>> welcome, everybody to our newest department of human resources base we're really happy to see all of you here. um, thank you to are not on today's agenda. >> and vice chair mandelman and city administrator carmen chu in the audience and all of our coworkers from around the city our job seeks and community members are here we're thrilled to have you here and hope to see a lot more of you in that open space. >> for the department of human resources this is a home coming

before the loma linda architectural you came here to get a city job the city clerk with the nervious center the civic service department and the what is the high-rise department the lifeguard i didn't think that existed packaged what index cards and the place where we kept all the records about all of our city employees where we councilmember del prado the records but the architect happened and every chain in the building has been opened up in the beautiful civic building that is it is today and department of human resources and all of our hiring and career support work we're thrilled to be back here. um, we are coming back but not bringing the note

cards and not filling up the space as you can see it is open and modern we have a lot of investment in the system we're going coming back with a lot more flexibility i think a greater commitment to the job seekers and open up the opportunity for more city employment. we have launched a new. >> accessible and responsive software tracking system i think many of the people in the room are familiar due to the investment if mayor london breed making the support with the board of supervisors over the last few years. this career center will port is the job applicants and will provide information how to get a city job and how to advance your career in the city and including the alternative pathways

apprenticeship sf and the case to the city employment and get people with disabilities into the city employment and providing the coaching and the demise indication to vaps our career we're thrilled to do that and i want to bring in a lot of energy into that space. um, anybody who gets a city job about finding themselves here but the fingerprinting has moved from one stop van ness and starting with our first time appointment. >> (yelling). >> (clapping) and so for all of you who want to have a career in public service, want to make a great wage and benefits, have stable long term employment this is the place to come. we're going to hear from some of of our colleagues and guest speakers before that i want to first

recognize the people in this department of human resources around the city have helped to make that happen start the treasurer cisneros (clapping.) ridge avenue plat amendment in the prime raechlt in city hall no easy to come back by thank you to the treasurer for supporting us to all of our my colleagues at dhr and especially to the um, our manager deputy kate howard and she sits there to make things happen thank you, kate (clapping.) and workforce director julie will be supervising all the activity and lots of activist in the space as well as our director for employment services

will organ all this did new front counter of the department of human resources and still doing things in one time but most of walk in travshg is right here (clapping.) um, i want to introduce our the career center manager are you here somewhere? there she is (yelling) and to the building management, of course, i saw rob here easily helped to build this up and to the civil servicing commission sandy is here (clapping.) they have the duty and chapter of rule making that helps to guide our work everyday i think that commission is keenly aware of its roll today to help us breakdown the barriers with the

city employment process. so with that, i first um, my first opportunity to work with mayor london breed when the housing authority. >> circumstances outside of their control most of employees will be laid off and mayor london breed directed us with the department of high-rise to figure out what to do about that being laid avenue off in a job the worse things can happen to montana in this hearing knows that we need the that and button a lot of energy and creativity um, everybody who wanted to work for the city had the opportunity to expedite and we're successful we provide career counseling and job parliament and worked with outside employers that was a great success the same energy we want to bring to this going forward so mayor london breed

been our great supporter we're looking forward to her today and welcome her up to the podium now (clapping.) thank you, carol and i must say i've never seen this mo most people smiling in h.r. before (laughter) we can how hard to so to do the work you do everyday we know when there are various community fairs and other things throughout no we see you many of you out there to get people young people back in the day as many of us know that was hard to get a city job. for a fact so many of us have tried and tried again and filled with complications and the frustration the bureaucracy and everything you can name all the layers of challenges that make that difficult to get employment

our directly attributed to are not on today's agenda. >> are not on today's agenda. >> but i'm about get rid of human process and making it easier people with good benefits and retirement changes people's lives one of the things (clapping.) that is always been important to me and especially, when we helped and works the hosting employees we put a ballot measure on the ballot and we wanted to protect our tenants and allow they're years of service in the housing authority to be transferred to their years of service in the city and county of san francisco we know how difficult it is to work all your life and all of a sudden wonder where your money went and don't have a nest egg to take care of you knowing with the like to life paycheck to

