next up is lee anthony hepner. >> hello. >> good afternoon. my name is lee hepner ~. thanks for the opportunity to speak before you today. i am a civil rights litigation attorney. i'm a community organizer with the harvey milk democratic club. as an attorney much of my practice focuses on freedom of expression and in many instances my clients have benefited from use of the california public records act, use of the brown act as well. which mandates open public hearings. in my experience on the harvey milk club, i participated in public comments before the board of supervisors and various committees. i've also provided forums for public comment. i have myself admittedly grappled with occasional member complaints about incidental failure to post agenda in advance of a meeting and i'm very familiar with dealing with and addressing complaints. to put on my advocacy hat just a second, i think the importance of open government is twofold. on the one hand citizens have more trust in the government when they know what that government is doing. it is as simple as knowing how ma

next up is lee anthony hepner. >> hello. >> good afternoon. my name is lee hepner ~. thanks for the opportunity to speak before you today.