. ~ tom tunney, i'm a land attorney with robbins junius and rose. i want to thank the committee for holding this discussion. it is an important one. the point i'd like to make has been made already, but i think it is an importantv one. and that is i support supervisor wiener's proposed legislation. it brings san francisco more in line with the rest of the state and other jurisdictions in the state. my legal practice thaiedctiontion me to other cities and counties in california. i've represented cities and counties, city of chico, city of stockton. these jurisdictions have very clear appeal and processing procedures in their codes for ceqa and they work. i don't think san francisco needs to conform to these jurisdictions just for the sake of being similar. these jurisdictions have those procedures in place because ceqa mandates it. the statute and its guidelines require specific processing and appeals, and san francisco would benefit from doing the same. i would say one more thing that makes san francisco different from other jurisdictions is how it