san francisco how you guys doing? >> can i told you we're to incredibly thiefrld and a honor to be with everyone and san francisco i promise i are not finding a harder parch inside millard lux and shout out to andy in operations (clapping.) and our entire team of millard lux we got the keys to this place on the 11 of last month wow. and is we building in san francisco and here we are neighbors we're concerned citizens like everyone and 0 collectively as a community we are going to plug in energy into the walk that's exactly what we're to go; right? and ownership of us are part of the solution and this is our mail contribution to the city so millard lux opened yesterday and had hundreds of people walk there and telling us it of the we're healing that's was that of the like people walked there the park and said we i don't know how long those places are open but we've as i said a 9 year lease and want to have the experiences in the park so over here open on power side carla world-class give world-class give a caretakers

and the city of san francisco.mming one of your hosts ginger from nbc bay area and along side me is this gentlemen franko finn. i can't do you justice. >> you did great. good to see you, ginger. come on! this is one of my favorites ginger, i know each year how many been more then and there this year? 2-3, 4, a lot of supporters for thez now to this celebration, welcome this is one of the best celebration in my opinion especially in city hall. i look forward to i'm excited cohost with you again. we are the warrior season starting soon! all right. started this week. i'm excited 21 seasons for me, i can't believe it. >> you must have started really young >> 8. >> the high school we went to. >> exactly. why we were young. you know tonight i'm proud, october filipino american history month there is so much to celebrate it is already the end of the month. we are so proud to collaborate with the host committee a round to the host committee. by the way. working hard to make this possible for us tonight. >> yes. >> and toni

everybody in san francisco.ning and welcome to the special meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors for today. monday, november 20th, 2023. madam clerk, could you please call the roll? yes. supervisor chan. chan present supervisor dorsey. dorsey present supervisor engardio. engardio. present supervisor mandelman. mandelman. present supervisor melgar. melgar not present. supervisor peskin.

i have to give credit to the san francisco police department. who has done tremendous work to make sure those who are being committing crimes in have been caught a stagger number of arrests for those who have committed retail theft in san francisco and possess recently my office secured a guilty verdict in one of the individuals reasonable for looking at if took place in this area too years ago. on that infamous night (clapping.) i - i think what that tells you that even san francisco juries have tired of that and when we give them the leverage though need they will hold them accountable that's been been clear san francisco has tinder the corner on to issue i stand with the mayor to urge the board of supervisors have the need for increased technology to catch those perpetrators we know that so many see stores bashes of brazen nature the theft they had to move off policies their employees and shoppers feel safe we have to make sure would before be criminals we'll doing everything we can to make sure though are caught and prosecuted this is no lon

san franciscans are in support of a smarter, safer, san francisco. please support measure, thank you. >> good morning i'm annie li with chinese for affirmative action. provide services to monolingual chinese immigrants since 1969. not nearly the absence of harm but presence of thriving communities. to create thriving community in every neighborhood, our city public funding must be directed increasing language access in all city services and revitalizing our shared public space. p, transit and schools we need to reinvestment in safety net so no one falls throughout crack we can't forward to spend public fundos policing. focus evidence based solutions that really keep us safe. transform lots to small businesses. tenants have safe, stable housing. make sure we support upon teach and ares childcare workers. city voters approved prop e. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about true public safety. >> hi. i'm claire wow with the chinese progressive association and we have served wing class chinese immigrants for 50 years. i'm a san francisco

a san francisco 911 dispatcher. jot train that this dispatchers receive for street crisis team and our new program is to triage calls for mental health as a medical call. we don't tree it as a police matter more a medical matter enthusiasm clint iings, paramedics emt's and councilors are dispatched through 911. we dispatch teams trined identify the crisis. they sends an emt and medic. if you are upon experiencing an emergencior worry body machine's safety on the street call 911 >> nonemergencies use 311. you can learn more about the street pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands. one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. vice president carter, i'd like to take roll. commissioner walker here. commissioner benedicto here. mr. yanez here. commissioner byrne