paycheck is why this jock center is so important to me. i know when i served as is executive director of the african-american we were an art center but became a job center working with kids and those with before all the technology with computers that was hard filling out the paperwork and using the technology to type in stuff on times typewriter who remembers what a type writer it is? no too many people know we had to use tip writers to use and we have all the technical advances yet too many barriers it takes too long, it, too confusing and all people want to do it get to work. can you imagine a 6 year process to get a city job and by that time have you a job over from someone's or your

struggling all the layers of challenges to make it difficult for people to become gainfully provide in the city advertised center is moving towards a better future i want to proficient the staff 6 dhr the xoorl leadership i work day to day not just for the city employees providing guidance and support and at departments what to do right and wrong but more importantly 0 how you help people in order to complete the paperwork and fire hydrant all the things and finally supervision you give them to say hang in it there we're going to work with you and that is what this center represented to over interviews people can say the right things and hone the skills

and they don't miss a beat in the application process and the thing i'm most proud of how we have programs that help people before they even interstate sfoif our apprenticeship program for labors and gardeners our. >> (clapping). >> work city drive and cityville and city ems and all the things that help get people ready when we go into the employment opportunity they're ready to hit the ground on day one that's with all the 4 thousand citizens we have an extraordinary opportunity to hire more people and faster 10 to one we want to make sure (clapping.) that people have the sport they need to be as effective in delivering services to the city

and county of san francisco. and we want to marry that we're continuing to put our best foot forward delivering and when you talk about opportunities for advancement and the growth in or segments those who are are who or only showing up to work three days a week maybe want to show up 5 days a week with the balancing you guys are talking about the way that i move you were in a career the way you learn and grow comes from hands-on-experience and developing relationships when someone is calling a sea saying hey carmen chiu i have a job that mr. take you to the next level how about being the - that's what we need to get get to make sure we are preparing the next generation of the city

leaders that people you all and public service we want to you do well in our job but successful in our careers that takes work and growth and development this center will be that and so many more to insure the success of our stir moving forward lastly, i know we have a couple of other speakers here but i got to say during action pack many of you, you went outside of scope of your careers and help the city put it's best foot forward in the workspace 9-1-1 or dispatchers or folks cleaning the streets and did the very best of san francisco and, i.e., was so proud of everything you did to make sure that people know who we are as a city. we are not going to continue to let

others define us, we know would we are we're the very best and everything to do with our workforce and the work that you go ahead to pit your best foot forward and i'm excited about that center and the future of san francisco it is bright we're grateful and fired up and ready to go and get people hired. thank you very much. (yelling) (clapping.) beautiful thank you, mayor london breed and okay next i'd like to call up the president of service employees international union 10 to one teresa. (clapping.) it is no sweet we're no some tense negotiations would you right now with a our labor partners none of that stops us from the work we do everyday and

we talk to each other all the time and for those of you who don't know her teresa is a nurse assistant at laguna honda hospital and a lot of people, you know, when laguna honda hospital was under threat and all the work that went into saving that very important historic facility protecting fragile people teresa is a i am reintroducing today the workers inside the laguna honda hospital for employers and in the correct me if i am wrong o congress things i don't know but about please welcome teresa. >> all right. (clapping.) good morning all and a pleasure to be here on this circumstances yes we're a fighting with the negotiations and? that is a

necessary and positive thing uplifting and helping workers i have a whole bunch of things written but i'm going to speak from my heart i have three minutes i'll make that quick i'm proud to see this career center because for years um, when i became a leader in san francisco and when i became the vice president of one of the presidents of f c i index one of the things that was up in my mind how do we support workers not just the contract but how do we uplift workers and create that opportunity where every work can know whether ours is a generator or nurse whatever you can chief your highest dream

you're highest goal in our career arrest or other fields you can make a transition and that's where you were born department of police accountability matter who you love didn't matter the color of our skin does matter (clapping.) those things are not things that we control. and those things should not be used against us so when i started, you know, getting seriously involved in the leadership i kept wondering and i actually reached out to the city i work with lou i can't think and with a whole bunch of leaders in the room um, in trying to start thinking though how do we create this pathway and this uplifting resource and opportunities that tells every working they can be what we wanted to be if you want to

remain and generator no shame. >> so i'm from jamaica and, you know, one of the things that was the most painful thing for me was to watch my mom working in a food truck i'm an only child and my mom is a single mother. my mom worked in a food truck for 20 years and one day she takes two buses to work. and one day um, it was one hundred and 60 people working in the food truck they made wine and vinegar things like that and manufacturing locations in jamaica but let mow get to say my mom and one hundred and 60 workers show up to the fact and

