richard fong. in that order, please. go ahead and get started. >> according. good morning.rnett. as the president indicated, the initial concern from the people that objected to the process, was the stops election issue. basically park's death what -- staff and went and picked a spot that was right between the area which is the meadow and washington street. there was a fair amount of concern on the group of us that were involved in the original creation of this park. the park has very different personas. block 202 persona is quite normal, and is a result of the $1.9 million expenditure you guys made to upgrade the place. it has a nice cohesive feel to it. block 203 is the brainchild of one of the gardners that was on the original staff and had no funding money and basically when the freeway came down picked up my machine and the rhododendrons and the other thing in the park for all barred from golden gate park as a result of upgrades that were done. it has a very natural sort of feel to it. the point i would like to make basically is i think it would be a mistake to go in a

we have kylie wong, sue lee, and richard fong, in that order, please. >> good morning, commissioners. i am a native san franciscan. i grew up across the street from the chinese rec center. i would like to remind you that it is right across the street from the cable car barn, where the cable car museum is. the added attraction -- hi storical site for the city. i went to day camp. i am a longtime loyal customer of rec and park. i was in the cub scouts. i learned a lot of things about government, leadership, anti- wd team work. i think this all fits in the character of betty ann ong. we would like to urge you to vote yes on renaming the chinese recreation center as the betty ann ong chinese recreation center. thank you very much. president buell: thank you. >> sue? >> good morning, commissioners. i am the executive director of the chinese historical society of america. it is my honor to be here today. while chinese have been in san francisco since the gold rush, we have of arrived seeking fortune and a better life, like many people. like many immigrant groups, we were not always welcomed