born and raised in san francisco. cable car equipment, technically i'm a transit operator of 135 and work at the cable car (indiscernible) and been here for 22 years now. i grew up around here when i was a little can i. my mom used to hang in china town with her friends and i would get bored and they would shove me out of the door, go play and find something to do. i ended up wandering down here when i was a kid and found these things. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> fascinated by them and i wanted to be a cable car equipment from the time i was a little kid. i started with the emergency at the end of 1988 and drove a bus for a year and a half and i got lucky with my timing and got here at cable car and at that time, it really took about an average five to maybe seven years on a bus before you could build up your seniority to come over here. basically, this is the 1890s verse ever a bus. this is your basic public transportation and at the time at its height, 1893, there were 20 different routes ask this powerhouse, there -- and th

our san mateo county agency is supporting the san francisco airport so we are well prepared for this events. here is our call to axz. we are asking the public, stay vigilant. if you see something, say something. we should do that always no matter what you see, we will check it out. don't be afraid to call. be patient. as special agent brown mentioned, many areas of the city will be impacted by street closures, detours, buses rerouted, public transportation rerouted and dignitaries escorts. it will take all patience to get through this week. we will keep you informed and make sure you know what routes you can take for public transportation, what routes are closed so you can plan accordingly. we encourage you to take public transportation or walk, but most importantly, please enjoy the city as you would normally. this police department and our public safety partners will be out 24/7 as always insuring our community is safe. last, let's please be respectful and tolerant of one another. many people from many cultures and many different countries with many different ways of life will be c

safer san francisco will deliver better for the people of san francisco. [applause] with that, i like to turn it over to one of the few supervisors on the board of supervisors who actually supports common sense public safety measures, supervisor catherine stefani. [applause] >> thank you mayor breed. it is a pleasure to be out here this morning with community and public safety advot cans and applaud the mayor for this measure, because it is so needed. the other day i was in the presidio in my district at the festival and after i spoke there was a man waiting for me, waiting to speak to me about something, and he came up to me and said, supervisor stefani, do you have a minute and i said, of course. he said about a year ago my son was murdered and i have been work wg the san francisco police department who have been absolutely incredible. the homicide investigator has been there for me and my family every step of the way, but the problem he is pulled to other details and he is not able to devote hundred percent attention to it because of our staffing shorta

san francisco was selected. because it was clear that with the conference centers the hotel recommends and the ability to show case one of the great cities of the united states this was the right place for the president to host the summit. and for those of you when don't know of the 22 member nations of apeck every year a different country is the one that hosts. and when it came to president biden, this was not a small decision. on the side of the white house. and when we at the state level argued is this california is the right place to welcome the world leaders for a few significant reasons briefly. one, you look at the population of the us. it is about 6% a ap i according to the last census. in california it it is 17% a ap i. that is extraordinary. it is higher as we know in cities in san francisco county and across the bay area. in terms of trade, california is the fifth largest economy in the world. we are the powerhouse economy that we experience here learningly because of our connectedness to the pacific

he'll be heading to san francisco, here to san francisco . will he?pex summit. that is well under way right now. world leaders from 21 different countries are going to be participating in all of this. and they're going to be talking about climate change. one of the big issues facing many countries around the world. and earlier today, president biden, in fact, spoke from the white house, talking about $6 billion invest into combating climate change around the country. the president said that he was making a public government assessment of the impact of climate change nationwide. and that's going to be discussed here at the apex summit. we've been following the story as the president gets ready to depart from andrews air force base and head here to san francisco for the apex summit. we'll have much more throughout the newscast and at kptv.com as well. >> 827 new research suggests intermittent fasting, which many people do to manage their weight, could also help people with diabetes. a study out of the university of illinois-chicago found people with typ

the san francisco examiner is san francisco's oldest locally owned newspaper. it is the newspaper of william randolph hurst and mark twain, so incredible history in san francisco and we cover all it the evenlts events in san francisco and particularly focused now on everything happening to bring san francisco back. >> which is a big part of the story right now where san francisco has been and where it is going. you brought us here to the palace of fine arts because it is one of your favorite places. why are we here? tell us why it matters >> the palace of fine arts was built in 1915. it was part of the exhibition meant to show case san francisco after recovering from the 1906 earthquake. since then it has become a symbol of ingenuity and rezil silience. on a personal level i used to come here as a little girl and the exploratorium amazing scientific museum was based here and as i have gone through life, i come back here and see there is lots of community members out, people like to picnic here and i have a two month old i get to bring him down here and go for w

