this body, but also -- i also would like to take a moment just to say thank you publicly to this crn team. certainly they are an integral part to our public safety family. thank you. thomas? >> i would like to thank supervisor cohen for the acknowledgment and to all the supervisors here. i would like to just say this, that although violence prevention is not a glamorous subject or topic like it doesn't bring the appeal of the america's cup or some of these other large events that happen in our beautiful city. it doesn't have the appeal of the cable car or union square or fisherman's wharf, any of these areas that have made this beautiful city a tourist attraction. they would have the sex appeal of google and twitter. it's not on the front page like these things that are happening in our city that are rejuvenating the economy. the only time you see violence prevention on the front page is when there is a horrendous act that happens. and i want to say this, that none of those things i mentioned, union square, these events, pac bell park, they are not the heart and fabric of our city. the he