i'm an attorney and we represent jamestown which is the owner of 801 market street. i'll keep my remarks short because i know there's a lot on the agenda. we just wanted to let you know that we are in negotiations with the city and with sfmta. we feel encouraged by the negotiations. they're in good faith. most recently, we submitted comments on the purchase agreement and other transfer documents and we're waiting to hear back from the city attorney and we do not believe at this point since we are proceeding in good faith, we don't see this resolution as necessary and we would prefer the board wait until we finish with negotiations. thank you. president chiu: thank you. are there any other representatives of the property owners who are here that wish to speak today? going once, going twice. okay. let me ask if there are any members of the public that oppose any or all of these resolutions, if you wish to speak please step up to the microphone. seeing none, let me invite back the mta staff. if you have any final rebuttals. >> thank you. >> thank you very much and yes,

. >> our next witness is the founding fellow of the jamestown project, a think tank that focuses on issues of democracy. professor solomon. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. ranking member. thank you for having me here. let me begin with what i take to be the obvious. anyone who has even had a passi elena kagan recognizes the fact that she has a first-class mind. she's an outstanding legal scholar and a terrific teacher. her academic record is excellent. hearings on supreme court nominations represent an important, indeed else is, expression of our democracy. this committee attempts to carefully balance important norms of judicial autonomy with accountability. understandably, the degree to which a particular nominee's judicial philosophy should be taken into account in making your decision is hotly contested. but whether framed in the vocabulary of judicial philosophy or the vocabulary of professional competence, the primary question that animates this hearing and has done so for a long time is what type of justice will elena kagan by if this senate confirms her? to the extent that