i wanted to also say that harrison [speaker not understood] and many of the broadcasters from larry chiu and others that i have trained with over the years in the '80s and donald lacy, they bring such quality broadcasting and the current list of people that are broadcasting from kpoo as a tremendous resource for our neighborhood supporting local and new and emerging artists in our communities to really the best music and culture not only improvisational blues, gospel, salsa from [speaker not understood] to the program, but amazing institution in our community. one of the most diverse radio stations that i can think of. again, 89.5fm, and i'll just say it's been an honor to be a part of the institution. i look forward to working closely to promoting kpoo's work not only in areas that it reaches, but broadening that expansion as the transmitter issues kind of we work on. accepting the certificate on behalf of kpoo radio is the general manager, j.j. parsons and i do see reverend townsend as well with us. j.j. (applause) >> thank you very much, thank you very much. first i would like to than

larry. good morning everyone. how is everyone doing today? i am so excited to join our mayor, david chiu, larry welcoming you to san francisco. (indiscernible) fighting this issue of graffiti in our city. (indiscernible) we have planned this for a while. the issue of graffiti -- not just san francisco but many other cities. all over the world. tackling this problem. let me start by saying we have a very beautiful city, 49 square miles, second most dense city in america. (indiscernible) we have several neighborhood groups. you will hear a lot of people talk about the issue. the conference will be a great -- (indiscernible) are able to learn more and share ideas and -- in our communities. we also have -- (indiscernible) because of the giants, the 49ers, the other sports. (indiscernible) >>: okay. it's a partnership. and finding solutions that solve problems by all of us coming together and talking about what we do. as you heard on the public works side of the table, we are responsible for regulating graffiti, enforcing the ordinances, we have a voice -- (indiscernible) we take 30,000 calls

item no. 36789 my name is larry griffin the vice president offpt local 21 and we would like to thank supervisor farrell for bringing this forward and supervisors campos, chiu and avalos. by compensating affected employees to offset their tax, we're sending a message that san francisco is committed to equal pay for equal work. we know the day is coming when all couples and families will be treated the same. meanwhile we're pleased to see you taking this step forward. local 21 respectfully ask that the committee vote yes. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> supervisors, good morning. my name is martha knudsen the co-chair of the lgbt democratic chair and joined by my profess co-chair and fell board member neilson. i want to thank supervisor farrell for authoring this legislation and voice support of the legislation on behalf of the entire board of the alice b. tokelis lgbt club. this is an important legislation until the federal government recognizes same-sex couples and marriage equality. on a personal note as a city employee whose same-sex spouse was covered by my health benefits for the past nine years, i paid this for nine years.