c.b.d. we greatly value the work that the c.b.d.as done to make this area safer, cleaner, and more vibrant, and we are particularly supportive of what the c.b.d. is doing to program civic centre plaza with events that help all of us to enjoy this beautiful place. the civic centre plaza, which some may call a national treasure. we look forward to partnering with the c.b.d. going forward to make this whole area more welcoming for the whole community. thank you. >> good afternoon, my name is david. i am representing hastings cold of law. we strongly support the civic centre community benefit district. i think their effectiveness is demonstrated by the success they have had to date and with the renewal, we are very hopeful that they, along with the other community stakeholders that are committed to improving this immediate area will continue to see progress as the neighborhood continues to evolve and become all the more embrace of, inclusive, and welcoming for all folks. thank you very much. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is jo

for example studies about people who have epilepsy that doesn't respond to other medicines but c.b.d. works. despite the positive benefits they haven't been enough studies done on the ones that were done were too small in scope and in some cases when their quality was lacking. those who draw the wrong conclusions from all the claims made these days could even harm their health rather than help it. if someone for example reads in a brochure about the anti diabetic effect of c.b.d. that it helps reduce blood sugar levels but it could give diabetic patients false hope when they might think they can reduce their insulin dose and the worst case scenario they do it without consulting a doctor they can put themselves at serious risk of losing. in general advises caution he wants his patients not to take large doses of c.b.d. . that's a. going to. go to college. keep learning birch tree wait a 2nd we want the whole picture our facts instead of make ideas shift deliver us. from other reality to cryptocurrency to your topics for live in an ever changing digital world let's talk to devise a some clear

for -- i work with properties that are in the civic centre c.b.d. i have been involved with that c.b.d. since its inception and i feel that we have learned a lot and we are really looking forward to renewing it. therefore i support the renewal. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, my name is ruth. i'm a staff member at san francisco opera. i walk every day from the castro neighborhood into the civic centre neighborhood. i have been in san francisco for over 11 years and i am just amazed by the transformation that i have seen in civic centre we do have more to do and we would appreciate your support in helping us do that. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. patrick mills here representing the bayreuth family of businesses including the by right cafÉ kiosk on civic centre plaza to enthusiastically support the renewal of the c.b.d. at civic centre plaza and to attest to the astute management of our facilities, your support and opening our business, the safety and cleanliness of the plaza and most importantly, the bu

for -- i work with properties that are in the civic centre c.b.d. i have been involved with that c.b.d. since its inception and i feel that we have learned a lot and we are really looking forward to renewing it. therefore i support the renewal. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, my name isut

c.b.d. starts to work too well, then all these yellow journalism articles and occurred -- chronicle but have terrible the tenderloin is, then they will start realizing it is a beautiful place with all the service agencies, and also, one other point of opposition is the expansion of the c.b.d. i would like to see possibly it expanded a little bit further because the general organizing area of the north of market goes from pearl street to van ness, that corner and if we could get more into this c.b.d., that is my opposition, and also, i don't think that sam dennison was cranky enough and i want to be crankier. [laughter] >> are you speaking? >> yes. good afternoon. >> hold on a second. >> hold on a second. are there any other speakers in opposition, please line up right now or otherwise she will be the last speaker. thank you for your patience. go on. >> can i have one minute, please i know everybody talks about the tenderloin. i know the answer, the answer is [indiscernible] >> i guess she is done? okay. seeing no other speakers for this hearing, the hearing has been heard and is now filed. w

appreciate aaron peskin's work, and especially the tireless work of the people of the lower poke community benefit district. that is a c.b.d. i would like to support, not the c.b.d., but the pot retail stores. it is the exact kind of usage for a building that we have been hoping and praying for and i think most of the members of the surrounding community want to support it. those same neighbors will be there whether this center is there or not. so how fabulous to have 80 beds and outreach services for them. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is dan, i am the community liaison at -- [indiscernible] we are a rehearsal space and hotel and an ongoing construction project for musicians in the city. i'm here to express my support and personally as a representative of our company, our support for the house navigation center. as members of the community and also managers of rental properties throughout san francisco, including a building which just sold across the street from this location, we would be delighted to see that in our neighborhood. i think we all know how much more support the homeless n