involved in working there between 10 and 20 years my mom wasn't was one of those and the fact was closed. they said we sold the business. after 20 years never late for work. never called in sick. my mom had no pension. no healthcare, nothing. she had to start from scratch and washed people clothes and did anything she could to hustle to make a living outside of that she bought a house i went to one of the best high schools and did a great job in you can't can and choose to come to america i'm one of the few immigrants gets to do that i choose to come to

america i say it as an budget for my kids to have great chance of college and came here got a job worked for the insurance destroy and took the first job i could get and became a nurse and get the licenses worked at one of the most stellar institutions in the city and in the country laguna honda is and i know at the same time went to san francisco state. finished (clapping.) my first degree, you know, and then because i have to figure out working and earning a living i did the university of phoenix and did a masters this is the pathway many of us have to take and at that time i had to do that half the time doing

homework and driving because i had to move to sacramento because i couldn't afford to live in the city no more but this was the story of an average working (clapping.) . okay. >> and so i don't need to preach teu but to say this career center is some of the intrinsic and issues and barriers at least that's my hope we're creating that have to implement and make that work but also on my heart i know that if this is not right we will promote workers we will overcome the um, the rave buildings of racism and open people's eyes

and you can do that your a single mother and struggling for work we can found a pathway to make that happen in 10 to one we created the contract with the program in our contract to help works to go to school and feel safe that in itself is goodbye so many other barriers babying sitting how do you do all those things and how do i earn, you know, the full living how do you have someone to help you to catch not going to school in 10 years i see a career center as that opportunity to open that pathway to remove the barriers and to give each person a chance one last thing a good education creates generational wealth and not forget about that as a black

woman i know we have to work ten times harder and as people of color we know that is always the struggle to ride but the bottom line we slavery should have killed us removed us. look at her? yes who knew; right? (clapping.) look at me, i'm running one of the biggest unions in this country up and coming those are because we continue to fight we are resilient and we believe in ourselves let's give all the workers that same chance and opportunity. thank you. >> (clapping.) >> wow. >> thank you, terry is a. >> next, we have up the special assistant to the big

manager of northern california district council of labor an u layoffs title we know him as vince and a friend of mine and he's the heart and soul along with teresa males or females us in the direction of any quality training so vince (clapping.) . thank you very much. and thank you, teresa for covering everything it that needs to be covered i'm going to talk really, really quickly a native san franciscan and left in 2020 don't have the same satire about leaving the district but give us a appreciative and the perspective is this place is great i look forward to coming back here about relationships i

mean did relationships we have together with one another is something to focus on that's how we get things done; right? focus on solution like this urgent here you're in the front row those are messages being sent by lynching and putting workforce in the front role that's why i wanted to be here work together carol and chris and julia a privilege for me to come back here and work and i'm not with the local union anymore and carmen chiu, i know who my friends are we we need something we don't ask for stuff for ourselves but people we represent so when i go to carmen chu hey she's like oh, but she trusts me enough and know we're

trying to doing the right thing and making this citywide and recognized by all (clapping.) i'm not sure i talked to it seis increase but right front center at city hall (clapping.) and focusing on what is positive. here. instead of focusing on negative focusing on our solutions. >> we week posted in the at the same time director what labors are and i'm committed to be and hoping all will be to make it better for people that come behind us. thank you very much. carol (clapping.) . okay. >> a couple of more 13shgz next up you're newist commissioner long term colleagues use to be union

representatives in 2021 and met him an interim at chinese for affirmative action now own the commission and a a city commissioner and works and zoo now and we're reconnected and pleased to welcome him up here thank you. i first fall want to thank the mayor for the foresight and the introduction of this and such a great friend and tloeshd me over 20 years you made the big time carol. >> that's awesome i want to let you know i'm the newest city council and we have the people from all walks of life nice to have a career center ms. defining the ms. maland for everyone whether in the bayview

or chinatown or on the west side of the city i wish we had our career center hear when i was employed that might have helped me with my lifetime skill set but want to say as commissioner my commitment to accordingly to work with you and to streamline the civic civic center commission and i will work with the fellow commissioners on issues to make sure we have speed up the hiring process and at the same time maintaining the integrity of san francisco. thank you very much. >> (clapping) one last speaker and go ahead and cut our important verbal ribbon through example d o dj the executive director of developers a job training

