>> first i want to say good afternoon, and thank you for joining me as i submit our balanced year budget to the board of supervisors in city hall. i want to start today by acknowledging all the hard work that went into putting this budget together. first of all i want to thank members of the board of supervisors who have worked so closely with a our office. i want to thank the department heads. ofpg whom are here today, and their staff for all their hard work, and the months of preparation toan get to where we are today. there are a few people i want to call out individually. first, thank you been for all of your hard work. i also want to thank and acknowledge harvey rose. it's beenow a pleasure to work r

-- with harvey. and r i look forward to working with them moving forward with this budgets. lastly, i want to say, most importantly, i want to thank my entire budget team. theyy are all sitting over here. can'r we give them a round of applause? [applause] and h i want to acknowledge, of course, my chief of staff. thank you o for everything. [applause]as before i dive into the specifics of the budget, i want to acknowledgent where we have been over theo past seven months. ii think we all remember where e heard about may or lee post as we felt.hat no one could have anticipated would have been takencipated fromom us in december. taken from the city that he loved. we all have endured a lot since that fateful night.

many of us have cried, .-guessed many of us have mourned, but we have come together as a city. we have definitely had our disagreements and debates over the past seven months. we have stayed together, defending the values of san francisco. while our local economy continues to thrive, san francisco faces real challenges every single day. we all understand that a mother should notu have to choose between paying her utility bill, oror paying rent. the potential of facing eviction, and homelessness. we t know that clean streets fre of syringes and needles should bebe the norm, not to the exception.. that parking your car in san francisco should not induce a panic attack because you think it will be broken into. we all understand that residence

and in historically underserved communities deserve the resources and services they need to succeed in a booming economy. they deserve it from san francisco. as the trump administration attacks som many of our communiy is, our immigrant community, our lgbt q. community, our women of san francisco, and the rights of all san franciscans, we must fight back. we are stewards of the greatest city in the world. [applause]th we will rise up to the challenges of today. [applause] homelessness has plagued our city for decades. but the situation has never been so dire as it is right now. we t will not solve this epidemc withwi one single answer. this budget takes a multifaceted approach to making a real dent

i the issue. toi help stem the tide of homelessness, and push back on the challenges that have confronted us h for years on our streets. i also understand the roots of this tragedy are complex. they are not simple. they are also not unique to san francisco. which is why, over the past few months, i have partnered with tenen of the mayors of the other in california, and advocated in sacramento, advocated with our governor. spent hours in sacramento together as mayors, to ask for more than $1.5 billion in our state budget so that cities can address homelessness on the streets because we know the solutions thats are working. i want to say a special thanks toto senator scott weiner, to assembly meant david to and in particular on this matter, to assemblyman facilitating who has carried this request through committee as the budget chair of

sacramento. and as large as this budget ishe on as large as the investmentss are, it does not reflect a single dollarl of that ask. we t have had great results outf committee's incentive -- sacramento out of the past few weeks and we are hopeful more funding willh be coming shortly from sacramento.in thisis budget invests in measurs that prevent people from falling into the clutches of homelessness to begin with. while also supporting programs that ensure, once they areho housed, they will have supported services they need to avoid being flipped back into homelessness on our streets. we will be compassionate, compassion driven in our approach. we also take strategic common sense measures. measures such as our encampment resolution teams. quite simply, no one gets better by living on our streets at night.n the first fiscal year of my budget will include $30 million new initiatives for homelessness.

that package includes an investmentti to double the homeward bound budget. i measure that reunite struggling families with their loved oneses. andfa last year alone, over 900 people were served by project homeward bound. in less than -- and less than four% return to the city of san franciscoo to access our services. it funds rental assistance programs, eviction prevention s measures and flexible funding measures as well to prevent and divert people from a life on our streets here in san francisco. when someone leaves the throes of homeland -- homelessness. it willl -- it they will eat permanently with the resources necessary toce make sure they gt back on their own 2 feet. in the next fiscal year, this budget will create 200 new a supportive housing san francisco. with thesefr units, we will have more than 7,900 permanent in thean 7,900 permanent

city of san francisco. the most per capita of any city int our entire country. alongg with adding new units, i be investing one and a half million dollars to provide additional servicesti at our existing permanent supportive housing sights. this budget package also includes $15 million tosi contie our navigation centre pipeline. helpingng to support the creatin of four new facilities right here in our city. including the first one dedicated specifically tod women and expectant mothers. these resource heavy centres are critical to breaking the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and addiction on our streets. we will fund programs that support families, we will fund programs that support the youth that are homeless on our streets. i f will continue support fundig forle operations that clear our streets of unsafe and unhealthy tent encampments.

