. >> i am susan terrence. i wanted to think the board of supervisors for letting me speak. thank you for introducing our proclamation. april 16, california poets in schools day, we are sponsoring nine free events in the city for the national poetry month in april. the book to proclaim april 16 as california poets in school stay in san francisco. you're celebrating many voices in the city, especially voices of five to 18-year-olds. i would like to read a poem written by a third grader. inside the universe our books. in such books are words. inside words are meaningless -- are meanings. here is another. i and the daughter of bright orange california poppies. my voice is calm and sweet. you can hear it when it blows softly through your ears. i am the grass, the hills. we thank you for your consideration of this proposal. president chiu: thank you. if i could just mentioned, it in the board chambers unfortunately we do not permit applause or an expression of opposition. if i could ask you to please curb your enthusiasm, that would be appreciated. >> i am also with the californi