san francisco was selected. because it was clear that with the conference centers the hotel recommends and the ability to show case one of the great cities of the united states this was the right place for the president to host the summit. and for those of you when don't know of the 22 member nations of apeck every year a different country is the one that hosts. and when it came to president biden, this was not a small decision. on the side of the white house. and when we at the state level argued is this california is the right place to welcome the world leaders for a few significant reasons briefly. one, you look at the population of the us. it is about 6% a ap i according to the last census. in california it it is 17% a ap i. that is extraordinary. it is higher as we know in cities in san francisco county and across the bay area. in terms of trade, california is the fifth largest economy in the world. we are the powerhouse economy that we experience here learningly because of our connectedness to the pacific

san francisco, 94102. silence devices you may have brought in the chamber and if you have documents you wish to include in the file you brought leave them on the rail and i will pick them up. items acted upon today will appear on the board agenda of november 28, 20 tea unless stated. >> thank you. before we call item within a motion to excuse xrierz melgar from the meeting. call the roll. >> on a motion to excuse melgar from the meeting member supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> chair preston. >> aye. >> mr.s vice chair. >> thank you. call item one. >> agenda item number one is a resolution adding place making street signs laeth and lbgtq+ cultural district to 26 street sign in south of market neighborhood in the vicinity of the allegra and lbgtq+ direct brent on, sthird, mission and 12 and division street recognition and honor poverty history and contributions of the laeth and lbgtq+ community pursuant to the plaque ordinance in public works code 789. thank you this item is sponsored by supervisor dorsey. the f

en san francisco nos podrÁn realizar sus ventas en esta zona. >> estoy en la ciudad de san francisco el plan dÓnde ya no podrÍan vender en ese lugar. no hubo una respuesta clara sobre dÓnde sÍ podrÁn vender. no hubo realmente una propuesta clara. >> es lo que ella me preocupa. yo vendo tejidos y manualidades. he hecho una inversiÓn y es lo que me preocupa a mÍ. para ellos es muy preocupante la situaciÓn. paula: tres personas terminaron en el hospital luego de ser rescatadas de un edificio en llamas. el siniestro dejÓ al menos ocho personas sin hogar. una carrera ilegal en un barrio residencial en oakland terminÓ con un aparatoso choque. los dueÑos de estos coches este es el reporte. en una presunta carrera clandestina chocaron, el impacto fue tan fuerte que estos cinco carros quedaron destruidos. >> se vio lo metales retorcerse. >> me quede sin nada >> segundos mÁs tarde recoge la pistola y se va. hasta el momento no se han efectuado arrestos. una persona vino. la policÍa no dijo nada. >> suelos contactÉ a ustedes para levantar la voz. estÁn esperando quÉ les dicen las compaÑÍas de s

es mi reporte en vivo en san josé flavio lacayo noticiero telemundo.s. fue un menú variado. incluyó unas 1200 porciones de pastel de manzana con calabaza como postre. además se entregaron otro tipo de artículos de primera necesidad, como jabones. >> si estamos aquí en el parque de saint james para el día de gracias, apoya a nuestros vecinos sin hogar, personas que viven en las calles con, con comida y ropa. >> bueno, esta obra comenzó hace varios años en ese lugar para regalar comida de acción de gracias a unas 20 personas sin embargo, los organizadores se dieron cuenta que había otro grupo al que no se les pudo dar nada, por lo que decidieron desde entonces y se comprometieron a regresar cada año para repartir, repetir la entrega. esta vez se aseguran que nadie se quede con las manos vacías y si todavía no tiene planes para este fin de semana, tal vez le interese darse una vuelta por el estadio papale park en san josé. >> ya que este viernes regresa esta exhibición que tiene en pantalla son imágenes de años pasados, pero mire, tienen una serie de bosq

for the people of san francisco. someone who drives, catches mounty, walks and bikes everyone brings something different at this time table there is a way to come together on the different bodies in order to push policies in san francisco that makes san francisco better. i either get the credit or the blame for whatever you do. keep this in mind as you make policy and do good things with those policies. more important low. thank you for your service. because this is service to the city and county of san francisco. xu your capacity as commissioners. common sense of the groups you are public servients. and it is so important that you take the roles seriously and you do everything you can to serve the people of san francisco and know that even though you minot get thanked every day for take your personal time to devote. i say thank you for your service and commitment to the city and county of san francisco. i will ask all the commissioners who are worn in today to stand up here. so we can get started. >> the reason wher

