the project the last two years and we have a survey administered online and through the san francisco tenant's union and tenants are constantly submiting their eviction stories to them. i was going through them to find of the most egregious ones, but one story of a woman who was evicted because she and her partner had a four-bedroom unit in the castro. they had a roommate that they had changed a couple of times during the time they lived there. the landlord knew about this and the relatives of the landlord knew it, but this past year they were evicted because it wasn't in monitoring. they installed a security camera [speaker not understood] so there are cases like this happening all the time and uno, who was a teacher with the unified school district couldn't find a place to live in san francisco and is in portland, oregon. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> my name benito santigo. -- thank you, supervisor jane kim for the residential rent stabilization arbitration ordinance. i have focused this on what i hear my colleagues mentioning to low-fault grievances that should be different time for

a letter on behalf of the fixed housing council organizations asian law caucus has the san francisco tenant union as the you know we historically and particular the case law caucus has worked long and hard in support of adu's your organization supports the development expansion of the alleged heirs in general we're concerned about specifics with respect to to the legislation in particular the present legislations i'll quote from the letter does no nothing to protect the residents spurred by the development of new units and explicit assure about the newly constructed housing will be not subject to rent control or being out out all the this is the kind of protection it was included previously when we worked together with supervisor chiu with respect to the in-law unit legislation and we think that is particularly unfortunately that language was not carried over into this legislation the combats of expanding the addition unit can be a spur to speculation and ellis act evictions we're concerned those conditions are not in place in the it to expand the roll call at least make sure it is included in th

san francisco, california set the standard for this thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm andrew what the san francisco tenants union we're completely opposed to the new jail including the housing rights community is opposed to the new jail there's been a lot of talk with the sheriff's department how the jails are homes for the homeless for people that have been demand from their homes due to the evictions that is no way to deteriorate folks that have been here a long time in the community that is problematic that jails are seen as housing it's been 25 percent of in the jails where homeless and many of them through the jails will be homeless instead of spending the $240 million coalitions would agree that supporting more affordable housing and in support of housing for those who have been incarcerated is much more important and meaningful than keeping them in the jails. >> hi good afternoon. i'm gesturing the director of freedom for homeless in thinking about this issue i'm drawn back to one of the kids preschool teachers told me about child behavior and sometimes a child with special needs their behavior is like a

. >> hi, i'm jennifer with the san francisco tenants union the co-founder the anti vibration this is to preserve our rent control stocking stock, however as the balance report with the hundred plus units through the demolition and the conversion in the last of affordable units r is worse the report didn't count the tenants that are forced out with evictions since 1979 i estimate 11 percent of the rental stock that qualified for rent control is ellis act or turned into condos so any rent control hours is commendable the legislation american disabilities act may be - how have we'll like shares that the units are kept as avenue i building you've expressed our support for rent controlled housing we should be in agreement therefore 3 proposed amendments that are especially important in order to sign on number one add a provision that adu's are rental unit and restrict their conversions to individual resale and add provisions to prohibit of the adu's where attendance are forced out by ellis act or buy outs and number 3 add a provision to prohibit adu's for use of short-term rentals and fin

i'm scott weaver i'm with the san francisco tenants union and the plaza 16 coalition nobody has said don't build so i don't want the mission to be characterized as an anti building or anti growth community what we've been talking about is having housing balance in terms of having a reasonable balance of affordable housing city has announced a policy to have affordable housing for 50 percent of its people earning up to hundred 50 percent of ami at a rate of 50 percent a bags allotment is something like 64 percent and the residential pipeline report of the third quarter of last year demonstrates that the city has ultimately and completely failed to reach its own goals to reach its own targets you know and i want you you to know we know that the city has built twice as many market rates units as its target and half as many affordable units as its target that is a failure of policy it's a failure of implementation of policy and when i say let's not disturb the eastern neighborhoods plan you've got to keep that as an open question there are a lot of things you'll have to consider if you'r

