i'm byron ciewth. i've been a resident of telegraph hill for 25 years. and i'm an architect, and lived in a time in which we saw that freeway come down. that was really an extraordinary moment. and the kind of opportunity that lay before us with the development of this whole area. and i think that the years and years and hours of deliberation and scrutiny and review of this project has been so significant, and i have such tremendous respect for that. and enthusiasm and excitement going forward with the kind of public collaboration i think the city really needs to have to move forward and i look forward to the future of the city. i feel that the development of this area is essential, not just along the waterfront itself but really deeper back into the neighborhoods to constitute the kind of vitality and strength as a destination, as an identity, as a new moment within the city. and i think that we stand here at this time right now, with a decision to move forward or to hold back. and i encourage you as a long-term resident and a deep thinker about this ci