my name is andrew mendes. i'm a formerly homeless resident of san francisco and like the district attorney said -- the public defender said, that people are in jail because they're poor. there's only two types of americans. there are americans who are -- who have access to health care and education based on their family's economic status and there are those who are denied access to health care and education based on their family's economic status. when i became homeless it was essentially for the reason became homeless, mommy and daddy were not there to help. i think everybody knows if we build that prison who is going to go there and why? so, don't do it. a good -- my favorite supervisor said to me one time, if you only have a hammer, all of your problems will look like nails. so, just keep that in mind. and there are obviously ways to fix a problem, ways to not fix a problem. so, if i can it. ~ fix it. thanks. >> thank you very much. next speaker. (applause) >>> good afternoon, my name is jeff caldwell. i'm