my name is bill hirsch and i'm the director of the referral panel in san francisco. i want to make a couple of points. first of all, sometimes advocates are often accused of being self-serving in these hearings. i think it is important to remember that sometimes the communities that we are speaking on behalf of do not have a voice in the budget process. that is reflected unfortunately in the document that we see this year. time and time again we do not see the priorities identified by community members reflected in the budget documents. i just want to point out 2 compelling need that were not addressed in the mayor's budget proposal. the first is full funding for implementing prop f, the civil right to counsel. people do not anticipate the need for an attorney. once they get an eviction notice i can assure you that becomes a compelling need. we did not see any additional funding to implement the measure how we ask your support of the proposal. the other item i would like to draw attention to is the very compelling mental health needs of long term hiv survivors there