realize we're not going to be meeting, but some put we can have a follow-up with deputy director hiashi to see where we are on that. recent evenings in the rain have reminded me that our citizens and tourists who want to spend money are looking for taxicabs on friday and saturday night. finally, on the rain, i had the pleasure of writing in a cable car for my kids for most of sunday afternoon in the rain. we do not say it often enough. the cable car operators and coach operators -- the cable car operators were amazing, dealing with a crowded, what situation, making sure they got fares, and being courteous to our tourists and pointing out directions. maybe not knowing who i am, they were super nice to my children. in those difficult conditions, i was impressed with their attention to the customers and to safety. an operator named fisher and several other people i met the other day -- thank you. you guys are representing the city well. >> thank you for bringing up the tax issue. i have been getting a number of calls from the public saying that we need more taxes on the street. the cannot