. >> clerk: rachel lastimoso, mark gruberg. those are the last two speaker is that have turned in cards on this topic. >> good afternoon. i'm speaking on behalf of san francisco's filipino cultural heritage district in regards to the moscone center garage. at a meeting months ago, bids had not been processed, and the timelines for the hotel were shared. as a cultural district, we shared the idea for a multimedia performing arts complex at this meeting, and considering the project is within the legislated boundaries of the cultural heritage district, and in close proximity to the other cultural and ethnic aspects, plus, the 100-plus years of filipinos in soma and san francisco, we had a conversation about how the moscone garage would be an ideal location for an arts complex and received a positive response from the city's representatives. [please stand by] >> taking from one group of drivers to another is not going solve the underlying problems. the only thing that