this isn't a unique funomnm to san francisco. san francisco still has a lot of work to do, but none the less, we are recognizing that downtown is changing, it isn't just stacking people in offices, it is stacking people and that forces a function of reimagining future of downtown and looking at zoning issues and state components in terms of zoning. we have done a lot, probably more then any administration in modern times in terms of supporting local to break down barriers a relates to zoning and land use and the commitment is work with locals to do the same to move the downtown in a different direction. we formalized the work group, been meeting a year. have a lot of legislative leaders from the bay area eager to engage in the process and imagine you will see movement in the legislative session as it relates to tax incentives and the like and increments. those are more challenging. a lot of rules and regulations but those are component part of the discussion. >> governor newsom, urban california dealt with a image problem nationa

the warmest locations tomorrow, santa cruz, san jose, low 70s, even mid-70s around san ra teen and down into gilroy. clear skies right now, one change tomorrow will be increasing high clouds and these should be mostly pretty sunset clouds, not much substance when it comes to any rain as you see here in the futurecast moving forward through the day tomorrow. a mix of clouds and sun at times. no raindrops underneath those clouds. things may briefly change wednesday night and thursday as this cold inside slighter set up weather system that drops in near the sierra could briefly bring a few isolated showers between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. thursday morning. just like that heading through the afternoon, skies clear. higher impact could be possible for the sierra. as you can see, not much in the way of measurable rain here. the temperatures cold enough, may get some snow showers around lake tahoe for thanksgiving into early friday. as we continue on, it's the weekend. there you go, more sunshine and clearing skies through saturday and sunday. good for the return trip home out of the holiday we

esto es en san francisco.cales, estatales y también federales acaban de anunciar un esfuerzo más agresivo, dicen, para combatir el narcotráfico en esa ciudad. vamos con nathalie vera y está en vivo desde san francisco con más información sobre esto. >> natalie. bueno, las las autoridades dicen que buscan erradicar el mercado de drogas al aire libre específica mente en el distrito de tenderloin que como sabemos, ha sido un área de preocupación para las autoridades. >> dijeron que buscan lograrlo realizando más operativos, más arrestos y con esfuerzos para agilizar el proceso penal. cuando se trata de estos casos. así lo anunciaron los funcionarios estatales, locales y federales en una conferencia de prensa. esta tarde. el fiscal federal dijo que el fentanilo es barato y fácil de traficar por los cárteles, pero advirtió que aquellos que vendan la droga en el tenderloin serán arrestados y enfrentarán cargos federales. las agencias federales trabajarán con la policía de san francisco para redadas frecuentes. el fi

bueno, nos encontramos en san francisco, eh?uierda. vemos a otros elementos de la policía de san francisco en bicicleta. obviamente para resguardar la calma en la zona. todavía hay un poquito de dificultad. los autobuses están pasando poco a poco como podemos ver, hay bastante tráfico, pero sin embargo las autoridades lograron desviar a los manifestantes hacia la calle grand. en estos momentos lo más recomendable es que no ve, no transite en los vehículos por esta área, precisamente porque hay demasiadas personas. se calcula o calculamos más o menos que fueron unos 2000 o son unos 2000 manifestantes los que están participando en esta marcha a favor de palestina, ya que como sabemos, el presidente joe biden llegó al aeropuerto de san francisco a eso de la 13:30 de la tarde, al igual que el presidente de china, y se esperan otros mandatarios que lleguen mañana para que participen en el foro de la apec aquí en san francisco, el cual lleva ya su 4o día. así que nosotros vamos a mantenernos al tanto de lo que está ocurriendo acá. reg

san francisco to the world and, and, and rendering tuned for that having that event possible in san francisco. and we hope that we can have this kind of mature bridge again in japan and in other parts of the world thank you, again, for today and congratulations. thank you. (clapping.) i also want to give a shout out to some of our community members of the squares deputy city attorney i can't and connie for the record and economic development want to shout out to another one who works there and japan and i see patrick who is here. thank you very much for joining us really is a close comment community that work closely together and at this time, i want to ask is grace or steve. >> okay. we're to ask fire commissioner steve to come up and say a few words (clapping). >>. thank you very much. mayor breed and council germany want to give a real recognition to mayor breed in terms of our presence and support in the western addition yeah fillmore and japantown for our responsibility as mayor of the san francisco. i need to recognize the repetitive of our community which are many folks behin

