oh, and after saying nice things about billy levin, i get to bring billy levin up.or. good morning everyone. my name is billy lemon. i am the executive director of the castro country club, a position i've had for about six years and before that i was addicted to methamphetamine. i got sober in 2013 through the help of -- [ applause ] -- through the help of a myriad of city services that are offered and now supported by many of the folks standing behind me and most primarily mayor breed. we appreciate everything you do. a little -- what i want to say and what i feel is most important is, you don't get a crowd like this in a space like this, in a small neighborhood community center unless there is a very pressing issue. senator weaner has been a long champion of the castro country club. he helped me get out a work force development program funded in 2014 because here's the deal, i got sober with the help of prop at the san francisco aids foundation. at the time, i was homeless. i had a backpack and i walked into the offices of rick andrews, hi, rick. at that time, ric