thank you. >> thank you jessica, ms. estrada. can i say before we open it up for public comment the number of grass-roots leaders over the years is inspiring. the capacity is amazing and that is one thing that might set san francisco apart from philadelphia and other cities and we is can have great expertise in economic health and work force development but without the community support and capacity there i'm not sure how successful we can be, but i'm ffert that we have amazing groups in the bay view, tenderloin, south of market and other areas and they're willing to share the expertise. supervisor kim. >> thank you. i am not sure if this is question is appropriate for you but i heard the small business owners are stating it's a positive impact on their health as well and the engagement and the clients and shifting more to families and children and seniors and i don't know if you could speak to that or someone else here? anyway it's a story that i heard and there are so many positive aspects to this that you might want think abou

jessica estrada from dy dc and ryan thier and both coordinating the great work of the tenderloin coalition and there is a number of youth and other leaders that are speaking in public comment. i wanted to say first off that this process to develop this legislation has taken several years looking at best practice in efforts in the bay view hunter's point area and philadelphia and new york and brooklyn and east bay for models of communities struggling to transform themselves from the corner stores that sell cigarettes and alcohol to neighborhoods that have much more businesses that sell healthy affordable and fresh produce. i also wanted to say that many of the food justice and access leaders that i have had the honor of working with helped me understand that food access and the struggle for healthy food in neighborhoods is a civil rights issue for many of the lowest income neighborhoods and on a city wide level as well, so this legislation sets up a pilot program that is city wide that draws from the amazing work from the bay view and the tenderloin neighborhoods and other neighborhoods as