chinatown. >> (music). >> welcome to san francisco japantown. >> san francisco japantown is the oddity downtown in the united states. >> it was founded in the late 1800s by japanese immigrants for construction over the jars japantown has become a home to a japanese community with restaurants and shops and a popular tourism decision in the heart of san francisco. and san francisco and japantown is quite unique it is one of the three remaining chung's by the states and how i explain japantown we're a city within a city to taste and experience the japanese culture but really be a community what is all about and one of the best things about japantown is the food. there are dozens of shops in the neighborhood serving from modern deserts and go with friends. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is t a leader of the japantown to we try to provide something they creates like savory yummy favors we try to provide like japanese flavor as well as for the japanese customers. >> if you're foodie or looking for a quick and delicious meal you're sure to find something. >> it is a authentic japa

i'm priaat haight and ashbury in san francisco. here with an a. anna why don't you tell us about the standard. >> the stanered focused on san francisco. i manage policy politic and government coverage which mean weez are focused on apec and excited what is a really big week in the city. >> why did you want to bring us to the haight? >> this neighborhood is special to me because i grew up in this neighborhood but also famous for being the center of the counter cultural movement, the hippies were hanging out and grateful dead. also a great place to go shopping and ventage shopping recollect trendy stuff. there is something for everyone on haight street. some oof my faivs are held over and waste land. a favorite bar is [indiscernible] has a gorgeous unique bar and a great juice box as well. >> we have enough work, we can get a drink. come check out the haight when you are in is. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> hi friends i'm co-sponsor radio here and exploratorium in san francisco with my friends emily changing we have a brand new show that

with sand the way that san francisco was and when you look at a map of san francisco have a unique street grid and one of the thing is those streets started off in extremely long piers. but by 1875 they know they needed more so the ferry building was built and it was a long affair and the first cars turned around at the ferry building and picking up people and goods and then last night the street light cars the trams came to that area also. but by the late 1880s we needed something better than the ferry building. a bond issue was passed for $600,000. to build a new ferry building i would say 800 thousand for a studio apartment in san francisco they thought that was a grand ferry building had a competition to hire an architecture and choose a young aspiring architect and in the long paris and san francisco had grand plans for this transit station. so he proposed the beautiful new building i wanted it wider, there is none tonight. than that actually is but the price of concrete quitclaim two how and was not completed and killed. but it opened a greater claim and became fully operational bef

el se encuentra en san francisco.teriormente hace un par de horas, donde mostramos de que los agentes del orden realizaron como tú mencionaste, estos arrestos. >> continúa este problema en el puente bridge para aquellas personas que tengan planeado cruzar sobre esa vía e esta obstruida. en ese momento las autoridades continúan y permanecerán por muchas más horas sobre el puente. todavía manejamos una unos arrestos, el número de arrestados a 50 y sabemos de que ese número va a subir porque le mostramos también imágenes en vivo sobre e más arrestos que se estaban realizando en el momento. >> así es. y las autoridades pues nos han dicho de que esta cifra va a cambiar porque todavía continúan remolcando carros de ahí, de donde estaban estos manifestantes. agradecemos la sintonía de nuestros amigos en el valle central, fresno y sacramento. este en este telemundo sacramento. >> así es, si puede continuar nuestra cobertura en nuestras páginas web y plataformas sociales ♪♪. ♪♪. >>> es jueves. 17 de noviembre. este informado e

[laughter] >> welcome to san francisco. >> thanks skylar. >> >> good morning, everyone i'm san francisco mayor london breed and welcome to union square (clapping.) i want to thank maurice from the union scare lineups our downtown ambassadors and police department fire department and - all the city agencies the department of public works supervisors president peskin our district attorney meaning and bill scott so many people to talk about the existing emphasis holiday hopping season (clapping.) all the shoppers out there the visitors i want you to make our way we want to see the businesses here doing well, let me tell you we're experienced challenging times in san francisco i don't know about you i'm feeling to how much and lemon tell you why yesterday, we announced the mba all star game is coming to san francisco in 2025 we announced that will be back in 24. (clapping.) next week e next week san francisco will play host to action park or pack the park and planning coordination we will be welcoming 231 economics from around the world the significant event is at san francisco. has it's hos

