this hearing. we would like to hear all of you. if the commissioners get to the point where they feel theyqfñz"o continue this hearing to another day. i do not think anyone wants that. we'rew3 asking youç to hold yor applause. please, do not applaud after every speaker. that everyone speak. go sit down. . next speaker,. thank you. fá-- the next speaker, come up. commissioner antonini: speakers in support]i of the d.r. requestor. >> i am a neighbor to the proposed mcd, 4218 mission. i do not çwant to live in a neighborhood where i need a business next may with security cameras and security guards and it attracts some criminal

activity. people smoking marijuana in and out and near where i live. i am speaking out adamantly about this moving in. çi take pride in myñr house ani clean it up. i am constantly cleaning up debris and letter, graffiti off my building and things like that. because i do care of my neighborhood. i have spoken to other neighbors around the neighborhood -- area. a lot of neighbors are taken back because there were not notified, did not know this was going in. they also are adamant against it because they are afraid of the crime element that could possibly be coming in and the ease of people to be able to get marijuana cards to just smuggle marijuana because of the -- the

high they get. i do not feel that our youth that people need that. we have a major problem with drugs as it is, which is all over the newspapers and everything else. i am not against marijuana as a possible health aide or something but i think this has beenç railroaded and taken over and not properly monitored. t(ñrlike a real medicine should. iñr strongly urge maybe they hae done everything they can to get their permit and do it. it is not a fit for the neighborhood. there is kids that are playing now. playing basketball. it is good to see in the backyards. i do not want to see something like this coming in my neighborhood. thank you. commissioner antonini: thank you.

ç>> goodt( evening. our building is adjacent toç 48 mission street. i have done all little bit -- a little bit çlooking into the process of application. there were two applications. one was completed by gary bell and the other by kevin reid and karen woodson. one application says there is no vaporizer. the other one says there is. çthat is contradictory. also, when i went down and looked at public records, if i can assure you this, this is the

300-foot radius map. this map that was in public records does not match the list that was applied. forenames to be notified. that is another thing i found. another discrepancy. also, as a neighbor to a bar which is on -- two doors down from us, i am already having to police and babysit its situation which is out of control. w3what my concernç is is with having a bar and then being sandwiched in with an mcd. i feel the crime level --ç i se it from the bar. this will invite more and i

already did not feel safe in my home as it is. the issue is i feel that the san francisco regulatory framework for mcd's did not take into considerationç children's righs to exclude by excluding day care centers, preschools, parks, and playgrounds, which we have in our neighborhood. also, i feel that the san francisco planning commission has also led fall through the cracks, in my opinion,çó the clustering and crowding of the mcd's and they have not brought it to surface to make it officially decided how many they will put in and how many there will not, and so on. that is all i have to say. q thank

you. a number of other speaker cards that show they are in opposition to the project or in support of the d.r. requestor. mindi dios, michelle white, . >> good evening. a way to know there isok quite a lot of schools around the neighborhood -- i want you to know there is quite a lot of schools around the neighborhood. child development andi] longfelw elementary school and monroe, epiphany, san francisco

community schools. the ymca, boys in school -- boys and girls club. a lot of schools and a lot of kids. çi used to take my kid to longfellow. a lot of parents want their children -- what their children to school along mission street. right at the corner. i oppose this proposal. thank you. commissioner antonini: thank you. if i call your name or if you are in favor ofxd the d.r. requestor, please,. if you arexd opposed, please tippah. çó-- step up. xd>> [speaking foreign language]

>> we all live in the neighborhood and we're in a position to granting the permit. [speakingç foreign language] >> i need all of you to speak into the microphone. >> i have many neighbors who are opposing, but they cannot be here tonight. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> there are so many children's facilities in the vicinity. of the proposed site. ñreven though i am fully aware f the 1,000 feet or meters restriction, we have many child cares, ymca,ç and schools. the ymca may be a few more feet than 1000. the kids are running around back-and-forth in that area. it is not good to have a marijuana dispensaries operation there. w3q

>> besides the ymca andi] behind the senior center, there was a çschool there and that school s also very closeçç to 1,000 fe. ç>> can you keep each -- can yu each day yourt( name as to comeo the mike? ok-- state your name as you come to the mike? >> [speaking foreign language] ç>> i have a son who is 10 yeas old. i believe that weç have -- this

is not good for him. >> [speaking foreign language] >> also i am concerned about the safety feature,t( have an establishment like this in our neighborhood. -- when we have an establishment like this in our neighborhood. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i am not against using marijuana. çhowever, i am concerned they are building the center near our neighborhood or on the hospital. -- around the hospital.

