>> my name is dan kramer and i represent the west portal association. i represent the newest process. the notice was for two days and not for 10. this is a violation of the rule no. 7. that's initially the process. also we feel that the applicant did not provide complete information on the application which is a revocable issue. so, furthermore, it sounds like the police department believes that the permit shouldn't have been issued. there is many members of the public who agree with that and the applicant has left and indicated her decision to withdraw the permit. so, we respectfully request that you make a decision this evening on this matter. >> thank you. >> in the past when boards have been confronted with permit holders that don't show, boards have revoked the permit. we would issue a know show letter to them analyzed -- and they would have 10 days to request a rehearing. >> there has been a number of ways. but i need to say something madam president to the people in the audience and the appellant's representative. in the same way that you have ma

in addition, the department has received a survey conducted by the greater west portal neighborhood association with 200 respondents in support. the they have not received opposition. this concludes my presentation. i will be available for questions. thank you. >> thank you. project sponsor? >> good afternoon, president fong and members of the planning commission. my name is jp, vp of operation for cafe. we are seeking permission to open the new cafe. this project is a direct result of an organized group of residents and merchants who expressed their request to have a cafe in their neighborhood. voting in favor of the location. we too have felt the same at west portal which we look upon deciding for a location. it's an over all great neighborhood. when it became available we began the dialogue with the neighborhood. public affairs, we conducted an expansive community outreach program which included to the neighborhood association, the twin peaks and portal council, this also included many contacts with merchants. a little background. we were founded in san francisco in 1988 on pine street. we h

. >> so under the board's rules people who are officers of the west portal merchants association are not allowed to speak under public comment because they are represented by mr. kramer, but general members arrest -- are allowed to participate under public comment. if there is anyone in those categories who would like to speak please come forward. can you raise your hand so i can determine how much time to let you have. this is only on the subject of continuance. i would like two minutes each. >> my name is caroline johnson, the reason why i would object to a continuance or at the minimum allow the people who are here, members of the neighborhood who have been waiting around for 3 1/2 hours to speak, to just be able to get up and say what they think or at least demonstrate by the standing, their interest in this process. so they don't have to come back and do this again. we spent 3 1/2 hours waiting around and the person who is affected by this chose to leave. and all of us chose to stay. >> that means you win. >> well, it seems that we should at least be heard and not have to come b

i was part of the western neighborhood association last year when we voted to support the move by l.a. blang to set up the shop at west portal. the space is needed to be renovated for maybe the last 50 years or so. you couldn't really see, i see you agree with me. you can't really see from the photos that were shown here, but the panelling was falling off and it was a mess and we are very excited to see them move in there. our organization contacted them and asked them if they would be so good as to move in there and they responded positively. i can't think of anything that we can do to the west portal avenue that could revitalize it any greater than that what l.a. blang has intended it to do. thank you so much. >> thank you. next speaker, please? >> hello, my name is em it miller, a resident in west portal and also a member of -- i'm on the merchant committee within, that did the survey. we surveyed, the response of the is survey was over 300 respondents in west portal area and two-thirds of the respondents listed on the survey that their priorities were a bakery which we don't currently have. we feel that l.a. blang would