mr. meredith verdeen was a prolific inventor and c.e.o. in the latter part of the 20 century. he employed 150 individuals, and among his inventions was an exhaust purification system for cars today that's referred to as the catalytic converter. so these examples of history that we hear too little about in my opinion are ones we need to celebrate. no doubt, there are more to come, but a major message that i and the director wish to share that all investors share with our agency. we know that in the last century, transportation planning didn't always include communities when designing projects for the transportation system, but this is now our major commitment from caltrans, engagement. this is not just california's transportation system, it's transportation for all californians for all. and as we work to tackle our 21 century problems, housing and equity and economy and all those things that we talk about, we need to proactively engage people in our communities in the 21st century and beyond. now we have people out there that don't have cars, that rely on mass transit, bikes, a

mr. meredith verdeen was a prolific inventor and c.e.o. in the latter part of the 20 century. he employed 150 individuals, and among his inventions was an exhaust purification system for cars today that's referred to as the catalytic converter. so these examples of history that we hear too little about in my opinion are ones we need to celebrate. no doubt, there are more to come, but a major message that i and the director wish to share that all investors share with our agency. we know that in the last century, transportation planning didn't always include communities when designing projects for the transportation system, but this is now our major commitment from caltrans, engagement. this is not just california's transportation system, it's transportation for all californians for all. and as we work to tackle our 21 century problems, housing and equity and economy and all those things that we talk about, we need to proactively engage people in our communities in the 21st century and beyond. now we have people out there that don't have cars, that rely on mass transit, bikes, a