dennis is unwaiveringly fair. i can't think of a better person for the commission. i think he will support, i think it's unfortunate that he couldn't serve with bill sugaya. but in replacing him, it's a wonderful addition to the planning commission and a great addition to the planning within the san francisco. thank you. >> good afternoon, my name is allen martinez speaking for myself. i have known mr. richards for 20 years. we met in boxing class. so we go back and worked together on the friends of 1800s saving the building and the harvey milk store and the market octavia. with dennis i think we are getting several things. it's been long my contention that people in the neighborhood understand planning better than going to the architecture school and not the things i learned in school. dennis has been a member of the community for a long time and involved in that process in that community. in both prospect ifs, he knows how to community works and more than that, he cares about it. as a member of the community, he knows what community means to people. he knows what'