neighborhood serving retail including a pet store, butcher shop, record store, grocery store as well as laundly mat in the [inaudible] neighborhood have been displaced and replaced by restaurants. several of these retail serving establishments operated in smaller store front spaces. some of the smaller spaces have been merged together to make room for a larger space that has accommodated restaurants. today i am proud to announce something that we will be introducing along with mayor lee and want to thank mayor lee and staff, the planning department staff, the mayor office and economic development for working with us on this. in response to the changes that have happened in the neighborhood and stabilize the displacement of small neighborhood service businesses, today mayor lee and i are seeking interim control to stop the merger of store front in the [inaudible] latino cultural district while the city and stock holders have a opportunity to work collaboratively on community planning process that may eresult in the designation of a special use district or other management tooz the planning code