the issue here is simple and direct and concrete, it s formula retail, no matter how we slice it, pet food express is formula retail, i know they started off small, i applaud them for growing big, the issue is one particular location, the location that this commission dealt with, what is it, four years, i can t even keep track. thank you. hello, commissioners, my name is megan johnson, i m a native san franciscan, i own one of the pet stores on market street, i would call myself more of a hobbyist than a business person because i don t really get paid because i don t make enough money because i m close to pet food express, that s some personal information for me to share but i think it s important for you to make a decision on the small businesses that are in the marina, you guys have a big, important job to keep the face of san francisco from looking the same in every neighborhood. i drive through oakland, i see pet food express on every in every block, every strip mal
that cater to the people in those neighborhoods. thank you. hi, my name is amy burg and i m a retailer and a resident of san francisco. san francisco is a city of diversity and character, part of which comes from the small independent businesses that help define the neighborhoods of this great city. with every chain store that moves into the city, the personality of san francisco is altered and vefrmgly will be like every other city, full of heartless and characterless chain stores, pet food express claims chain stores do not impact independence, how do you define the categories of independence such as pharmacies, local grocery stores, office supply stores, hardware stores to name a few, pet food express has left that space empty for four years since it was turned down for a permit, in that time, they have opened a store in california and divisadero, one mile from the proposed location, the paid proposers from pet food express claim that pet food express is need today clean
depression. we even made it through jimmy carter. we will make it through the obama years. [ applause ] we will do this. we can get back up. we dust ourselves off. we move forward. and you know what? we will do it again. [ applause ] to the one in five children in families who are on food stamps to the one in seven merge americans living in poverty, to the one in 10 workers who are unemployed or underemployed, i hear you. you are not forgotten. we have the power to make things new again. to project america s strength again and to get our economy going again. [ cheers and applause ] and that is exactly why today i am running for the presidency of the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] joining us now, 2016 republican presidential candidate, former texas governor rick perry. your governor. [ cheers and applause ] governor, great to see you. our hero! okay. hi. you said in your speech today, we don t need to settle. we don t need to apologize for
running for the white house. he will be our guest tonight for the entire hour. but first here s how it all went down earlier today. i know that america has experienced great change. but what it means to be an american has never changed. we are a resilient country. you think about who we are. we ve been through a civil war. we ve been through two world wars. we ve been through a great depression. we even made it through jimmy carter. we will make it through the obama years. we will do this. we get back up. we dust ourselves off. we move forward. and you know what? we will do it again. to the 1 in 5 children who are on food stamps the 1 in 10 workers who are unemployed underemployed or giving up hope of finding a job, i hear you. you are not forgotten. we have the power to make things new again. to project america s strength again, and to get our economy going again. and that is exactly why today i am running for the presidency of the united states of america! joining us no
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