my name is katherine watson. i'm an intern here in san francisco. i'm going to be reading a letter to you on behalf of a homeowner. my name is pete thompson. my wife and i lived in the same -- my wife and i lived in the same san francisco home on sacramento street for over 24 years. we started as renters, and when the opportunity presented itself many years ago, we were fortunate enough to purchase the home we had represented for so long. it is small, drafty, and older single family home. we reside there with our 3-year-old daughter. like many san francisco homes, it is somewhat short on square footage and storage space and will not accommodate a multi-generational family. we love san francisco and it has been our dream to one day expand our home into our forever home. part of being a forever home, it must be able to accommodate our family an and both of our aging parents. we believe the proposed legislation and policy changes fails to take that into consideration, and culturally shortsighted. we cannot emphasize this enough. my wife and i are aging