. >> commissioner hamasaki: i understand. i understand. >> president hirsch: one at a time. >> commissioner hamasaki: let's start with a threshold. in the last year, how many tents has the department of public works and the police seized from individuals? >> i think the last count -- >> president hirsch: we need you at the mic. >> larry stringer, public works. the last count for the year that i remember seeing was 73 total. i think that was actually presented to the board -- [gavel]. >> president hirsch: come on. >> i think that was presented to the board for six months. i can get you that data, but that's the number that we presented to the board when we presented earlier this year. >> commissioner hamasaki: so let me ask you this question. this is to both the d.p.w. and the department. do each of you track each time you see somebody's tent? >> yes. >> commissioner hamasaki: department? >> yes, we have a -- [inaudible] >> -- hsoc d.p.m. >> commissioner hamasaki: so you can give us a report when you come back. and again, i th

commissioner hamasaki. >> commissioner hamasaki: thank you. so first off, commander lozar and all of the hsoc member organization service providers, you know -- you know, i've lived in the city for 25 years now. you know, homelessness has always been a crisis here. i -- when commander lozar presented about this about seven or eight months ago, i was really excited. and i'm really glad to hear from everybody. i think a lot of good work is being done out there, and i think all of their organizations working together is key to making a difference in moving the needle. but the question that i have tonight and the kerconcern tha repeatedly brought up with me -- there's a lot of concerns of the people in the city, the community, tourists, businesses, working people that take a look around us and say, you know, why do we have, in one of the wealthiest cities in the country, have this inequality and why are people being forced to live on the streets? and then, the other concern that's been put to me is this is a work in progress, and it sounds like ev