. -- fiona ma and senator leno. their limited by statute, but that is very difficult to have much room to maneuver. >> you said to organize local bars. i have been trying to do that for a few years now. we have our sixth annual event coming up in september. we have been trying to get toger a long time. i am not a politician in do not care to be a politician. if i cannot raise the issue in that way, the way i have been doing it, personally i get quoted in esquire for what i have done, but i still have no connections. it is still up to me to do that? i am doing everything can. i do not know what else to do besides try to make a profit in a city that is over-taxing the and running down. [applause] >> i do think that you can do a lot through talking to your city supervisor and working through that process. i am telling you, there are ways that began help you. alcohol is a local issue on this type of matter. what we are behind would you guys want to do, whenever that is. a lot of times we do not always have statutes that

it continues work started by supervisors fiona ma and alioto-pier. it's been delayed for months to get additional community outreach and make modifications. as the dolores park project shows, simple fairness says we have to put limits at some point on these appeals and it's rare that we see. it is crystal clear an example of how san francisco is being [speaker not understood] by the difference in views between folks that want san francisco to be able to move ahead and those that want [speaker not understood] to stand still. thank you. >> thank you very much. ms. hillson. >>> i've never used this, so, i'm supposed to click on something, i guess. i think it's this one. it isn't coming up. >> i'm sorry. why don't we go -- go ahead. >>> [inaudible]. >> why don't we go to the next speaker and perhaps if there is someone that can work with ms. hillson and we'll put you on as soon as we fix the technical issue. thanks for your patience, ms. hillson. next speaker. >>> hello, my name is judy irving and i'm the executive director of a nonprofit called pelican

fiona ma introduced one, she failed. ma kelp a introduced one after i left the board. she failed. i think you guys can get this done. that is the good. let me deal with the bad. 31.16 which has worked just fine for 12 years ~ and let me associate myself with comments of mr. welch, needs not be changed, not one word of it, supervisor wiener. let me deal with the ugly. i would respectfully suggest, mr. president, that in the new age of conciliatory behavior, that members of the public like mike casey and like the last gentleman who spoke, not be questioned in such an aggressive and offensive way. or alternatively, that individuals -- and let me name names like frank noto who is being paid for his behavior -- be addressed in the same way. thank you for the opportunity to address you. i suggest you continue this item. i hope that you can resolve this in a reasonable amount of time. if i were president of the board, i would say it could be done in two or three weeks. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> good evening, supervisors. my name is [speaker not understood]. i'm a contrac