my name is brandon done again -- brendan dunnigan.pports this project, quietly. he would not come out in public and support it. why is that? he would be ostracized by those that live in that community. you have heard all the reasons why they oppose it. he believes this is the right solution in the right location. as a licensed architect who worked in the

my name is brandon done again -- brendan dunnigan.

my name is brandon done again -- brendan dunnigan. our children go to school with children at the golden gate commons. he supports this project, quietly. he would not come out in public and support it. why is that? he would be ostracized by those that live in that community. you have heard all the reasons why they oppose it. he believes this is the right solution in the right location. as a licensed architect who worked in the city and has been part of many residential projects. i believe this is an excellent solution. for the reasons you are here today, one is to approve the financial commitments. those who have come before you have already stated those reasons. i am here to speak for those who do not speak for themselves. in that community, they would be ostracized. thank you. >> good morning, supervisors and committee members. good afternoon, and now. my name is jennifer warburg. we believe the proposed development would be a significant development to a key intersection of the waterfront. it will replace a service parking lot and

my name is brendan done igan. i'm -- dunnigan. i'm here today with my children, dylan and devin. dylan plays on the vikings soccer league. you've heard from the vikings. he has a unique perspective because this season he's played on the artificial turf, of course and also on the natural turf. he can share with you his images and the things that he's experienced and the fact that that he feels it's much safer to be on an artificial turf surface and why he supports it. so i'll let him speak. >> i agree with my dad because i don't want my leg broken and artificial turf is safer than turf because you just don't want your legs broken. and when i have played before, the ball goes straighter on artificial turf than nonartificial. and on nonartificial the geoffer holes have to make you weave out so you don't go as fast for the ball. it's different on the artificial. so i agree, let's make artificial turf. [belinelli] commissioner fong: next speaker, please? hi, my name is john manning and i'm a richmond district native and avid soccer fan and coach and i'd just like to reiterate what a f