. >> tashaka toury. >> good evening to the commission. thanks for having me here. my name is tashaka toury. i'm a small business and also a member of the african american chamber. and also prior to coming to this session, this hearing, i spoke with matt thomas, the president of the san francisco chamber, and was also given their permission and authorization to also speak on their behalf. a little backdrop. i'm a small businessman. i'll be here local in the san francisco area. i've been knowing hoseley for approximately six, seven years. hoseley was very influential in helping my company receive our general a license. i hold my license for about 1.5 years now. with that, hoseley has brought me on these projects. i've assisted on some of these projects that he's worked on. he's also brought me in and introduced me to other primes to give me local assistance and work on their projects, as well. it was one of the key things that i'd like to mention as being a chamber member, it's very difficult for small businesses and contracting to get ahold and learn to navigate in