ryan patterson, attorney for appellant david d' onofrio, neighborhood to the adjacent south. there are a number of significant concerns that the neighbors have raised regarding this project, and of course most of those are for other forums. today we're talking about the environmental impacts under ceqa, and i'd like to begin by reading a short note from my client, who unfortunately due to a work commitment cannot be here. as is the case for many of the neighbors opposed to this project, i am unable to attend this hearing due to work conflicts, currently out of state. myself and virtually all of the adjacent neighbors are looking ahead and are struggling to see how this project as proposed can feasibly be constructed, i would ask the board to consider the significant structural and geotechnical problems in determining whether this project can meet its goals while being built in a structurally, seismically safe sound manner. >> good afternoon, mayor yee and members of the board of supervisors. my name is sarah hoffman. i'm an attorney for the appellant today. so ceqa requires t