i'm keith gold sstein and a member of the eastern neighborhood cac and ihavi have with don potrero hill for 30 years as a can figure from my -- i have lived on potrero hill for 30 years as you can figure out from my accent. we have worked hard over the years to improve the retail environment on 20th street. three years ago, we moved the festival in an effort to revitalize the area but the street still lacked viable retail businesses. i want to point out that members have been strong supporters in and we're not opposed to child- care when it is cited in the proper location. we discussed this issue at length and we did not oppose the use lightly. we discussed it in general meeting contrary to the project sponsors claim the agenda at was sent out to our members, the topic was on the agenda. there were 45 attendees where this was discussed, representing 31 local businesses and there were no [unintelligible] opposed to the petition for the year -- a d.r. we do not want to see the district loses its vitality. it is integral to the health and vibrancy of the 20th street district. in the same w