electronic sickness. in my experience, working at the paper shop here and in san francisco i did the exact opposite where most of my customers are elderly people been smoking for 20-30 years coming to us and telling me there product is doing something great for them which is giving them the light back. thank you >> thank you. next her, please. >> good evening, board. my name is matthew, and so. i've been a resident of simpson scope by entire 26 years of life. i can't san francisco san francisco state university in the nearby area. i've been close friends with blake here and his beautiful family for many many years now. they're trustworthy, very entrepreneurial and the very compatible as a family business owner to this proposed area. i like to start out by pointing,

as many have said prior to me, there's a lot of vacancies on this block. the need to allow ambitious local families like blake to insult his nurses that are compatible with local needs and can attract much-needed foot traffic and new businesses in the area, it should be allowed. the aspects of supervisor katie -- legislation that she put in that says that there should be no more than 20 percent vacancies is not being met. he is beginning to help with this. other areas offer will be see here in his shop but we see nothing on ocean avenue. i like to really highlight the fact that as many people have been saying, he cigarettes is a very broad generalization. i like to point to you in particular, when we speak of he cigarettes we think of the product that we see all across the table in front of us when we walk up to a 7-eleven type store. we see a 2-5 dollar

item that is right in front of these kids are walking near to buy -- this is right in front of them. we talk about a store like lakes, as we said, there's going to be someone at the door checking ids. it's very likely there will be things across the front window that will block most anyone especially kids from being able to see much of what's going on inside. even if there wasn't something blocking this the luca lounge will be downstairs. there will be no smoking in this area >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. thank you. >> my name is gavin wightman. often the brakes and him and get right into. so, someone mentioned earlier the safety or the smoke floating around. i mean the paper doesn't travel it nearly as far as actual smoke does. on top of that, got

7000 chemicals in cigarettes there's only four in liquid. it is also cost beneficial for people. you can receive around $2000 a year which is easily then save and put that back into people spending money and put it back into the economy in other ways. healthy ways. the boston university school of public health is done by few if any chemicals at the level detected electronic cigarettes raise serious health concerns. as well as those students that state 711 seasons in the cigarettes and 711 and other smoke shops. why are we then not stopping them? it makes no sense. >> don blakes who if anything is a lot healthier way to do it. so, this prescription things to help you quit smoking, i've seen and heard [inaudible] a

lot of negative aspects and side effects with those things as well. personally, i wouldn't want to take one of those at all. it's just not interesting. it would cut down on i would imagine in the city which is a huge issue. and cost the city. cigarette butts being tossed by --that's all surely all i got right now. >> thank you. next he took these. next please >> good afternoon to program name is edward or to do our thinking for having actually give a chance to speak on behalf of blake. basically, cosby can be half as nice up being a non-smoker whereas i don't smoke cigarettes. i do

enjoy google from time to time which is something of course i said would have downstairs. the main thing, god actually smoked the vaporizing cigarette which has tobacco in its. this product i would never close a back this up was told -- they did have nicotine inside the cigarette itself the vaporizing cigarette but the actual stunt [inaudible] it makes me copy it isn't pleasant this note and so forth. with these products the smell is minimal to unpleasant. the littering was taking cigarette butts off the streets itself to outrages having something a little more -- don't damage people to an extent. i know this much research to be done but at the same time it is a business opportunity for my friend to finally take afford to take this opportunity to ask a become something for himself. i hope you as a counsel don't

appeal this and actually give him that opportunity. our think of your time again and think. >> thank you. next he could please. bixby per, please. >> hello supervise my name is patricia -- i'm here speaking because i would like to support the idea for happy vaporizing. as we've spoken my friends have told you guys that there is not much conclusive study on it but in a way, we do have to open our minds not only opportunities but also options for people who would like to have options to help themselves to quit. regarding about students walkway means students will be passing by, it's everywhere but in a way we will educate them before they walk in there they're not allowed in the store and in a way it is also to promote awareness for parents to actually educate their children more not just to

