. >> good evening, my name is rob castau, a neighbor of the proposed project and also a supporter of the community center and affordable housing in general to the extent it blends in with the character of a local neighborhood. you know, i'm a volunteer in san francisco and we do a lot of work with 18-24-year-olds in transitioning them into the work force and i'd be happy volunteering if the local community center would help out with that. my one issue with the project is simply the scale. i think it's grossly out of character with the victorians on sutter and the traditional nature of the neighborhood. there's been very little communication with the neighborhood thus far. in fact, i think some of the neighbors feel they've been ville find -- ville find -- vilified which is a very unfortunate situation. and i think for some of the neighbors, the parking issue has never been addressed. some other issues for certain neighbors, certain tax-paying, local property owners have never been addressed. you know, all that said, i support the project with the compromised proposal that was discuss