i'm here to support supervisor mel gar's planning.'m a rental property owner and support the renters appeal process. it's the tenants who are actually in the trenches most affected by the neighborhood. their opinion is as valuable or more than me as an owner. it is imperative that they are given the right to voice their opinions and concerns. the city truly wants to improve their efforts in achieving racial and social equity. those tenants should have a say in their neighborhood. with an i want you to know about the appeal process and it's impossible to determine how many signatures are required in an appeal for an application because they apply for their work with an extremely difficult algorithm. they are told that they must have 20% of the owners signatures within a 300 foot radius but it's difficult because many buildings have condos and multiple owners. they have to determine the percentage which requires painstaking research on the city's various maps. currently the dba wants to tell appellants what the must be is and they won't