on the cpuc, i drafted a letter for the senator and assemblyperson amiano. we just have to get on the state service, and one for the commission. we have to get on the cpuc service list, which i have not been able to complete yet. we will get the bond issue resolved as soon as possible. that is where that is. chairperson campos: thank you very much. >> jason fried, lafco staff. last month, we were talking about some of the bills coming up. i wanted to run you through the process. today is the last bill and the bill can be considered for this year. so there is not really a complete listing of all the bills. most bills are produced during the course of this week, going into today. moving forward, all those bills have to sit around for 40 days. we will come back next month with a list of the few bills we think are higher priority that could affect llafco and chairperson campos: chairperson campos: supervisor avalos: -- lafco and cca. to give you an idea, it will 27 is the last day any bill is heard in committee, if it is a fiscal matter bill. most bills fall und

>> that is the biggest challenge for any representative, whether it is a local supervisor, assemblyperson, or congressional representative. it is important that i keep in the back of my head that i sit on the city and county board of supervisors. there is a responsibility to the city as a whole. there is no easy way to balance it. you deal with those issued by issue. >> the city is faced with tough budget decisions, including where to make cuts and whether to raise taxes and fees. how will you approach the difficult choices? >> i think the biggest challenge in the budget is the cost associated a city employee pensions and benefits. those are the single biggest driver to our expenses, far exceeding our revenues. i have a single-minded focus dealing with that. for the last few months. we have been sitting down with our various public employee unions trying to come together on a way to balance the city's needs versus respecting the rights of the employees. if we are able to come to some sort of agreement and present the voters in november with a fair proposal, that will address a lot of the