my name is kenneth leung. i lived in this property 20 years. recently, the owner next door, the house -- the new owner is also chinese. we appreciate them. we just received a letter from the department on june 30 regarding the remodel of their house. mostly, we are concerned about adding a deck on the back of the house. in the whole block, nobody has a back in this neighborhood. because of the property, i am not sure -- i can assure you the picture. the deck at the back would be 7 feet by 19 feet. my bedroom is at the back of the house. if they build that on the back, it is very close to our bedroom window. we are not comfortable with the privacy. also, because of the safety issue -- you can see the fence between our properties is only about 6 feet high. someone on the deck could easily jump across to our property. the shade is also a concern. the property on the deck is on the west side of the property. in general, the sun does not come out until the late afternoon. if it comes out like that, the shade is against our backyard. the reason is on