be letting them go outside without giving them the proper knowledge of what is on the outside world. to that, once again please please support my friend in a way because it is a way that to promote entrepreneurship and i do believe this will help the whole neighborhood. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. counsel board of supervisors my name is henry. i live on ocean avenue for 25 years. how do sunnyside elementary [inaudible]. i'm here to support blake today because i believe that the vaporizing is not to influence children to start smoking out of note. the stores they can go buy candy they can see cigarettes [inaudible] so i'm also a father of a five-year-old. i used to be a smoker night recently quit things to blake. kirsten

experienced when trying to shift any talk and time into the microphone to ship after using the viper is your lungs as a clear up to ship this note our buildup in your lungs and iphone after noticing that i believe in it. i got my dad he got on it to. on top of that, kids kindle and its 18 and over. think about this. where in 2015. kids nowadays know how the internet on their cell phone iphones instead. they can get influenced easily and i just think it comes down to personal, parental the way you teach your kid how i teach my kid -- we all smoke. i would teach my father was a would go on youtube [inaudible]. >> thank you. next speaker,

please. >> document president and that some physical board of supervisors my name is ron shay. i was a student of city college for 10 years with last 10 years and then i also my mother opened a shop in ocean -- and we used to go down to ocean avenue since i was about seven. sourcing ocean avenue change immensely throughout time. remember when i was [inaudible] francisco hoppe was there. i mean québec. so has changed so much since then. i'm for you to realize this area of ocean avenue requires a venue of this avenue co-op are some goods and servers that are not available in the whole district 7. i want to be made clear priesthood to legislate why so choices and societies will begin to invade people's

personal choice. that is where you draw the line. were all of the freedom of choice and a consensual choice should be made by responsible adults men and women are free to choose [inaudible] also able to choose legal consensual activity of our choices. such as [inaudible] gay marriage, and war vaporizing. the been many studies that show prohibiting the big rising [inaudible] there are plenty of studies that show that more research be done and not a cost of options are possible solutions. it's not vapor not smoke. there's no mess or ash and there's no smoke and a secondhand smoke. they've so far been research -- no crimes related to vapor stores. while creating [inaudible] vapor stores massage parlors and every other business and in this post be a diverse business area is in it.

thanks. please support the business and an ivp. two ship thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> two ship good evening. my name is jane i'm in support of happy vapor. i feel that having a hookah lounge and ocean avenue is great. it'll provide [inaudible] for smoking recreational use and [inaudible] by allowing the store to open people around the neighborhood would have more choices and able to purchase items on hand. for people like myself are trying to quit smoking, this can be the first step. it would interest me a map to see my dad at a young age smoking every day. that got me on that when i start smoking begin smoking a lot and became adept. i wish they can vaporizing was introduced earlier soon be spoken as much harming myself and others around me. even though nicotine can be addicting there are [inaudible] that does not contain nicotine for people who just enjoy baking. vaporizing.

people [inaudible] and people who are freed can come by and enjoy [inaudible] in the lounge. there are times when i drive around the block where happy vaporizing is mostly open i realize there's a much less foot traffic in that block. further down towards city college. the couple vacant buildings all around the puppet if it's there i feel that it will present traffic full of people. also current and future businesses will prosper. please support the planning commission's physician and deny the appeal. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. good afternoon my name is jason he and a resident of san francisco and also family member a blake e. i often visit ocean avenue and see many vacant locations there are in the area available. having more

vacant stores is a stepping stone, having more stores that are being taken over for businesses is a stepping stone for establishing a true community in the area. smokers are everywhere and they're all looking for alternatives to battle the addition. according to an article from the san francisco examiner the drug enforcement administration has yet to regulate e cigarettes and their health risks remain unknown. while being a close student myself, i see a number of my peers try to battle the addiction which they eventually do. by going through using vaporizing and the liquids rather than smoking cigarettes. and all those bad chemicals in the drug itself. and we've been

located in the ocean neighborhood, i think being there, city college and san francisco state university, the people of the community by people in the community can purchase the products without the need to go through unnecessary obstacles and this also ultimately brings more life to the area by having people in the community stay because what they need is within their reach. please deny the appeal and support the project for the community. thank you. >> thank you. next her, please. >> good after members of the book my name is jessica fisher and i'm a born and raised them consistent. i grew up all my life in the ingleside neighborhood just a few blocks away from where happy vaporizing would be attended mercy high school my parents

