. >> alan kingston, with power outage, with the department of public health. i am living proof that these to work. these services are helpful. to get rid of them is absurd. as far as going down to the tenderloin and south of market, i have used almost every one of these resources. they work. from being homeless on the street to having my driver's license, if it were not for these programs and other outreach, and the catholic charities that helped to get us into an sro, we would probably still be on the street out there. this gives us hope. there is a little hope on the streets because of these programs. if you take these away, you are blowing it. you have finally found something that works. i am one of the people who has used these resources, and they do work. thank you. >> thanks for the opportunity to speak. my name is antonio. i am a consumer advocate. we oppose all cuts. i live with paranoid schizophrenia. the budget cuts might affect my peers that have mental-health challenges. every year, we plead to health and human services not to cut services. they he