dr. barnes. and i envy you moving. thank you. >> i really can't add anything more to what the two doctors have said. it's obvious there's huge, huge cultural competency issues involved in this transfer and particularly the issues of the diabetes care at st. luke's points it out in glaring detail. most of the programs were developed very locally to meet local needs and to transfer them over to the -- to transfer the management over to the california -- the northern california-wide sutter program would completely eliminate all the work that had gone into develop these local programs. and in addition, prop q's powers have no enforcement. at least they have oversight and for that -- to allow clinical programs to be removed from your oversight would allow them to get away with more of what you've been hearing about up to now. >> thank you. >> hi. i am with senior disability action coalition. right now my heart is pounding really hard. as a person that had her family impacted by diabetes. all i see in this program is very cl

dr. barnes could have a comment seeing that he put in all the years out there. if that's available through the chair. >> in regards to the resolution or -- >> the issues of -- >> can you step up to the microphone? >> sure. dr. barnes would like to add his interpretation of the numbers of the f.t.e.s. welcome. >> there were 1.6 f.t.e.s within the last year, year and a half. i remember talking to dr. browner in the hallway after one of the hearings and he said they were hiring two full-time bilingual educators. and they happened to be filipinos. and so that was where the 3.6 came from. i don't have any idea where the filipinos went, but that's what -- where that 3.6 figure comes from. i just want to clarify. >> sure. thank you. and we wish you well in your retirement. commissioner guillermo? >> i wanted to make sure that -- and just for the record, i wanted to voice support for dr. sanchez's comments about really trying to have creativity put in place and in consideration of just the rapid changes in neighborhoods that are happening in san francisco and in the gen