. >> jim lazarus, i would ask you to not approve this at this time but look at your oversight committee and amend legislature in that area and the makeup of that. the last thing we should be doing and that goes for tax policy as well is putting limitations and constraints on a startup industry that is competing with an underground industry. if we are going to end the illegal underground industry from growing distribution, we have to let this industry grow with reasonable regulations and reasonable tax say. this le legislation is another place for them to go and fight. this is no access to make the opinions known on this industry or other industry. we don't have a san francisco on tobacco or farm sees and we don't need a san francisco commission on cannabis. what we need is transparency as supervisor fewer said and the opportunity with the public to deal with a robust process but not a charter amendment that puts in place another bureaucratic structure to city government way before it's needed. california is not going to get the underground economy ended in this industry until we recogni

jim lazarus, san francisco chamber of commerce. thank you for your debate on this issue of staffing. i think you're all closer than you might think sitting in those chairs. i was around in 1984 when mayor feinsteins came up with the 1971 officers. >> supervisor cohen: can we pause the time, please, city attorney? >> mr. givner: deputy city attorney, jon givner. i believe the comment is only on the two year budget departments. the remainder of the departments including police will have comments on wednesday. >> supervisor cohen: that's correct. >> thank you. >> supervisor cohen: so we'll see you wednesday. thank you. all right. any other member -- this is general public comment, so if you are interested in coming and speaking on items 1 and 2, please come on down. hi, beverly. >> good afternoon, supervisors, good afternoon, committee. beverly upton, san francisco domestic violence consortium. i'm really here to implore you not to forget funding of violence against women. we have a $1.2 million budget ask in it funds 27 agencies. it'