jay ruth. timothy holston. bonnie kim. [speaker not understood]. lori may all bert. i'll stop there. >>> hello, my name is [speaker not understood] cooper and i'm a registered nurse at san francisco general hospital. i'm also a member of the bargaining team. can i give my time to norlisa so she'll have additional time? no? i am here today to discuss patient staffing. contrary to what some people may have you believe, patient safety and staffing issues have been prevalent at sfgh. proposals have been submitted to the city related to patient safety and staffing and their initial response was, we haven't received your wage proposal. just in case you don't know, our silence cannot be bought and our integrity is not for sale. the city's second response was, you have to work within the budget that was allocated. that they don't have the authority to allocate additional positions. that is why i stand before you today, because you are the reason our patients sit and urine and stool longer. you are the reason patients fall when that call light is not answered. you are the rea