i am here to support gil spurloin as a representative on the entertainment commission. i have had the pleasure with working with you. with castro merchants and other groups in the city. gil has been his own best advocate in his comments which were clear and focused on issues that are relevant to the entertainment commission. in my work through the neighborhood association i have had a chance to know him. he spoke about his top -- contributions of open space issues and forgot to mention that he has been a major player in breaking -- bringing consensus into his neighborhood on the fractious traffic issue that has been going on for some time. he has long experience giving has time to improve neighborhoods where he lives. as a practicing attorney, he is knowledgeable and professional. as a neighbor, he gives generously of his time and studies and works hard and gives his time on issues. as an entertainment commissioner, i believe he will represent neighborhoods while also giving a balanced consideration to all sides of an issue, which is as other speakers said, sometimes bee

i know gil spurloin as a neighbor. he will weigh competing interests. what is important that there is an neighborhood representative. i am in favor of more entered him in, not less. they can help with collaboration and i have seen him do that and some of the other issues we have been dealing with for our neighborhood. i urge you to support his nomination. thank you. >> supervisor kim: thank you. >> hello, supervisors. i am a small business owner, small-business advocate and someone who promotes events in the city. i am here in very strong support of glendon hyde for the commission seat. in the past year and a half, events i have done have raised over $20 million and that pales in comparison to the numbers that glendon hyde has raised. when i grow up i would like to be like anna conda and serve the community through night life in ways that glendon hyde has. there is a unique in it -- opportunity to marry entertainment with someone who gives voice to the community. it is important to remember that there are a lot of different types of neighbors here in sa