i'm here to give my full support to sur l.a. table. arm annie. ralph lauren, having sur l.a. table is not going to raise our rents because they can't go any higher. i have been on the board of the association, when we opened in 1976 there were 2 jewelry stores on the street. there are now 15. competition is very good. it keeps us all alert and on our game and we help each other out. if i don't have something, i don't carry watches. i refer them to another store. this makes the community work. this is what we need on union street. if any of you have been on union street, there are about 15 empty stores. it hurts. the theatre is being constructed. i have long time customers who come in and say, this is sad, what's happening to union street? what's happening is we've lost a lot of people since 2008. we need to get people back. a formula store is needed right now. they are creating jobs. this will create more lunch space on the streets for restaurants to survive. i strongly hope that you will consider having sur l.a. table as a store on our street. >> thank you, any additional pu

we welcome all to our table from sur l.a. table to cook for the professional chef, homemaker, we are open to all. we welcome everyone and even though we are as one say we are a large company, we feel we are very family oriented, we have a small staff and we have a great working relationship. i hope you let us come into union street and be a member of that family. i welcome you all to our table and we hope you will welcome us. >> thank you. next, speaker, please. >> good afternoon, president fong, commissioners, my name is john murdock. i'm a shipping receiver at the ferry building. i'm a foodie. obviously everyday all day i love to talk about food and cooking and whether it cooks who work in the ferry billion, -- building, around the city. it's just a wonderful experience working there especially with the proposed building. with the cooking classes. i can't tell you how powerful that is and how much it's going to make a difference. thank you so much. >> good afternoon commissioners, my name is marco williams, i'm a veteran of