my name is theresa mendoza. i am a member of an organization. i am here to ask for you to approve the free fast-passes for youth. >> [speaking spanish] >> so that we do not have to suffer so much trying to divide up our money between buying clothes or buying a fast pass. because sometimes we do not even have money for that. >> [speaking spanish] >> and i do not have much more to say, but i see you're kind hearts and you're kind faces, and i think we can make this happen. that is all i needed to say. thank you. chairperson nolan: thank you. >> next speaker is sandra lee hubbard, followed by mercy rain and georgia iowa. -- george ayama. >> i am here to lend support to the idea of free muni for all youth in san francisco. as many previous speakers have mentioned, we are phasing out

mendoza. that's a pretty good spanish accent. my family is from mexico. where in mexico? a little village west of monterrey. so, what's your full name? rebecca mary theresa grandparents are from ireland. dublin? no, from the west. it's a little town in galway. i'm told it's a beautiful place but it's a very poor town. my family's village was poor, too. you know-- no money, no jobs, just politics. i guess that's why both our families moved to the united states. oh, yeah, that's right-- to have a better life, to get an education and to make a living. yeah, well, my family never did. well, hey, you'll be the first. what do you mean? come on, you'll write some wonderful pop song and become a huge hit. yeah. i like the way you think. ( laughs ) me, too. wow. these canyons are spectacular. yeah, it... it says here that these canyons were sacred to the agua caliente indians. it's pronounced "agua caliente." agua caliente. and i've got to take some photos. do you mind carrying my bag? no, not at all. here you go. okay, got it. it's hard to imagine what these canyons were like so many years ago. probably much the same as they are today. look at that over there. t