and that's without the funicular. with it it's even taller. * than twin peaks. is that the right size and scale for san francisco? or would that building be more appropriate in manhattan? i would like to request that this project be killed and not seen the light of day on behalf of the citizens of san francisco who have been here for years and who do not wish to see, as i've read some of the reports, that the views of the east bay and other parts of the city will be blocked by this building, the height of twin peaks. thank you very much. between the bridges of the sun and the moon and something that dominates the skyline. >>> good afternoon, commissioners and everyone in here in the room. my name is ignacio and i'm with laborerses local 261. we currently represent over 4,000 members here in the city and county of san francisco. and i am here on behalf of all those members and also a lot of community folks that are here as well in full support of this project. and i hope that the commissioners will approve all the findings and approve this project. i also want to

the funicular is a train that's more like an elevator. it travels up the steep castle hill.e rulers of hungary lived. the city has seen some terrible times. the area has been conquered by the turks, retaken by the christians, then during world war ii, the germans occupied budapest. the nazis rounded up jews, sending them to extermination camps. but this man, swedish diplomat raoul wallenberg, saved thousands virtually single-handed. at great personal risk, he protected hungarian jews by issuing them swedish passports. that's why there are memorials to wallenberg throughout budapest. when troops from the soviet union arrived, the germans fled, but not before blowing up all the bridges across the danube. the soviets claimed they had liberated the city. they even erected this liberty monument. but the people were not truly liberated. hungary was oppressed by communist rule until the soviet union ended in 1990. since then, the hungarian parliament has been home to officials elected by the people. although divided by a wide river, the city is united by history and heritage. budap