mr. bautista is looped in to conversation the advocates around clean power s.f. to make sure we're on the same page since he's advising you. that would be great, thanks. >> commissioner: new very much. next speaker, please. >> i'll give you background and history of the cab history. >> commissioner: that's the next item on general public comment. >> this is? >> commissioner: this is the executive officer's report. any other public comment on item 10? seeing none. we're closed for public comment. please call item 11. no action was taken on item 10. 11 is public comment. now, please, sir. >> i love these formalities. i'm michael spain and started in '71 as a driver. in 1977 the biggest cab company yellow cab company collapsed and i with 200 people bought it and began to run it as a co-op. we had to drive to pay the note because we bought the company. so everyone before 1977 bought their taxi cabs either the way we did or from anyone who had a cab and want to sell it and get out of the business. in 1978 there was a sponsored bill before the voters and passed. it was