my name is jason robertson. i am a license clinical social worker. standard disclaimer -- what you saw about to say in no way affects the policies or opinions of the the part of a public health -- what i am about to say. i am here to speak on two matters today. one is the proposed cut to the homeless outreach team, and the other is the proposed cut to the hospitality house. i am a past president of

my name is jason robertson. i am a license clinical social worker. standard disclaimer -- what you saw about to say in no way affects the policies or opinions of the the part of a public health -- what i am about to say. i am here to speak on two matters today. one is the proposed cut to the homeless outreach team, and the other is the proposed cut to the hospitality house. i am a past president of the board of the hospitality house and current board member. you're sort of more than 20 years working in the tenderloin with poor and homeless people, primarily people who are mentally ill. the services before you are emergency services. what is interesting to me coming here today about the testimony i have heard is that emergency services are over represented. we have the neighborhood emergency response teams in their extremely stylish hard hats. we have the institutional police. the homeless outreach team and hospitality team are both equally emergence services. specifically, we work with people on the street who have no other option. typically, we look