tonight, and he is joined by vice president alex lundberg, commissioner rick swig, commissioner john trasvina , and commissioner j.r. epler. also present is deputy city attorney jen huber, who will provide the board with any needed legal advice at the controls of the board's legal assistant, alex. and i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will also be joined by representatives from the city departments that will be presenting before the board this evening. corey teague, the zoning administrator representing the planning department, matthew green, deputy director of inspection services for the department of building inspection and james zon, housing

tonight, and he is joined by vice president alex lundberg, commissioner rick swig, commissioner john trasvina , and commissioner j.r. epler. also present is deputy city attorney jen huber, who will provide the board with any needed legal advice at the controls of the board's legal assistant, alex. and i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will also be joined by representatives from the city departments that will be presenting before the board this evening. corey teague, the zoning administrator representing the planning department, matthew green, deputy director of inspection services for the department of building inspection and james zon, housing coordinating coordinator, manager for department of building inspection. now, the board meeting guidelines are as follows. the board requests that you turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices so they will not disturb the proceedings. no eating or drinking in the hearing room. the rules of presentation are as follows. appellant's permit holders and department respondents each are given seven minutes to present th

tonight, and he is joined by vice president alex lundberg, commissioner rick swig, commissioner john trasvinaommissioner j.r. epler. also present is deputy city attorney jen huber, who will provide the board with any needed legal advice at the controls of the board's legal assistant, alex. and i'm julie rosenberg, the board's executive director. we will also be joined by representatives from the city departments that will be presenting before the board this evening. corey teague, the zoning administrator representing the planning department, matthew

i'm john trasvina proud graduate of our public schools here in san francisco. i urge you to take the step of not negotiating with mr. rafferty. we do not have a violation of the cvra. we have years of history of electing asian americans, latinos and african americans to the school board. no decision should be made or no alternative should be agreed to without a demonstrated record that it is better for the communities that are protected under the under the cvra. uh, nothing has been shown that there's a liability or that any possible alternative is better. we all need to focus on school safety, on the budget, paying teachers, and all the things that you all work on. focus on that, please. and leave it to your lawyers to fight, mr. rafferty. uh, because this is a misuse of the of the voting rights act, and it will not improve access for asian americans, latinos and african americans. thank you very much for your stance. last meeting and for your continued work on all these issues. thank you. that does conclude our virtual public comment for this item. okay so i