gonzalo lopez, jessica, [unintelligible] andrea romero, and [unintelligible] >> good evening again. this is specifically on the budget proposal. there are concerns during this time of cutbacks and austerity that austerity must be seen and felt everywhere. we are particularly concerned about some of the things we see in the budget. for instance, your recitals for proposition a lay out $23 million in cuts. 20 feet -- $23 million in expenditures. there are $25 million available and the others are not laid out there. you have six departments which altogether are asking for $600,000 in other outgo with the specification of what that money can or will be used for. it is referred to as a parking lot and other times as a slush fund. you have $1.30 million for support for dream schools. they were the product of the consent decree and the consent decree is gone. if you want the additional hour after the teachers work day, there needs to be some consultation with the union over adding that two peoples day. there has not been that consultation. we note with concern that despite the flawed repor