mark gruberg, with san francisco taxi drivers.to thank supervisor mar for the hearing he called last week over concerns about the operations of personal ride services. i wanted to follow-up on that. first, it's clear that although the state public utilities commission commission has asserted jurisdiction over these companies, it's the city's vital interests that are here at stake. safety and protection of residents and visitors, ensuring adequate service to the disabled, protecting the environment against pollution and congestion, ensuring the well-being of taxi drivers, low-income largely immigrant work force, and the health of the taxi industry which is an essential component of the city's transportation services. second, it's important to understand that these services could not exist without the underpinning of a taxi system that is obligated to serve the public as a whole, accept payments of all kinds, and pro he vied service at an affordable cost at all times. ~ provide so, you can't allow the one to devour the other. it rem

tom deso, mark gruberg and rula brafis charles rat bone, ethan deble. os, ron, walter, and barry toronto and mr. lions, the microphone is on. >> okay, great, thank you. >> first of all, i want to say thank you to supervisor mar for calling this hearing. and i also wanted to thank supervisor campos for some very what i would see as very poinant questions and so i want to say that i am a proud resident of district one in the richmond district and i became an uber user probably two years ago, for you know, no other reason than the fact that it is a multihour affair frequently to call a cab on the west side of san francisco. and so, but sense then, going back to some of the questions of lack of evidence, of discrimination, i am here to tell you that i am living proof that discrimination exists and you know, i want to tell you a quick story and i don't want to take all day and i know that there are a lot of folks here with their own stories but a couple of weeks ago i was on the way to a job interview and hail took ten minutes to show up and i got my text me