>> [speaking foreign language] >> i am michelle. i am a resident in that area. i am against this proposal. the reason why i am against, this establishment will bring much harm to the children in our neighborhood. as you know, children are the future. we are harmingç them, what fute are we going to have? >> [speaking foreign language]

>> i amw3 not picking you up. >> ç[speaking foreign language] >> i am also concerned for the children. i believe the children are easily infected by this type of drugs and it is not going to be good for them. w3man at something? ç-- may i add something? commissioner antonini: we do not answer questions. >> she still has time. >>ç [speaking foreign language]

ç>> zevely people who -- i believe people who are under the influence of marijuana are not thinking clearly. they would have a tendency may be of going against the law. so this type of thingç, if it attacks our children is that going to be good for us. [speaking foreign language]

-- >> [speaking foreign language] ç>> again, i would like to present myself to you. i am here today, we're here today because we're all against this. commissionerhantonini: thank you. okare there additionalç speaken favor of the d.r. against this project? >> i am on the board of the merchants and residents association. i have -- i am a third generation native and have lived in the district for all my life and my parents worked for the city. at that timeç as a city employe you have to live within city limits. i have seen the neighborhoodi] o through a lot of changes.

rabin trying to work on improving the neighborhood. we come to you often with concerns and questions about certain businesses that will open and this one is a huge concern. not only for 4218 because this is a working-class neighborhood, there's a lot of children and youth in the area. to have this type of business i do not think is the right fit for the neighborhood. unfortunately it is in one of those areas where you have 1,000 feet and is the only place left to can open up -- you can open up an mcd. we should open one because it -- it is a value. i do not know of this is a value. i am in opposition to this item and the other ones. thank you. commissioner antonini:u you. are there additional speakers opposed to this project?

if not, project sponsor? >> good evening. i am speaking on behalfç of the project sponsor. i would like toç thank everyone for their extra patients in state this late. theçó supporters as well as its opposition. hat, let me come to the chase. the opposition is not concerned çóabout this particular product- project. the people who now spoken against this project have done so based on a perception. i am ok or not ok with medical marijuana but i do not want one in my neighborhood. there is no medicalç marijuana dispensaries in this neighborhood. the closest is located 1.2 miles awayw3 in burkle heights. the people who oppose this project want to keep it that

way. that there are no medical marijuana dispensaries in this neighborhood. q to speak about the green cross. this applicantç in particular. if we take that attitude that everyone who says they do not çwant, there will be no dispensaries. i will talk about this particular applicant. they have a proven track record. it has done everything to comply with ordinances, regulations, and so on. it has given money tozv chariti. = service where there have been no substantive complaints. it has helped the police solve crimes in this neighborhood. this isç an -- an important point. çóthere is a perception that if they dispense street opens that crime grows. çcrime decreases according to some studies. the applicant has proposed an

extremely expensive security plan that involvest( dozens of cameras and involves --ñr it wod be monitored byç adtç securit. that can help solve crime, not created. in this location there was an attempted murderv and the green cross was able to provide footage to the san francisco peaceç -- please. i think it is likely if both the green cross is proven as well as more general study, the crime will decrease. for those who are concerned route crime, they should be supporting this project, not opposed. i would like to speak about the concern about children. we have concern about children as well. the green cross will do everything it can to make it as an intrusive as possible. you will not have children walking by and wonder what this is. we will make sure this not the

case. if it is the case that every time there is a day care facility or ymca located within 1,000 feet of the dispensary, there would be the dispensers in the city. this was not unintentional. the city and the board passed planning code sectionç 7.941 which excludes these types of facilities from the 1,000 foot roll. q if they did not do that with a would be undermining their purpose. when the san francisco board passed a medical cannabis act, they were demonstratingu! their believe these are needed businesses are needed collectives for the sick and dying people who need this medicine. this complies with california state law. it is something the san francisco board of supervisors voted on and believes. the general plan -- is the general plan ofç the city. if you take that interpretation,

that plan would be undermined. it is likely for this reason and the fact the green cross has done everything it can to comply with the san francisco ordinance. it has submitted everything to the planning department and planning has gone through the application with a fine tooth comb. planning to run has recommended this board deniedv: taking discretionary review and to grant thew3 application. discretionary review has only been used in exceptional cases and with the utmost restraint. the concept that and needed store that is not allowed to be located because people are against that service is contrary to what the board of supervisors has passed. i would urge this board to adopt the recommendation of the planning department to my discretionary review and applicants -- application.

