the youth commission, and ms. martison to develop a discounted past delivery system for next year that is going to be streamlined, sensitive to the needs of our youth and families , and something that is administratively sound and sustainable. winter -- we participated in this process closer to the end of this process, after many months of conversation between the school district, mta, and members of the board, primarily so we can call the school district develop a system for next school year that will meet the needs of our families. we will make the commitment to work with our partners in developing the planning process and creating a delivery system

that will work from all of us so that come august, when school starts again, we will be able to have, once again, a streamlined system. we actually do partner very closely with several institutions that are housed in said the school already, which i believe will help us facilitate the delivery of these fast passes, namely the wellness centers. we operate those in all of the public high schools. we have many after-school programs throughout the city in all of our schools. we also have family resource centers that we operate throughout the city. i think there will be lots of options for us to meet the needs of the community. i look forward to working with our partners in doing this. supervisor campos: thank you come and director. if i may add, i think it was a

great idea for the mayor to include the bcyf in the discussion. as part of your ongoing work, you have a -- established relationship with many people in the school district. i think working with the mta will help move this forward a lot more quickly. i think it is a great idea. thank you very much. that is it in terms of the presentation. i know we have a number of speakers who are here. with the chair's commission -- permission, we will move to public comment. i know it is valentine's day. we appreciate the comments, but i know people want to get home at some point to their loved ones. so two minutes per speaker. if i call your name, please come up. i apologize if i mispronounce any names. maria gonzales, frank lara,

olsen martinez, carmen lee, norah calderon, jonah abernathy. if you can please come forward and speak, you each have two minutes. thank you. >> good afternoon, a supervisor. my name is joanne and i am a member of power. i want to make a quick comment. i would like to see the comments come first for the experts come and speak. sometimes, we do not get our answers from the experts. we take our comments and leave, but we do not get there in point -- that their input on what we commented on. i have three kids and one adult

child. i have a budget of $980 a month. i spend $450 on rent. i spend a $200 on fast passes to get on unique a month. -- get on muni a month. this is for a family of four. the would like free passes. it would stop the children from getting on the back door to try to get their education. also, i would like to see it because 80% of my neighborhood does not know anything about what is going on down here. i would like to see some of the outreach go into my neighborhood so they would know what is going on about these test passes. i did hear one of the supervisors mention a unified school district. one of my daughters goes to a charter school, and they do not give this kind of information. i would like to see it go into

the tractor schools. more parents are putting their kids into charter schools. my other comment is that i agree that the passes should all look the same. i do not think they should make low-income versions of the passes. the reason for that is because a lot of kids can be cruel. like they said, you can put somebody into a low-income category and put somebody in to a higher category. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> [speaking spanish]

>> good afternoon. i am a member of power, and i am a grandmother to three. sometimes, we do not have the money to pay for the fast passes. we want to ask you to please support us and support our families. please pass a resolution to support the fast pass. >> thank you. supervisor campos: thank you.

>> feliz valentines. supervisor campos: next speaker, por favor. >> [speaking spanish]

>> good afternoon. my name is theresa molina. i am a member of power. i have five beautiful children and two grandchildren. sometimes, i do not have a lot of work. i want to ask you support the implementation of the money so we can have these best passes, which are definitely needed. sometimes i have to choose between getting a fast pass or buying food. i do not think it is fair my children would have to miss school because the cannot afford a fast pass. thank you very much, and happy valentine's day. supervisor campos: gracias. siente, por favor. gracias. >> [speaking spanish] >> i am norah calderon, and i am

a member of power. i am the mother of a high-school student right now. today is february 14, and it is very difficult for me. i have not been able to buy a fast pass for my son for this month. the reason i have not been able to afford a fast pass is i live in public housing and have an older son who works. my rent right now is almost $1,300 a month.

when not to ask that you pass these free fast passes. we are tired of empty promises. it is really important that our actions speak louder than promises. i think it is important that we think about the students that are not just in public schools, but private schools. a lot of them are low income. they have gotten scholarships to attend these schools.

there are a lot of people who have more resources, and the cannot imagine what poverty is really like when you cannot even buy a gallon of milk. it is really important that we get these fast passes. our use of getting punished. police are ticketing them. they are causing students to miss school. they are ticket and parents. there is not that consciousness

about what is making it so people cannot pay, so that students miss school, and what we can do to prevent these things from happening and to support low-income families. it is really important that the word spread in different neighborhoods and low-income communities that we need at

10,000 to 12,000 fast passes. people are not able to get to school if the cannot eat and do not even have breakfast. i think the city has a lot of money. we need to make sure these are implemented. supervisor campos: next speaker. i am going to read a few more names. pilar gonzales, who i think already spoke, emily lee, and others. >> if you do not mind, we have a presentation on behalf of more public transit the we are going to give.

supervisor campos: the need any help with that? >> oh no. supervisor campos: is the audio working?

