i'm a member of opeiu local 3. i do not live in the city because i cannot afford it. i live in richmond, california. currently i'm a case manager here in the city. i workdayly with homeless individuals, homeless families. the challenges on my job are mainly around resources and my salary and other available necessities that i can provide to other families that i work with. overall i believe that 3% increase is very important due to the fact cola -- the fast increasing cola here in the bay area. what that means is gas prices are going up. food is more expensive. rent prices are more expensive. and overall it's difficult for agencies to stay afloat because of that. i believe that the supervisorses should support the city in this because if we don't, then like the 1980s we'll see a lot of tents and things like that across the street here. i know you guys all remember that back in the '80s. i believe it is possible for this to happen, but overall the long-term results is what is very important to us. what we want to increase is family stability and longevity of people liv