are both professors at city college of san francisco just down the road. i met blake through a mutual fund and have come to be very close friends of mine. her extraordinary family and will run the business as such. i think from what blake mentioned before you can see that is not the typical business owner. his ultimate goal is not just money but to provide something for the community, which is lacking, and to make a meaningful relationship with the other business owners around him. i think it was a time when so many people are leaving san francisco a point which was emphasized before, and with so many other people coming to establish businesses in san francisco because it so desirable it would be a shame in this context to prevent a local family from opening a business especially i like to emphasize this is a conditional promise they'll be revisited. i

think what better way is there to do them at least an opportunity to see whether some of the concerns that were raised here are whether there is any value to them. in addition, i would like to just please urge you to approve the permit and to deny the appeal and to maintain san francisco's families here. also, just that i really don't see neighbors being affected adversely by this. it is a decision as an adult to smoke or not. since there is no smoke and know but i really don't see how it would disturb the surrounding neighborhood. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i'm not. happy vaporizing is a beneficial to the community. the owner of happy vaporizing him not a lot

of support to create community bins to gather people and give them a lot of fun. happy vaporizing [inaudible] to the church which will eventually goes to the kids. father christmas. furthermore easy that's what hope was to create a free smoking [inaudible] in which cleaner street [inaudible] so we would like to see happy beeping in our community because it is beneficial. although there may school and churches in the area. however, there is no support letter from those places. [inaudible]. those

school and churches have not sent any opposing letter. so, please be kind thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello everyone. my name is derek lam and blake is a great friend and a great guy. i'm here to say there's been a miscommunication. we're actually [inaudible] were on the same team we just have different ways of solving it. if you think about it, widow cigarettes of that. fast food mcdonald's is bad gas company from our cars is polluting the air. electric companies would he think we are derelict visiting from? power plants and nuclear plants which is terrible for the ecosystem. so, why don't we eliminate them completely, because it isn't that easy to stop us from smoking eating fast food diving our cars, and using electricity. we can fight these companies had on. we've tried

it. we still see stores selling and promoting cigarettes. at ocean avenue. it's been a long time and it's still going. so what can we do now as a community to slowly change of the people's habits? by giving people a choice. example: look at mcdonald's. we know it's unhealthy but we have choices now. quiznos subway aaa. cars we have a solar electricity cars. electric companies with hydro, solar, and wind. cigarettes, it's the same thing. electric cigarettes and vapors. this is a trend and this is a green giant. it's going away. a bigger difference compared to the last couple years. so opening links shop not only gives us a healthier choice but a healthier lifestyle than before for community and for the people and for the country. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm a cashier at, my name

is sammy [inaudible] am his appointment then blake. i don't smokers all my life. i live there and san francisco all my life and i love ocean avenue. area in general. this business proposal is a winning process for those. getting people off tobacco of cigarettes that are clearly harmful and then onto something else. going all the way down to zero percent. that's why i support this. the denial of the appeal. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello supervise my name is mike -- i just want to go shadow and talk about a lot of stuff that darted been viewed about how torn on health issues owner object we talked about a couple things. this is purely a

land-use permits. wits with the planning commission to appeal the -- the planning commissions approval of this thing and not with the health department has nothing to do with the recent legislation. although it is affected by such. recent legislation got changed from i think last month or so is in regards to tobacco sales permits. which of this project already has -- and also the city permit i believe. it should be exempt from that to begin with. another thing to deal with the objectivity, certain statistics that were brought up to it i'm not assigned. i'm an engineering background. i look at figures it depends on how you look at numbers. what high school students now have 10 percent

increase or so of using a cigarettes versus a decline of five percent. i see it as a decline of cigarette use which is guaranteed to tobacco and other ill effect chemicals versus and he cigarette. there was nothing said about whether the he said it easier product contains tobacco are not. this also to me is a matter of how well the kind of person you are selling these products. enforcement issue not [inaudible]. one last thing i want to point out is that ocean avenue [inaudible] benefit district with this form 40 property owners and sales orders they all want businesses to be on ocean avenue benefiting ocean under. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm revenue: gordon on my 37 years [inaudible] in

