i fully support nicholas belloni for the commission. he personifies the voice of the neighborhood [inaudible]. he has the unique ability to identify the special needs of all parties with the event he has listed. having known him since 1979, kindergarten, i can truly say that nick cares about the neighborhoods. he cares about san francisco. he was born here. he was raised here and continues to reside here. the commission needs more people like nick who just care about the city, and the unique needs of not only those that bring events to san francisco, but those people in the neighborhoods who are affected so greatly. i want to say that i support nick fully for this position. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. bob freeze. i am here -- i have been a board member of san francisco beautiful and paul wells was a valuable member and served from 71 to 79 of the chair of the board of supervisors task force on noise control. noise in my opinion being one of the major variables with these events and the condition is controlling or at