. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb. i had no idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then

. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb.dea what it would be like, but when i tered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty i share a story that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community se i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and ace that didn't have volunteers was westbay.mi a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honestyit is just like family fills i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then 1500 square feet. the programming was such that anyone would like [indiscernible] and we were al

. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb. no idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then 1500

. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb.o idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then 1500 sq

. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb. i had no idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then

. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb. i had no idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then

. >> so, i began at westbay in 200 saechb. i had no idea what it would be like, but when i entered it was over 50 kids in a small room. we are so happy someone was there to help them and honesty, i share a story because that is really when i fell in love with the westbay. my name is carl la, the director of westbay filipino multiservice center. in the spring of 2007 at usf, we had to do community service hours and i was very last minute so the last to sign up for a place and the only place that didn't have volunteers was westbay. started as a volunteer, i knew nothing about the community. i just saw kids that were trying their best, growing up in a place that might just be filled with a lot of home lessness and violence and drug use, but we didn't care and wanted more and want to be in soma and help and see what i can do. 2007 when i started westbay didn't have a lot of funding. when we were there, honesty it is just like family fills up a space, i didn't realize how small it was. at the old space we had probably not more then

westbay uses it, united players uses it. it's a nonprofit art foundation building.nd it was covered. we had to actually deal with meth and fentanyl addicts daily, and we did. and we kept the community safe. and we spent ten years working on it. i think that what commissioner waldorf's idea was, was trying to find a middle ground a couple of weeks ago, and that is activate all the ground floor space. and that's what we have to do. we can't just put another dead building in the heart of a community that's actually trying to come back. they spent four years raising capital to build the new building right across the street for a parolee reentry program. do you know what happens when you get out of jail after 30 years? you get 200 bucks. they're actually doing god's work. i'll leave it at that for right now. thank you. commissioner baldauf. yeah, i want to pick up commissioner baldauf. could you please turn your microphone on? yes. i overwhelmed by all of you in the community who've taken the time to come here and educate me and educate us. and, you know, one of the thin