cynthia gomez. >> good afternoon commissioners, you have heard me speak before. this project sponsor came to us very early on in the process and signing an agreement that guarantees the workers will be able to join a union and we want you to think about the amount of hotel proposals coming to mid market and what it means to have a project sponsor who has taken the care to come to us and sign this sort of agreement. so for that reason, we support this project. thank you. >> thank you. >> any additional speakers on the item? seeing none, that portion is closed. commissioner johnson. >> so generally supportive of this project. this

paul webber, cynthia gomez, marla knight. >> you can approach in any order. >> welcome. >> good afternoon. my name is paul webber and i'm from telegraph hill dwellers to oppose the construction of a transient-occupancy facility on this site. at a time when the city is recognizing the imperative of housi housing and this proposal effectively is permanent -- thank you. >> you have 30 seconds. >> oh, sorry. as i was saying, the market is crying for long-term rentals. thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. webber. next speaker, please. if you can line up, it makes it easier, but go ahead and speak. >> i had put my card in and didn't hear you call my name. i'm david harlin. i work at powell and california and live at 1050 washington street. that's about seven blocks from this project. i'm in support of the hotel at 1196 columbus because of the guarantee of the good jobs it will create. having a union really helps workers because it keeps them in san francisco and contributing to the neighborhoods. so the hotel workers are asking you to approve the project based on the quality of the jobs it wi

cynthia gomez. >> good afternoon commissioners, you have heard me speak before. this project sponsor came to us very early on in the process and signing an agreement that guarantees the workers will be able to join a union and we want you to think about the amount of hotel proposals coming to mid market and what it means to have a project sponsor who has taken the care to come to us and sign this sort of agreement. so for that reason, we support this project. thank you. >> thank you. >> any additional speakers on the item? seeing none, that portion is closed. commissioner johnson. >> so generally supportive of this project. this is a rooms-only hotel plus i would say as a contrasting to the project we just heard, there is public space and retail and other things that sort of integrated into the highly commercial district located in. i would say, i do think i agree, popus has been challenging for us. we have had comment from the public in the past that verifies something that anybody who has been to some of the larger hotels can see that they can be hard to find,