. >> commissioners and members of the audience, my name audienceemil lawrence. -- my name is emil lawrencee had a lot of testimony in the past year about permits in the city. but without the drivers, you do not have anything. they buy the taxis and repair the vehicles and ensure them. if you think they are your assets, we must be your slave spirited we have no benefits. we have no medical. and when you get into an accident when it is not even your fault, you get bills of $2,800 from hospital, from the fire department, from the police department. that is not covered by any insurance by the city and county of san francisco. that is the reality. looking at citations in this city, one of the drivers was complaining about, no other vehicle that is associated with transportation in the city and county of san francisco get parking tickets. the department of transportation does not, muni does not, by -- but taxi drivers do. when you look at all of this and combine it and you have a taxi advisory commission -- [tone] you keep them in the dark and make decisions without consulting them. that has bee