. >> thank you okay the next applicant, is clinton loftman? >> good morning supervisors, thank you for allowing me to be here before scheduled, it's grately appreciated, i'm delighted to be here. -- [inaudible] would like to be a part of in trying to alleviate some of that disparity i lived in san francisco over 30 years, the majority is in the east bay i see that is a potential weakness in my candidacy, but it's an opportunity to bring a different perspective to the community, i have 25 experience of affordable housing development, community economic development, and urban planning. with the oakland housing authority. affordable residential and mixed use projects, all of these projects include people with special needs, such as those who are homeless formerly homeless developmentally disabled those with mental health issues etc. working with local, state, and federal funding sources, such as the block program home emergency shelter grant, housing tunts for persons with aids -- i funded and financed a project, including emergency shelters for