también san rafael, la península de san francisco y el panorama pues va a ser de lluvias.ice exactamente dónde está pasando el sistema. aquí estamos viendo san rafael, hay lluvias hacia sureste, muy cerca de la autopista 80. vámonos más hacia. en este acercamiento lo que es la península de san francisco en san francisco está lloviendo al momento. atención la autopista 2 80, al igual que la 80 en oakland, comienzan a llegar estas bandas de nubosidad que van a seguir trayendo precisamente toda esa humedad. qué pasa en san josé? comienza ya a nublarse, a caer algo de lluvia. recuerde que el sistema viene de sur hacia el norte, por lo tanto, ya en los próximos minutos para milpitas comenzará a llover en la región. vámonos a santa cruz, donde está lloviendo . en esa línea, de forma un tanto intensa, se espera cerca de media pulgada en la región. pasa rápidamente a medida que se mueve este sistema, pero los vientos van a seguir soplando del sur cercanos a las 26 millas por hora por lo menos a las 19:00 de la noche en oakland, san josé, en los 22 zonas altas pudieran alcanzar has

it started in san francisco. it's built up in san francisco. it would be embarrassing for salesforce to have it anywhere other than san francisco. it's good it will stay here. >> not embarrassing, it will stay here. scott, a lot of big events are coming to the bay area in the next few years. >> this has been an unusually strong week for san francisco, audra. we have talked about all the problems. those remain, but, really, some of them, they say winning erases a lot of problems. this has been some big wins. you think about the nba all-star game. that's coming to chase center in 2025. the year after that the bay area will see the super bowl, the world cup. all sorts of cities in the bay area will benefit from the soccer tournament. and that brings a ton of business, a ton of tourism, and it even put san francisco, obviously already on the map, on the map in a much more positive way than they've been seen on the map in the last couple of years, and that's good news for its businesses, its restaurants and hotels but even future startups that say t

safer san francisco will deliver better for the people of san francisco.plause] with that, i like to turn it over to one of the few supervisors on the board of supervisors who actually supports common sense public safety measures, supervisor catherine stefani. [applause] >> thank you mayor breed. it is a pleasure to be out here this morning with community and public safety advot cans and applaud the mayor for this measure, because it is so needed. the other day i was in the presidio in my district at the festival and after i spoke there was a man waiting for me, waiting to speak to me about something, and he came up to me and said, supervisor stefani, do you have a minute and i said, of course. he said about a year ago my son was murdered and i have been work wg the san francisco police department who have been absolutely incredible. the homicide investigator has been there for me and my family every step of the way, but the problem he is pulled to other details and he is not able to devote hundred percent attention to it because of our staffing shortage.

las condiciones en san josé. ahí está el arbolito.esta tormenta. >> y ahora vamos a regresar a san francisco con libertad pedraza, que está en una de las protestas. esto en cuanto a la guerra entre israel y gaza. >> libertad está justamente en el área de embarcadero cómo está todo por allá? libertad >> así es. >> y ustedes pueden verse. continúan movilizando en esta zona de embarcadero. son varios grupos que están dispersos en el área, pero todos tienen mensajes similares. estén específico es de la liberación de palestina y ustedes pueden ver que son cientos las personas que están aquí. hace un momento estaba lloviendo. aún así, estas personas continuaron marchando y no solamente están realizando la demostración de marchar, también ellos hicieron un evento justamente para realizar un altar. por lo que dicen es un genocidio que está pasando en palestina. el mensaje que ellos están dando es directamente para el presidente joe biden, que estuvo aquí en moratorium, en el embarcadero más temprano el día de hoy, y ellos lo que dicen es que

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the city of san francisco and st. anthony to provide the services with the focus on the person so this we can help people to get out of the situation. and we are here to help 300 more people every year to exit the cycle homelessness and poverty and abuse every year. we are here today because of the good work of so many people of good limp we are here because providence our friends and partners set up the shelter on the very difficult circumstances in covid times and run it extremely limp and they will continue to do this, thank you providence foundation for this. [applause] we are here because the good work of providence foundation was supported by the good work of elected officials starting dean preston and his team who helped setting up this shelter. as a first step, thank you to them as well. and we are here and we are here especially we because of the caplin's they had vision andien officersity to step and lay the ground work to prevent eviction, thank you very much you are an inspiration to us. [applause] >> and