Remarks by John Trasviña
308 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 13
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“I'd be happy for you to do that. That's what we're asking, what your status is.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“SPEAKER 1, Can you speak a little closer to the microphone?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Thank you all. And do we have another speaker?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Thank you. Actually, I want to turn to my colleagues to invite them to speak before. I usually speak first, but I want to make sure that if they want to start, that they are able to. Commissioner Abad, do you seek recognition? Thank you, President Trasvina.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Or I don't see any new facts basically Thank you Thank You Commissioner Wong and Commissioner Abad I Come at it from a slightly different perspective And in part as you recall from the underlying hearing though, it was three to two Vice President Soroyan and I were in the two. I Felt that there were a lot of injustices and not in our proceeding, but in the overall matter. We had a police officer. We had a police operation with no apparent regard for, they said it was a trafficking operation. No follow up with a potential victim who was working at the facility. no real follow-up with the…”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Again, I will yield to my colleagues if they choose to make any comments at this point. Seeing that they don't, I will start. And I will say that we've just been through a discussion of the rule on rehearing requests, new information that was not known at the time of the hearing that could have changed the outcome, manifest injustice, or extraordinary cases. In this matter, I don't see that these requirements have been met. Candidly, the appellant describes wanting to file a brief prior to the hearing. That seems to me that he had arguments. prior to the hearing. Those arguments he now wants…”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Well, then I will make the motion to deny the rehearing request on the basis that it does not meet the requirements for under our rules.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“I thank you for your presentation, and particularly acknowledging the error that's been brought to the city's attention about the tree protection plan. But what I'm wondering about is you described in your PowerPoint that there's a role for municipal coordination. And I'm trying to get a sense as to where the Board of Supervisors fits into that coordination.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Getting there right with the excavation permit is was just viewed for is precisely that it's just for the polls and nothing else Well, maybe maybe this is figuratively above your pay grade But I'm at a loss as to How the department doesn't file so we held our hearing and And we said, we want to hold off because we want to give the Board of Supervisors the opportunity to act. They acted. We now have this proceeding. No response from the department. No brief. OK. But let me just continue. But substantively, the department's position is that's separate. It doesn't matter. And what I'm hoping to…”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you for that. I just want to have one follow-up, and then I'll yield to Commissioner Wong. The PG&E said this more than once, I think in writing and also verbally, that they have a duty to provide service. As I understand it, the customer request was not a request for service. It's a request for a heightened level of service. So I just want to make sure that we're not saying that if this doesn't go through, PG&E is breaking its duty. They're just not satisfying a request for more than what everyone else is getting.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“I appreciate your dialogue with Commissioner Abad, but I've come to an opposite conclusion than he did based on what you've said. So given that PG&E is often confused and people get confused by PG&E's representations, I'd like you to make it a little bit more clear. On the issue of duty to serve, Is it a duty to serve at a particular level or a duty to serve?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“So anybody can request an increased load and that would lead to another poll or change in transformers for our neighborhood?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“What it all takes is one person to do that? It's not your planning?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“No. OK. So that educates me as to the point that you raised with Commissioner Abad. And then to the next step of if, in fact, The individual's request triggers an increase in service, and it requires transformers. It benefits other people. the cost is shared with those other customers, correct?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“So the individual requester triggers costs for more than just himself or herself?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Right. But they're forcing other people to pay for a portion of their project.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“OK. Great. And just one final question relating to does PG&E have a position on the action by the Board of Supervisors? With regard to the street.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Thank you to the parties and the city for, and also those Board of Supervisors. We did ask for the Board to, we gave the Board of Supervisors time, or we didn't give them time, we delayed so that they could act. It appears to me the Board of Supervisors did act. They could not be more clear. They passed this ordinance. I think it's a resolution or ordinance, but they started the process unanimously, quickly, precisely to the street. So to the extent that we delayed to give them time to do something, they came back and they've delivered. They've made it clear what the legislative branch's…”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Well, I think I'd like to hear from Commissioner Wong, and then we can decide whether Commissioner Abad's motion or my motion passes with insufficient votes. And then we can continue it for when there will be, if we need the additional votes. But I want to observe though that At least my individual expectation is that the department will listen to the action of the Board of Supervisors. We have many matters that come before us where we have compelling stories of merchants who sell tobacco. And we tell these people. The Board of Supervisors made very clear they don't like tobacco sales. On…”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Commissioner Wong and Commissioner Bott, I believe that we can incorporate the views that we've all expressed. in a motion to grant the appeal based upon that it was improperly granted related to the tree matter and leave it at that, understanding that the rest of the issues will come up in the future in the subsequent proceeding, assuming we have four votes to do that. So I would make the motion to grant the appeal based upon that it was improperly granted”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“I'm happy to go the way you're recommending or my way, just for clarity. I wanted to have a complete record for the benefit of the public and the benefit of the parties who are here, as well as our colleagues, who will then know that when they come in, the part where they're coming in is the board has voted, whatever the vote is, and they're picking up from there. But if there's a reason just to continue it before that step, I guess I'd want to know if we continue it before a motion is made, do we begin at the next meeting with more presentations? Or can we just pick it up from that point?”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“I don't feel like we need more. But if we can start the proceeding, With, we have public comment on everything, so that's a given. We start at the point where we are in deliberation, then. Right.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“Okay. Then I will withhold on making a motion, but I will, other than to move to continue the matter for the purpose of.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026
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“On the grounds that it was improperly issued.”
Board of Appeals · Aug 12, 2026