i'm larry griffin. i'm a political legislative vice president of the local 21. i wanted to say that we're totally in support of this and want to thank the city for reaching an agreement with us on this. as you well know, labor is really under attack on a national basis, and this is going to just give us a little bit more strength to fight off the attacks coming from washington. so we definitely hope you support it. thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm the executive director of local 21. i want to thank everybody for their support on this amendment. i want to talk about for a minute -- even though it's not in the issue -- we are critical to the fabric of this country, and we're happy to be in a city and county that understands the significance and importance of that. we hope that that spreads throughout the coordinauntry ane a part of that with you all. so thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> rudy gonzalez. honorable members of the board. rise and support of the labor council. it's an important statement of our values that the city and county work with their publi