children youth and i want to speak in support of the families from monroe elementary school and balboa high school. we need for you as the leadership of this district to help our problems, both the repercussions that harmed the communities after. how do we actually repair the harm done at both of these schools and make people feel whole, safe, and welcome again, and i look at you to figure out a way to make these people feel the school district cares about them and values their education and values them as a part of this community. so we ask you to take immediate action to support these families, go to these school sites and solve these problems and work with the people at the school sites, the parents, the staff, and try to help people figure out what it's going to take to make them feel whole and regain their trust in the school district. thank you. >> good evening. is this on? my name is tammie brian, and i used to come here regularly, as mark sanchez may remember, and my daughter graduated in 2006 and i haven't been back in a while, but tonight i came to stand with my friend. i'm so dis

and throughout my time, you know, and i went to balboa high, so throughout my time in the neighborhood, random people late at night, homeless people, homelessness, everything, has always been a problem with that neighborhood. so with that being said, the fact that, you know, in that block and even on ocean avenue as a general statement, that retail establishments have all been on a decline, more service-based restaurants have been opening, and they close typically at 9:30. so between the period of 9:30 and when they reopen again, it's really desolate. it's like a really, really scary place sometimes if you're just, you know, a person that's not very familiar with the neighborhood walking around. you wouldn't want to. so i really feel like especially in that sector of it, like there's a lot of homeless people across the street, you know, hanging around at the 7-eleven. even right next to them sometimes. so, you know, with them being open, it promotes less homelessness in that area and it does provide, you know, the eyes and more traffic. and it also i feel like it complements what's goi

high school next year. we're hoping because he's thinking about going to balboa, he'll have continued access to filipino training and have a stronger sense of self and the world opened up to him that way. thank you for your time. >> hi, i got here late. i didn't have time it fill out the green card. may i speak briefly? >> are you ok with 10 seconds? because i'm not supposed to let you speak at all in you didn't fill out a card in time. >> i'm here to support the resolution. and i've been a public school parent for 15 years. and two more years, knock on wood. both my daughters are graduates of rosa parks elementary and they've taken -- they've taken the japanese program all the way through. it was a really proud moment when my older daughter received her certificate of biliteracy from the school district and i'm convinced that the richness of her exposure to language and cultural education and her continued exposure to japanese language played a role in her college application. and i'm happy to report that after two years, she's finally able to -- ok, thank you. i'm a proud parent and the language programs have