st. francis homelessness e homeless people having it have a place to go i'm grateful but unfortunately, we've seen the board of supervisors saving don't sleep in the parks or sit on the sidewalks instead of continuing to go down the path of criminalizing people we're giving people a place to go thank you very much (clapping.) >> thank you supervisor campos and i'll say the next time people will fund ice cream for everyone in the crowd i want to thank everyone behind and in front of the of me my colleagues on the board of supervisors on their support supervisor campos in particular for his leadership in the mission district and mayor ed lee and to motional i've never seep beacon hill duffey so happy beacon hill thank you for your leadership and your enthusiasm and without you, you, you obviously we wouldn't, here today i'll say first of all, to echo homelessness is an issue that effects every san franciscan and ever neighborhood and visitors but homelessness in our city and this issue we tackle that has been happening for years this is those are our mothers and father and brothers and sisters

homeless, not douse them. >> reporter: st. marys in san francisco is a beacon of home for the faithful and the needy. something the church was doing has people aghast. >> i wonder what pope francisf he heard what they are saying and what the church doing -- church is doing. . >> reporter: the church has been battling the homeless. >> we are having more and more feces and needles and dangerous items. regularly being left. >> two years ago a sprinkler system was installed. each night water would go on for a minute or more. >> to hopefully move the homeless out. >> leaders just wanted to keep homeless people from sleeping there. not douse them. >> it had an opposite effect from what it was intended to do. and for that we are very sorry and apologize. >> reporter: hours after