school board member, and thanks to the reestablishment of the committee by supervisor yee, i share a chair with them. and one thing we have been absolutely clear about between the trustees, and -- the commissioners, and the supervisors is we're in this together. we have to be there when city college is in need, when the city is in need, when our facility are in need, and we want to get back and tran scend t -- transcend the needs of all of our residents. it's important for all of our folks who not just use city college as a pathway to other types of higher learning, it's critical that city college is there for all of our residents and maintains its support for city needs and lifelong learning. this is crucial to all of our residents, to their quality of life. i come across folks in my district all the time who say they rely on city college for english language programs, for technology, for art, for all sorts of ways that they can reenter the workforce, enrich their lives, enrich their communities. and it's not a city college issue, it's our issue as a city. as our city's elected representatives, our duty is there, to step up and commit city college when it's in need and to have a responsibility