alex walsh. >> i am here to represent the views of the musician team 6 and of the united states and canada and we represent approximately 1800 professional mu sooigss in the san francisco area from all walks of musical life include the symphony, ballet, and various regional and metropolitan orchestras and touring broadway showses and major retail theaters and sky walker ranch, recording film, and video games, musicians who play for celebrity shows and more to the point of the legislation is musicians whose livelihoods come from working in the many restaurants, clubs, and cafes throughout the city. these are extraordinarily hard times for musicians. we constantly hear of orchestras filing for bankruptcy around the country and government support is virtually nonexistent and not keeping up with the capacity and business and what we do not often hear about is the last category that we mention and the club musicians who count on the availability of venues to piece together a living. what the local musicians and singers give is inmeasurable in enriching our lives and culture on a daily basis and

alex walsh. >> i am here to represent the views of the musician team 6 and of the united states and canada and we represent approximately 1800 professional mu sooigss in the san francisco area from all walks of musical life include the symphony, ballet, and various regional and metropolitan orchestras and touring broadway showses and major retail theaters and sky walker ranch, recording film, and video games, musicians who play for celebrity shows and more to the point of the legislation is musicians whose livelihoods come from working in the many restaurants, clubs, and cafes throughout the city. these are extraordinarily hard times for musicians. we constantly hear of

alex wal much. i'm here for the musicians union -- walsh. i'm here for the musician's union.he musician's union, local six, the union for professional musicians founded in 1885. our goal is to improve the economic status, social position and general welfare of our members. we are affiliated with the american federation of musicians in the united states and canada. in san francisco and the bay area, we represent areas, various regional and metropolitan symphony and opera organizations, major regional theaters, sky walker ranch, recording film scores, and games. celebrity shows that come through our large venues and more. musicians whose livelihoods come from working in the many restaurants, clubs and cafes throughout the city. these are extraordinarily hard timeses for musicians. we hear of orchestras filing for bankruptcy because giving has been drastically cut for the arts. government support is virtually nonexistent and shrinking court and -- corporate and individual give something not giving up with the cost of doing business. what we don't hear about is the plight of the