the mayor of san jose tried to do a fair p.l.a., and they would not accept it and said they'd do ballot measures against private work, and he had to cave. the school boards are caving, everyone is caving, because if they don't, they're being threatened by these building trades. it's wrong. the reason they're doing it, they're raking a lot of money off of these p.l.a.'s. they're taking a lot of money out of prevailing wage and other things that they get money off of. i pay -- when i do a public works job, and i pay prevailing wage, all that money goes to the employee. the wage theft is being done by the union contractors who have to give that money over to the building trades. it's -- sorry. every month, my crews work on approximately 20 restaurants in various stages of construction. i help build approximately 20 projects in san francisco. approximately 90% of my work is in san francisco. i have completed projects up to $1 million, which is nothing. that's just as a direct with the owner, $1 million. half of my money is for equipment. i have very experienced employees, and i have a great

p.l.a. the coalition for fair employment construction are opposed to the p.l.a. and they maintain that way because nonce contractors have to pay for pension and healthcare which is not true. they advocate against pension plans. they are financed by a right-wing brute -- group. they advocate apprenticeship programs like myself that turn us out into really becoming skilled trades people and working in the trades. i also would like to tell everybody, that local six is accepting applications if you would like to become unionized. we will be accepting applications tomorrow, and also july 5th. thank you. >> thank you -- thank you. >> good afternoon. i am a third-generation san francisco resident, district seven. i want to say i am in favour of the p.l.a. i fully appreciate the prevailing wages, the benefits included and on i am carrying a bunch of student lows. -- loans. i appreciate i am able to continue my education at no cost to myself. and i like all the protection and i'm able to go home safely. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is pete

p.l.a. equally quality for everybody. equal pay. fairness for women, like i said. i have four sisters and a mom. equality for everybody. thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon. >> please if we can give members of the public an opportunity to speak when they are at the mic i would really appreciate. i don't like to constrict people and their ability to be enthusiastic, but if it starts to interfere with public comment i will ask that people start raising their hands and their fingers as we do at other committee meetings. thank you. >> thank you. afternoon. i'm here on behalf of nonprofit that advocates for renewable energy at that benefits low income communities. we strongly support the use of the project labor agreements. they create middle-class jobs and ensure it labor harmony and have enabled progressive social benefits and workforce development policies. other cities including seattle and los angeles have utilized mandatory project labor agreements to ensure social benefits for the communities. such as providing an entryway to the trades to provide contractors