i have to make a comment on something that was said by an old friend of mine, bob planthold, who was here early on who was saying that curb cuts would be eliminated. i know the curved cuts to which he referred. they are the 88 curb cuts that normally occur and should occur at the corners of blocks at the intersection -- they are the ada curb cuts. not what planning normally refers to as driveway curb cuts, that he probably would agree should be eliminated, as they are sometimes dangerous to people who are disabled, using walkers or wheelchairs. that is all i'm going to say on the eir itself. for the rest, for the project itself, i had an office at 16 beale street, that was put there because it was the best use of the area at it was the closest to supply goods to the rest -- to the restaurants, hotels, and everything else. we had to move traffic through the city and we put up a three- w freeway. we thought that we should get rid of the freeway after the earthquake. there has been constant changes this area. it is not the same as it was then and it is not the same as it was back in the

i have to make a comment on something that was said by an old friend of mine, bob planthold, who was here early on who was saying that curb cuts would be eliminated. i know the curved cuts to which he referred. they are the 88 curb cuts that normally occur and should occur at the corners of blocks at the intersection -- they are the ada curb cuts. not what planning normally refers to as driveway curb