i'm also joined by supervisor scott wenner, supervisor olague, and supervisor campos. i want to thank the committee and also the members of sfgtv that are covering this hearing. madam clerk, can you please make any announcements? >> yes, turn off all cell phones. please present speaker card as there will be included as part of the file. mahnke. supervisor farrell: okay, colleagues, are there any comments to begin? madam clerk, please call the first item. >> item one, hearing of the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors. supervisor campos: thank you for hearing this item today. let me begin by thanking my colleagues at it, supervisor scott wiener and supervisor christina olive new -- olague, who have helped. this is a very important issue, and i want to thank everyone for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here with us. i think it is a testament to how engaged not only the lgbt community, the entire san francisco community is, and i am very proud of that. there are about 25,000 lgbt people who are 65 years or older. live in san francisco. in