woodside presbyterian church. just recently was released from the hospital some of myself all the way yet. the bottom line also member of the board of ocean avenue association. we unanimously wanted to support this young aspiring businessman. [inaudible] on ocean avenue and also one has been incidental and a lot of the changes happy to see all the progress that has been made on our strip, blake and his family moved to america from mainland china. blake, tenure so cannot speak a word of english. we work with a young brother and give him some foundations to get his educational self together and to see him this day ,, and aspiring businessman on ocean avenue just so elated. his is america. as an opportunity to support our young people. there's absolutely nothing wrong -- opposition am hearing the moralistic stuff that people

are born. 18 years old have a choice to make. you can't stop people from smoking or wherever they want to be. i'm hearing people trying to do. it's not right. this is america. bottom of this young man deserves an opportunity. he deserves our support. he can be as a success story or person coming from another country coming here and being successful paying taxes and that's the bottom. when used. let's be right about this. please support. thank you so much >> thank you. next he grew, please >> thank you good afternoon to posted this a first-time meeting is him. last year they spoke on the cigarettes. mr. -- when in ensure you what it was all about. san francisco welcomes opening business especially young. it's not the business is the product. with the not saying is, q so the

mike in. that so the cigarette is to me. when you go to marijuana that's the bullets. [inaudible] what is this gentleman going to do and what is he going to post in the store to distract the buyer from coding that filter and smoking the wax, dc take junk weed and melted down turn it into wax. playtime is over. i've watched [inaudible] playback there. would you do if he gets hold of that? you take him to the hospital. he didn't get him there in time. that's what he has to look at. it's not about your business. it's about the product. like i said we went through this last year.

i even submitted a document some stance and dated on the cigarettes. it's not like you don't know. thank you. >>. thank you. next. this is opportunity for those who oppose the appeal to speak so there's any other speakers would like to speak in opposition of the appeal, please come forward at this time. seeing none, -- come on. >> is when a show you some pictures here >> can you please speak into the microphone. >> yes. this is a [inaudible] this is my teacher right here. our show you how cigarettes to

my quiz african americans we know about cigarettes. look at [inaudible] there are 10 ads advertising cigarettes in here and [inaudible] look at it would getting you to get into smoke cigarettes and noses in those days. [inaudible]. your good taste [inaudible] cigarettes are [inaudible]. a new business out there as we know we have 36 states with cannabis. it was born right here. you know cannabis is not like tobacco that actually kills. ashley tobacco started to kill gays and women and blacks. [inaudible]. i don't

smoke cigarettes so having [inaudible] at city college painted the mural. 89. they build [inaudible] with a bookstore by the reservoir it's growing it's changing. people don't want alternatives. we have papers down here [inaudible]. so we know people should have a choice as the area grows. thank you very much. smoking is not good. vaporizing and cannabis is healthy for you. we've got to make sure san francisco stands up. [inaudible]. ohio state beat were gone and they had to 15 [inaudible] i was watching nbc and this [inaudible] so

the millennium margin it was should go to dc. it is a macro. every american does deserves to go washington dc but let's think that's how we have medical marijuana. started right here and we were there 15 years ago this year. so, vapor is good and cannabis is good only to make sure the city [inaudible] products and people thank you. >> thank you very much than other any other speakers seeing none, at this time will go to the appellant for rebuttal is up to three minutes to rebut this comments of the representative. >> just a minute on hookers beer we could spend all day clinic mission did not approve this on the basis of a [inaudible]. neither should the board of supervisors vapor condense unhealthy chemicals [inaudible] he cigarettes are multimillion dollar multibillion-dollar business. [inaudible] they would apply to

the fta for approval. they have not done so and i think they know their claims are not true. the epa stage are unhealthy and the board of supervisors should accept that in line with the [inaudible] has passed legislation in these types of products and pass this unanimously. >> we agree with the statement that this is a land use issue. it impacts about ballpark stationary a plan which is part of the san francisco area plan. this particular plan or the city of san francisco paid for supported many of the seven studies that were done. one of them was the telstra report,