it has been endorsed by walk san francisco and has the support of the sierra club, transriders union. this is a charter amendment whose time has come. i think it will help us bridge the gap to the vlf and colleagues, i ask for your support today. thank you. >> supervisor tang. >> thank you. thank you supervisor wooener. i know that you have consistently been a champion of transportation issues for us in our city. one of my major concerns, which i we had discussed this measure at our last meeting as well, but it's the $22 million immediate hit to our general fund. i think many individuals, including yourself, were very upset about the vlf about not moving forward in a timely fashion and i understand that frustration and i absolutely support funding for transit. i think that's why i, along with all 11 of us on the board of supervisors and the mayor are pushing so hard for the $500 million fund for november. i understand it covers a different set of funding for transportation needs, but i think given the conversations we just came out of and the budget season and the trade off conversati