again, no one's life is getting better by sleeping in tents on our streets. were must also address the core roots t of the issue of homelessness.ue we must offer help to those on our streets struggling with addiction s, mental illness, and other behavioural health challenges. last month,h, i announced to the a new street medicine team which will deliver opioid treatments directly to people living on our streets. data date -- dedicated unit under the direction of a doctor will offer treatments for those suffering from addictions on our treats. it is -- treats -- streets. is the first of its kind. every day we are hearing more and more stories of people who had inspired the rest of us by treating their addiction, and moving on a to a better life. for those who are on our streets

that cannot help themselves, we have an obligation to step in and to offer assistance. we are investing a conservative shipli for those most in need ,-guessed and suffering from mental illnesses on our streets. earlier this year, i was proud to announce the opening of our san francisco healing centre which is more than 50 conservative ship beds at the hospital. represents a major expansion here in san francisco. we will continue to invest in our medical west by did beds. our home -- harm reduction centres and other programs that provide help for those struggling with mental health addictionst on our streets. we will continue to work under the framework of a laura's law which allows family members to help relatives who cannot help themselves. too often in san francisco, we have approached homelessness as an intractable issue, and the residents experiencing these

tragedies a, as lost causes. r i refused to accept that narrative. we will not solve this issue .-guessed overnight. but we have made a dent. with this budget, we will make great, strides in addressing homelessness on our streets. not only gain at the immediate future, but with an eye towards making this dent we have created a permanent lasting legacy for san francisco. [applause] we are also also very fortunate to live in a city that is the most beautiful city in the world. stunning vistas, we have the golden gate bridge, we have the historic castro district, we have lively commercial corridors.tr but too often, our picture-perfect city is blightd

with scenes of trash, litter, human waste, drug paraphernalia. we've seen it all. that is why i am adding 44 new street cleaners in this budget to be split up evenly between our safety's districts. i believe the members of the board of supervisors know where best to allocate those resources. we have asked with -- them to play some exactly where they are the city.exactly where they are we are spending a dedicated street cleanup team in the central summit districts. needed to pick up the trash tot make that neighbourhood better. in addition i'll be funding new pitstopss, which are safe toilets and aic provenn model to reduce human waste and litter on our streets. no one should be confronted with feces or the smell of urine walking the streets of san francisco.

th be adding five new pitstops in a high-volume corridor is at expanding the hours at multiple other pitstops. they are a win-win solution for communities. they offer struggling residents the dignity and safety to keep our sidewalks see -- safe and clean. these additional investments will be paired with ongoing programs ,-guessedpr including r dedicated street medicine team, specifically a team that was created for needle pickups based onp resident complaints and our fix-it team that does great work onk our neighbourhoods. we'll be expanding for 25-35 zones throughout the city of san francisco. weou all know that a clean and vibrant city is an economically successfulnd and healthy city. just as our city needs to be cleaned to thrive, it also must be safe.t last year we recorded more than 31,000 car break-ins in the city of san francisco.

that's about one car break-in every three and a half hours on our streets.. that is unacceptable. the credit of our police department, and the measures they haveve taken have proven effective. doubling our foot patrols, creating a c dedicated unit witn thee central police department, and increasing the burglary and serial crime units. a .-guessed yearar to date, break-ins are down 20% in the city of san francisco. we will not rest on our laurels here in our city. this budget will reflect additionall investments in our public safety departments and in particular for the police department to make sure we do not slip back. the centrepiece of this public safety goal is the addition of over 250 sworn police personnel over the next four years. i have often said that we have some of the best police officers in p the country.

wehe just need more of them. let me be even more specific. i believe we have incredible men and women in our police department. lives on the line for us every day and they deserve ouru respect and i am proud of them. but san francisco is a growing, changing city. we need a police force that grows and changes with it.g in the next fiscal year, 130 new officers will be in the police academy. setting the foundation for 250 moren officers on our streets. i want to make it clear these new officers will not be just focused on the property crime epidemic, but they will be our communitiesey will be to make sure our residents feel safe in the city .-guessed we all love. these new officers will have the tools and training we have implemented underur our current d.o.j. reforms such as time and distance strategies, de-escalation tactics, and most importantly, the policy and