institution to the san francisco and the served on my commissions we collaborate into something called the workforce committee but looking forward to hearing your condominiums. >> for the most part thank you to carol and to mayor london breed and it is beautiful day today. and i want to say good morning, good morning. good morning. >> so i'm dj the ceo of young community developers and don't want to imagine a myself mayor london breed but i've been doing this work since 2007 i've been working with under served underrepresented individuals across the state starting with my hometown in sacramento before teresa migrate here and

interesting enough i've been in san francisco how many folks b know about the general obligation bond? that's where 2 stated from go box to bog on the san francisco police commission and on the oversight board i've done nothing but serve in the city and county of san francisco you don't have to clap for that (laughter) for me that only means i've be able to show the way for individuals coming behind metropolitan big deal the ceo an organization that started in 1973 three organization was founded bows individuals coming from the rural south to san francisco and turned away. the purpose of south center that hey we deserve those jobs and apprenticeships we deserve to be in the union. and we divide and created programs for the

individuals of southeast segment to get those jobs here in san jose we fast forward and looting at the intersection how jobs are at the center of it all one of the things i absolutely love and it was unified resurrounding to make sure i spoke today we're no longer talking about but jobs but a career centers careers are what people need and individuals living in the city and county of san francisco being in the jobs they right hand your city it is great city and i'm proud to serve be part of 2 to with the workforce alignment committee to make that place a better place for all of us. thank you. >> (clapping.) a with that, so back in here mayor the department of

high-rise we see you folks and all around thank you for all you do i did thank vice chair mandelman and with that, we're going to officially opec the career center and thank you for being here. and bringing the energy. >> great job. >> get a job. >> you get a job. >> (multiple voices). >> all right. [off mic.] >> all right. everybody join

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>> a lot of housing advocates to speak out again poison pills that president peskin my name is jay the san francisco oregon director for mba action and from the action coalition owe a lot

of housing advocates as well as some of our elected leaders joining us to push back against this i want to briefly just mention this is not unfortunately, the first thing by the had to get to the with president peskin this is not his first anti housing action a long list recently, i time to highlight some of the recent actions he's taken for i get it off to a housing champion with us we've been dealing with a number of changes related to our housing element and he's pushed back almost every turn. we've had legislation up here such as a recent fire code amendment by supervisor chan and if a champion that will make that hard to build homes in january

and the city attorney to look at whether or not we are unfairly targeted in san francisco and making the same statement that senator wiener said recent actions and we'll list get back to those with we have champions on the board of supervisors looking at for us gracious enough to join us supervisor dorsey to get the housing element in place i'm sorry to bring him all 2340u9 to say a few words. >> thank you a supervisor (clapping.) thank you, jan to a member of the board of supervisors i'm not sure there small business more of us itch of my career (clapping.) the two years in the police department that gets the holiness but talk about the 14

years in the san francisco district attorney's office having a front row seat to the gameship that plays out a a stimuli misses progress on housing prozac productions and wasn't we're start to say is a return to the same tired and failed playbook. undoable aspirations and unjumpable hoops and shack did you notice that frustrate around facilitate the housing production we need we can't do that my are more we are on the hook for 80 thousand units i represent downtown district that will be hurt the most if we fail to this up to the housing element we risk the loss of state funding more affordable housing and potentially the loss of local control tooth i've seen is again

and again in the building in san francisco and example for good things but sometimes when he had something wrong and my biggest fear we are attempting fate and the the good, good will of the many of the state regulators before sticking a thump 23 in their ease to facilitate the production of housing here and again, a lot of that goes back to the city attorney's office i thought grateful to working in but no accident that housing champions like scott wiener and me came out of that office had a front row seats to the gamemanship we need that housing i'm proud to be with the xaernts and the housing action coalition and everyone in the housing moment 4re9s do what we need to

do thanks so much. >> thank you supervisor dorsey for your support everyday on it had critical issue and sprinkle in a couple of highlights recently supervisors heard an appeal of 395 sacramento street the one one on the only supervisor didn't vote in the housing president peskin and another example how they stymied heirs and a speaker our london breed been a strong champion and continues to push that (yelling). >> (clapping) thank you, jay. >> thank you to the northern california are carpenter and supervisor stefani who by the human rights coalition and all the folks that continue to fight for the much needed hours we

