gordon rowe, herbert weiner, emile laurence. president nolan: who else? >> tone lee. >> commissioners, good evening, once again. i want to speak on one topic very briefly that is not discussed but can be brought up under ongoing business. you have a new directive to the ramp taxing holders which are threats to remove the ramp or the rap taxes if they do not pick up enough handicapped. i do not know how many bands are out there but they cost -- vans are out there but they cost 2000 bucks. if you do not pick up enough paratransit, you can be suspended. the revenues from your van will go to the city and county of san francisco. the letter is not signed. it is not signed by any person from the sfmta. it has a group of different amalgamations in terms of who put it out. there is this. even the sfmta admits that the paratransit pickups that the van picks up are not necessarily wheelchair. 80% are not. it is not clear whether they have to pick up wheelchair pickups or fare transit pickups or force the drivers to start hanging around hospitals, handicapped center

. >> [reading names] >> herbert weiner, former member of muni and the center of learning in retirement. yesterday, we came up with a proposal about the parking meters. instead of charging for parking meters, why not track down the fair daughters? to many people are boarding the bus for free. no one is stopping them. in the millions, to be fair to say. why not pay for fair inspectors -- fare inspectors? it's a win-win situation. people should not be punished for parking on sunday. you can give free passes for youth, but i think senior citizens and other people deserve a break. it is simply not fair. that is a spiritual violation. we really have to work at that very carefully. i recommend looking at the transit effect of this project and placing it on hold. see where it is going before you put out any more money on this. these are my suggestions for cost effectiveness. don't balance the budget on the backs of religious people. >> i have a former member of the board of supervisors. and getting past the baptist church, the oldest predominately african-american community celebrating 160 yea