[applause] >> our next speaker, michael murry from the fire department. >> i will pass on mine. thank you for your service to the city. i see herbert wiener. >> i retired from the department of human services as social worker 2003. now, many of my coworkers and they keep increasing in my memory, retired prior to 1996. they were my coworkers, they were my teachers. i really want to see them to receive the same benefits that i am receiving. it's reflecting one tendency as a whole. this really represents age itch. senior citizens are being pushed into the shadows and potential visibility. this is not correct. we contributed much to the city. we deserve our just due. so please do the right thing and restore the cost of living benefits to the pre1996 retirees. thank you. >> next speaker is john bettencourt, retired from the san francisco fire denied, followed by john. followed by joe. >> retired san francisco fire department. this last week i talked to a widow of one of the pre96 retired. his name was tony rodriguez. she was shocked to hear that she didn't equal for the supplemental