Academy of Art University

2008.0586

54comments

53in person

1emails

9hearings

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Comments by hearing (54)

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2015-04-16 · 22 comments · 3 / 3

Ron Miguel · spoken · 2015-04-16 · neutral

Lisa Stephens, scofflaw EIR deficiencies

Roshell O'Donnell · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

AAU working with St. Brigid's School

Jane Edwards · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

St. Brigid's Church

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Move forward and don't wait, schedule the IMP

Jim Meko · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Study Area 12

Peter Cohen · spoken · 2015-04-16 · oppose

Low and moderate income housing. Viable alternatives evaluated in EIR

Gen Fujido · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Tragedy and an irony an art institution is placing artists

Angelica Combadwe · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

AAU growth without comprehensive understanding of its impact

Jake McGoldrick · spoken · 2015-04-16 · support

Housing rents

Tony Aviola-Mecca · spoken · 2015-04-16 · support

Preserve current rental stock

Mari Eliza · spoken · 2015-04-16 · neutral

Alternative mitigation measures

Ian Lewis · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Demand on housing, selective enforcement

J.R. Eppler · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

121 Wisconsin Street bus storage

Joseph Sider · spoken · 2015-04-16 · neutral

AAU impacts

Stella Adelman · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

AAU growth displacement of artists

Joan Holden · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Disproportionate effect on artists, housing affordability, ethnic cleansing

Marlayne Morgan · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Will submit (M) Speaker – 2550 Van Ness, AAu infractions

Hiroshi Fukuda · spoken · 2015-04-16 · oppose

CSFN Resolution, negative impacts

John Elberling · spoken · 2015-04-16 · oppose

Student body impacts need to be evaluated

Christopher Martin-Cannary · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

potential historic resources

Paul Wermer · spoken · 2015-04-16 · —

Adequacy of EIR

Tom Jones · spoken · 2015-04-16 · support

Move forward in order to take action

2015-10-01 · 6 comments · 0 / 1

Jake McGoldrick · spoken · 2015-10-01 · —

Use the hammer, it's time

Alan Murphy · spoken · 2015-10-01 · neutral

AAU counsel comments

Marie Sorenson · spoken · 2015-10-01 · —

Examine the nuts and bolts of the AAU operation

Mari Eliza · spoken · 2015-10-01 · oppose

Major infraction should not be ignored

Georgia Schuttish · spoken · 2015-10-01 · neutral

Great staff report, AAU should not be forgiven

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2015-10-01 · —

AAU operating illegally. Suggested procedures ___ forward

2016-05-19 · 3 comments · 1 / 0

Chris Schaffer · spoken · 2016-05-19 · neutral

University Terrace, dormitories Spike Khan – Violations Rose Hilson – 150 submittal Magic – Wrong (F) Speaker – Enforcement, public dissatisfaction Marie Sorenson – Hold their fact to the fire John Bardis – Missing information, who are the owners of these properties? Chris Martin – Conversion of retail to institutional uses Paul Werner – Illegal conversion Joan Holden - Artists

Zane Gresham · spoken · 2016-05-19 · support

AAU presentation

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2016-05-19 · neutral

IMP

2016-07-28 · 2 comments · 0 / 2

Zane Gresham · spoken · 2016-07-28 · oppose

Findings

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2016-07-28 · oppose

Findings

2017-02-02 · 2 comments · no positions recorded

Tom Lakevitz · spoken · 2017-02-02 · neutral

AAU DA presentation Thomas Joens – DA deficiencies

Paul Wermer · spoken · 2017-02-02 · neutral

Shuttle service Speaker – "Campus" Sue Hestor – Affordable housing, student housing

2017-05-04 · 1 comments · no positions recorded

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2017-05-04 · neutral

AAU issues, hearing dates

2017-07-27 · 1 comments · no positions recorded

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2017-07-27 · neutral

CEQA findings continuance, AAU hearings

2017-11-02 · 4 comments · 2 / 0

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2017-11-02 · neutral

Delay consideration of continuances w/AAU IMP

Theresa Flandrich · spoken · 2017-11-02 · support

Support for continuance

Tony Robles · spoken · 2017-11-02 · neutral

Housing issues and ramifications

Jennifer Fieber · spoken · 2017-11-02 · support

Support for continuance

2019-11-21 · 13 comments · 1 / 8

Spike Khan · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

Bad message, larger fine

Sue Hestor · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

AAU

Ozzie Rohm · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

Real estate holding company

Marie Sorenson · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

Getting away with number

Chris Martin · spoken · 2019-11-21 · neutral

Cannery land use change

Bobby Coleman · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

Issues and concerns

Jake McGoldrick · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

Get the $20 million

Terry McGuire · spoken · 2019-11-21 · neutral

Issues and concerns

Peter Clark · spoken · 2019-11-21 · neutral

Signage

Marlayne Morgan · spoken · 2019-11-21 · neutral

Van Ness corridor

Jim Abrams · spoken · 2019-11-21 · support

Project presentation

Kathleen Courtney · spoken · 2019-11-21 · oppose

Is this the best?

Paul Wermer · email · 2019-11-21 · oppose · source packet

11/21/19 Agenda, Item 16: MULTIPLE PROPERTIES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE ACADEMY
OF ART UNIVERSITY (2019-012970CUA, 2019-012970PCADVA, 2008.0586E) 2309 California Street San Francisco, California 94115 November 19, 2019 Planning Commission VIA EMAIL ONLY 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103-2414 SUBJECT: 11/21/19 Agenda, Item 16: MULTIPLE PROPERTIES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY (2019-012970CUA, 2019-012970PCADVA, 2008.05… OF ART UNIVERSITY (2019-012970CUA, 2019-012970PCADVA, 2008.0586E) 2309 California Street San Francisco, California 94115 November 19, 2019 Planning Commission VIA EMAIL ONLY 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103-2414 SUBJECT: 11/21/19 Agenda, Item 16: MULTIPLE PROPERTIES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY (2019-012970CUA, 2019-012970PCADVA, 2008.0586E) Dear Planning Commissioners: I urge you to reject the proposed settlement with the Academy of Art University. I regret that I cannot attend and speak in person. San Francisco has a well-documented housing crisis. Item 13 on the 11/21 agenda is a code amendment to help mitigate this problem: 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDUCATOR HOUSING STREAMLINING PROGRAM. The proposed settlement does not seem recognize this reality. AAU has repeatedly, and with full understanding of their actions, converted residential units to student housing, removing SROs and other rent-controlled housing from the city's housing stock over a long period. Yet the proposed settlement effectively rewards AAU for these actions. The details are clearly laid out in the Nov 12 comment letter from R. Thomas Jones (copy attached). The payments to the city far short of the actual costs of replacing these units. The settlement even falls short of the City's own criteria for compensating for lost housing. Three other issues that I and others have raised over the past many years past Planning Commission hearings on AAU remain: 1) the failure to move away from the sprawl inherent in AAU's site acquisition activities 2) the attendant shuttle bus system that drives VMT, congestion and air quality issues (cf. recent published work on diesel engines, PM2.5 and children's health and mental function ) 3) the reliance on Recreation and Park properties for the AAU's athletic programs, which saves AAU money but deprives San Francisco residents of use of those facilities when used by AAU. This proposed settlement is a bad deal for San Francisco. I urge you to reject it. Sincerely yours, Paul Wermer cc: Andrew Perry, Planning Staff Sue Hestor -- Paul Wermershow more