i'm richard carrillo, legacy business program manager. i would like to acknowledge michelle reynolds, my colleague in the office of small business who provides beneficial assistance to the legacy business program. sfgovtv i have a powerpoint presentation. before you today are two applications for your consideration for the legacy business registry. both applications include a staff report, a draft resolution, the application itself, and documents from the planning department. the applications were submitted to planning on march 20th and heard by the historic preservation commission on april 17th. item two a is gaslight and shadows. antiques the business is an antique store founded in 1976, in the richmond neighborhood. visit gaslight and shadows antiques for a delightful journey into the past, where you can explore a store brimming with thousands of treasures, including antiques and collectibles of many types. they specialize in vintage jewelry, porcelain boxes, ethnic items, san francisco collectibles, art, and much more. consignments ar

commissioners, city staff members of the public, richard carrillo, full disclosure, i am a city employee, but i'm speaking before you today as a resident of san francisco, as you may have read in the news, the classical revival style mccroskey building at 1687 market street as a designated historic building is proposed to be demolished. and i'm hopeful that we can save this building. i'd like to take this opportunity to thank the san francisco chronicle for printing my letter to the editor yesterday in the newspaper about this issue, and i appreciate the opportunity to speak before you today. the mccroskey building is one of eight buildings that comprise the market street masonry landmark district, which was approved by the city in 2013. according to the planning department, the eight buildings were identified as historic resources for their exceptional and remarkable intact, remarkably intact architectural character. the proposal is to demolish the historic building to build a tower for affordable artist housing, while affordable housing for artists is wonderful and i'm 100% supportive,

richard carrillo, legacy business program manager with the office of small business and the city employee, i just wanted to bring to your attention that the reason this item came before you today, was because the, gregangelo museum applied for the legacy business program for the registry. and, we wanted to make sure that it meets them with all the planning department regulations before we submit their application. so their application is actually done. it's fantastic. and it's on hold right now until we see what happens as it goes through this process. so i just wanted to make sure you knew that was the, you know, the reason that this is coming for you. but there's also, of course, other benefits for approval of this project. so thank you so much for your time. thank you for sharing your comments. let's have the next speaker, please. good afternoon. i am dahlia amaya amador, a columnist writing about arts and culture, and i recently published my first book about my travels. i'm also a board member of the jewish heritage museum back in my hometown, istanbul, turkey. i'm also an avid travel