. >> , charles rathbone of followed by dave siner. >> i speak on behalf of luxor cab company to raise a concern over the expense of the training class for a new taxi driver. without that training, new drivers cannot obtain a permit they need to drive a taxi. with every week that passes without the class, we come closer to the day when we are sitting idle on the lot for lack of drivers. for that reason, we urge you to take action as soon as possible to restore the drivers. chairperson nolan: thank you. next speaker. >> dave snyder, followed by roxanne caldera. chairperson nolan: good afternoon, mr. snyder. >> good morning. dave steiger. by way of introduction but not by way of formal representing the organization, i and co- founder of united taxicab workers. i am running into a lot of problems. everything kind of broke down. i will get it to you. also, i have sent out e-mail. i have come down here to give you a heads up that some of us are circulating a petition called an omnibus tax a driver security and passenger service -- taxi driver security and passenger service measure that woul

. >> , charles rathbone of followed by dave siner. >> i speak on behalf of luxor cab company to raise a concern over the expense of the training class for a new taxi driver