i am here with my american grilled cheese kitchen. i love the employees that are part of the community. i am the last business standing on second street. whatever you think might be the right thing, whatever the bless press says, look at the numbers, what it costs to invest in the businesses. there is nothing you guys can do. it is the entrepreneurs that need to see a return for their risk because right now the risk. this is basic economics. >> thank you. next speaker. do we have speakers? okay. i will start the conversation here with a couple observations. it is probably not a surprise. i have been fired from every job i ever had. the only way to stay gainfully employed was starting a business. i think one of the big attractions in starting a business is having agency and some choice about what your business is like, who you do business with, and how you want to participate in the community. personally, i think the services have heard from the restaurants. there are folks that converted from unlisted to listed. they found that experi

owner of the american grilled cheese kitchen. if you have been to the giants game you have been to the restaurant. my girlfriend and my wife built ourselves. we couldn't get through the construction permits in 2009 with our own money. that was difficult. i am speaking without regina in the office of small business i wouldn't be here. she coached us to get through the process. we opened two additional locations in san francisco. after life changes the last couple years i decided to sell two locations. we are down to did original in soma. this is the mission beach, south beach mission bay. we are the last remaining restaurant on second street. guess who signed a 10 year lease? this idiot. i said it on monday. they said they would never invest a dime in the city. the small business commission needs to dig deep. i agree with everything said. beware of anecdotal stuff. look at the hard data, wages. 62% higher than when i founded the business with my own money what i pay the employees today. i pay health care and i am not subject to hc

owner of the american grilled cheese kitchen. if you have been to the giants game you have been to the restaurant. my girlfriend and my wife built ourselves. we couldn't get through the construction permits in 2009 with our own money. that was difficult. i am speaking without regina in the office of small business i wouldn't be here. she coached us to get through the process. we opened two additional locations in san francisco. after life changes the last couple years i decided to sell two locations. we are down to did original in soma. this is the mission beach, south beach mission bay. we are the last remaining restaurant on second street. guess who signed a 10 year lease? this idiot. i said it on monday. they said they would never invest a dime in the city. the small business commission needs to dig deep. i agree with everything said. beware of anecdotal stuf