. >> and i think ben sepca is here as well and thank you for being here so long as well. >> i am embarrassed with my inability to get just the slides. i feel like a continuation of public comment as a pedestrian, as a transit user, as a mother, as a dog owner, as a public servant. hearing these stories gives me chills and it really brings home how important it is to use resources in the most effective way for a sense of place and livability and your neighborhood and also for a sense of safety to be able to enjoy san francisco as it's meant to be enjoyed and standing on your own 2 feet. almost every trip starts or ends with a pedestrian element and this is district 7 but these stories are endless and my staff is in the audience writing down the public comments and we hope to hear more of them through the prop k which is the local half cent transportation sales tax five year plan update that the agencies are about to start working on, so i will start my presentation now, but this is just the beginning of the public comment that will be coming into the agencies and coming into your offices and