my name is tony robles. i represent senior and disability action, an organization serving seniors and people with disabilities throughout san francisco. we support the hespa asks. want to talk a little bit about the housing subsidies. those are so important. a member of our organization who is, you know, in her 80's, you know, just received a rent increase, and she's not the only one. but i just want to illustrate that leaves her with very little money for much else. a subsidy would help her and others like her by providing some breathing room. it would help those who have been on waiting lists who lucky number comes up but they can't qualify because of income requirements. this situation is of great concern or a great, rather, cause of stress for many seniors and people with disabilities. this stress definitely has health consequences. we also need to fund eviction defense attorneys. i think the ask on that was 2 million, if i'm not mistaken. too often, you know our seniors and folks with disabilities get t

tony robles representing san francisco senior and disability action. urging you to vote no on this appeal. i, too, was there on the night of iris canada's eviction. the applicants clearly misrepresented the facts on two condo conversion applications, saying that iris canada moved out in 2012, and that she was -- was not evicted. at the same time, they said in a d.r. request to planning that she was living at the page street address. they even submitted a picture of her in 2014. so again, you know, we need to take from this that we have to send a message, do not reward this type of behavior, don't -- you know, don't -- do likewise and deny this. i implore you, board of supervisors, to do this, to deny it as it is the right thing to do. >> clerk: thank you. thank you for your testimony. next speaker, please. >> i volunteer at the san francisco tenants' union, and i would like to ask the board to please not approve the condo conversion, and i would like to say to peter owens, jeff pierce and everyone else, even the deep pockets eventually are empty. pleas