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Hi all,<br>
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Please pass around to others. Supervisor Alioto-Pier is proposing
changes to local CEQA processes. As yet, we don't have the text, but
here is a message from Sue Hestor that gives her brief assessment..<br>
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<td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010
12:15:36 -0700<br>
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To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:fjosephbutler@hotmail.com">fjosephbutler@hotmail.com</a><br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Alioto-Pier CEQA amendments
at BOS Land Use Committee</span> Monday, Sept. 27<br>
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<font>Please spread the word that the <b>Alioto-Pier
amendments to SF CEQA procedures will be heard INITIALLY
at Land Use on Monday Sep 27 at 1pm at Land Use</b>.
They do NOT foresee sending it OUT from this hearing, but
<u>it all depends on people actually showing up and
raising issues</u>. PLEASE COME. Importantly it
includes <b>TIMING AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS TO BOS</b>.<br>
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Among the issues I know or is the current practice of
handing/HIDING environmental exemptions (aka as
Categorical Exemptions -- "Cat.Ex."). I personally have
had the ENVIRONMENTAL FILES in TWO New Construction case -
on difficult sites, sloping sites - not produced when
neighbors ask for the project files. I have sent an email
to staff demanding that the practice of not automatically
producing environmental files be HALTED. (If you do not
know who handles these files, Brett Bollinger is the
custodian. But Environmental Review is where records of
NEGOTIATIONS ON A PROJECT OCCUR.) <br>
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Please spread the word to anyone who might should be
paying attention to this.<br>
<br>
Sue Hestor </font></td>
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