i'm stan hayes and along with nancy shanahan on the co-chair of planning and zoning for the telegraphill dwellers, we join in the comments that nick farris, our president of hd and others who are here today and have stated. the listing of north beach on the national register will celebrate its historic italian heritage and culture as one of the largest and most important populations of immigrant italians in the united states. the state office of historic preservation says it will quote the property is associated with san francisco's reconstruction following the 1906 earthquake and fire. cultural significance for its association with the italian and chinese communities. bohemian and beat writers and counterculture of the 20th century. lgbtq plus history and architecture including the work of a large number of master architects. this nomination is the culmination of work that began in 1980 45 years ago. the work of so many people over the years has, as you've heard, resulted in the development and the peaks at unanimous approval of a 269 page north beach historic context statement and t