and we have just a couple of statements from our david pierce, the physician over the renal service, and niel pope the chief of medicine that talk about there being no significant difference between sfgh community dialysis centers. >> supervisor mar? >> yeah, on the prop eight bond that i know a lot of people in the audience supported, why didn't it include, critical services like this in the bond? >> yeah. my understanding at the time there was concern about the size of the bond measure. and that in order to keep that bond and measure at or the lowest cost possible, only the most essential services that are required by regulatory bodies for an acute care hospital. because remember the whole point of the seismic safety laws was for acute care hospitals to meet seismic standards for the patients who are not able to self-rescue or ambulate. so the decision was made in order to minimize the effect on the city taxpayers of that pond, only the essential things are going to move. for example the dietary service for that new hospital will actually remain in the old hospital because it was n

is the stake holder input, before a decision even contemplated before the commission or you and david pierce, the chief of renal services or the chief of medicine or others that you are listening to that input. >> and i did want to say, that also that... i think that some of the questions, raised by one of the members of the public, on potential waivers of that building 100. the relaxation of and how the sprinklers potentially could be renovated at a much lower cost than the whole relocation and those are really important. and i am dead set against the privatation of the public services as well and i am really pleased that the focus was on patient care and i know that is there a huge number of issues of the much lower level of service from privatized dialysis centers verses the amazing work of our san francisco general hospital dialysis unit and the clinics that serve very, very vulnerable communities as well. and i wanted to say that i am very pleased too, that you have listened, and this is one of the most well done hearing. and >> and speaking out in a constructive manner to make things b

[applause] state senator david pierce. [applause] state senator maureen kelly. state senator peggy gilmour. state senator betty lasky. [applause] formerlso acknowledge --ate president gave nixon xon and doug holing worth who is here with us tonight. [applause] to introduce the current minority leader, sylvia larsen from concorde. please give her a round of applause. [applause] >> thanks. thank you. thank you. it is wonderful to see all of you. here and all for being for everything you do each and every day. last year senate democrats were votes away from taking the majority. 609 votes made- the difference. the change we want to see in the senate is sitting in this room. in the chairs to your left and .ight bring just one more person to the polls next year will create a democratic senate. we need your help, folks. let's make it happen. [applause] we need a senate that will work with the speaker and work with hatsenr hats and -- instead of standing in the way. we need a senate that will move new hampshire forward, strengthen our schools, and expand access to a cou