continue this matter but i know of no authority that imposes such a rule that you and commissioner steve rennie seem to otto. >> so there's litigation i'll put the cities involved in which mr. gross is an advocate on behalf of the city and that litigation, directly involved in that litigation, and he then we get this waiver and he then goes and joins in the other side in that litigation, just walked across to the other table and sits down and starts represent him, that is okay? >> no,. the key here is that we've offered consent to that arraignment conflict of interest are subject to consent. >> the client here is not your office. the client are the people of the city and county of san francisco. so the fact you're at the attorney for the people in the city and county of san francisco the fact that you are saying it's okay with you-on not talk about you personally-but your law office, it's okay with your law office that the client the pity people of the city and county of san francisco have a lawyer on the other side was a conflict of interest as to them in a particular piece of litigation, that

whatever comments you want on your proposed changes to the whistleblower. >> thank you chairman steve rennie the idea was to take the grand journey report and analyze it and take it seriously and try to figure out what we can do to make this ordinance better. i think the civil grand journey had some good points and try to address them. i do however recognize that a lot of people in the public have strong views and views that can help make this proposal better so the idea is to hear you today, figure out what we can do to make this memo better and come back with regulations hopefully next month. >> soapy commissioner hur's swan song. do any of the commissioners have any comments on the draft?does the requirement be in writing [inaudible]. do want to give mere thought process of why you required to be in writing? >> it's mostly because of the section 4.1 55a which is a complaint written complaint to a department. so, in that regard, it seems like that was- >> but wasn't-is make a complaint to some other government >> sure. also refers to filing the complaint. i've never heard the term filing u