. >> my name is crissy harris, and i am a property manager in the area, and i just wanted to also register my support for the downtown c.b.d. thank you. >> hi. my name's marty smith, and i'm one of the owners of all house real estate, which is a real estate company managing properties in downtown. several of our buildings are in current improvement districts, and the difference between having one and not having one is dramatic for tenants, for property owners, and for the safety of the people walking those streets, so we're in full support of the downtown improvement districts. thanks. >> president yee: next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. deedee workman with the san francisco chamber of commerce. really delighted that this is coming before you today. i want to thank supervisor peskin and his staff for ushering this after all these years through to you. we know that c.b.d.s are a very successful approach to keeping neighborhoods thriving. the downtown core is no different than any other san francisco neighborhood and needs this additional help to stay clean and to be a thriving, a