[applause] [laughter] >> mining is -- my name is chris hegland. i am here to file support letters from the lgbt center, san francisco architectural heritage, the castro neighborhood association, castro area planning in action, and the san francisco chamber of commerce. thank you. >> good afternoon. i come as a private citizen for once. i will be brief. my interest in this is somewhat selfish in that i am a very strong supporter of this project. it is largely because as a native of san francisco who is lived here for almost 60 years i am very familiar with that location. i have been a market street thousands of times. it will be immeasurably enhanced by the development of this project. a lot paraphrase the eloquent words of our representative -- i will not paraphrase the eloquent words of our representative from "spur." i have spent a lot of time on 24th and have seen the impact of the whole food store on noe valley. i must go to the street three or four times a week, sometimes on my car and sometimes to shop at the whole foods. i want to assure ev