it was founded in the 860s in the great cultural and artistic revival of the french emperor charlemagnevikings burned it in the violent 9th and 10th centuries. western europe was assailed on every side by slavs, magyars, saracens, and vikings. many people thought that christian civilization itself might not pull through. in response, powerful dynasties built great strings of fortresses in which their beleaguered populations could shelter. in the 1100s, europe turned the corner suddenly, as if the passing of the millennium was the release. we see a dramatic revival in the use of monumental sculpture and large-scale architecture such as had only been glimpsed in the previous centuries. the cult of saints and the passion for pilgrimage to their shrines were dominant features of medieval culture. one of the most famous was the pilgrimage to santiago in spain. the church was believed to house a sacred relic of christendom-- the bones of saint james, santiago in spanish, one of christ's 12 apostles. from atop the tower at vezelay, you can still make out the old way of saint james, winding its

my name is charlemagne curtis -- charmaine curtis. mike responsibilities and ball overseeing entitlements for the project, and just a quick entity a question on the eir, it is being drafted. it has been in progress for over 1.5 years, and we do not expect a draft to be published until the fall. my job today is to condense about three years of work to into a few minutes. i want to go through here. this is more focused on the master planning process, but hopefully you will get a decent sense of both, because the community building work is just as important as the bricks and sticks, as we say. this was selected in 2008 to being the master development. as you can see in this light, it is about 60 buildings spread over 38 acres, and the configuration is a radical departure from the typical san francisco street grid and probably contributed to the social isolation of the families that live there. the demographic information is startling, especially when you look at it in comparison to the surrounding neighbors. the median income is $14,600,