. >> my name is willy radcliff and i am sure all of you received a copy of a letter that i got from your general counsel, darnel davis. going to go ahead with the request for proposals that completely blocks us out with no -- not even local hire, not anything. and what it says here is that the process requires california law regarding the award of construction contracts by the school. well, california law -- there is also the 14th amendment which specifically mentions contracts, over right 209, any state law, so we are pe petitioning the school district -- we have been talking to you for six months. even with the new superintendent here we have been talking to you demanding in a way, but still talking to you because we have other methods we could use. for you all to -- you're the board. you don't want to make the decisions around here. one thing is hard about the board is the fact that you guys -- all of you is city wide. we need to put you under the same thing that the board of supervisors is under, districts. you add four more people to your board. now, just do what they do and you see