They are seeking an extension to come back before Planning.
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Mayor Ed Lee wants more time for Fairmont Hotel condo deal
By: Brent Begin 03/13/11
Examiner Staff Writer
The owners of the iconic Fairmont Hotel might receive an extension on a controversial plan to replace 23 stories of hotel rooms atop Nob Hill with luxury condominiums.
Mayor Ed Lee is asking the Board of Supervisors to extend a deadline that already passed in November, allowing the owners of the Fairmont Hotel — current home of the famed Tonga Room Tiki bar — more time to get approval from the Planning Commission. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, whose district includes the Fairmont, has resisted introducing the legislation himself because of union concerns.
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With the hotel union lining up with neighbors against it, I'm not holding my breath.