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through that a couple of times it is simple obviously got to work out kings the pilot but i know that is wonderful and i want to thank all of you had worked so hard many, many people will thank you thank you. next speaker. and. >> i'm teresa and today, i'm speaking as a tenant who was one of the 8 other tenants in the building that takeover of her 90-year-old landlady to live in her home between 95 between the commercial part of building the 88-year-old that helped to take care of her we each had a job to have her remain in her home
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since age 4 she could die at home at age 96 because of the evictions and reminder that communities are destroyed building society and building communities are also been dismantling so the need for this kind of assistance subsidy is going to only get greater and grammar because over the last few years as you may know the evictions are up so people are needing to put more money into residence and will not have that money in order to take care of their physical and emotional needs keep in mind the needs will only grow not only because of baby boomers. >> next speaker
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>> yeah. good afternoon and thank you for having us. i'm with the senior and disability action but speaking from any personal experience from 2010 a 2014 my wife and i took off of my mother-in-law we had to she couldn't take care of - at that time, because of dementia type 2 diabetes and other mental health and other issues we had it set up we thought we had enough mou money but as her health deteriorated we went through her salesforce and our savings but the fourth year developed cancer and passed away but that was increasing with the rent and the health costs that was getting to be
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almost impossible but four years we managed to get through that my own person i've been diabetic for 46 years and averaging the appointment and my medical has gown up that's one of the reaps with the rents and everything that's why we moved out of the city we can't afford it i'm 62 but it will be costly i've been having problems lastly so that's why i'm out of the city fortunately, i have a job but getting to the point i can see someone like me and dealing with health issues for years it is getting to be a crisis thank you anyone from the public wish to comment then ma'am,
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chair public comment is closed. >> public comment is closed. supervisor mar. >> i want to thank everyone for the stories told and the data gathering and the report i want to say this is a great opportunity for san francisco to lead the country again with an important policy implementing a program that addresses a need we know is there the reports show us how severe and timely to support and others addressed the high cost of living and the potential of displacement people seniors and people with disabilities so the emergency before us supported in home program at $2 million to launch a program to begin to meet the need you look forward to work working with the mayor's office of budget and the coalition that is represented here this important program can help
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our city truly b be an aging friendly city but an inclusive city people with disabilities can remain in their home are these and helping their communities as though their lives i want to thank chair tilly chang and supervisor yee and especially the coalition that was here i think that is was a great hearing and proud of work the people accident and hope we can make history in san francisco again. >> thank you (clapping.) supervisor yee. >> yeah. i want to join supervisor mar in threatening the public for coming out and sharing their stories the stories that personally are very near to myself i know there is a great need when some of the advocates came in my office to describe this i get it because again those are
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types of things when it happens to be personally 19 it means more than oh, this happens to others thank you. >> i wanted 0 echo any thaengz supervisor mar i may look like someone that didn't understand the difficulties of what you're going through my family took off of my grandmother and prior to that another grandparent and watching them into or go through the things you're going through i share in the sentiments i've expressed and all the stories many of them sounds like familiar i look forward to the conversation with the topic with all the people involved and supervisor mar do you want to take an action. >> i've move we table or yeah
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or file the hearing and thank you from the policy in terms of my office and we'll continue with the coalition and looking forward to the upcoming budget discussion thank you. >> we'll take that without objection. i'm sorry file the hearing and mr. clerk, is there any additional business to come before this body? >> that completes the agenda thank you. the meeting is . >> working for the city and
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