"It just slipped through." -- Edward Szeto's lawyer Alice Barkley on why the permit for the Burger King at Fell and Divisadero was not on the computers during the appeal period. (The exact same thing happened at the Inner Sunset location!)

"The public has reason for concern; it should have an opportunity to have a say in this project. (The outside of Szeto's) store on Ninth and Irving is extremely filthy; there's garbage everywhere and an odor." -- Planning Board President Hector Chinchilla, 10/6/97

"This is to request that you be a "good neighbor" and take immediate steps to comply with these provisions of the planning code. Perhaps, more frequent cleaning of ventilation equipment filters will cure the problem. Failure to comply coulld result in this Department taking the enforcement actions contained in Section 176 of the Code (copy enclosed)....I hope that the odors will be contained quickly so that there will be no need for further action by this department." --Robert W. Passmore, Assistant Director of Planning; letter to Edward Szeto dated June 17.1997

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