the sound code does not state that tony vu and kelly ellis are to have silence if their apartments yet you are attempting to limit our operations and enforce to that end. we have put forth repeatedly at 120db inside halcyon, tony has a 2db increase. at the point of reference, the la sound code allows for up to 5db in a residence for those residing near a place of entertainment. we also maintain we are code compliant and less than 8db over ambient outside the building during operations at higher interior db levels than you have allowed us. yet, you did nothing to attempt to help us. again, limiting us to placate the two neighbors. regardless of the constant stress we've been made to endure and the limitations placed on us, we have just placed 87 in the top 10100 clubs in the world and we are one of the top 10 new clubs in the world. these are two of the most reeferred music venues. we are only to be stymied by effort to placate two neighbors who have a long history of attempting to eliminate all nightlife in the sf zoned entertainment district. this is a global issue. nightlife is being

first off, tony vu was complaining about beat box and other venues in 2015 quite specifically before halcyon even existed. then halcyon came in after tony moved to the neighborhood and halcyon has become a target of mr. vu. to me, it screams this is a man who wants to increase his property values and increase the value of his unit. there's a residential building going in with 19 units or at least that's the plan. he says profit. that's his motivation. credibility is a significant issue when people are complaining about things. the fact that there were no complaints of which we're aware from the end of june until october 29th, 2017, indicates that halcyon was in compliance for at least four months. i want to address a few of these other issues. it is halcyon's intent to comply with the edicts and rules laid out or said out by this commission. we want to stay in compliance and has done admirable work staying in compliance considering the amount of evidence that we have been produced that has indicated that a lock of bias on behalf of inspector or investigator burke who really should be

. >> i'm tony vu, a neighbor. i live next door to holy cow and i have a great relationship with lily. last year, she invited me to her nephew's birthday party. we have an agreement where for the past two years, we allow patio parties for holy cow on saturdays and sundays. we worked that out and we've been doing that the past two years. i want to go ahead and read my prepared remarks. i would like to address also public comments made by a commissioner back in november when halcyon was on the agenda. commissioner, your support for entertainment is understandable, but i kindly and respectfully ask for you to reconsider your thoughts that this is a situation caused by noise sensitive residents. we happily live in the middle of 11th street nightlife and have good relationships with our neighbors. however, halcyon has been no other. i would like to read a summary of halcyon's violations from the director for the record which you also have a copy of. october 29th, 2016, notice of violation. operating without a permit. no