my name is bob kaplan. i'm a neighbor of the site of the proposed new cpmc inpatient facility and accompanying medical building. my company and i made a strategic decision to invest in the neighborhood because of its design amick nature. i've watched the van ness corridor as building after building has closed their doors. we've seen the closing of california pizza kitchen, mercedes-benz, the market site on franklin has been closed since 2006, circuit city's space remains vacant and there has been an unsuccessful effort to attract a grocery store to the area for four years. these projects have components that go -- would have served the entire community. the stalled galaxy community though the -- theater project included a trader joe's grocery store. we believe the cpmc project will serve as an economic engine to help revitalize the entire corridor. 1,500 new construction jobs and significant newspaper services into our neighborhood. diverse services that would benefit the surrounding community would include