. >> my name is mark borsak. i'm a retail leasing broker and a real property attorney. reside in supervisor stefani's district, and our property is on justin just across from the apple store. retail leasing is a troubled business. earlier this year our tenant filed for bankruptcy and vacated the premises. we have a highly experienced broker handling this space, and since april we received inquiries but only a few leasing proposals. in sum, we're not even close to making a deal with a digital native food provider or traditional food provider after almost eight months. the internet's introduction sealed the fate for many retailers. in the late 1990s i predicted that the shift to online shopping would undermine location-based retailing. after the great recession, people increasingly shopped online shifting more sales from the store. dr. eagon's report notes a falling demand for physical space. particularly vulnerable are shopping street, merchants unable to offer customers convenience, goods, services or unique services. amazon's new next-day service offers yet another rea