client but i am here with a friend and a co-owner in the building as his neighbor and as a fellow chuck stilson. as a pioneer and a fan of the mid market area. lower mason street today is not a happy place, when the peaceful people who live in the hotels leave their homes they are confronted with drug deal and hopelessness, it contains blocks that are not well trafficked by outsiders until 5:00 p.m. when the people start to alive seeking soul food or to hear the operators, but for most of the day every day, the unit block of mason is a negativity magnet. the sfpd, does a fantastic job of keeping the peace. but what the neighborhood needs the most is an investment of hope. and the best way to bring that about is to attract a mass of people who seek out the block not to meet their drug dealer but for commerce and to socialize with friends and to go to work and spend the money in legitimate businesses. when it opens the patrons will begin to arrive for coffee or lunch around 11 a.m. bringing a earlier jump start encouraging those engaging in the illegal street activity to apply their trade elsewhe