tommy gill, please go ahead. tommy gill, are you here for general public comment? >> no. i apologize. i did not mean to raise my hand to speak. >> clerk: no problem. is there anyone here for general public comment? okay. mr. gill, let me lower your hand. we'll move onto item 2, commissioner comments and questions. >> president honda: i'll move onto commissioner lazarus. >> commissioner lazarus: really delighted that you're here, and if there's anything that i can do to help you, let me know, but a very warm welcome. >> president honda: hear, hear. >> commissioner swig: [inaudible] we're very happy to have you and welcome to the board of appeals of san francisco. >> president honda: commissioner chan? >> commissioner chan: [inaudible] but commissioner lopez, we're thrilled to hear you, and as commissioner lazarus, please feel free to reach out if we have any questions or if we can be helpful. >> president honda: and finally, welcome, jose. are you sure you want to do this? reading your background and experience prior, i'm so happy to see that you're going to participate on