meetings regarding park merced. i have written extensively on the deir, and much of it was negative in terms of the neighborhoods have gone to subsidize things like water, schools, the transportation aspect with a tier five element is a big plus. 19th avenue as stated earlier is going to become a parking lot. park merced is a planned development, and i want to stress planned. it has been planned and discussed by the neighborhood, the developers and the city government. tangible benefits have been negotiated for the neighborhoods, affordable housing, you name it. although the park merced project represents many changes , costs and problems, and i feel bad for some of the residents, the project is preferable to the chaotic third element that represents uncontrolled density growth on the west side. you have a clear look at what can be done with planned growth whether you like it or not. and you have a clear look in the future about the disaster that is coming with turning housin