is needed. and whether it is a small efficiency room like an sro, for in this case we're talking about the definition of an efficiency unit, and there is still a demand for it, i believe. it the efficiency is too small for someone or a family, i believe it is up to that person to move on and to find some housing someplace else. but i do believe it is our responsibility to create housing that is affordable for all income levels here in san francisco. and for those who do not know, i am a san franciscan, and i have four younger sisters, all of us in various stages of our career. i see in my own family the struggle of living and maintaining a life here in san francisco. it is very real. these decisions we make our very real to me. also, being the only african- american on the board of supervisors and paying attention to the dwindling numbers of the community, housing, access to jobs, quality health care, quality public education, and many things factor into white communities leave a city in some co