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You very much. Thank you doctor. Next speaker. Great to see you. I am dave sieler and representing t and dc and on the board of directors for the tenderloin corporation and i met you at the meeting for Healthy Corner stores and i have met jane and good to meet you scott. I support the healthy retain Incentive Program for what everybody said about t i know somebody mentioned about the Life Expectancy within the tenderloin or that area they also live in. I was looking on my computer about zip codes and the Life Expectancy equation. If you live in a bad zip code area the Life Expectancy is much l...

Our staff will talk more about this legislation so thank you for supporting this. Thank you supervisors for hosting this meeting on parklets. I am nicole and an intern for sf beautiful. Parklets do this by enhancing the walkability and for allowing pedestrians to shop, walk east and play and have activities that were previously not possible due to lack of space. By over taking parking spots the parklets [inaudible] open space and automobiles. Another way parklets exist policy they encourage dynamic activation and create spaces of support and invite multiple uses by having corridors with landsc...

As well. Hello. Good evening commissioners and thank you for hearing our case here. My name is wane riders and i am the president of upper avenues food store cooperative. And we thank the board for hearing us and the directors and supporters for being here including joe selinski who is from the restaurant who will be sharing the park with us and i should make note that at the may 2 hearing that other avenues representatives came and spoke and there was no one else here and no opposition but the opposition and members of the opposition came later and spoke on their own. And we, you know there w...

From the shut tered window retailed storefronts and street corners where at one point a young boy was shot dealing drugs. Other avenues instrumental in helping to establish and sustain these businesses in their incubations by helping to build orders and supply businesses at cost and hang go medley and outer lands cafe. Our generosity in support of these businesses that helped to create a thriving business sector that reclaiming our streets as a destination in flooding the neighborhood with an engaged and savvy dem graphic here not to just spend money but to invest in relationships. It is these...

Basically, you know, the sole proprier one guy running his little business and we were not able to adequately nor they, are able to adequately represent themselves or their perspectives at the may second 2012, hearing. Today many of those Business Owners are present at this hearing and we have letters and you have names up this and others are here to offer the testimony as well. This owner who hosts a parklet at trouble coffee, previously supported the parklet at 3930, and 40 juda and she has since submitted a letter stating that she now opposes the approved parklet. And if i may take the oppo...