at this time, the sro taskforce has no effective tenant representation. the task force is proposed of primarily city departments and sro collaboratives. we are here today because the last tenant representative was expelled from the sro taskforce for not participating. the same people advocating now for mr. nelson or ms. cirilo were the ones who represented mr. flanagan previously at the previous rules committee. i am supporting mr. pitts. i have been around the sro task force the last three years, and so has mr. pitts. he has been instrumental in convincing the task force to increase the membership of the committee to 2 the what pennant representatives, and wisely the supervisors adopted that policy -- to two tenant representatives, and wisely the supervisors adopted the policy. i have never seen the others at a task force meeting in the last three years. there is already a representative on the task force from the mission sro collaborative. ms. cirilo has her hands full trying to get the standards of care enacted. i urge you to appoint mr. pitts to the sr

it seemed that you are focusing only on the tenant issues. that should not be the only issue discussed here today, since we have a plan department here. the civil grandeur report, we think the members who submitted the documents. my concerns are on the architecture would issues. one is that there was no sound this report. there has not been a carbon footprint analysis on the project after renovations of the garden units. there is no analysis of the direct transit options. they have eliminated any preservation alternative in this project under item four. they said for a variety of policy reasons, the other options submitted to them were seen as in feasible. that does not mean that they studied it any more than taking the piece of paper and sticking it in a drawer. that does not mean our public policy people are reviewing this issue and products efficiently. when you actually state the response on discouraging short- term investments speculation, that has already occurred in parkmerced. since ownership, they have sold off units, land, they have

not included in the draft include requirement that each tenant lease the rent control protections creating a direct contractual connection between each owner. it includes provisions that each tenant be given the express right to enforce the rent control provision directly against the landlord and owner. the requirement that the city be a signatory to the assignment and creating a contractual relationship between the city and each successor owner and developer. this additional requirement -- there are additional remedies, including the termination for reneging development owner. the city has the right to suspend any legal proceedings. there are additional rights to tenants affected by construction impact. there are improved moving benefits for tenants. additional appeal rights at the san francisco board. in addition to the attendant benefits. there is also the additional tenant protections against passthroughs associated with project cost. you heard these when the d.a. came before you. the primary recommendation of the grand jury report is that the city about legislation that would mandate

i mean the tenants and landlords. basically we are the only ones that are going to be living there are as of tomorrow, and it is not our rental unit any more, so i guess it is a different situation, so we would like that permit that has expired retak-- our recourse is to revo, and we can move forward with the additional permit. is that clear? >> it is for a clear. -- it is very clear. when you purchase a house, you purchase it with the assumption it was a single family dwelling? >> it said on known -- unknown. >> it seems to state it was a one-family dwelling. >> but was of dated a few months ago, because i did some research, -- it was updated a few months ago, because i did some research, and they determined it was a single family dwelling instead of on k unknown. >> when you purchase it, it said unknown? so they have done a defacto merger. we will work that out. >> the permits they polled to make it legal to units, none of the work was done. >> thank you. >> good evening superior del -- good evening. i would like to

the tenants are gone. the basis of the 2006 does not exist anymore. the variance on the proper permit is expired. but the 311 notice is the of standing issue. vice president garcia: and that is not a du jour, de facto remanding? >> they do have to go apply. vice president garcia: but we are granting them the right. i will not get into that. it is not important. you got my motion, right? [laughter] >> there had been an earlier motion by commissioner fung. vice president garcia: i worried it was my motion. i am glad to hear it. commissioner fung: i doubt it will pass but i will make it again anyway. i will move to overrule the zoning administrator on the basis that the variance and the original permit to maintain the two units have expired and arnelle and void. >> one suggestion. it is not the zoning the minister -- the zoning administrator's decision. commissioner hwang: before roll is called, i want to make sure i understand what is potentially going to happen if there is a three-one continued, and also if it is letter continued -- later continued the

and then changes for the protection of tenants. the planning department and my department worked with stakeholders and solicited input of many. everyone involved was most concerned about the tenant relocation provisions and the rent-control provisions and numerous clarifications and revisions were made between the time the draft was reviewed by the grand jury and the date of the report, as well as the grandeur report but before supervisor approval. this is one of the more important point. the grand jury, by the nature of its existence, the work it does, really takes a snapshot. they were provided with a draft of the d.a. which significant change over time, and many of the changes were addressed subsequent to the report being issued. item that margin in the d.a. not included in the draft include requirement that each tenant lease the rent control protections creating a direct contractual connection between each owner. it includes provisions that each tenant be given the express right to enforce the rent control provision directly aga

issue of the rights of tenants and the concerns of the tenants then -- what is remarkable about him is the very quiet and yet the very affective way in which he advocated. his loss is a huge loss for tenants in san francisco. also tenants in immigrant communities have lost one of the most effective advocates they have ever had. this is a tragic loss and i just want to say that he was a really remarkable individual and he will be dearly missed by the entire san francisco community. i would like to join supervisor mar's comments. this is a very important institution. they have played a very important role not only with respect to education and also informing the entire city and county of san francisco on so many different issues. >> thank you, supervisors. >> i would like to echo the comments that were made about -- he is someone who helped to educate me and i think many of us on tenants issues and really helped to insure that the san franciscans who are being threatened can continue to live here. >> i was going to make this a request. i think that you said it quite eloquentl

should take when it comes to protecting the rights of tenants. well perhaps some of us on the board and city government may be willing to take risks, at the end of the day when it comes to taking the risk, i will listen to the people off who ultimately have to live with the consequences of that risk, and i would ask the city attorney's office whether or not there is a reasonable argument that the protections that were included in this development agreement are not enforceable. could someone make a reasonable argument of that? >> charles sullivan, city attorney's office. as you know, i have given extensive testimony in the board -- to the board on open in closed session on this issue. part of the difficulty results from the fact that we relied on two exemptions. the first one was the exemption under the state's 10-city bonus. there is no case law on that, and that is part of what we were advising you. there is a lot of reasons why we believe we fit within that exemption. there is the second exemption that came up later that we discussed, at that we

