bill cutler. jim colby and andrew harvey. if you could, be first and you can line up behind. we appreciate it. >> good afternoon. my wife and i lived in laurel heights in california street for over 45 years. over the decades, we have seen changes to the neighbourhood. some of them positive, some negative. but this proposal, promises to be one of the worst. it violates the zoning laws, the character of the district. i attended a number of meetings worrying about the scope of the project. including viewing diagrams of the proposed changes to the existing structure and nothing was ever said to the community about the historic nature of the property by the builders. everyone recognizes the need for more affordable housing in san francisco and we support construction of housing on the site, the time proposal, 7-15 years to complete includes unnecessary retail space, creates major traffic and parking problems. ignores the beautiful. the only green space left in the entire neighbourhood by destroying the majority of the trees that we cannot afford to lose with climate change. the hi