patricia card farrell. i am applying for seat number two.ve my current experiences with and the san francisco shelter system would greatly enhance the efforts of the shelter monitoring committee. the city of san francisco is constantly attempting to raise the level of operation and care of the homeless population. as a disabled client and a resident in the shelter system, i continue to gain valuable insight and understanding the needs and challenges in providing ongoing support service to our nation's homeless population. i have a client in the disability system of the city since my return to the bay area in february of 2010. before this time, i have been afforded the benefit of experience in homelessness and shelter placement in 25 shelters and at least 25 different states beginning with my displacement home in atlanta georgia in 2007. this experience has afforded me the benefit of personally witnessing the day-to-day operation of many of our best and worst shelter operations. take away these experiences, and when given the opportunity to s