mahnke. supervisor kim: -- thank supervisor mirkarimi: you. thank you very much. next speaker, please? >> miami transgendered woman. -- i am a transgendered woman. at 58 years old, if lyon-martin ceases to exist, i would be back to rolling the dice for my health care. i would not seek it. it is too frightening. i am from new jersey. i began my transition there, and it was a whole lot different dealing with the health care system there. i am assured -- i am insured, disabled, on social security, so i am covered, but i am more concerned about most of the people that lyon-martin serves. they are not here. they're looking for cover from the rain. and is just -- it would be really hard. i worked as a stand-up comedian in san francisco, and i -- i just cannot imagine a san francisco without lyon-martin. i just cannot. it is so safe, so compassionate, and thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: think you very much. next speaker, please? >> supervisors, gabriel holland. in 1984, started the process of coming out as trans injured -- of transgendered. i started coming out, and 199

mahnke, chief. this commission has had a lot of questions regarding this issue. -- fenty, chief. thank you for all your hard work. it is not easy. we need to get the issue out so we don't have a crisis situation. when these 479 officers decide they're going to retire. just before we go to public comment, one suggestion, we should take advantage of the ability to bring back the retired officers, and that is something that i think we get experienced, well-trained, veteran officers. i was wondering about that status. the talent pool has been trained, cleared, and has proven themselves already. >> commissioners, it is primarily a funding issue. like many of the prop f employes, they are hired against grant funds and special projects. the limited capacity, we have limited numbers of prop f. we rely on investigators. we have the academy currently working on the laterals. it is part and parcel of the value and cut expenditures are going to be determined t, and tn dedicating sufficient funds for the retirees. president mazzucco: my point is once we have the attrition rates, it would be e