ms. freedenbach for thanking everybody.he president, commissioner scott, and everyone working around these issues for, in your case, 25 years now. i didn't realize when i joined the police commission how big an issue policing and homelessness is. but since i've been on here, the issues of homelessness and the challenges that arise from it are at the forefront of this city. having people coming together around us and saying everybody -- and i agree. i think it's not that officers are out there ill-intentioned trying to -- setting up to harass homeless people. but structural issues that you've addressed and policies have created an untenable situation in how we address it. and i think that -- i hope -- i spoke to a reporter today and they said, is this just one of those resolutions that you guys pass and then forget? and i really hope that -- and i would like to be a part of this moving forward, the discussion. because i hope we can find a way to work together to ensure that unhoused individuals on the street are getting the

ms. freedenbach for thanking everybody. the president, commissioner scott, and everyone working around these issues for, in your case, 25 years now. i didn't realize when i joined the police commission how big an issue policing and homelessness is. but since i've been on here, the issues of homelessness and the challenges that arise from it are at the forefront of this city. having people coming together around us and saying everybody -- and i agree. i think it's not that officers are out there ill-intentioned trying to -- setting up to harass homeless people. but structural issues that you've addressed and policies have created an untenable situation in how we address it. and i think that -- i hope -- i spoke to a reporter today and they said, is this just one of those resolutions that you guys pass and then forget? and i really hope that -- and i would like to be a part of this moving forward, the discussion. because i hope we can find a way to work together to ensure that unhoused individuals on the street are getting th

ms. freedenbach for thanking everybody. the president, commissioner scott, and everyone working around these issues for, in your case, 25 years now. i didn't realize when i joined the police commission how big an issue policing and homelessness is. but since i've been on here, the issues of homelessness and the challenges that arise from it are at the forefront of this city. having people coming together around us and saying everybody -- and i agree. i think it's not that officers are out there ill-intentioned trying to -- setting up to harass homeless people. but structural issues that you've addressed and policies have created an untenable situation in how we address it. and i think that -- i hope -- i spoke to a reporter today and they said, is this just one of those resolutions that you guys pass and then forget? and i really hope that -- and i would like to be a part of this moving forward, the discussion. because i hope we can find a way to work together to ensure that unhoused individuals on the street are getting th

ms. freedenbach for thanking everybody. the president, commissioner scott, and everyone working around these issues for, in your case, 25 years now. i didn't realize when i joined the police commission how big an issue policing and homelessness is. but since i've been on here, the issues of homelessness and the challenges that arise from it are at the forefront of this city. having people coming together around us and saying everybody -- and i agree. i think it's not that officers are out there ill-intentioned trying to -- setting up to harass homeless people. but structural issues that you've addressed and policies have created an untenable situation in how we address it. and i think that -- i hope -- i spoke to a reporter today and they said, is this just one of those resolutions that you guys pass and then forget? and i really hope that -- and i would like to be a part of this moving forward, the discussion. because i hope we can find a way to work together to ensure that unhoused individuals on the street are getting th

ms. freedenbach drafted a resolution. i worked on it a little bit. it was approved by all three of us. it's now on the agenda for discussion and approval. i would welcome ms. freedenbach, if you have anything you would like to say, i'm thinking positive, but negative too if you want. [ laughter ]. >> really, you think i'm negative? >> no, i don't. >> jennifer freedenbach, executive director of the coalition on homelessness. really, really pleased to be standing here and really grateful for the thoughtful work of president hersh and the other commissioners for bringing this forward. this was also to add a follow up from the presentation we did several months ago on the healthy streets operations center. so, you know, i just want to point out, i'll be relatively brief, but tonight we have thousands and thousands of souls out there that literally have nowhere to go. our shelters are full. sthrr about 900 people waiting tonight for a shelter bed and housing, while we're talking about thousands and thousands of people waiting to no avail. we stopped tracking turn-away years ago. but what we

ms. freedenbach for thanking everybody.ident, commissioner scott, and everyone working around these issues for, in your case, 25 years now. i didn't realize when i joined the police commission how big an issue policing and homelessness is. but since i've been on here, the issues of homelessness and the challenges that arise from it are at the forefront of this city. having people coming together around us and saying everybody -- and i agree. i think it's not that officers are out there ill-intentioned trying to -- setting up to harass homeless people. but structural issues that you've addressed and policies have created an untenable situation in how we address it. and i think that -- i hope -- i spoke to a reporter today and they said, is this just one of those resolutions that you guys pass and then forget? and i really hope that -- and i would like to be a part of this moving forward, the discussion. because i hope we can find a way to work together to ensure that unhoused individuals on the street are getting the care, s