my name is christopher pike, a representative of sos tonga. the fairmont management has signed an agreement to reopen the tonga room of sight. it is to be relocated in its entirety and will include all its distinctive features.

my name is christopher pike, a representative of sos tonga. the fairmont management has signed an agreement to reopen the tonga room of sight. it is to be relocated in its entirety and will include all its distinctive features. it will continue to operate as a nightclub, bar, and restaurant. to wrap this process, we have consistently maintained that it should remain on site in the belmont hotel. this is still our official steps. we are on record for endorsing alternatives b1 and b2, which would retain it on site in the party structure. i still think that with some imagination it could thrive at the fairmont, but clearly my demographic is not what they want up there. the fairmont people are going to get rid of the tonga room, whether we like it or not, if not now the next year. preservationists cannot always let the perfect be the enemy of the good. if there is an alternative to banishing the remains of the tonga room to a warehouse in oakland, we should consider it. the devil is in the details. we should make sure that any attempt to remove it