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Appeal Consideration Granted (12/13/07) - Hearing 1/22/2008 - 6pm - Rent Board, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70 Lower Level, SF 94102 - Speak during public comment if you object to this passthrough, etc.

Rent Board Appeal AT070217 Consideration

Actual Appeal

Read My Appeal to ALJ Lim's Decision - Click Here

Golden Gateway Center & SF Rent Board

Rule 6.16 More Draconian than former PG&E power passthrough rule Section 4.11

IS THERE ANY JUSTIFICATION FOR ANY PASSTHROUGH?

Contesting Golden Gateway Center's (GGC) Power Passthrough based on 1980 as a base year and 2006 as a comparison year (advances each year). This passthrough added $99.05 to my rent. The San Francisco Rent Board allows GGC to subtract their power-utility bill in 1980 (unindexed for rent or CPI increases) from their power-utility bill in 2006 and pass on the difference by a room proration formula. The Rent Board uses Rule 6.16 to justify this type illogical calculation. It replaced Section 4.11. Rule 6.16 is more draconian in that it counts garage parking spaces as "rooms." This is an immense complex,

Sequential history documented for current passthrough

Original Filing Against $99.05 PG&E (power) passthrough and letter to Supervisor Aaron Peskin, District 3. This letter was sent sent on December 28, 2007.

Letter to Supervisor Peskin & Rent Board Filing L060839

Rent Board Decision by ALJ Deborah Kim rejecting my petition. I underscore my petition, because I acted on my own behalf. The Rent Board forwarded copies of my appeal to all people within this class.

Rent Board Decision Rejecting Filing 11/14/07

On December 11, 2007, I hand delivered the following appeal to the SF Rent and Stabilization Board. This is my appeal.

Appeal to ALJ Lim's Decision

Original L070158

Appeal Nos. AT070217

Memo: Neighbors at the Golden Gateway Center (GGC) that received PG&E power filing L070158.

In November, 2007, I questioned GGC's Rent Board Ordinance Rule 6.16 passthrough to me of $99.05/month. I filed a petition with the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board. I believe GGC's passthrough request was meritless.

I did not suspect that the Rent Board would use my personal petition to justify the the current R6.16 passthrough via a general and public distribution. Concerns should be addressed to the Rent Board. I followed Rent Board guidelines to object to GGC's power passthrough using 1980 as the base year and 2006 as the comparison year. My filing and appeal are attached.

Should they uphold my appeal, however, I would hope any positive externalities will benefit neighbors.

I am appealing their decision. This is my own personal appeal, executed according to the Rent Board rules and regulations. This appeal will be heard on January 22, 2008 at the Rent Board at 6 PM.