we participated at the leland avenue fair on september 26th where we had a booth of materials and language as well as a petition where we had over 50 signatures in support of the site. at&t usage for self phones have gone up exponentially. we have thrown out 8000% over the last 12 quarters. but in everyday life, especially in district 10 where at&t provides self funds to the community ambassador program, it is a program that safely escorts residents place to place in the bayview and it was created in response to the crime and high- profile attacks on asian seniors that began well over a year ago. we have a particular need. we know from their cell phone use we have problems and our coverage we would like to address, but we also know from a more technical standard from our measurements that this is a serious and significant gap for us. we've conducted a thorough analysis, but none met the search and coverage areas we are seeking to reach. >> [speaking foreign-language] >> at&t wishes to thank the planning department's staff for their help in designing a site compatible with the neighborhood.

was there bilingual at the booth at your leland avenue fair? >> there was not. commissioner miguel: that's all i want to know. it my advice to you is if you do things like that in the future, take that into consideration. i think that was a bit of a faux pas on at&t's part. there was a comment regarding the equipment to be placed in the garage. is or is that not or replacing a current legal parking space? >> the building was designed for seniors. the garage is an extra-large space for wheelchair accessibility and we placed some of our equipment there. the garage will continue to provide access for wheelchair's and handicap vans. >> there is no diminishing of actual, usable space for which the garage was designed? >> no, sir. commissioner miguel: that's all i have for you. thank you. i have not been presented with any facts that would cause me to turn down this request. me, personally, i cannot speak for the rest of the commission. we have to deal with factual material. i greatly appreciated the fact that supervisor cohen, in an attempt to resolve things asked fo