i don't think it is working. someone is coming. why don't we go to the next speaker while we figure this out? next speaker, please. >> my name is carmen lee. i am a san francisco housing authority member in hunters point and a member of power. i urge you to support this, to pass this resolution calling for free fast passes. not only do i think that youth, low-income youth from all over the city, should get frites fast passes. i think all youth should get free fast passes, considering they already have enough stress getting to and from school. the kids do not need any more stress, getting citations and that kind of thing. i think all of them should have

free fast passes and an easy way to get to school. i have two children of my own. they are 6 and 8 years old. they are on school buses every day. i know next year the school buses are going to be cut quite a bit. i will be in the same boat as all of my members from power. i urge you to pass that. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is michelle. i am with more public transit, and for operators and writers expanding public transit. we have been organizing. in this economic crisis, the use of the city, especially youth of color, are hit very hard. they represent some of the most honorable in our society. many public resources for youth have been cut. put together with their parent''

experience and economic hardship, the availability for youth to get to school and access public services such as after-school programs, library services, etc., have diminished. some families have to choose between spending money for food and spending money for transit, as some women have already spoken about. more public transit things this is a crime. no one should have to make that choice. transportation is a right and should be free for all. the beginning of that is free youth passes. we would like to see free youth passes for all youth, not just low-income news. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is of his martina's -- is otiz martinez. all you see behind you is color

and struggle. we have taken a chance for the youth. we have taken a dream and they hope. if they do not have a pass, they get fined. they get sent to jail. this is opportunity. give them a chance. use that chance. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. i am going to read a few more names. ava benetra, hillar liang, gloria esteban. >> [speaking chinese]

>> my name is ho. i am from chinatown and am a pier or the buzzer. every month, a lot of our families have to pay for three or more test passes. it is a heavy burden, especially for new immigrant families. i hope supervisors will pass this resolution so they can have free fast passes. supervisor campos: are we ready? i think we are ready now.

>> what is your full name? what school do you attend? >> bling vista -- buena vista. >> do you like muni? >> yes. it takes a lot of time, and too many people, and it costs a lot of money. >> the you have something to say to these people that could make the money -- the newly free for you and your family? >> please. >> what is your full name? and what school do you attend? we are trying to push for free muni. do you use it often? do you like me? >> yes. [unintelligible]

i can get to school. >> what do you use me for? -- muni for, and why you think it should be free? >> because sometimes you do not have money and you cannot pay. >> what would your message be to the people who can make muni pretax -- free? >> sometimes you do not have money and cannot pay. >> my name is alicia pineras. >> where do you work? >> i work at buena vista as a custodian. >> why do you think of muni should be free? >> some of us have three or more kids. it is very hard to afford passes

for everybody. >> what would your message be to the people who could make it free? what would you say? >> i think the passes should be free for all kids, because we are paying a lot of money for our passes for kids. i think we should allow all of our kids passes to be freed. >> good morning. what is your name? what school do you attend? we are trying to push for free passes. do you use many of the index do you like manny? -- we -- do you use muni? do you like muni? class a friend was going to have a baby. she did not conceive of the money it would cost.

>> there is no seat for you? >> if they are fall. >> what would your message be for the people who can make it free? >> i think it needs to be free. it is supposed to be free, because you can go to places and know where the place is. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. let me read a few more names. mrs. chen, yushon banks, marisol bivac, theresa neighbor. >> [speaking spanish]

>> good afternoon. my name is manuela, and i am a member of power. i ask that in honor of love and valentine's day you open authorize the test passes for youth. i ask that we think about -- if we really love our youth, make this free for youth. make transit free poor youth. it should not just be provided to the more low-income children. that creates a stigma for them. that is a type of racism. i wish for this day that the test passes be implemented not just for the next three months, but the we can have free transit for youth for the future. i understand at this hearing that the implementation of the fast pass it is expensive, but we need to make it free for youth between the ages of 5 and

18 who ride the buses every day. they should not have to show a fast pass. they should just be able to get on a bus, just being used. i think about my own children, who i give money to ride the buses sometimes. instead of buying their transfer, they end up buying candy, and they do not know the consequences of these decisions and what they could face as a result. we should think about the majority of the people who ride the buses. they are low-income poor people. i just want to say that i do contribute to the community here in san francisco. we deserve fast passes. my children deserve fast passes.

happy valentine's day. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is hillary liang, a youth commissioner. i go to school at all high school and worked at -- at lowell high school and work at noe valley. i live across the city. it is really hard and tough to get from my home to my school, even to work. not having to worry about bears is really relieving, even if it is only for three months. free transportation will benefit low-income youth. three months is a lot, especially for families who have more than one youth. it will be a lot better for children. i have a 10-year-old little brother. he came up to me one day and told me he did not like riding

the bus because we did not have enough money to buy him and myself a fast pass every month. he would either go in the back with my grandpa, or the bus driver would give him looks, even though he is young so that would let him pass. he told me he does not like to ride the bus. if we do have free passes or free fares, that would be really good for my family and other youth. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you very much. next speaker. >> my name is eva venezra. while it might not be relevant to the vote or when to take this afternoon, in the same vein as supervisor elsbernd's point earlier, it is important to include private and parochial schools to make this available