second from commissioner renne. >> charlie marsdella with friends of ethics. the matter for the board and the joint commissions meeting with the board on the 3rd amendments had to be submitted three days before that meeting. all governmental parties. we passed prop-o in 2000 by an overwhelming margin. it was something like 78% of the vote. i could be wrong. but in any event on that exact number but the point i'm making is this. this bill is no son of prop-j. this bill is the weakest bill that a collective group could ever come out with, sounds like a bill written by a committee and it is. the ballot initiative was written by the oaks foundation and went on the ballot for up or down vote and it passed overwhelmingly because it was, in fact, robust. it was repeated by this body with the pledge that would be incorporated in the conflict of interest ordinances later enacted as prop -- i knew it but i can't remember it, i have to think fast. prop-j. my point to you now is that this, in my view is an egregious area of the law. this was codified by the f.p.p.c. in 19

. >> good afternoon, commissioners, charlie marsdella with the friends of ethics, for the record. i was going to say i just woke up from my nap. i welcome commissioner ryan, friends of ethics is happy to see you aboard. i was going to also suggest now with two commissioners, recent vintage, the commission staff might consider a kind of a workshop to brief the commissioners and the public on our scopes of the mission, or mandates, the laws that we administer and other related items with packets, i'm sure. plenty of paper. to detail for the commission and the public the work that we've been doing now for 22 years, 23 years. and now we are on a roll. i think that's more essential than ever because we have actually been very active the last several years since we've got a new executive director and a much larger staff, based on a strategic plan. that would be our suggestion, recommended by friends of ethics. >> thank you. >> members of the commission, good afternoon. >> speak into the microphone, please. >> okay, let me introduce myself, julian munoz, native san franciscan. i currentl