and so, like the filipino community, where they were pushed out of manilatown, there is just no place left to be approached, for the lgbtq community. they have dug in their heels and this is where they plant our stake. >> thank you very much, again. is there any public comment on this report? please come forward and limit your remarks to 3 minutes. try not to repeat what other people have said. >> can you give me just a moment to shut this down? >> bring this to you -- >> hello, everyone. i am a queer nightlife producer and a small-business advocate on the stabilization fund. i am here and i will ramble debt, but i feel that there is a lot of common interest between these communities -- that are at stake in this plan. as many as you know, we are losing our queer space so many of us are digging in our heels to make certain that we don't lose any more of those. historically, our bars are not only a place to congregate and grow, but have been of vital fund-raising tool for the organization's, that particularly, given the economic climate we are facing, we need sources other than city fun