paloma tracy, next speaker . hello supervisors. my name is faith sanchez, and i'm here on behalf of glide center for social justice, which is the policy arm of glide foundation in the tenderloin. we are deeply concerned about the soda tax cuts. glide is planning and innovation innovative program to empower black communities to engage in research and advocacy for improved nutrition, which is a key issue in the tenderloin, a neighborhood with significant hunger and food insecurity. we really hope to restore that funding. with this program, glide will utilize an advocacy model that centers the voices of black and african american community members, which is crucial as the voice of the black community are often overlooked. on behalf of glide, i request that you restore the soda tax policy, systems and environment grants, so glide and other awarded organizations can continue their work. thank you and thank you. faith sanchez. next speaker, please. good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for giving us this time to speak. i'm doris jones,

my name is paloma tracy, and i coordinate the sf latino parity and equity coalition. the city is divesting from the latinx community in this city, and it is unacceptable. over the past five years, city departments have consistently not met the latinx budget requests. these cuts caused direct negative impacts to the latinx people, as well as immigrant communities and the overall city. as the latinx people hold up, many of the city's essential services, these latinx people live in every district of this city and have played a significant role in building this city. the latinx community continues to grow as newcomers settle here with the hope of building vibrant and prosperous lives. divesting from the community is inequitable and unacceptable, and not only can we not afford for the services to be cut, but they must be grown and augmented. the arts are essential social services that uplift culture and make our streets safer. there's a lot of talk about public safety going on, but these cuts directly undermine that goal. thank you much, paloma. tracy, thanks. next speaker

my name is paloma tracy, and i coordinate the sf latino parity and equity coalition. the city is divesting from the latinx community in this city, and it is unacceptable. over the past five years, city departments have consistently not met the latinx budget requests. these cuts caused direct negative impacts to the latinx people, as well as immigrant communities and the overall city. as the latinx people hold up, many of the city's essential services, these latinx people live in every district of this city and have played a significant role in building this city. the latinx community continues to grow as newcomers settle here with the hope of building vibrant and prosperous lives. divesting from the community is inequitable and unacceptable, and not only can we not afford for the services to be cut, but they must be grown and augmented. the arts are essential social services that uplift culture and make our streets safer. there's a lot of talk about public safety going on, but these cuts directly undermine that goal. thank you much, paloma. tracy, thanks. next speaker

paloma tracy, next speaker . hello supervisors.is faith sanchez, and i'm here on behalf of glide center for social justice, which is the policy arm of glide foundation in the tenderloin. we are deeply concerned about the soda tax cuts. glide is planning and innovation innovative program to empower black communities to engage in research and advocacy for improved nutrition, which is a key issue in the tenderloin, a neighborhood with significant hunger and food insecurity. we really hope to restore that funding. with this program, glide will utilize an advocacy model that centers the voices of black and african american community members, which is crucial as the voice of the black community are often overlooked. on behalf of glide, i request that you restore the soda tax policy, systems and environment grants, so glide and other awarded organizations can continue their work. thank you and thank you. faith sanchez. next speaker, please. good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for giving us this time to speak. i'm doris jones, i'm the e