falon gung practitioners are part of the san francisco community. rose pak had a mandate from beijing to suppress falon gung in san francisco. that's why she's been so hostile against this group and it's why falon gung feels so strongly about the naming. it's a persecution continued overseas in america. the root of this opposition runs deep and spreads wide. please listen to the public's voice not the one of politicians. our political system is still one of the people by the people and for the people. thank you. >> next speaker, please. final speaker is stewart. >> just because she didn't turn in the card you can still speak but lineup on that side so we know you are coming up. thanks. >> just very briefly, this week the san francisco weekly magazine published an article on the taxicabs. i hope all of you are reading it. it's very simple thing to note here though. it said you are not trying to remove medallions bought before dr. bought before '78. i just would like to point out the contradiction of what is going on. you are not taking away the 78 me

falon gung was introduced to the public in china in 1992. it spread quickly. in just seven years, 100 million people were practicing if mainland china. they begannered support from chinese agencies. however, fearing the popularity of this practice and losing control, the general secretary of the chinese communist party banned the exercise and launch persecution against it. since then, millions of people who practice have been wrongfully jailed and tortured. thousands of deaths confirmed in custody. end pend at investigators have said 60,000 were killed so their vital organs could be used to fuel a booming organize and transplant business in china. such persecution cannot continue without people noticing so all web sites were blocked. alongside the censorship, the regime has scandalized it with propaganda. state media outlets launched publications and radio and tv shows and police station exhibitions mean -- my speech w. >> good afternoon. continuing off the previous speaker's comments, the same things also reached the awe states. people like rose pak who were