. >> richard jimenez, i'm the president of san francisco substance abuse contractors association. we join the department of public health and other community-based organizations in supporting this initiative. however, we are sensitive to the plight of the small business owners and people in communities that we operate in. so understanding the legislation there's often amendments that are ongoing. we encourage the board of supervisors that you do whatever amendments they can to make it easier on our small business owners. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> chaffo from rising unlimit -- chavo from rising unlimited. empowerment program. i just wanted to express myself in terms of this city and its fees, you know, parking fees, we are like -- i live in east bay. i'm afraid to come out here and park but i'm not afraid to come out here and party. in terms of the cigarette prices that have gone up, i have yet to see anybody stop smoking because of the price of cigarettes. and now that we're going to go into the new school year with no programs to