my name is roberto vargas, i'm in the public health field and advocate for the mission bay districts for over 20 years. i have family members who suffer from type two diabetes, my father, sister, two cousins. one cousin who has had amputations as a result of diabetes. our rates of diabetes and liver disease are much higher with diabetes rates even 8 times higher than some neighborhoods m san francisco. folks, support a soda tax and many do after they learn that half of the children born will get diabetes in their lifetime and just two sugary drinks per day will increase diabetes and when they learn that money will help the city for programs to help those. most folks don't want a tax increase at all. but the tobacco and alcohol taxes which many considered aggressive have been the only things that have helped us reduce consumption by raising the price and the public education we need. let's make history and let's take the lead nationally for social justice like we did with same sex marriage. let's do this for social justice and health inequity. >> we have a rule asking people to not ch