. >> high name is andrew [inaudible] with san francisco tenant union and part of the no new jail coalition. all us here want you to vote no on the mitigating declaration and [inaudible] because if we are serious about alternatives this vote today will undermine all the efforts we put into finding alternatives and making them work. i know what will happen today, but i think let's remember what we are after today and thank you [inaudible] for the op edthis morning. >> thank you, next speaker please >> my name is david [inaudible] and also here on behalf of legal services for prisoners with children a curb member organization. it is opposition that if the board votes to go forward with the mitigated negative declaration they are ineligible for [inaudible] at the very least you should vote against this and from a broader policy perspective, i feel this money is much better spent addressing the root problems that cause incarceration like poverty and mental illness and drug addiction. building another jail is just kicking a can down the road and thanks, that is all i have to say. >> thank you ve

i have always paid my share of rent in cash and have many receipt and believe that the san francisco tenant's unionave certainly established i hope to convince the land lady to help me find a tenant who has given me nothing -- i hope to convince the land lady to find a tenant to pay market rent and i would continue to pay my rent and have a place to stay and the land lady would have additional income. i hope the land use and transportation committee understands the just cause eviction protection for all tenants and most especially the provision that allows a person to add roommates. i think that would save a lot of us. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. . >> good morning, my name is mark brenon. i oppose this legislation. this legislation continues 40 years' of bad progressive housing policy that has created the mess we're in now. with regards to skyrocketing evictions, can we have them broken down by landlords? your findings will unreported evictions have little to back them up. it will create a even more hostile environment between landlord and tenant. there is no evidence t

i have always paid my share of rent in cash and have many receipt and believe that the san francisco tenant's union i have certainly established i hope to convince the land lady to help me find a tenant who has given me nothing -- i hope to convince the land lady to find a tenant to pay market rent and i would continue to pay my rent and have a place to stay and the land lady would have additional income. i hope the land use and transportation committee understands the just cause eviction protection for all tenants and most especially the provision that allows a person to add roommates. i think that would save a lot of us. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. . >> good morning, my name is mark brenon. i oppose this legislation. this legislation continues 40 years' of bad progressive housing policy that has created the mess we're in now. with regards to skyrocketing evictions, can we have them broken down by landlords? your findings will unreported evictions have little to back them up. it will create a even more hostile environment between landlord and tenant. there is no eviden

. >> hi, i'm jennifer with the san francisco tenants union the co-founder the anti vibration this iso preserve our rent control stocking stock, however as the balance report with the hundred plus units through the demolition and the conversion in the last of affordable units r is worse the report didn't count the tenants that are forced out with evictions since 1979 i estimate 11 percent of the rental stock that qualified for rent control is ellis act or turned into condos so any rent control hours is commendable the legislation american disabilities act may be - how have we'll like shares that the units are kept as avenue i building you've expressed our support for rent controlled housing we should be in agreement therefore 3 proposed amendments that are especially important in order to sign on number one add a provision that adu's are rental unit and restrict their conversions to individual resale and add provisions to prohibit of the adu's where attendance are forced out by ellis act or buy outs and number 3 add a provision to prohibit adu's for use of short-term rentals and final

. >> high name is andrew [inaudible] with san francisco tenant union and part of the no new jail coalition. all us here want you to vote no on the mitigating declaration and [inaudible] because if we are serious about alternatives this vote today will undermine all the efforts we put into finding alternatives and making them work. i know what will happen today, but i think let's remember what we are after today and thank you [inaudible] for the op edthis morning. >> thank you, next speaker please >> my name is david [inaudible] and also here on behalf of legal services for prisoners with children a curb member organization. it is opposition that if the board votes to go forward with the mitigated negative declaration they are ineligible for [inaudible] at the very least you should vote against this and from a broader policy perspective, i feel this money is much better spent addressing the root problems that cause incarceration like poverty and mental illness and drug addiction. building another jail is just kicking a can down the road and thanks, that is all i have to say. >> thank you ve

. >> my name is scott weaver an attorney from the san francisco tenants union there are a couple of things that come to mind first, i was here a couple weeks ago and suggested the eastern neighborhoods plan needed to be put in question and substantially people are comfortable now today, we're talking about a substantial deviation from the eastern neighborhoods plan we have not only a minor variance from the height limits we're looking at a special use district but that is where we will more like an extra special district a 3 fold increase in height it comes to mind what standards do you use to allow such a variance not like it is 10 feet it is a 3 fold 3 hundred and something feet and especially, when you take into account there are a number of unanswered questions really ambiguous about the effect of wind shadow and the complete ambiguity about whether or not the 33 percent africa ever be achieved and if so what that would be when you rely that on the extra special use district 4 m that trying to obtain there are no standards for something like that there should be thank you. >> hello goo