practice of sanctity of life. my budget includes continued funding for community engagement with these reform efforts. well as additional investments that bolster our department of police accountability. we need our residents to trust that public safety officials to believebe that when they need help, theylp will get the servis that they need. our department of emergency management teams are now answering approximatelyg 89% of the 911 calls within ten seconds. 90% is the national standard. we are investing $8 million to bolster that department. to make sure that we exceed the national standard and to make sure that residents know that when they pick up the phone and dial 911, that they will have a liveve person on the other end f the line, and it can mean the difference between life o and death and e san francisco will e better. .-guessed we are also investing in significant new equipment for

our firefighters to make sure they are able to respond quick quickly, and they are able to d their jobs safely for our residents. we have also always been a city that has opened our doors and welcomes theirn refugees of hae to, bigotry, and oppression. we have always held a very basic belief that makes san francisco so unique and great. that every person on our streets are an integral part of our city, regardless of where you were raised, no matter where you come fromre, no matter what neighbourhood you are from. youat are a part of san francis. [applause] i am well aware that there are disparities that exist in our city. that these budget dollars, without accountability to outcomes, will not be successful in reducing widespread disparities.s.

i am also well aware that too many communities and populations are used just -- systematically stuck outside the prosperity of our city. particularly our underserved communities of colour. this budget continues to invest in those communities that are marginalized and most vulnerable. the communities most impacted are the delusional policies of the trump administration. those communities that face persistent and widespread disparities. we are investing over $7 millin overes the next two years to provide legal representation for immigrants facing r deportation. among otherg legal and support programs. wewe will be providing our community-based organizations whon are on the front line every singlees day, with resources so they can support our own immigrant communities in san francisco. i am here emphatically once again too say we will not cower in fear to president trump and

the federal administration. we will never embrace their ideologies ofi bigotry and hatred. never. [applause] if our city is to truly succeed, wewe need to lift up every singe community. put the right support between everybody that calls our city home. .-guessed that is why this budget includes over $7 million for additional criminal justice reforms ,-guessed including initiatives to expand pretrial monitoring and bail alternates and ending m onerous local fees and supporting our street violence response team. will continue to find workforce programs so every san franciscan, fromve every neighbourhood can be a part of our growing economy. ii want to thank our union partners whone are collaborating with us to make sure the

residents who call san francisco home can also be a place where they can work.g we are ensuring that the next generation ofof san franciscans, which issc who we are fighting for,ar have good paying jobs and good benefits. thanks to the passage of the soda tax, we will dedicate $10 million annually to address health inequities with a specific focus on communities, lowme income communities and communities of concerned that her disproportionately affected by the health crisis. weh will provide support and resources for vulnerable communities .-guessed when our cityul does not. as evidenced by the $4.2 million that we are investing for hiv and aids programs. backfilling localkf initiatives that were subject to federal funding cutser, brought on by an administration that, once again, does not even respect our local communitiess and has no trace of

empathy or compassion. in san francisco, we do it different. i am proud to make sustainednt investments in these communities. ind am also proud to do it in a fiscally responsible manner. we need to maintain our long-term investments. this budgets, includes nearly $450 million in reserves. a record level of contingency funding in our city. i have not, i don't believe anyone here, has forgotten the painful reminders of the great recession. it is not a question of if, but when the next downturn happens. wewe will be prepared this time and we will live within our means. april, i issued an executive directive to expand the economic resiliency plan. so our first in the nation policy will have detailed and specific recession scenarios. allowing us to plan, and respond

accordingly when signs of the next economic downturn arise. there isno a reason that moody's has upgraded our bond rating to the highest in our city's rating and the highest level possible. itit is a result of responsible fiscal planning and approach's i come near to you when dealing with long-term investments in capital projects. for the second consecutive year, and for the second year in our city'sy history, our capital pln will be fully funded. we are providing historic levels of investments in parks, on streets, and our seismic infrastructure. the capital budget will strengthen our seawall, and repair, rebuild, and work on our critical infrastructure assets. such as the 911 call centre. we are providing more than $100 million for street

resurfacing projects, ensuring our roadways are smoother, safer, and easier to travel on, ihe don't believe anyone thinks thets conditions of our streets today are acceptable. these are not just investments in our bridges and our roads ad waterfronts, these are investments in the very future of the city of san francisco. [applause] because i care very deeply for theer future of this city, the city where i was lucky enough to be bornrn, lucky enough to be raised, where i -- i have lived my entire adult life, i am honoured that this budget fulfils many of the legacies of our f late mayor. i truly do believe this budget will make him proud. will make him proud.

