richard wu. some know about the child seats and, cribs and strollers. i don't know what we are going to do without him. after being in a business of many years to many in the neighborhoods know this has helped to transform the neighborhood. we are going to miss richard and city kids after 25 years of service to our neighborhood. richard wu is a native of san francisco who started city kids in november of 1988. i'm not sure if supervisor ferrel knows this, he lived a couple blocks away. i used to live on second avenue and walked by and he set up my daughters crib and i thank him for being on the spot and a really warm business in our neighborhood. he also dedicates city kids, it's dedicated to providing consumers to making intelligent choices when they see baby equipment. i think richard has been proudest of his efforts in supporting child safety and especially in automobiles. richard has really spent a lot of time with car seat give a ways with many families in the city. he has taught parenting classes and promoted many classes in san francisco in the s

i'm hoping we are honor richard for providing service for 25 years. >> thank you, mr. wu. >> i would like to acknowledge supervisor ferrel. >> i want to thank supervisor mar for this. i live a few blocks away. when my wife and i went there and seen the closing sign there, we were heartbroken. we bought our cribs and baby seats there. we were at your store quite a bit. >> i didn't tow you from the parking lot? >> exactly. anyway, i remember visiting there when i was a kid as well. it's such a staple in the neighborhood. you have been able to e equip the parents with all we need from the store. thank you for providing that service. >> thank you. i want to thank you for inviting me here today and proud of the fact that we've been able to survive for 25 years in san francisco. it's a tough thing to do with the price of rent and the cost of doing business in this city. it has been a very good successful run and hopefully i will be able to consult with whatever new business comes in around town that does the same thing we do to continue that trend. >> thank you, supervisors. i