, and a great number of my friends attend this festival, not only from the united states, but from fank -- france and england. and because of their enjoyment of this festival, i am proud to be part of it. i know the planet has treated us very well. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i am a business agent. teamsters 2795 has members that work this destination event, and we want to express our support for the extension of this permits. thank you. >> hello, i have lived in san francisco 25 years. my wife and i are raising teenage daughters in the outer richmond for the last 16 years, we live on 35th avenue. we are two blocks up the hill. of all the events that the city does, this is one of the best. there isn't any letter afterwards, there is no vandalism or violence, we don't see any of that two blocks away from the festival, it is excellent. also, my daughters walk down there all day, and they walked back at night. we don't worry about them at all. there's police, fire, e.m.t. is, it is a great presence in the neighborhood, and i think they are a