my name is richard sykes. i have lived here since 1976. i live near sparks. from walking towards sparks from 8-9 there is a bubble of safety going into sparks with this holistic approach to healing with my acupuncturist who you just met. they take a whole approach to the patient. i think it should be raised the bar in the outer mission in the excelsior to open up the other spark. >> thank you. as the next speaker comes up i will car more names. >> public speaker: hello, my name is nicholas. i would like to state for the record i'm here on my own free will. i have not been paid to be here. i currently reside on the other end of the excelsior district on san jose. i'm a san francisco resident for about a year now and care about this community. i'm here to support sparks because sparks is the standard for the medical marijuana community and the community as a whole could largely benefit from obtaining safe and lab test for medication. i would welcome this hospitality in my neighborhood and encourage you to vote on this project. thank you. >> next speaker. >> mar

richard sykes stated that housing costs are almost double in deep blue markets than they are in red markets27 per square foot 119. and he said that red states have done a better job of offering a higher standard of living relative to housing costs, and he says that inequality has grown the fastest in the states with blue, more vibrant economies. new york, connecticut, massachusetts and california. however, the last line of the piece reads, the red state-blue state divide threatens to kill the real american dream. with us, the director of the institute at the school of management from miami. and richard, you read this piece, and you might get the impression that you are saying that red states do a better job. housing is cheaper, and standard of living is better but you're arguing that the future really lies in these blue states. tell us about this. >> ali, what i wanted to understand is why red states clean the proverbial clock in the midterm elections. people don't know their interests, and what's the matter with kansas? everybody is a dummy and they're voting for the red states, and i thou