>> i do not know why i can apply for another one. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: shouldn't we take care of -- shouldn't we make those shops that are non-compliant compliant before we open up another one. if

we open up another one before taking care of the compliance problem, then there will be other issues just like the officer and he mentioned that there are many problems that cannot be addressed. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> interpreter: hello, my name is gordon. i moved there 5 years ago. i live across the street. there are like five of us who live there.

my grandmother is 93. and my son is 3 years old. in recent years i noticed there has been a decline in our safety. bad elements and 3 days ago my house was broken into. i'm concerned if there is another shop that's open, it will get worse. because of that i oppose. i strongly oppose. thank you.

>> public speaker: >> interpreter: hello, everybody, my name is -- i'm a veteran. oh, okay i often pass by cannabis clubs. and often people would cluster or gather around. i understand that there is medicinal use to cannabis. but, truly how much of the population are in need of that, and then there are so many users. there are like street users.

are they medicinal users or are they recreational users. and if they are recreational usage, i find it repugnant and i do oppose. actually there isn't a great deal of medicinal use. i don't think we need another one. thank you. >> public speaker: hi, my name is nelson lee. i live 2 blocks from the

mission. it's very opposite to open too many in the same place. i used to make the same store around the area make everybody more convenient but not in the same place in now every neighbor they have the same. thank you. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: my name is kinney. i live across the street from the proposed shop. everyday going to and from work i pass by the two

existing cannabis clubs. i actually witnessed that there are people who have bought things from the shops and come out and resell to others. i can understand i have relatives that need to use marijuana medicinally. i do not oppose the medicinal use of marijuana. there are already two shops there and i think it is quite

sufficient. as a mother i really hope that my children can grow up in a nice and calm neighborhood. if i cannot stop the openings of shops in the neighborhood and my kid has to grow up in the neighborhood, i feel that i have really short changed my kid. so, because of that i really oppose. >> next speaker, please.

>> public speaker: >> interpreter: that's my name. i have been living in this community for almost two decades. 2 decades. everyday i pass by mission street. and i see a lot of people there using marijuana. i feel very unsafe. there are already two open. why do they need to open a third one? >> you know, it's like within walking distance to the third one. they don't need to open up a

third one. and furthermore, there is an mcdonald's close by and there are many kids going in and out and it's not good for them to see that, to witness that. so i oppose opening up another one. thank you. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: hi, my name is huang ty lee. i have an image or can i use it on the projector? >> of course.

this is mission street. there are actually there are like 30 plus shops all over. all the green dots are existing ones. the proposed one, it's actually pretty dense. next to the proposed site there are already two close by. i have friends that reside

nearby. my friend was recently in the icu. he was robbed by two people who used money to obtain marijuana. they wanted to use the money to buy marijuana. and the newspaper reported in san mateo there are no cannabis clubs. the people in san mateo come here to get it. >> thank you, your time is up. >> public speaker:

>> interpreter: my name is -- i have lived here for five years. ever since these two shops opened, the safety in our neighborhoods has declined. once after i bought something for dinner and i walked home because i was by myself and i'm a guy, actually someone solicited me and asked me whether i wanted to buy marijuana. for that i oppose strongly.

there are schools, lots of schools and lots of child care facilities. yeah, imagine, if the kids would walk home and when the kids walk home and then they were approached by these people, you know how bad can it be? >> and then the other thing is if there are that many, i mean, already there are so many people already patronizing these two shops, we don't need a third one. if there are more in our neighborhood, i will consider

moving. >> thank you. seeing as there is only a few more people in line, i will start calling names. gregory george, michael aldridge >> public speaker: >> interpreter: my name is lam qin. i live in the neighborhood and i strongly oppose opening up another cannabis shop. we need a neighborhood with clean air and neighborhood that is safe. thank you. >> next speaker? >> i will call more names.

brew yee, shirley. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: i have lived here for 10 years. i don't know what marijuana is. if it's alcohol and cigarettes, one needs to be 21 to buy them but how come i see people younger than that they can access it.

i'm sorry, the person with the phone, could you please go outside with your phone? >> i strongly oppose. there is like there is no regulation. are there regulations that regulate underage purchase of marijuana? >> yeah, it has been approved to open up these shops in the area, but it's not controlled and regulated. i do oppose the continuing

opening of shops in the mission. thank you. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: my name is key lynn. i live in the neighborhood. i oppose strongly opening up of another cannabis shop. i feel that the shop should be opened in a hospital or in a pharmacy. it should not be open near where there are lots of kids and schools. i strongly oppose. thank you.

we are taking people that need interpretation right now. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: i have been living in the mission for more than two decades. i love the neighborhood. i live with my mother-in-law, father in law. and kids. i want them to have good health. before it was a very safe

neighborhood and i do love it, but it's no longer. it's not safe. a couple days ago i walked with a girl. it seems she was approached by someone wanting to sell her marijuana. a couple days i'm working at home. i really oppose. >> commissioners, chair, if i may the interpreter has been

at this for the last hour, i think we should give him a rest. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: my name is tracy tang. i brave the element of weather to be here. i want to express my strong opposition of opening up another cannabis shop in the mission. like everyone who express their opinion before me, cannabis and cannabis shops impact our health and our

young ones detrimentally. because of many reasons, it's not properly regulated and because of that it's affects the safety of our neighborhood. i do oppose opens up this many shops in a residential area and for those who need to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, they should procure it at the hospitals or pharmacies. thank you. >> okay, one more speaker that

needs interpretation then we'll give our interpreter a rest. next speaker, please. >> public speaker: my name is alex ku. i strongly disagree with the captains side. you need so many letters in this case. these people do not live in that area. they live outside of that area. they may live in other towns far away. they want to open the shop and make money and they destroy the neighborhood. we don't need more marijuana shops. we don't want this case anymore. thank you. >> next speaker? >> good evening, commissioners, my name is

michael aldridge, i'm a cofounder and on the board of directors of spark. i hope this this is the appropriate time to finally speak in favor of this activity. i'm talking to urge your approval. i have been given the interesting job at spark of distributing free medicine to our compassion patients. we have about 80 people who are severely disabled enough that i must deliver to them and i'm very happy to do that. among the other social services that we offer include massage and vaporizer on site so there is no spark emitted at any time and our guards are charged with watching the entire block in front of the

place. please help us expand our compassion program throughout excelsior district. >> i just want to remind people you have 2 minutes. >> my name is shirley. i live in the outer mission and currently a compassion member of spark which means i received free medicine. i'm here to ask that you help, that you -- i have mobility issues which makes it extremely difficult for me to get to