watched paul from the city side as he worked with the city and community in the design of the octavia blovd and green. he reminded us of safety of all pedestrians whereas it should be [inaudible] he was always instrumental in the many years of negotiating and arguing over 55 laguna. he's been a go to person when we need a communicator who's reasonable, thinks out of the box and is sensitive to the diverse communities. i'm here today to give supervisor breed full support for paul olsen for this appointment. thank you. >> hi, i'm gail and i'm a current board member of the hays valley neighborhood association. i sent you all my letter in support for paul olsen and i'm here to reenforce that. i call him visionary in terms of his ability to envision what should be in what was not a neighborhood, to see what we see today. and was able to create partnerships to make that happen. my hope is that you will consider his candidacy for this position. thank you. >> good afternoon, my name is richard johnson. i've been involved with the hays sprally for about 24 years now but for me it was great because i