. >> emily, crafilsa, manny torez and samar and chris holmes and alan, harnet. and karin lee. and andy new, and david pridwell. like a coupr pele, i'm david troop. and there is no question that this proposal does not represent something that is necessary for the neighborhood with the other starbucks and numerous other coffee shops nearby. the neighborhood is under attack for removing that commercial uniqueness that is really the vitality of the neighborhood that brings the visitors, you know, when so much of the neighborhood becomes cookie cutter and homogonous to any other place in america, what reason is there for them to come and visit the castro? putting other neighborhood businesses that are unique, out of business, because starbucks is a very effective competitor, that definitely, makes this an undesirable project. should you be inclined to support it and then i would really like you to think about the process issue that the preapplication meeting for this project had anything of you happen to have wondered in i think that you would have been shocked at how the starbucks

. >> good afternoon, chris, holmes long time san francisco resident, born and raised in the bay area. starbucks has been a big part of my life for many years. i have visited often not as a place to hang out but a place to grab a cup of coffee, these stores are not all the same, this store as i can see is a phenomenal design and it would be an excellent addition to the street. i am a strong supporter of the growth and cleaning up corners like this one and thank you very much for your time. >> good afternoon, i'm a resident in san francisco i have been in san francisco for 20 years and the coffee stores are co-existed but they thrives. i would just like to read a segment from the phil's coffee who are in support of this proposal. having starbucks nearby is a good thing because they attract customers to their location who later patronize us as well. we believe that the competitiveness is come mri men triand they have gone nationwide over decades and the starbucks will contribute to that. and much of that growth comes from small businesses like theirs. and i am in support of this. thank y

an englishman named chris holmes quit his job by giving his boss a cake. today is my 31st birthday and having recently become a father, i now realize how precious life is, how important it is to spend time that makes and everybody else happy. i give my resignation to devote my time and energy to my family. blah, blah, blah. that's not a cake. that's a kindle. >> actually, he made it himself. he walked into his boss' office and said take this job and shove it in your mouth, because it's delicious. if someone brings you a resignation cake. don't eat it. if yo you saw the movie "the help" you know why. the good lord gifted us with another elimination night on "dancing with the stars." in the end, what got him was a complete inability to dance. he tied in last place with andy dick who entered on a zip line. andy dick on a zip line sounds like some premium cocktail menu at ruby tuesdays. but it's andy dick on a zip line. my pick, zendaya scored 29 out of 30. i have to say i have never been more proud and more ashamed at the same time, but i have money on it. th

. >> first of all, chris, i think you should be armed with a n magnifying class and sherlock holmes hat. >> who's missing from this? >> we should twodivorce two thi. i think obama is really interested in big legislation and big, quote, unquote, governance. he's not interested in big politics. >> how about big government? what he's running? >> look, i'm not disagreeing that he needs to do something. i think there is a sense of inkred yulty in and around these quote, unquote, scandals. >> you can call them quote, unquote, till you're 99 years old. you're not going to waste them away by saying -- by dismissing them. they are. benghazi is a murky question. it's not a scandal. you go out there and start earmarking, targeting right wing groups in the irs, bird dogging reporters, you got a scandal facing you. i'm sorry. >> look, i think there are going to be some lasting legacies out of this moment. one is, the relationship that the president and the white house have with the press corps has always been contentious. it has not been good. you see his performance at the white house correspondent