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Board of Appeals denies rehearing request over Laguna cell antenna; residents pressed health concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 3–0 on Sept. 25 to deny a rehearing request from a neighborhood appellant challenging a wireless facility permit at 2620 Laguna Street. Appellants and dozens of public commenters raised health and preemption concerns; the board said no new material facts were presented.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied a rehearing request related to a wireless facility permit at 2620 Laguna Street, voting 3–0 on Sept. 25. Appellant Ron Ratner had asked the board to reconsider its prior decision to uphold a permit issued to GTE MobileNet of California, LP (permit 17WR-0252).
Ratner told the board he had new evidence and warned the antenna was a public‑health threat, saying in part: "a dangerous 7,000 watt Verizon cell tower atop a PG and E power pole adjoining about 300 apartments" and urging the…
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