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Abatement Appeals Board unanimously denies jurisdiction on two San Bruno Avenue/1265 Gerard Street appeals after residents cite poor conditions
Summary
The San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board denied two jurisdiction requests from property owner Richard Thomas related to multiple San Bruno Avenue/1265 Gerard Street properties. Staff said the appellant failed to provide required information; residents and advocates described long-running habitability problems.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Abatement Appeals Board on Wednesday unanimously denied two requests from Richard Thomas asking the board to reclaim jurisdiction over longstanding code-enforcement matters affecting multiple properties on San Bruno Avenue and 1265 Gerard Street.
Rosemary Bosque, Chief Housing Inspector, told the panel the department provided an updated staff report and an Attachment A table detailing the violations and assessments and urged the board not to take jurisdiction. "We strongly urge you on the basis of all that is before you that there isn't proper information that the appellant has given you to be able to take jurisdiction of this case," Bosque said.
The two items were continuances and each side was allotted three minutes. In the first matter the staff briefing and commissioners' follow-up review showed multiple outstanding abatement orders. Bosque pointed to the exhibits and said the record included several orders of abatement for the properties under appeal.
Attorney David Barry, representing…
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