and i know that supervisor peskin and i, my staff, my chief of staff, lee hefner who is staffing him on this issue, we are not going away until we do the right thing by this program. because if we don't, i think we are denying a piece of our history. because the businesses that we are trying to save are a part of san francisco. so that's why i am so passionate about this. that's why i really feel that it's so -- it's good that we making progress. but so sad that we are here, it really is. and i know that the board of supervisors is not going to let this happen again. with that mr. chair, i don't know how you want to proceed, i don't know if you want to turn it over to the small businesses first or how you want to approach it. >> it sounds like to me you want to give the public an opportunity to comment. why don't we start by hearing from members of the public as to your experiences, and then we will circle back around with city staff and the mayor's office. i have a list of speaker cards, i will read them off, but if you line up -- you already got it figured out. [calling names] >> h

and i know that supervisor peskin and i, my staff, my chief of staff, lee hefner who is staffing him on this issue, we are not going away until we do the right thing by this program. because if we don't, i think we are denying a piece of our history. because the businesses that we are trying to save are a part of san francisco. so that's why i am so passionate about this. that's why i really feel that it's so -- it's good that we making progress. but so sad that we are here, it really is. and i know that the board of supervisors is not going to let this happen again. with that mr. chair, i don't know how you want to proceed, i don't know if you want to turn it over to the small businesses first or how you want to approach it. >> it sounds like to me you want to give the public an opportunity to comment. why don't we start by hearing from members of the public as to your experiences, and then we will circle back around with city staff and the mayor's office. i have a list of speaker cards, i will read them off, but if you line up -- you already got it figured out. [calling names] >> h

and i know that supervisor peskin and i, my staff, my chief of staff, lee hefner who is staffing him on this issue, we are not going away until we do the right thing by this program. because if we don't, i think we are denying a piece of our history. because the businesses that we are trying to save are a part of san francisco. so that's why i am so passionate about this. that's why i really feel that it's so -- it's good that we making progress. but so sad that we are here, it really is. and i know that the board of supervisors is not going to let this happen again. with that mr. chair, i don't know how you want to proceed, i don't know if you want to turn it over to the small businesses first or how you want to approach it. >> it sounds like to me you want to give the public an opportunity to comment. why don't we start by hearing from members of the public as to your experiences, and then we will circle back around with city staff and the mayor's office. i have a list of speaker cards, i will read them off, but if you line up -- you already got it figured out. [calling names] >> h

and i know that supervisor peskin and i, my staff, my chief of staff, lee hefner who is staffing him on this issue, we are not going away until we do the right thing by this program. because if we don't, i think we are denying a piece of our history. because the businesses that we are trying to save are a part of san francisco. so that's why i am so passionate about this. that's why i really feel that it's so -- it's good that we making progress. but so sad that we are here, it really is. and i know that the board of supervisors is not going to let this happen again. with that mr. chair, i don't know how you want to proceed, i don't know if you want to turn it over to the small businesses first or how you want to approach it. >> it sounds like to me you want to give the public an opportunity to comment. why don't we start by hearing from members of the public as to your experiences, and then we will circle back around with city staff and the mayor's office. i have a list of speaker cards, i will read them off, but if you line up -- you already got it figured out. [calling names] >> h