my name is kevin murphy. i have been at parkmerced for five years, and we have been fighting them for four years. thank you for letting us talk, and thank you for everyone that has given their input on both sides of the issue. a couple of issues -- for those of you that think that this plan i have seen people tapping their pencils. no one is taking any notes. i know you guys already made your decision, but i want to ask you right now -- whose side are you on? [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. i'm a 20-year resident of the sunset district and also a member of st. stephen's parish, and i'm going to use my time to read this letter from the leaders of the parish. the letter is signed by 55 or more than that, i think, parishioners. there are many more people in our parish in support of the project, but i will just read this letter. dear planning commissioners, as a long time neighbor, the parish has a vested interest in the development plan the central commission is reviewing today. we had the largest san

my name is kevin murphy. i have been at parkmerced for five years, and we have been fighting them for four years. thank you for letting us talk, and thank you for everyone that has given their input on both sides of the issue. a couple of issues -- for those of you that think that this plan is going to work -- there is a basic principle. corporations are not out for people. they are out for profit. the landlord is a corporation. the landlord wants san francisco to change the rules for their benefit, not for our benefit. i think a lot of you think we are being intransigent here. we are not being intransigent against change. we are intransigent against corporate greed. [applause] we do not want that. the choice before you all is this -- on one hand, do you side with the rich, the powerful? or do you side with the people? that is your job. do you guys side with us? you are charged with protecting us from predatory developers. this is not florida. and i'm sure each of you have made your decision already. i have s