my name is dave schneider.i have arrived a little late, but i heard good news that the agenda item number 12 passed, and hopefully sfmta -- president chiu: sir, i am sorry, but according to our board rules, you cannot speak on an item that has been heard. >> thank you for your vote. let me turn to a couple of other things. when i was a kid, i learned about civic pride, and i thought these two items i am going to mention to you, this very board of supervisors before. it has to do with civic pride. one relates to this very building that you are sitting in right now. if i have got my information correct, part of the city bureaucracy, and then in the real-estate office, did you know that there is no plaque or memorial in this building whatsoever to the very laborers who built this building? none. 0. perhaps you can pass a correcting resolution and spend a few bucks to honor the very laborers who built this building. also, the u.n. flag is not flown over the veterans building. perhaps he might consider that in occup

my name is dave schneider, member of united taxicab workers. i have been driving for about 30 years or so. in san francisco now, we have to occupy all straight -- wall street'. in the taxicab industry, we have the occupied reality. who is at the bottom of the pyramid of the food chain at the taxi companies? the drivers. who kicks up to the top all time in terms of tips and other things? the drivers. who is the working labor, the working poor. the drivers usually. with these credit card charges -- perhaps this is not a great example and subject to attack -- and what would you charge a waitress on every credit card transaction going out on -- at a restaurant? does this make sense? is there something wrong with this picture? and what about the san francisco living wages policy? doesn't the city have a policy of living wages? most cab drivers do not make much more than $20,000 to $25,000 a year. is that a living wage? i hope you take all of these factors it in consideration. lastly, my memory is not so good but i'm going to try to do it. something