ms. diamond's appointment. that's worrisome. if ms. diamond is appointed, i would urge you to have an open door policy and proactively reach out to these community groups. they are extremely knowledgeable and have worked for decades fighting for the city and for their communities. i think you can and should develop those relationships and that it would lead to positive results. i would be frank. if i were the mayor and making this appointment, i would choose one of the community activists that spoke that spent their career looking for creative ways to allow for development, but to allow for development in a way that doesn't further gentrification. i do think that type of experience is what we need more than anything else in the city right now. but i'm not the mayor. i didn't make this appointment. what i would ask for an appointment from the mayor is someone who has integrity, who i believe has a mind of their own, and will listen to all sides and look at the issues without political interference. it's not a theoretical issue. i do beli

ms. diamond has no clear track record bouncing these multiple goals. they haven't had one around equity and stabilizing vulnerable communities and developing authentic dialog with those most impacted by development decisions. now more than ever we need an equity champion on the planning commission and we ask you not to recommend ms. diamond, thank you. >> good morning supervisors, my name is nina. this item greatly effects the item i will be speaking about, which is cannabis social equity. from the testimony of a lot of the community organizers in this room, if this planning commissioner is not operating from a framework of racial equity and doesn't have a strict framework they're operating from, i advise they do not enter into the planning commission because we're having problems getting our businesses through and that's not the intent of our forward motion in trying to shift the way that our city operates from the equity lens. if that's the case, then everybody here that would be impacted is saying t

ms. diamond has no clear track record bouncing these multiple goals. they haven't had one around equity and stabilizing vulnerable communities and developing authentic dialog with those most impacted by development decisions. now more than ever we need an equity champion on the planning commission and we ask you not to recommend ms. diamond, thank you. >> good morning supervisors, my name is nina. this item greatly effects the item i will be speaking about, which is cannabis social equity. from the testimony of a lot of the community organizers in this room, if this planning commissioner is not operating from a

ms. clause, sunshine and then albert. >> happy holidays. good to see all of you, commissioners. happy hom -- happy holidays. we are looking forward to be down at union square on the diamondsforming and bringing quite cheery fun to everyone. it is good to know that the date is changed. everybody comes for friday. i hope to see you all down there. please let the officers know that we are coming down, too. thank you. >> if than thank you. >> sunshine and then albert and then matthew. >> commissioners, ladies and gentlemen of parks and rec, once again it is time for our annual visit. we bring the best of what we due to the city of san francisco just like you. once again this year we will be in union square bringing cheer and joy to everybody that comes our way. please let everybody know we will be there, you see, and happy merry holiday to everybody. >> thank you very much. same to you. >> albert. >> i am albert. i am here regarding accessibility, nonobstructed right of passage or the federal government calls it path. i got this printed off the website. see the shadows? that is a hazard. there are big old holes. people with wheelchairs can't navigate. there are poles. they ha