aside from debating the ordinance itself, its rather unfortunate that the choice has been made to rhetorically transform the community members who oppose it into "corporate opposition". they lined the gallery with their voices just as acorn/seiu did, but without the benefit of a national infrastructure supporting them. i believe even dorothy tillman expressed concerns that this ordinance is being "rammed down the black community's thoat." they should not be disappeared from the debate simply because their economic interests don't match progressives' aesthetic preference for boutiques.