tom stinson. commissioners and staff, thank you for allowing sinbad's to be here. 40 years back sorry row magnum, harry bridges were among the early authors of our existence. south of the ferry building was not the place it is now due to yours and those preceding you with a great vision for the future. the story of our history has many forebearances, however. first let me point out that prior to the loma prieta earthquake, sinbad's was one of the stars of the waterfront. it was alive, very successful and doing quite well. many things then came there afterwards causing much trouble to us. the sewer that was built for the street, on the street, the underground muni metro line came about, the earthquake brought down the freeway, the construction of it, these things really damaged and inhibited our operation, denied patronage to us in many different wais, automobiles, foot traffic and so on and so forth. yes, we've faced declining sales and it was difficult and very foreboding on us. we are asking you not to look at this history but look at the most current history of the last two years in which we lived up to the agreement in its fullness and in its honesty. we think that a lit