need to build in san francisco i want to take us back i feel like that's been really tragic that for so many years had to fight the same battle and everyone talks about being think housing advocate and pushing more affordable housing and what was not happening in the stay by when they have an opportunity of to make it easier to produce housing they create opportunity to destroy research to move forward. and as someone who grew up here sadly i saw so many of my friends move from san francisco ways they couldn't afford to live here and seen people hard work the carpenters and other organizations move away from san francisco because they cal state university afford to live and here and making sure that san francisco is a place for all again increasing a place

you make a lot of money and can afford to live here, or you're lucky any enough to see a family what a house you're lucky enough to inherent or qualify more affordable housing and what happens to everyone else? we we have to fend for ourselves and figure out while we continue to put obstruction in policies before us that make it, too difficult to build we're sick 6 people so to speak out boo side of their mouth this is not just about trying to build housing no. you now that is to making sure the next generation of san franciscans growing up here can afford to live here i remember when i ran for mayor one of the only persons to support scott wiener that sb loud for the intensity of san francisco and

people said you'll lose the raise you're supported there and building more housing in place where housing to stuck and what i said how many of you were born and raised in san francisco or been here more than 14th century had 5 years all the hands went up my kid went to galla high school and sfoort and asked how many of your kids live here he can recall any hands went up that's what we're fashioned if if we move in the same direction and expecting to getting is a different result the place is more coastal not just because the the record will reflect interest rates and material because how long it takes us to go through a process through the

board of supervisors there land use we already have policies in place. this is not asking for something but i but allowing us without the layers of bury through to process but able be able to build more units not asking for a health there but asking you not to kill had legislation by save density bonus didn't apply here's the problem we loss out of the opportunity to build more and to make sure that people who work here can afford to live here have almost 4 vacancy position because many of the workforce can't afford to live in san francisco how will we maintain the streets and get our muni buses to the place they need to be on time and potholes and do

all the essential services when people can't afford to live here at this time what that is making sure three we build more housing and build more housing farther. what president peskin is what we don't the i'm by to industry housing production to stop us in moving forward this poison pill is another creative way in stopping that i'm sick of his shall think begins endless poeshtsd (clapping.) we wonder was going wrong in the city every time i look around way to say no. you can't build how no, not starting it new businesses no, no, no, no this it city is 2345 terrors for noticing what is happening 2450 the ward of supervisors chambers

no gist respect supervisor stefani supervisor dorsey we don't have the luxury to say no we've been interest a pandemic and people are waiting in line to move into the city but build office in san francisco peep were waiting on a line to visit the hotels full of tourism where it was booming now we said no too often that is a problem 7, 8, 9 for us to get to, yes and provide time for us to build more housing now (clapping.) enough with it in no, no, no, no. >> invocal cord in the conversation time to get to, yes yes, yes, yes, yes more housing yes more opportunity and, yes a better opportunity and, yes a

workforce can afford to live here and peep with abductions yes, yes, yes housing now thank you, (clapping.) thank you, mayor london breed i couldn't say it better myself and, yes. just a play back another fin hit president peskin has taken a road show we reportedly asked the room do we have a housing crisis? that tells us what we're talking about and someone who provides a perspective from professional experience one of my neighborhood the carpenters to talk about how we want to support building anymore homes

(clapping) thank you. >> thank you, jane and mayor london breed and supervisor dorsey for decades the carpenters unions watched as thousands of members working class people were forced out of san francisco because of housing shortages we watched our members are commuting to sacramento stockton and mo deft and fresno and watching as the housing crisis tears apart working class community as a tears apart our climate and infrastructure we watched coa the state residential construction becomes a crime scene of production were nearly 100 percent of workforce is subject to expiration and human trafficking. so the carpenters said enough is

enough. working with community groups a strong partner including mayor london breed including supervisor dorsey and is a matter of fact, are wiener owe challenges like 18 to 12 and sb 4 and finally finally allows the missing middle to be built in the communities that need it the most and lifting up all construction w prevailing wage and healthcare and real enforcement but again southern segments certain politicians want to play games and politics with housing in san francisco and undermine the state law we fought for and lake theirs while tell thousands of union construction works that there is no plays for in the san

