before i listen -- i listen to ted egan's report on the amazon effect. it is important to explain one of the industries to be impacted by amazon, we have not seen sales decline since i assumed ownership in 2007. our sales are up even 20%. jessica many other retailers, we have made up the sale. internet has allowed us to increase our reaches and technology to increase our reach and seep employee our second week tap -- automated. the minimum wage and benefits have gone up over 60% and more to the point of this legislation , rent has increased over 80%. since i went through the process of renegotiating the rent, i looked at every vacancy on haight street and it is clear they are asking way above. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> given that they are approaching 80 pages of rent control regulations on the upper floor residential units, and nearly 200 permits required to open a mom-and-pop diner, if i heard that correctly, the market is already approaching death by 1,000 paper cuts, absent further impediments. main street has never q