and i have one speaker guard, cindy gomez, but clearly there are others that would like to speak. welcome. >> i'm paul barera. i'm with the filipino cultural district. thank you for reviewing this item this afternoon. we would like to voice support for the hotel project at 744 harrison. it is located in the cultural district, just down the street from the filipino heritage center, home of the by -- bilingual program. today the streets are named after filipino historical figures. the filipino community appreciates the lee family's willingness to work with our community on this program, especially aiding after school programs and jobs in the hotel facility. we would also like to thank you them with the neutral car check. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. our 18,000-square-foot community gardens has been there for over 30 years and it's very popular public open space with about 300 gardening beds that are provided to local seniors at no charge. of course, we realize this building would cast some shadow. it costs about 200,000 shadow h

and i have one speaker guard, cindy gomez, but clearly there are others that would like to speak. welcome. >> i'm paul barera. i'm with the filipino cultural district. thank you for reviewing this item this afternoon. we would like to voice support for the hotel project at 744 harrison. it is located in the cultural district, just down the street from the filipino heritage center, home of the by -- bilingual program. today