so there needs to be a relationship between the different tenants that would be in the space and we need high foot traffic and there needs to be a commitment around building a sense of community in the building and ownership of that and we have a commitment around the local workforce. so, as you look and hear as we talk about some of changes we are proposing there is a local workfor workforce component in everything we are looking at. around the building and infrastructural improvements there's been some short-term improvements that many of you have observed around painting and fixing elevators and landscaping. then there is long stormy esthetic and functional improvements that need to happen to make it more usable. the next slide lists who the existing tenants and programs are. so, city college, human services agency, head start program. renaissance for success. hunters point project area committ committee. we have southeast community facilities staff as well as greenhouses. as a little piece of information all of the tenants are on a month-to-month lease and that has been t

and having got through the phase of demolition, it would require that of the tenants. they would be given three days' notice of the work. there will have to of been containment and clean-up. and if they had any problem with that, they could call and we would have sent someone from the program to make sure that that happens. i saw that in the brief period i would be available for any questions you have on the permit. >> there was a copy of the plumbing permits. it references 342, i don't know what has been appealed to us. >> i was under the impression that it was the building permit that had been appealed. >> and it references work and multiple units? >> hit references 342. the other permit, i would like to talk about that as well, but the appellate has not shown up for it. >> you can provide us with the appropriate context. go ahead. >> i would like to speak about the permit. it seems like it is remodeling a bathroom for plumbing. it goes on to say that it will comply with a a different complaints with notices of violation. when i looked at this permit, i would have pro

the previous tenants put a clear coat on that to take the graffiti off and since debbie has been my tenant the last seven or eight months, no graffiti. the tenants upstairs which i believe one is here routinely about once every couple months or so gets a complaint about the noise. since debbie has been here, not one. not one. several violations i get from the city saying my tenant hasn't brought in the garbage cans or keeping a clean sidewalk. since debbie has been there, not one. insurance, you know you have to keep proper business insurance. i get notified that, it's a breach of lease if they don't do that. how many times have i got than with debbie? not once. as far as business operation that she runs, i can assure you because i go by my building three or four times each week at least, the place is spotless, spotless. she runs it very professional, very exemplary business. overall of that, my brother and i are both born and raised in san francisco, we're both raising our families here. this comes down to me a point of you want to be with people who contribute to our society and to our c

and if it happened again, the tenant's guest privileges would be suspended. this is part of our house rules. our house rules also cover acceptable behavior in common spaces and in the building. the fact that rent needs to be paid when it's due. it talks about noise, quiet hours, etc. it's an addendum to hour lease and legally enforceable in a court of law. we will have a resident manager, who will be living there, who might have a day job, but will be living there, available for backup support for the lobby services staff that are there. in addition to that, community housing partnership has an extensive on-call, 24-hour-seven response system, everything from maintenance to senior staff, all the way up to myself as the executive director to respond if there's a crisis or an emergency, like an earthquake. to issue the staffing question and the security question, there's also during the day a building manager who will do rent collection, maintenance and coordinate with the services team on any issues they deem puts housing at risk. do you want me to answer the o

i'm up against a quiet season the litigating landlord and tenant attorney with over 170 caners in his repertoire. -- retainers in his repertoire. i have made notes to keep myself a little clearer. i first want to address the brief in which he -- i am sorry. i live at 342. in reading his response to my appeal, page 6 of a, he has claimed that violated and tell my bathtub and shower and shanker move before filing the ipo, and that is certainly not the case at all. my appeal was filed on the eleventh. the demolition of my bathroom happened later. it is an hardly understand that i did not allow this to happen and then run out and file an appeal. i filed an appeal when i saw the work being done beneath me and the bathroom was ripped out so i could see the dirt floors. when they told me that i had two days with no suggestions or accommodations except that i could use the port of party provided for the construction workers, that is why i filed the appeal. additionally, i enjoyed living there without incident until the new owners had first visited my apartment for a walk-through. immediately

. >> i put myself up as a candidate for the tenant governor, won, thanks to the overwhelming support of the city. >> that is when we try to look for someone to take over his final year of the mayoral term. >> it is clear we have to do something in san francisco. we have to pick a mayor. that job was not up to the voters but the board of supervisors. by a majority vote, supervisors are able to choose the interim mayor. that is when the fun began in city hall. who would he be? >> we needed to protect -- perfect the process so that once the board asked us for that process, we could actually have something in place that was well tested that we could provide to them. >> mayor newsom would be sworn in as lieutenant governor in early january. so the board of supervisors had barely two months after the november election to select an interim mayor to complete gavin newsom's term. but how would the board do this? san francisco's charter guided -- offered little guidance. >> although it was obvious we would appoint an interim mayor, there was no time line for the two to occur. we looked to outs

many of the tenants escaped unharmed. but one woman passed out. you can see firefighters dragging her out. her sister tried to drag her down initially but she was too heavy. >> when the firefighter truck come i yelled she is in there, that's when they got her. >> reporter: they took her to a hospital for smoke inhaulation and firefighters rescued her two dogs. >> we are lucky we are alive. >> reporter: the flames started right here in the garage and the tenants say they have been having problems with an electrical outlet down here. after firefighters put out the flames many tenants came back to salvage what was left. >> i still can't believe this has happened. i still -- i thinkerators nightmare. >> a nightmare that left 26 people homeless on this holiday. in san francisco, da lin, kron 4 news. >>> more hot weather in the forecast tomorrow it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-