we also have jorge garcia, sophia de anda and last bruce oka. hlsd to see mr. oka here in the room. mr. oka, would you like to approach the mic? and, mr. clerk, if you can ensure the second mic at the podium. thank you. please come forward. >>> good afternoon, madam chair and supervisors. my name is bruce oka and let me begin by saying that my commitment in public service began way back in the [speaker not understood] of this city. unofficially. i've been part of the city [speaker not understood] for many, many years. i've been an advocate for people with disabilities as well as myself all of my adult life. and most recently, i [speaker not understood] the mta board of directors, a job which i thoroughly enjoy. and believe me, i've been retired for the last 3-1/2, almost four months, and i have thoroughly enjoyed that. [laughter] >>> believe me, my family says they haven't seen me around so long in 40 years. so, it's time i got back to work. i think what i bring to this position is i have a reputation of being level headed and fair. and one thing that i will promise to do because [s

same is true for jorge garcia, francine simon and sophia de anda have submitted no form 700 at all. kai wilson shouldn't be disqualified because she is employed by the city. i think we're in a very unfortunate situation right now. >> thank you, mr. nee. >>> david pilkow, last time today. i wanted to speak in support of bruce oka's position. i served with him i believe for three years. [speaker not understood]. >>> [speaker not understood]. >>> original member. >> he is the founding member. [speaker not understood]. >>> he and i served together for the first three years of that cac. we did not always agree, but we always acted responsively and respectfully of each other. and i think it would actually benefit the task force to have someone serve who previously served on a board or commission, had participated in those sessions, had to deal with document issues and what's public and what's not. there are a lot of complicated judgment calls that the task force needs to make, and i often have provided my expertise over my two periods of service on the task force. it would be helpful to h