>> this evening. -- good evening. iç am a code enforcement officr for the district. i have been where the applicant has reached out to the community and provided numerous presentations. the commanding officer was in attendance at one of those meetings. the applicant mentioned he is willing to work with san francisco police department. on the other side we have been made aware by the community they have a lot of issues and or concerns about this type of business. specifically the close proximity to the ymca. i have no factual evidence to provide you to request to deny this application but i would respectfully request that is stipulate the applicant work closely with the police department to ensure there is not -- that there is adequate

security in place as well as a surveillance system that would be approved by our forensic unit. thank you. ç>> a gentleman from sfgtvw wis to speak. you're speaking as an individual. i have a number of speakers in favor of the project. scott mullen, julia, tony boyles, wayne,ç if you are her, come on up. >> hello and thank you. i am speaking in strongi] suppot and favor of the green cross

being permitted to open a walk- in dispensary. i am the current patient. and benefit for several years from medicinal campus which i could not find their pay from from other synthetic drugs for anxiety and depression and several other elements. i wanted to say that from working with them, their professionalism is striking. i cannot imaginea/a in hearing e concerns but i can understand wholeheartedly. i cannot imagine the green cross would portray anything that compassion and responsibility and a safe environment which is i do not feel this could do anything but disprove the opposition and further the neighborhood. thank you. >> i am in favor of approving --

the plan. i have been employed by the green cross for a year. it is one job i sit -- that deals with the community which is through the patients. many have told me that cannabis has helped them and it has helped them prolong their lives and they have said they wish they could have a walk-in facility that would benefit their choice of medicine. and that would help thethis hase community and it would benefit everyone all around. thank you. >> it afternoon. i have been at thisq few times before, four or five years ago when theç court hearings we had, i am glad to hear and see the commissioners have done more information under

their belt than they did four or five years ago. i keep hearing from the opposition the same kind of complaints and issues they have. i would ask those people to ask themselves if they got seriously ill, my mother has been in excruciating pain for six years, taking all the top narcotics a half. foxconn, everything they have said has not done her good. she was a desperate she asked me to give her some marijuana. something for her to try to see if she could gain any relief from this six years of ongoing excruciating pain. these questions get answered to the sameç people that are opposing. what if this happened to one of your relatives? what if one of your relatives was in the same position my mother is in? would you deny that person if there were told they could receive relief, would you deny that person relief? the other side of the issue is that the green cross has been setting the example for so many

years that i think when it comes time to decide who will be the model, the green cross stands out. we have proven that with a delivery service. the people in the excelsior need to have the opportunity took hae a dispensary. i am hearing there is no dispensers but i am hearing bars. do people stop to think what issues the bars create? do we have drunks from around the neighborhood, doing things you're not aware of? i think you need tot( take that into consideration when considering. also the fact that people in that neighborhood that are opposing may not have all the facts. i think joe aligned it fairly well. we're not talking about getting high. we're talking about a seriously ill patient. people who would find relief with that, they have the right to get relief if they want it just like -- just like my mother needed. she is still not getting relief.

çi would like to say that when you are considering this, think of these things that all of us had talked about. we're not here to create fear mongering or any ofç that sortf stuff. we're here to educate and help çpeople understand what the grn cross is out to do. we're not here to harm people. when the green crossq 22nd that became the safest area in town. thank you. >> our next speakers. g#>> good evening, members of te board of supervisors. -- planning commission. i am here today in support of the green cross's application to obtain a permit for walk-in facility.

as a medical marijuana patient, i am a current member -- current neighbor of the green cross's current delivery only location. i understand thatç some folks y be nervous about having a dispensary operate in proximity to where they live. i can confirm that the green cross are friendly neighbors. the staff is professional and respectful. the operation is quiet. they keep our streets clear of trash, debris, and graffiti. there is a balance cameras making me feel safe coming in and outç of my home all times f the day and night. they have helped police investigate crimes and solve them. i used -- i use the green cross for all my medical canada's needs. i have been a member since they opened their doors in two dozen for. i witnessed this organization grow from