my name is renee colorado and i'm one of the founders of the festivals that the community recently had. i'm on the board for the tenderloin community benefit district. as a small business owner and manager on larkin street in the tenderloin, i just want to share a story that i have. when i was first planning this festival, i didn't have a lot of support, i didn't have any money. when i came to the tenderloin c.b.d. for help, simon bertrand, he told me this is good for the neighborhood, renee. do it. i'm like, i don't have any money. and he's like, just do it. with this support, this festival was able to come to fruition, and it was a big success, and i wouldn't have been able to do it without the tenderloin c.b.d. thank you. >> supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. thank you for this hearing. my name's eric rudenbeck. i'm a 30-year resident in the tenderloin and a business owner on o'farrell street. i think under the leadership of simon, the group is evolving into something that can really make a difference in the neighborhood that so many of us