. >> my name is steven taber, and i live in russian hill, and i'm on the russian hill coalition of neighbors. the neighborhood badly needs a full service grocery store. we don't have a full service grocery store nearby, within a mile, and it is a very attractive project for our residents. this is not a competitor to other businesses on polk street. in fact i don't think many people actually come to polk street to buy groceries. polk street is largely an entertainment street. more than half the businesses on polk street are eating or drinking establishments where the goods are consumed on the premises. it has a few small specialty stores, but you don't do your grocery shopping at small specialty stores. the -- the project would help small businesses, in fact, in that you would come to do your grocery shopping and then go to the specialty stores. i do that myself when i shop at trader joe's, and i go a block down the street to buy some food at the british food specialty store. i wouldn't go to the british food specialty store just to buy a meat pie and some bangers, but when i'm at trader joe'