francisco not to work and certainly not to live when you play politics with housing you're playing politics are people's lives i'm a richmond school resident and a lifelong member i thought to see more housing and opportunities for my neighbors for my daughter how can we say no to housing our schools are losing thousands of students request no place to go in san francisco how can we say no to workers when their toiling in the underground economy and not to building more housing for future generations an honest question for president peskin if with owe don't build more housing where will children likely to the carpenters are here today as mayor london breed

to say yes (clapping.) to send a strong message to the board of supervisors and a president peskin enough the games let's build and lift occupy all workers thank you, (clapping.) thank you, dan and it is critically important three we address this not just for today but for future generations of san francisco to live. just another great comment from president peskin in january he authored a resolution to oppose sb 591 from scott wiener unfortunately, couldn't join us in sacramento to soft will housing shortage would have developed housing for those who don't live in the richmond a safe way parking lot to so more

homes and should have a process but city protect that. we're proud to joined of he couldn't be here from a representative from scott weiner's office jeff. >> (clapping) good afternoon. i'm michelle as jane said scott wiener many sacramento couldn't be here but a statement we're here but 347z has been leading obstruction in the campaign to score cheap political points and scott wiener is the convert anti housing politician by oppose is progressive reform by this creates on ending brugsz to process eased city hall and feeling the excise president

peskin has a long partner of housing reform and is against housing we need to crystal clear not progressively to make it harder to build now homes and obstruction of housing in the middle of a housing crisis and not progressively to walk through the development of housing for the climate friendly city and san francisco is a place that welcomes people of all background and care forcing these and to combat criticize and president peskin anti hours are not progressive and don't reflective the city's values and last month quieted equivocated made and statement based on my work to make sure that san francisco is building enough homes and unlike president peskin it is making it easier for building of the new home,

aye. >> by contrast (clapping.) president peskin continuing obstruction of mia any homes harms us and in recent years san franciscans are for pro housing champions and president peskin represents updated reviews and stop using obstruction to gain political power (clapping.) thank you, michelle and thank you, senator wiener for those words we're not just here to race attention we're here to actually will be going on in the chambers upstairs we're going to wrapping up here in a second because we're going to go up there and say all the things we said we make if clear that there is a constituents will not stand for this kind of obstruction we

need not to make things impossible not how we're going to do that. so if you're here today come and give comment with us we're going to be upstairs going to be in room 250 two minutes of fun that will be great you've done if before i look forward to you joining us, we can say yes to all the things you've heard yes to homes for our is future generations and current and future san franciscans a lovely city time we said, yes for, thank you (clapping.) and if anyone would gather for a photo op that will be beautiful if you don't want to be in the photo please, you know, make yourselves

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downtown but couldn't afford it and a landlord [indiscernible] this was a awesome opportunity for us to get our foot in here. >> the agency is the marriage between a conventional art gallery and fine art agency. i'm victor gonzalez the founder of gcs agency. thes program is especially important for small business because it extended huge life line of resources, but also expertise from the people that have gathered around the vacant to vibrant program. it is allowed small businesses to pop up in spaces that have previously been fully unaccessible or just out of budget. vacant to vibrant was funded by a grant from the office of economic workforce development that was part of the mayor's

economic recovery budget last year so we funded our non profit partners new deal who managed the process getting folks into these spaces. >> [indiscernible] have been tireless for all of us down here and it has been incredible. certainly never seen the kind of assistance from the city that vacant to vibrant has given us, for sure. >> vacant to ibvooerant is a important program because it just has the opportunity to build excitement what downtown could be. it is change the narrative talking about ground floor vacancy and office vacancy to talking about the amazing network of small scale entrepreneur, [indiscernible] >> this is a huge opportunity that is really happy about because it has given me space to showcase all the work i have

been doing over the past few years, to have a space i can call my own for a extended period of time has been, i mean, it is incredible. >> big reason why i do this is specific to empower artist. there are a lot of people in san francisco that have really great ideas that have the work ethics, they just don't have those opportunities presented, so this has been huge lifeline i think for entrepreneurs and small businesses. >> this was a great program for us. it has [indiscernible] opening the site. we benefited from it and i think because there is diverse and different [indiscernible] able to be down here that everybody kind of benefits from it.