we won't hold it against him that he went to [inaudible] but he also went to uc berkley. his dedication to small business, spirit led him to open the independent where he continues to be a leader and innovator in the arts industry. in 2009 it was nominated as the best small green business and it is michael's goal to create the first grn rock venue in the country. he works with the police department, working with dpt, working with the city in a way that i think sets the trends for how the night life industry should do business with the city. i want to thank you for your commitment to san francisco, thank you for your commitment to the night life industry and thank you for your innovative and creative way for san francisco. >> thank you. thank you for taking the time to honor all of us today. when i was listening to london speak, i was like, wow, this is a of stuff that london did for the african american center. when i decided to open up space on the [inaudible] the streets were fairly slow and it's come a long ways. and one interesting they think caveat -- i know /*efrpbl