i know from my personal experience in the richman district, when i go to the bank to get cash i spend locally, i visit many stores along that corridor. i would argue that this proposal in general is unnecessary. more than half of these commercial districts already have c.u.'s or outright bans. this can be done. the approach supervisor mar is putting forward is a blanket, one-size-fits-all proposal that raises barriers where neighborhoods may not want them. i would close by saying that each bank branch employs people, 10 to 15 people. these individuals they employ represent or come from a relatively large spectrum of academic achievement. they do well. when banks want to invest in san francisco, grow in san francisco, and employ people in san francisco, that should be encouraged, not discouraged. thank you. vice president wu: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is lydia heron and i'm the manager of public policy with the san francisco chamber of commerce, here today representing the san francisco chamber of commerce and over 1500 businesses and we are in opposition to

the reporters that joined me here tonight, ac thompson and josh richman. fantastic reporters. did a lot of digging together. also here with us this evening is a young man who made an award winning shorts and -- short film. if you haven't seen his film, it is a fantastic piece of work. also here is an editor who worked on the project from the beginning from the first meeting. her notes are now hanging in a museum for the news industry in washington. i just picture the other night. she kept me in line. to listen to her wise advice. also here tonight, as martin alluded to, is my wife, jennifer cole, who has managed to tolerate me working on this book under a pretty tight deadline. we will get through it okay with a couple of kids in tow. i can't thank her enough for that. >> outstanding. i think it would only be appropriate for us to start the evening with a reading from the book. would you do that for us? >> thank you. this is from the epilogue -- i'm sorry, the prologue. just a little bit to put the days -- and everything in a bit of perspective. he has 35 years, oakland had gr

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