before i make my presentation i would like to note that supervisor winner -- weiner is here with jon martinez. i would like to give him a chance to speak before my presentation. >> good afternoon, commissioners. as i would like to do when i am addressing commissioners i want to thank you for your service to san francisco. unlike the board of supervisors which is paid a full-time job, you probably work as hard as the board of supervisors, you are treated as if you are on a non- profit board, volunteering your time. i also want to thank you for considering my amendment, to article 10 and 11 of the planning code, and i welcome the continuance, we will go back to historic preservation on january 18. i have not looked at my calendar, but as soon as i am able i will go to the historic preservation. there are a couple of items that they have not yet considered. i look forward to that. this evaluation, of articles 10 and 11, is an important chance to step back and decide how historic preservation -- how this fits into the context of our complex urban setting in san francisco, to discuss how we embrac