. >> good evening, commissioners i'm officer mike torez and i am representing captain garity of the tender loin station. some time around january 16th there was a demonstration in front of the naan and curry restaurant and that was because of a piece of property that the applicant owns at 308 turk street. >> that is the whole different issue in itself. during the demonstration there was approximately over 100 people in front of his restaurant. after this demonstration, some of the participants came to the tender loin station and one of the complaints in addition to a bunch of other complaints was that the 24-hour sign had not been removed, or changed. i then after sent a notice to nicholas king, asking for the commission to enforce that they take down the sign or paint over it. and then, a few weeks later, it was put on the calendar and you know here we are now. i went by the naan and curry restaurant yesterday. and it appears that they did paint over the 24-hour signs that they had. they had three signs in front of their restaurant. and as far as the calls for service, there has not been

good evening, commissioners, i'm officer mike torez, representing captain, we recommend that this permit get approved. just to give you a background about this location. there were problems in the past. there was the conflict between the property owner and the leasee, and the subleasee and they were operating as an illegal nightclub, with no liquor license and that lasted for about six months as a result of that, the property owner, the leasee and the subleasee dealt with an illegal courts and the leasee ended up getting evicted and the subleasee, left the place. there was artwork there. but at the end of this whole thing, it was all resolved, when they apply for this permit, the new permit applicants, i made sure that i got letters of support from the property owner, and also, the property manager, which i have in my file if you need a copy of it. if maybe the applicant has copies for you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> members of the public wish to comment on this application? >> my name is mona and i am a long-time resident of the tender loin and i really do like it. one of the wonder