city and our residence, our leaders, and i want to leave this office a place where the next mayor, whoever that maybe willxt have every opportunity to succeed. to that end, i do commit to the next mayor. my full support, both personally and with my staff to make the transition between our administrations as smooth as possible. because i believe that no matter whoie holds the office of mayor, as san franciscans, we will all have a vested interest in the next mayor's success. i pledge my complete and full support toe make that happen. the poet dylan thomas said the following about our amazing city. you wouldn't think such a place as san francisco could exist. the wonderful sunlight here, the hills, the great bridges, the pacific at your shoes.

beautiful chinatown, every race in the world. the sardines leads sailing out, the little cable cars whizzing down city hills. and all the people are open in front of you. that is the san francisco we all love and no. that is a san francisco we all aspire to be. and that is a san francisco we will be. thank you everyone for being here and wife your time. [applause] -- thank you everyone for being here and thank you for your ti time. [applause] [♪] [♪]]

>> good morning ladies and gentlemen. i want to welcome you to the budget and finance committee. i want to welcome you. we will get started. thank you for your patients this morning.

i want to recognize our friends at s.f. guv t.v. that are assisting us with a broadcast. for those persons who are unable to be with us today. we have michael ,-guessed balthazar and kalina mendoza .-guessed. also today, our clerk. i want to recognize my committee members with me here today. certainly, we will be joint and a few more minutes. today, today we are hearing public comment on the mayor poked --'s budget plan. that presentations we heard last week and the public spending priority. those public spending priorities can be found on the website. this week, we will hear from the budget and legislative analyst and take a luminary action on any proposed cuts to do it by heart -- department budgets. i want to note there is a first-round draft spending plan

totaling $25 million over two years. it is available online at the budget and finance committee website. you can go to the website and cn budget information and then click on spending plan allocation. the reason why this information is important is because as you are aware, we have changed the way the budget process has beenn years, in previous years. this year i'm trying to bring, a lot more transparency. the list, many of you covet this list, this information is on the website. take a look at it and you can share with us your comment. please note that paper copies of this plan are also posted outside the chamber on the kio kiosk. and at the front of the room with the agenda. the plan serves as a proposal. it is just a draft in just a

proposal for how the board of supervisors might spend any additional available funds made available from unexpected revenue and from department cuts. it is meant as a first round document from which to start our discussion. based on the comments of the people who have given testimony here today, and the feedback from my colleagues, we will introduce a revised spending plan which will be published next monday. from there, this committee -- this committee may vote to increase funding to a policy area, mays -- make a proposed program area more specific, or cut a policy area completely. deliberations. this is critical. deliberations and changes to the second plan will be done in this chamber on june 25th, and a june 27th.

mr clerk, can you please call items one and two together. >> clerk: agenda number 1 is the annual budget an appropriation ordinance. estimated receipts and expenditures for the departments and city of san francisco for fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 22 -- 2020. title -- item agenda number 2 is a salary ordinance. that is all. >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, i have some announcements about the procedure and what you can expect for today. each member of the public will have an opportunity to speak. they will have an allotted time of one minute to speak. public speakers using interpretation assistance will be allowed to testify for two minutes of public testimony time limit. priority will be given to public speakers who may require special accommodations such as persons with disability, special

accommodations will also be given to the infirm, to seniors, or any person with a child under the age of five. saving of seats are standing in the chamber, as you know is prohibited. individuals should stand in line to speak and not gather ask -- in a group at the podium. only one person is allowed at the podium at any given time unless for interpretation or the individual is speaking on behalf of an entire group. speakers, speakers will not be called by speaker cards. those who wish to fill out a speaker card may do so to ensure their name is spelled correctly for the recording of the minutes. please, deposit your speaker card in one of the collection boxes or hand off your card to the staff. we will collect the cards right here in this box and this gentleman right here in the dark suit and the tie is also here to staff this committee meeting. vacant seats will be filled on a

first-come first-served order, with preference given to special accommodations in line. staff will escort those wishing to speak row by row, to be lined up on the isle next to the windows. that is over here, in the following order. benches by the windows, benches by the door, benches in the elevated area in the back of the chamber. benches, by the windows will be speaking first. benches by the doors will be speaking second. benches in the back out of the chamber in the elevated area will be speaking third. and if there's anyone else that has not spoken, they will be welcomed to speak. .-guessed please stay seated until staff has directed you to line up. individuals requiring interpretation assistance should notify staff and they will be escorted to the end of the speaking line to ensure there is efficiency of interpretations. after providing public comment,

