my name is george ann ross. i'm a member of access of love and a san francisco resident. it's a pleasure to be here with my fellow city residents in our historic and beloved city hall. i moved to san francisco in part because of its reputation in part for openness and acceptance. as i see the intent of prop 215 diminished by the emergence of retail sales, i wonder why are we no longer accepting the most disadvantaged among us. the intent of 215, which was passed in 1996 was that the most in need of medications were not forced to go to unreputable businesses. do we plan to put profit over people in this city? after working here as a paralegal and software q.a. engineer in the late 90's, i moved home to do cancer care giving for my elderly father in virginia for a few years. i cooked for him, took him to appointments, arranged his medication and so on. besides the pain discomfort he experienced as a result of having cancer, and enduring radiation and chemotherapy treatments, he also had severe arg argumentati arthritis in his back. he took numerous medications. i know becau