this will be the first time in history of san francisco lavco that the agency accepts outside funding. we will be able to develop partnerships with outside funders to support the work we do at lavco. it is made up of funders, workers, advocates, and employers, who are working together to build an equitable regional economy. the san francisco foundation, as i'm sure you know, is one of the largest community foundations in the country, and committed to expanding opportunity. and when i first met and presented to them, they were really excited about the study. the grant is going to support the survey team's work in phase 2, which is the actual data-gathering and survey of thousands of on-demand workers in san francisco. not only will it be one of the largest surveys, we're hoping it will provide the first truly representative survey of platform work anywhere in the country. we're going to get some unique insights into the economic circumstances of people working on these platforms. i'll be getting into a little more detail in my executive officers' report. i just want to thank rob hope a