street. this is my home. i even had a good landlord. over the years, there have been many changes on the street. property owners should have the right to improve their property, but not at the expense of everyone else who lives there. the charming atmosphere of edith street gives me the feeling that this is my home. most people who live in edith street stay there. the project is too high to blend in with the other buildings. edith street is a special place. if we sit back and do not do anything with this special neighborhood, then it is gone for all that follow. thank you. thank you. my name is phillip williams. i am the owner of 19 edith street. my home as 26 feet away from the development. i support my neighbors about the height and the bulk of this building degrading the beauty and character of the alley i l ive on. this new development claims to be an alteration of an existing 70-year-old building. making this claim, the project is able attempting to evade and force
speakers in support of the request your requestor? i live right across from the project. residents of this alley have signed this depicted in orange. 3 are owned by the project s sponsors and exist between the two alleys. there are some absentee landlords. 17 of the 22 lots are owned by property owners in opposition to this project. 100% of all of the buildings and signed by owners and tenants oppose this project. in san francisco, it is very rare that landlords and tenants see eye to eye. in this case, they do. not so much relatives, friends, or passersby, but the actual occupants in the alley. there are 80 additional signatures from surrounding streets. there are other people that care about their neighborhood. it is obvious that the planning department disapproval from the director, zoning administrator, and previous planner was clear. the opposition showed by this chart is clear. these people cannot be wrong. i hundley thank you for your time and attention. humbly t
request that you do not take discretionary review for this project. thank you. speakers in support a project sponsor, we have several speaker cards. ashley, william. ashley had to leave. dr. alan schneider. dr. schneider had to leave also. i am william bernard. i am the applicant in this matter. i am neither a real-estate developer or an absentee landlord. i am a businessman landlord. i have lived here for over 20 years. please begin to the microphone so that we can hear you. members of my family have lived on the street for 20 years. my plan is to retire and join my family at that location. the only way to do that is to get the permission to approve the plan to put forward. there have been some misstatements here. 100% of the neighbors i heard are opposed to this. the neighbor it directly to the west does not oppose this. in your packet you will see that they have given a letter of support. i do not know why we are here talking about the past of what some plann