. >> hi, my name is kristen dialobos. i've lived in the tenderloin for years. some people have spoken well about the programmes, the street clean, both of which are important and remuc very much n. but what they give they is a sense of expect. my neighbors and i began to organize a few months ago to combat the 24-hour open air drug mark and the folks met with us and helped us organize and point us in the right directions. they inspired us and what started as a group of angry neighbors cleaning about the situation out front, they turned us into a positive force for good. i don't think we would be as far along and our neighborhood wouldn't be as improved as it is, if it hasn't been for their support. they have inspired all of us to keep going. i've been looking for more opportunities to get involved in the tenderloin and in all of the neighbors in san francisco and i'm familiar with a lot of different neighborhoods, there's no neighborhood more in need of a benefit district than the tenderloin. but also, a neighborhood that just has such a strong sense of communi