my name is douglas yepp. i would like to speak out in favor of this item, but i have some cautionary statements. some of my neighbors were concerned that the government was expanding its reach a bit too far. whatever explanation i gave them did not satisfy them. one of the concerns they mention is that there should be more emphasis on primary and secondary school education, rather than trying to expand the government's scope to college education. so in a sense, i tend to agree with them. if a child does not get a good primary and secondary education , whatever dollars you give them available for college will probably be wasted, even if the child showed interest in going to college. the other concern i have that some of my neighbors mentioned to me was whether there was any emphasis on vocational education. it is no secret we need more plumbers, engineers, etc., so i would like to offer some of my neighbors suggestions, that some of the money be used for vocational education. by the time they graduate from hig

my name is douglas yepp. i agree with the first three speakers. in my opinion, i think the city, in a certain sense, has been using a certain form of creative economics in their past agreements with the union for salary and benefits. even my own union, 10 to one could not adequately explained to me how come -- 1021, could not adequately explain to me why i was not receiving my benefits. firemen and policemen are now finding out that all of these negotiations were basically back room deals. one of my favorite subjects that i study now is voodoo economics. i suspect the city and county of san francisco, and many other cities in the rust belt of the east coast have been practicing that creative kind of financing. let us put it this way. it did not work with enron. it is not going to work with anyone else. thank you. commissioner kim: thank you. >> good morning. my name is kay walker, seiu. the west bay chapter of retirees have decided to oppose both amendments, at this point. we will do this publicly. this amendment could change, so it is not written