meeting with so many people and the work of anne marie rogers and many of the planning staff and tom radulivicle city, as well, they offered many insights and the small business commission, a couple of nights ago, that gave us unanimous support, as well. the legislation has gone through a number of changes and i'll introduce the number of projected amendments based on the planning staff's recommendation and our principal and ultimate objective has been about supporting small businesses in our neighborhood especially those that are locally owned and neighborhood serving and to encourage economic activityÑi and vibrancy on geary boulevard and clement street. i wanted to use this prop and that prop now to show visually a little bit more of what areas we're dealing with. thanks, anne marie. this is your own planning map and i wanted to show that the richmond district is very diverse, stretching from usf near masonic all the way to ocean beach bounded by the presidio on the north and includes golden gate park. i wanted to point out that the geary boulevard corridor is& key lifeline to the neighborh