recommend rejection of the mayor's appointment of reese isbell to the residential rent stabilization arbitration board to the full board. >> thank you. before we talk about the motions because i know there are legal issues we will clarify. i want to respond to a couple of the comments of my esteemed colleague and supervisor. i want to make clear this is not against mr. isbell. you have committed zero sins. that is not the issue anyone here is talking about. there is nothing wrong with mr. isbell. what i would like to see is that someone coming into this seat has a level of experience i that i do not believe mr. isbell has. does that mean he can't gain it? no. he is an intelligent human being that could. for today going to the seat i don't think he has it yet. i want to make that crystal clear. i wani want to make clear we can project the appointment by eight votes. i take that control and responsibility seriously. i think you have to use it use disjudiciously. this is as my colleague said itt is uncomfortable. another thing to say to prove this is not about political divisions but about the substance

board commissioner. thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm here to support reese isbell to the rent stabilization and arbitration board. i first met reese when he worked for senator leno, and for the ellis act reform. over our years working together i have found him having a principled individual that puts in the work and i know that he'll go beyond on this board and do his work and i hope that you will join me in supporting his issues to the rent board. thank you. >> my name is lori leederman. we need savvy representation for tenants on the rent board. the long-established tenant organizations were excluded from the selection process by the mayor. that a tenant rep was excluded is ominous and shows a lack of commitment for the crisis. no one questions mr. isbell's good attentions and allegiance to tenants but this is not enough for this position. as a union representative it would have been unimaginable to submit a dispute to an arbitrator who lacks specialized legal training in labor law and experience interpreting contracts and referencing case law and determining the application of past practices, state and federal

approving or rejecting the mayor 's appointment of someone to the residential rent stabilization and arbitration board for a term and except timber first, 2022. >> wonderful. i wanted to give a moment before the changing of the item. there are many people leaving, and many people entering the room. if you are in the overflow room, we will give you an opportunity to come up to speak for public comment. i will just give a second for everyone to leave. >> if everyone coming and could please take a seat. if everyone coming in could please take a seat. i will make some opening comments, and i want to give a chance to my colleagues, but thank you for being ready. okay, if everyone could please take a seat as soon as possible so we can get going here. thank you. colleagues, i called for this hearing by the rules committee to provide an opportunity for the public review of the mayor touch a appointment to fill a seat on the rent board commission. san francisco renter renters face and nearly constant struggle to remain in their homes. there is enormous pressure on them for no-fault a eviction his , and they re