i am jay turnbull. we are architects whose practices center on historic preservation. i am speaking in support of this project. in comments to the cultural resources section of the eir, much has been made of vistas and views across the country, to and from the ferry building, a telegraph hill, and so on. some suggest that since certain views exist now, they must remain how they have been. i believe that vistas can and should change overtime and won it experience becomes more interesting when some of your sites move in and out of view. speaking of vistas, views through the project at pacific and jackson streets are worth seeing proposed construction through to completion. the waterfront is no longer dominated by the moving of freight, and what we think of as maritime use has long since change. therefore, reopening the embarcadero to a pedestrian approaches a good thing. public and recreational uses are being recognized in the proposed project and are well- considered. architecturally, the stepping up heights between this project, a golden gateway center, maritime plaza,