supervisor farrell: can john hough speak about it? he is city staff. supervisor kim: i don't understand. this is my bad as chair. i would like him to speak on this matter. how we can definitely have john speaker, and i will not put a time limit. >> beyond that, giving some sort of presentation is a campaign speech. supervisor kim: i don't think it would be any different from supervisor sponsors speaking. supervisor elsbernd: ted is not elected. supervisor kim: again, that is my fault. i apologize. i will ensure that we will keep to routine in the future. supervisor elsbernd: it is not routine that i am making a point out. this is an abuse of the process. it is a mistake to have a paid campaign advocates to have the chance to have the microphone. this is not about routine. it is a good government. supervisor kim: i disagree with that. the speech would not be any different. but if you would like john to speak first, we can do that. >> san francisco has a strong need to preserve housing. thanks to a state law, they spoke on new construction. the housing el