. >> >> my name is catherine howell; i'm currently the copresident of the newly merged screen actors film, american federation of television and radio artists. i'm here to speak in behalf of our four thousand members in this area, in our local. a lot of said about the job opportunities for the crew. susanna mentioned background. what is quite often left out his actors. we are the community of well-trained, professionals, experienced actors. like the crew would depend on our jobs coming here and there and we are lucky that we are able to live here and make our earning in this local. many of us have developed strong film careers through being cast in productions being filmed locally. in addition to the monies for the dob, the salary, it also means for us many residuals down the line which keeps us going between jobs. it means contributions to our health and retirement plans. and as i said it means another step towards building and maintaining our careers. i very much support anything that has to do with sfsan francisco film incentive. >> good morning i am ed lantz, representative for l