[applause] supervisor mar: thank you. >> my name is bruce kennedy and i'm a 19-year resident of parkmerced, a 46-year resident of san francisco. i have lived here under three different owners. i've studied the plans for the future development and discussed it with parkmerced management. i've listened to much of the testimony presented both for and opposed to the plan. my judgment -- the most basic issue is one of trust. based on past experience, long time residents have every reason to be wary of proposals made by owners of the property. as a former member and officer of the parkmerced residents organization, i've also experienced battles with previous owners. earlier landlords have frankly not been trust for the. they have made promises which they have never carried out. they have attempted to pass through questionable costs, which the residents had to fight, often successfully. they have, meanwhile, reduced services to the residents. stellar management, on the other hand, has shown itself to be a reliable and sensitive landlord. very expensive improvements have been made with no effort t

. >> jim lazarus, barney larceny, bruce kennedy and mark solomon. >> i am with the triangle labour association and i have lived in this neighborhood -- close by for 18 years. this plan has not taken into account the negative impact on the surrounding community. the developers -- this project needs to be scaled back, in bold in population. there is congestion on the already packed 19th ave. tripling the population of a congested area, this is not the planning policy. the garden apartments our beloved wales life. when not replicate a low line environment. the danger of putting these buildings here is not good planning policy. the safety of the residence is severely compromised. the irony is that many of the projects featured are harmful to the environment. ignoring earthquakes safety is not green, and i also deplored demolishing 1500 units of supportable housing. the entire area is on the way to gentrification. there is space on this basis and that is another factor. this is a nightmare with the surrounding communities. a little dose of reality is necessary. people will drive their cars the matt

bruce spring teen and elvis presley. i see taco bell. i see purple, red, blue, green, orange. i see cheetah revera on broadway. as american as the lee's, the kennedys. none sound american to me. i am not a shamed. jose can you see. i pledge allegiance to this country. land of commercialism. if i can win gold medals. if i can sign my life away. ain't no language. this is my country too. i believe in free dom and diversity, need to get the hell out. [applause] >> i have one more performer. can you believe that? i am so excited. he is a very kind man to be here. he's a total icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in