carolyn [inaudible] peter mendoza. rick balm and [inaudible] cook >> my name is lutonia william jz know the educational value city college provides but let's talk about the life saving work. prior to 234 roleing in city college i was stuck in a 20 year addiction, homeless and had multiple run in with the crimical justice system. because of the retention programs city college as such as second chance program to help matriculate in the educational system and stand here today a productive member of society. not only did i graduate from city college with 2 aa degrees but was city valedictorian. i'm now at san francisco state. it is taking the less desirable and placing them back into society is what city college does. the gentlemen before me summed it up, this sh value in giving marginalized and opressed populations education. there is money to be made in keeping opress populations oprosed. let's talk about who is to gain from this? that's all i will say >> i couldn't have said it better than that. supervisor tom tim prawn

thank you >> sir, next speaker >> peter mendoza. [inaudible] i appreciate you having this hearing today. i am going to speak you to as a former student of city college. city college is very important to people with disabilities in san francisco and throughout the bay area and to [inaudible] i was also client of department of rehabilitation [inaudible] people with disabilities in order to become employed. they help with education, training, adaptive equipment in the work place and a number of services for people with disabilities so we can achieve economic self sufficientancy. title 9 of california code [inaudible] to work at education and training first community colleges then state colleges, then california campuses, then private colleges. if people with disabilities don't have the services of city college here we will have a barrier that will prevent people with disabilities from being able to achieve their dreams of economic opportunities. it is very important as we go through this process that we mind the people that are making