speakers are requested to leave the chamber. individuals who do not wish to speak may stay in their seat. once individuals have left the chamber, you may sit in the overflow room, and as you may recall, the room is on the first floor, and you are free to continue to observe today's proceedings. speaking as a group, understand that one individual is speaking on your behalf, and you have signalled that the rest of the group does not intend to speak. once that speaker has concluded, the entire group will depart the chamber. groups are required to stay together in line. if you intend to speak as an individual, stay in the line with the rest of the individual speakers. if anyone, if anyone request a leave the chamber for any reason, and has not yet had an opportunity to speak, and wishes to return, inform the staff or the deputy sheriff to obtain a reentry stamp.

deputy, do you have the reentry stamp? outside at the door. okay. don't forget, if you are coming out and you need to come back in and you haven't spoken, get your hand stamped for a reentry stamp. no reentry will be allowed without the reentry stamp, and return to the same seat that you had before exiting. i know many of you are thinking, my goodness, this is a lot of rules, but as you can imagine there are several people we want to hear from today and it is important we stick to the rules so we can ensure that each individual has an opportunity to weigh in with his or her opinion in this opinion is important because it will be shaping this budget. i want to remind people that we are deliberating over $11 billion. it is a lot of money, as you know there are a lot of needs in the city. we want to do a good job. in order for us to do a good job, we have to make sure we abide by the rules and no one infringes on anyone else's allotted time.

all right? are we in agreement? all right. one more thing. if you hear something that you like, do this. it is very powerful and impactful. spirit fingers. if you hear something you do not like, simply do a thumbs down. no booing or hissing. none of that. we don't need any of that nastiness. we are just going to do spirit fingers or thumbs down. mr clerk, are we ready to go? all right. let's get excited ladies and gentlemen. it is time to get into the budget. all right i want to welcome the first public speaker. >> i am the chair, the cochair of the coalition, as well as the independent women's resource centre. the coalition is a proud member of the budget coalition. we supports that. when it was passed in 2016, it

was merely a job -- drop in the bucket for seniors and people with disability. the disability pool is 30% of our population. we support programs such as homeless house subsidies and the research program for employment opportunities for seniors and older adults so that people can continue to age with dignity and this disability and aging city. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker, please. ladies? welcome. >> i belong to the community music centre. the community music centre has 13 seniors and they all depend

on the teachers that are teaching us to sing properly. we learn how to sing and spanish, english and tag log. please help the seniors. without seniors, we cannot -- without teachers we cannot learn how to sing. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. [singing]

>> supervisor cohen: bravo! thank you ladies. bravo. thank you. that was beautiful. next speaker, please. come on down. come up to the podium. >> hello. i have a full-time job. i also have a nice place in the markets. however,, that wasn't always. i am a product of being homeless for 15 years. also, i deal with mental health challenges since the age of 13. what i would like to see out of the budget, i would like to see more date labour programs come back. it helped me get through my homelessness and got -- gave me purpose. i would like to see more access to mental health services like drop-in centres where people can

go and feel like they are not alone. also, i would like to see more housing built so people can get out of sros and people on the streets can get into the sros. i would like to see a more cohesive, kind of a tear thing from the streets, into sros and into sros and into studios or one-bedroom apartments. a lot is going on, but what i really want is for us to -- >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. >> good morning. i am representing three agencies in the inner sunset community organization. and sunset park tron eight," valley and sunset hearts -- sunset heights centre. we would like a senior program in our area. we have no facilities for seniors in our area.

there is no senior centre. we have met with st. john of god who has agreed to rent a space. we met with community living campaigns that have run community connector programs in the district and as well as in district 11. we would like to see the same thing in our area. we are asking for $44,000, a total of $44,000 for two years. 22,000 a year, approximately, to hire a community connector to bring in always active and to rent the space. thank you very much. >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. fantastic. come on down. next speaker. >> i am here to request a budget head back for the purposes of after granting the overhead utility wires and the equipment on them. this has been a long pending job for the city, and what we need

to have is a master plan to do that, and the funding to do that. it would be about 500,000 on a two year period with the expectation of a third year. or two things to say about the underground drain. it follows our city streets and as a potential danger to earthquake and a terrible inequity because the neighbourhood's most struck by this situation are the less damaged -- less advantaged neighbourhoods. i refer you to the website of the coalition to underground utilities. >> supervisor cohen: can you say that website one more time? >> sfc you you.org. >> next speaker, please. >> good morning. i am also working on the underground and of utilities

