my name is laurie cook and i work for the san francisco public safety office of policy planning. i'm here to support the language of section 65 because we believe it will increase patient access to health-care facilities and needed preventive care. as you know, the mission of dph is to protect the health of all san franciscans. and we want to ensure that all san francisco residents have equal and safe and respect for the acts as to achieve what they need and drive off the mall access and health and wellness. we want to make this the easy choice so residents avoid hospitalization and cost the department use. we believe the proposed changes to the san francisco police code have the power to change access for all san franciscans, and particularly those who are vulnerable, such as seniors, persons with disabilities, young children and others. we believe the san francisco board can help to seek a per great care when needed. supervisor avalos: right now, an individual can place personal items on a sidewalk adjacent to the white zone. being able to do that through the placement of artic