kefrpb -- kevin miller serve in that role. i think what he does at swords to plowshares and what he would bring to that role i would love to see on that board. in terms of seat 1 i would like to give my endorsement to mr. brendan rogers, not only in terms of his work at the library, which is really creative when you think about it, it is a place that people enter especially if they are homeless. i am grateful that you took on a leadership role to start a program there, as well as again the representation from the coast guard. in terms of seat 4, very torn about that but i'll wait to hear from supervisor cohen but i think that the representation from whether it's the women or lgbt community is really important so i would be happy to support miss vargas. mr. pandy i thought brought great insight and also i was impressed by mr. joinder's interest because i think both he and mr. pandy bring the younger voice to this particular commission, which is kind of lacking at the moment, also in terms of mr. joiner the private sector i thin

but i wasn't aware that kevin miller, who i have worked with in swords and he works in swords, i am on the board, was applying for this position. i have encouraged him to do that and i wasn't aware he had. kevin is very hard-working and very talented employee at swords to plow shares and knows a lot about what veterans need in this city. as for what i think the veterans commission should be doing in the next few years, i think homelessness is no. 1. the va, as we know, has messed up and the city has very little opportunity to do much about that, but the city has a great deal of influence over homelessness. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> supervisor tang, supervisor cohen, supervisor avalos, thank you for the opportunity to speak in front of you. my name is eddie ramirez, i served 22 years in the air force, native to san francisco, recently retired from the va medical center as the administrative officer for mental health. i am currently the coowner of mama art cafe and i am founder of one vet, one voice, a nonprofit that focuses on health care, education, housing and

but i wasn't aware that kevin miller, who i have worked with in swords and he works in swords, i am on the boar