next want to hear from sonn sonny angulo. >> thank you, supervisor. we have been talking with the board about some more explicit language in the ordinance that captures some of the acknowledgement around mitigation as well as the most feasible preferred alternative for construction along the embarcadero so that our voters who have this measure before them understand what our good government policy is and what our accountability is around maximizing these bond dollars, as well as the embarcadero historic district that we will do everything in our power to ensure that the historic assets are preserved and contained. given the time constraints that are with us at committee, we will continue to work with the port to refine that language and bring it to the full board, and the supervisor is happy to offer the amendments at that time. i just wanted to give you a heads up and thank you for hearing this item today. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. i want to hear from the b.l.a. i think they have some reports that they want to share with us. >> this

my name is sonny angulo, here representing supervisor peskin, who is the co-sponsor of this legislation along with the mayor. as you know, supervisor peskin has long been a champion of the smart and balanced growth, particularly as we build out new neighborhoods in the southeast of the city. a centerpiece of this policy has been anchored in the rationale of 1986's proposition m, which placed reasonable limits on office growth to prioritize housing for workers and other vital neighborhood infrastructure, including transit-oriented development. particularly as we look at building out and rezoning entire areas of san francisco, it's important -- or i'm here today to stress that the supervisor feels very strongly that even neighborhoods like downtown and formerly light industrial neighborhoods, they're still neighborhoods, and we need a balanced, smart growth approach, when we look at upzoning and balancing the different kinds of uses. and so one of the things that i want to thank the mayor's office for is their partnership and helping to think of creative ways that we can restore this offi