. >> i'm president of the marine firemen's union, located in sentences goossens 1883. our organization wants the america's cup to come here. i think it is a great event. it will be great for the city, but we cannot support a resolution which incorporates the november 9 host and the new agreement -- and then you agreement -- and venue agreement which opens the door for the passage of vessels services act, which would allow foreign ships for foreign vessels to is engaged in commerce on the bay, so we want to keep american operators, american flag vessels, and american workers working on the day. we will work with the mayor's office to see that it happens. >> i am a native san franciscan, born and raised here. i was the general manager of san francisco's first challenge for the america's cup in 2005. i would ask that we all set aside what we know about the history of the america's cup because if san francisco gets to host the cup, we will transform it into the largest spectator sport on the earth for free. essentially, there are three reasons why this is the case -- first