nancy shanahan of the dwellers. peter cohen and activist from community housing advocates, gableriel medina and hayes valley merchants association and civil i -- for their hard work on this as well. i wanted to also say that the coninclusion that were drawn by the major study and planning staff commission in their comprehensive study showed that our formula retail controls are working in san francisco and we did not need a radical overhaul but rather some tin kerring and existing formula retail controls. it was very important for me and the coalition that i work with that there was a stronger force in the process and i believe we accomplished that and it helps us develop neighborhood corridors more effectively but also level the playing field for those local, independent and small businesses that are the backbone of our economy and the job and the unique charm of our neighborhoods. the legislation also comes forward after dozens and dozens of meetings with community residents and not only the economic planning devel

my name is nancy shanahan, i'm honored to be an advocate for our city's northeast corridor telegraph hill where despite all odds we managed to some extent to stem the tide of displacement and speculation that's tearing apart the social and physical fabric of our neighborhood across the city. i join with my neighbor in urging you to accept our appeal and to require an environmental review and disapprove the conditional use authorization. i've lived close to the project site for the past 27 years. all of them on filbert street. the first 14 years [speaker not understood] west of the project site near grant avenue, and the last 13 steers two blocked east of the project site, i remember when the project site was [speaker not understood] with 11 units are housing for up to 20 people including labor activists, bill bailey. it was dense housing like the rest of north beach and telegraph hill and did not block [speaker not understood]. housing that did not require a 33-foot-deep shaft for an almost 30,000 square foot parking garage for three giant condominiums. i also remember when these bui