joining me now is charlie seamus, the policy director for the council of community housing organizations>> why is it important for voters to pass this proposition? >> housing affordability and economic recovery is on the hearts and minds of so many of us in the bay area. too many of us have experienced housing and security. they are limited by the housing options we have. that is why proposition a is so important. even our policymakers and legislators have affirmed that as a huge priority in terms of the mandate for the 46,000 new or additional units. most of the housing has been developed over the past few years and has been largely unaffordable to everyday san franciscans. what that means is our local workers, primarily those with the lowest incomes are unable to afford market rents. it means that the next generation coming up in the city can imagine a future in their own hometown. it means our educators are not able to live in the communities where they teach. prop a is really part of that solution. it is our ability to make a long-term investment in order to stabilize our local econo