john thomas, jeff, kevin mckay, manny flores. >> good morning. in the executive director of the professional property management division and i'm here to speak on behalf and in favor of the parkmerced project. a lot has been said about the displacement of tenants, the demolition of homes in the process. in the long run, i think there will be new homes built that will be better for the tenants. parkmerced has agreed to comply with the current housing ordinances. the renovation and expansion will increase affordable housing in san francisco. it benefits all the citizens in this city. the other thing to also keep in mind is that the city needs to grow jobs and this is an opportunity to do that. to do it in a situation where it is local to the community and also citywide. the tax revenues and the fees are significant. the additional individuals and families moving into parkmerced will mean increased revenue generated to the payroll and other taxes and fees. in addition, the project will produce permanent jobs both on site and in the surrounding commu

[applause] >> next, i would like to introduce manny flores, the representative for carpenters' local 22. >> ok. i will be brief. you heard the mayor and he said it all. this has to work. what is really important for these kids and these san francisco residents is the training. that's what the carpenters' union has. we have our apprenticeship program. it's very important to make this work and it will work. bring on these jobs. we will put them to work and we will train them. thank you. thank you very much. congratulations. [applause] >> i would like to introduce michael, a current student at the city build academy. he first heard about city billed through add. he found himself unemployed during the -- he grew up houses away from this family. he knows the family well and often frequented this park while growing up. michael. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, for coming out this afternoon. i'm proud to be chosen to speak for my fellow students at city build. about two years ago when i lost my job, there was no hope. i was looking for work. i was having doors slammed in my face. i've edu