Sue Lee Needs a Wingman

Constant Readers,

At yesterday's Rules Committee hearing, members (Daly, Dufty, Peskin) considered four candidates proposed by Mistermayor for the seven-person Historic Preservation Commission. (The Mayor appoints all members, who have to be confirmed by the Board.) Only two could attend the meeting: Karl Hasz (seat 6 - contractor) and Alan Martinez (seat 1 - architect).  Several people vouched for the candidates, both of whom were approved. The committee is set to meet again on Monday of next week to consider the other two candidates: Sue Lee (seat 4 - historian) and Tammy Chan (seat 7 - at-large).

NOTE TO SUE LEE: Bring lots of friends. Even though she wasn't present, four people spoke against Lee's nomination.  They accused her of not having passion for preservation, of coming out against Proposition J (whose passage in November created the commission), and of being more interested in economic development than preservation.

You can watch the comments for yourself.

Speakers: (1) Stewart Morton - San Franciscans for Preservation Planning; (2) Dennis Richards - San Francisco Heritage, Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association; (3) Judith Hoyem - Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association, Friends of 1800; and (4) Bill Sugaya - Planning Commission.

Now, I don't pretend to know what it takes to be a historian on a historical commission or who is best or this job - all I'm saying is: if Sue Lee wants this seat, it would help to have some supporters at the next meeting. And a damn good explanation for whether and why she opposed Prop J.

--Melissa

Comments

[DJTennessee]

>>They accused her of not having passion for preservation

Oh no they DI-IIIIINT!!! Sounds like a regular rumble fight at these meetings.

[mschool]

The final speaker is current Planning Commissioner, Hisashi Sugaya. You must have confused his first name with another current commissioner named Bill Lee.

[Sweet Melissa]

@DJTennessee - LOL! Obviously, it's a slow news day!

@mschool - Hisashi Sugaya goes by "Bill". No, I don't know why. Thanks for pointing out that it's not his real name!