[speaker not understood] who is a regional representative for labor secretary tom perez, to kelly jenkins pultz, federal women's bureau, as well as martha [speaker not understood], first entity in the country to actually collect equal pay data from state contractors in new mexico. we also reached out to [speaker not understood] who is the co-founder of the bay area equal pay collaborative that has been working on the issue, closing the gender pay gap for so many years. we also reached out to the executive director of the human rights commission, theresa sparks. all of these local, state and federal experts thought it was a good idea for san francisco to emulate on a local level what the president is doing at the federal level. these individuals and many other local leaders on this issue helped us shape the law that you see today. and i especially was moved as i was walking into the board chambers by the about 100 or so women that were -- felt important -- it was important for them to come out today to make the point that the issue of pay equity has been an issue for way too long. the fact is th