project. our goal is to rid the city of overhead utility wires and unsightly telephone poles. we are asking for an ad on $500,000 a year for three years for a master plan to specify the most efficient and cost-effective way to achieve this goal. i want to address the three main concerns for safety. they say that downed telephone poles may have caused some of the devastating california fires. second, the aesthetics. the beauty and appeal of san francisco are a source of pride, it also a source of revenue to many local businesses, and tourist revenue is vital to the city and we should make every effort to increase it. and third, inequity. most of the wealthier and commercial areas of the city -- >> supervisor cohen: thank you. thank you. got it.

next speaker, please. come on down. >> good morning. i am also here to speak about the underground and of utilities. you've heard the reasons why. i would like to just point out two things. first, the board of supervisors itself commissioned a task force in 2,004. nine from the mayor's office, i'm sorry. nine from other entities, and it made a recommendation, which was to develop a long-term master

plan and properly funded program to underground all utility wires within 50 years. .-guessed that report was published by the board of supervisors in january 2,007, and until now, almost nothing has been done. what we need is a master plan, and we need 500,000 -- >> supervisor cohen: thank you. we got it. we need a master plan, definitely. we got it. next speaker. >> good morning. i coordinate the older adult choir program for the community music centre. we provide a wide range of personal, social and quality-of-life benefits for older adults through a tuition free choir program established at 12 senior centres throughout san francisco. it addresses isolation and we do that through a structured program of rehearsals, community performances and social engagement. all specifically designed for ethnically diverse older adults.

we need 234,000 a year to run this 12 centre program. thank you. we ask for your support. >> supervisor cohen: that's 234,000 annually, or over two years? >> annually. that sustains the 12 choirs. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker. >> hi. i have been here before and let's say, i am back. i only have 1-2 years because i have a blood cancer. i was homeless for a year. luckily the q. foundation helped me get into the lottery certificate holder. i was denied my housing. my families lived on a farm and they went to a concentration camp and lost everything. my grandparents lived in a stable. and then we lost our apartment. we got red cross. we are certificate holders.

they evicted us. so that market rent people can get into our apartment. they did not have anywhere for me to go. twenty what foundations found me and found several places. a number 1 was right next door at thomas kane. i got my teeth and i was the first person and they denied me -- >> supervisor cohen: do you have a budget ask? >> i'm asking you to fund two foundations with long-term subsidies. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. got it. my pleasure. thank you. next speaker. >> hi. good morning. i think it still morning. my name is kristi and i am with senior disability action. san francisco is in a full blown housing crisis was skyrocketing the rent and evictions making it

impossible for people to find, or hang onto affordable housing. rather than continuing to put our money into our failing police system, can we refund affordable -- fund affordable housing, childcare, senior, and stability programs, a living wage jobs and community services? it is one of the most coveted cities in the world and yet the rich are stealing our homes from the poor. we ask that you help the budget to include six new buildings, new homes for the poor, and programs to help the city to remember we are not a forgotten people. >> supervisor cohen: you are advocating on behalf of senior disability action? got it. next speaker. >> hello. >> supervisor cohen: hello, sir. >> i am speaking also, also

working with the senior and disability action. >> supervisor cohen: can someone fix his mic? hold it for him. perfect. >> okay. is that better? >> yes. >> i wanted to say we are desperately in need of more housing four, not only the disabled and to the elderly, but just the poor in general, and the homeless people that we want to get off the street. i am blessed enough that i was put into a good housing situation. i'm over on door street. that is very inclusive of the whole community. they try to get everybody involved in the building so we have a microcosm of the community in general. we need more of that kind of housing and we need to tie it in with some of the housing for the silicon valley techies. so if they get to build a bunch of condominiums, that we also get housing for the disabled and

the poor. thank you very much. >> thank you next speaker. >> good morning supervisors. i am a senior from district five. i wanted to speak on behalf of expanding the rent stabilization program. especially seniors and people with disabilities, our one health emergency or job emergency away from homelessness. we live on a very fixed income. we have no options. if san francisco wants to prevent people living on the streets, or in their cars, it is imperative that we keep people in their homes. we need expanded rent stabilization programs. without it, one missed rent program, payment, will mean eviction. in a city of uncontrolled speculation