my name is jim vargas. i was born and raised in san francisco. i think we definitely need to find a way to save mezzanine. it's been an incredible place for artists musicians, to continue to do their work. losing mezzanine is going to mean a lot to the city. it is one of the only major independent venues of that size capacity. it also gives us an opportunity for a lot of the younger acts coming up to the city to perform there. to play with her their idols and get them on bigger bills. we need to save mezzanine for many different reasons, but to keep the spirit of san francisco ally. thank you very much. >> no other members of the public for this item. let me close public comment to make a few comments before handing it over to supervisor 15 has sponsored this measure. i want to start with the fact that i introduced a similar piece of legislation, actually much more narrowly tailored as it related to the punchline which i believe is going to result in the outcome that it was intended to result in. this is a much broader geographic scope piece of l

vargas. the reason they are going after him is because he has a very strong pro-israel voting record and that's just amazing that they are targeting him. they are going after jimr other folks. their vision is not the vision of most americans. >> neil: up until this dustup over the president's tweets, congressmen, much of the attention was focused on this group's battle with nancy pelosi and she had characterized them as really speaking for themselves and not the overall party, 40-some-auto congressman, democrats who gained control of the house. do you agree that they are not as powerful or as influential certainly in the houses they make themselves out to be. >> certainly. but i was going to say who's going to win a debate, it would be nancy pelosi. she knows how to count votes and that's what counts in congress. you've got to be able to count votes to get the job done. can you get to 218? that's the key to having a successful legislative career here in d.c. >> neil: those four, believes two women voted against the $4.6 billion emergency funding at the border that i believe you voted for. that is something that sticks in the craw. it emboldens i.c.e., these ot