i'm speaking on behalf of sodini's green valley. i'm mark sodini. i would like to thank you all for everything you're doing for us. in short, the restaurant employees everybody that works there lives in the city. i've had employees over there for 20 years. the restaurant opened in the early 1900s, and i've worked it six, seven days a week for the past 29 years. i just love north beach. i love the city. i still enjoy coming to work and i love this process. thank you very much for listening and thank you for all your help, richard, greatly appreciate that. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. anybody else? come on up. >> hi. good afternoon, commissioner. i have the honor to have the owner of new asia restaurant here today. >> sorry, english ... >> he said "thank you, thank you." i am very pleased that i have the opportunity to meet and work with mr. and mrs. so who's coming on working with a legacy business, got to know their narrative and their history. i'm particularly very -- it's a blessing for them to have the restaurant there

my name is mark sodini. i'm here on behalf of sodini's green valley. it's pretty simple. it's open in the early 1900s. we've had it for 28 years. it was green valley for almost 100 years. it's been in the neighborhood forever. and it's 90% local. everyone that works there is within a three-block radius. we were just featured on check, please, actually, so, yeah, it's a staple in the neighborhood and i just appreciate your time. and thank you for everything. >> president hyland: thank you. >> hi, i wasn't prepared to say anything today, but felt like i should. i'm jim dragga. i own cheap pete's. i worked for peter for 10 years before that. it's a very exciting time for us. and we were -- when shelly came to us and the store manager and asked about the legacy business, we jumped at the chance. we thought it would be great for our business and employees. we currently employ about 45 employees that live and work in san francisco. and the other 30 are in the rest of the bay area. so we wanted to just make sure we had a say in what happens on our street and what happens to our