. >> public speaker: my name is zach newman. i have lived here my whole life. my children live here. i know they are responsible. there is a lot of concerns about things that are happening and are caused by the dispensaries you heard about that are being looked at for their non-compliance. it's not the way sparks operates. i urge you to support sparks proposal. thank you. >> public speaker: my name is robert. i support sparks. i urge you to approve this project. having sparks in the excelsior location will get people out of the street and causing any issues because they do allow outside consumption. any of the issues can go away. thank you. >> public speaker: i'm here on behalf of bruce and neighbors of the dog patch. bruce couldn't be here but he wanted to convey a message. they have been more than a wonderful neighbor and community partner. the dog patch has worked alongside bruce and donating literally thousands of dollars and we'll try to do the same in the excelsior neighborhood. thank you. >> public speaker: good evening. the united commercial workers. yo