. >> hello, commissioners, my name is christine hom, i'm a san franciscan native and have lived here all my life, my father grew up in the na and he attended galileo high school in the 60's and 70's where he worked as a newspaper boy in the marina district, he shared stories about all the mom and pop stores in the neighborhood when i was young and her the marina has exchanged a lot over the past few decades but the one thing that hasn't changed is its tradition of small businesses, please preserve my city's history, sbekt and commitment to independent stores and deny pet food express's bid to open up yet another store in the city, i'm proud to be from a city that supports small businesses. thank you. >> good evening, commissioner, my name is sylvia, i work as a registered nurse here in the city, i have a cat and i have a dog, pet food express provides valuable, good services and monetary support to local animal welfare groups, many of which have been heard from today, while there is a wonderful form of outreach and provides great marketing, it could not cloud the planning issue befor