i am my name is stephanie longextra and i am actually a partner of starbucks. in the reason that i wanted to come up here is to share i have been with the company 20 years. and i want us to look at this and we have been talking a lot about, you know, whether it is the landlord, whether we have formula retail, well, you know what? we helped to develop the economics of the communities we go into. we have proven that time after time but not only do we do that, we don't just fill jobs, we build careers and i am an example of that. i started in the stores, in 20 years later, i am here a resident and i spend money here and i contribute to the independence as well as to the organization that i work at as well. so i would like us to consider not only just the development, but the development of the economy within the communities we are in and the careers that we build for the employees that work with us. so obviously for it, thank you. >> hi, my name is stephanie sly and i am here to read a letter on behalf of the san francisco council of district merchants who could n