mr. sirhed's behalf. i think it is a perfect fit for that neighborhood, especially given the many large hotels in the area that gives travelers another option. thank you. >> thank you, marsha. any other speakers on this item? >> hi. my name is michael nulte, spelled n-u-l-t-y. i'm the president of central city democrats, our organization has sent in alert in support. * we have had the applicant come to our organization and reach out to us and explain their project. we are also very concerned about small businesses being lost in the union square area, particularly on powell street. we see there's an ongoing change of large retailers going in. basically hurting the small businesses. we figure that we -- we are very supportive to powell because it will hopefully stay as one of the last remaining small businesses, at least on that block. it is important that small businesses thrive in san francisco. because small businesses, as you may know, do promote more -- the ripple effect of bringing more economy back i

mr. sirhed. i'd like to show -- if you have any questions, mr. sirhed, like to do it. little big for the overhead. here is one of the renderings of what this will look like. will it be a beautiful place. that said, without questions, i would request this be sent to the full board and determination be made that it would serve the public convenience and necessity of citizens of san francisco to have this type 48 license issued. thank you. >> any public comment on this item? >> just one. i thank you guys for this meeting. thank for all the police department. they have done a great job. i have been cooperating the last eight years. some people sometimes criticize them but they are doing the right job. i think with your help i can be the last man standing on union square as a private enterprise and not a private enterprise not a cookie cutter chain, okay. thank you very much for your support. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm marsha garland. i'm here in support of