. >> this is jason bley verses the zoning administrator. this is appealing an amended request for release of suspension dated january 24th, 2011, which requests that the suspensions be lifted because the owner has worked with the tying department to clarify the improvements under these permits. >> ladies and gentlemen of the board, jason bley, the appellant. i was not presented with or made aware of the response from the other parties. i hope that you will forgive me. the comments are not exactly reorganized. as you will have seen from my brief, there remains substantial issues related to this property in terms of how we will not arrive at the present -- preservation of the property. what is special about this property is that this is the last property in san francisco's chinatown to have an extensive and impressive ground floor and integrity. san francisco's chinatown is a world-class heritage area and the heart and core of our city. commercial street is the original commercial strip of the gold rush. this is where a good number of san fra