with our da and our office to do this work so that's how the gift was procured through professor pazalon and the reason it's late here after november is because there wasn't room on the agenda. i believe it went first to budget and finance and then it was sent over to here. so that's the best i can tell you. maybe my colleague, ms. farido can -- ms. garido can tell you more information. >> thank you. that's actually -- thank you so much for informing us it's a multiyear grant. it's not -- it's one of the series of grants we received. i look forward to seeing that this work will continue to be done. i stand with you to urge the new da to consider this program and allow us to continue with the district attorney's office in san francisco. thank you for all your work and i appreciate you being here today. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, vice-chair chan. let's open this up for public comment. before i do, supervisor mandelman. >> i would make it unanimous among committee members who believe this work is important to continue and express gratitude to elizabeth and for making the gift. >>