environment federation technical conference in new orleans, i want to thank commissioner vietor and megan scott also for joining a convening of the commission and joe king was there, along with delgado community college and shawn corbin. so it was a very nice meeting, very productive. and we had people from the public sector, private sector, education and community-based organizations. and that -- just to be a little informal to say that i think that san francisco public utilities commission sets a nationwide example for excellent work force development programs, including the bay work consortium and reaching out to community-based organizations. this is a template, i think, that can be used really around the country. and that other people can learn from, perhaps from the systematic infrastructure and steps done in new orleans, like the canal closures system. this is part of an emerging water quality scholars program that i run a number of times in different venues, boston, new orleans, and other projects similar to that in san francisco, to engage members in underrepresented communities. alber