my name is douglas yepp. i've lived in san francisco for a dozen years. the record, i have permission to be here. what i have to say is important. the first thing i have to say is i have to commend the present ethics commission for doing such a great job. i would like to put on the record that whatever you're doing is being closely watched across the country. the reason why it's on the record, so this way later on some of the bad boys can't say they weren't warned. due to a recent important death, i was told in a certain way that a judgment was made, and as one person told me, that person received the ultimate penalty. i guess in human language, it's called the death penalty. we're not here to judge that person's character. all i have to say for the record is he's no longer here, and anyone can make their own conclusions as to whether that is good or bad, according to your own point of view. the first speaker, the lady that spoke just now, is very correct. i, myself, went through the same process way back when under the previous administration when i file