. >> hi, my name is barry leonard, i've been a san francisco resident since 1976, also i own a small pet shop in glen park since 1984, i came to meet michael as a competitor because he had his store up at west portal, mike and i have become friends, currently i have a shop down in redwood city and i'm bracketed by two of the pet food expresses, he's never gotten a leg up on me, michael doesn't compete on price, he competes in service f, he does a good job, i respect him, i think he has a right to do business, just because he's successful, you shouldn't bar him, if michael's going to face a community of people who don't want him, he's going to have to go away. i think it's up to the store owners themselves to keep their customer base, and not to worry, i've always thrived in his shadow, i don't think it's a problem. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners, henry of the san francisco council, district of the merchant's association, i'm going to speak of what my feelings are, the marina merchants did not really make a presentation to us because what you heard before from the presence