the park is only named after the joliet -- victoria graves. she was a hero that many of our kids look up to. it is one of our most important cultural assets. our community worked hard for this park. it is an important part of our legacy as a community and this development will shadow that. please vote -- please stand with our community and vote no on this development, and please do not compare our filipino community to your dogs. thank you. [please stand by] not looking what it would take to complete this. the district with open space in s san francis san francisco. there is no plan ahead. the city is moving to a publicly open space. and we need to make sure the existing part that we do have, we do protect. it speaks volumes to have our community and supervisor come against the project. we don't always agree on things. it is huge. to say that the-- who are we to say it is not important to the children. who are we to say the park is not important. that is the problem with the kind of development that is coming into our neighbourhood when it is

i am a friend of victoria manolo graves. i advocated for the city to name the park after her. i work with our friend here, director ginsburg, to install a bronze plaque. a describes her remarkable experience during the 1948 london olympics. and she is dead now. if she were here today, ladies and gentlemen, she would tell you that the shadow that is being cast on the park is mitigated for our need for more housing, and on her behalf, i respectfully request that you approve this project. thank you for your time. >> thank you. i know we have been joined by supervisor jane kim and i want to give her an opportunity if she would like to address the commission. i know she has a busy schedule and an important work to do. >> thank you so much, mr president. i am not more busy than everyone else here in the room but i do appreciate the time to speak on the project. i did come before the commission three years ago to speak on the 1050 folsom project in opposition because of the increased shadow to our only multiuse park in the south of market. as you all know, district six has the smalle

it is a crucial part of honoring our history and especially victor victoria -- victoria manolo graves. the shadow will negatively disrupt our interactive tour activities at the park and daily use by summer residents, families and workers in incidents of the carmichael. think about the shadows during standard times, especially after 4:30 pm when there are more shadows. the presentation earlier only noted for daylight savings time but what about for standard time when children need to use the park after 4:30 pm? and this impact should not be taken lightly -- taken lightly by you. the beauty and loot usefulness of this will be degraded and this shadow will have a consequential impact on the use for visitors and users of the park. please oppose the project. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good morning, commissioners. my name is carla and i'm the executive director of west bay filipino multiservice centre. we have been serving the community for 50 years. we have a 100 year history of filipinos in the south of market i'm here only to echo the opposition for this project