and we're back here on comunidad del valle with the blanca garza of second harvest food bank and liz gomez, you mentioned, liz, at the food bank, and you'd think that by now things would look a lot better than when you first started but as i tell my friends sometimes-- [speaking in foreign language] we're in reverse here instead of going forward, we're going backward. liz: it certainly feels that way, damian. you know, it often feels like we're making significant progress, and this is work, you know, it's not easy, but i do wanna make sure to give credit to our network of community partners who are out there in our communities tirelessly getting food ready to distribute to our communities. they as well as us through our food helpline are hearing from our community members about their experiences and, you know, having a tough time making ends meet. expenses that, you know, higher cost of food, higher cost of gas, higher cost of rent. it's really, really expensive, as you know, to live here in the bay area. and so, yes, definitely the need, the need is still here and, you know, but we remain