my name is liz katie, and i've worked with the homeless, particularly the homeless mentally ill for the past ten years, the past five in san francisco. it's been so wonderful to hear from the people in education, saying that they want to stay in this district but they are being pushed out. we are experiencing the same thing in the community of mental health. how sad as the richest city in america, we are here, some of the most in-need communities arguing who should get the money when it's very clear we are all in need of it. i'm here today to encourage you to grow the pot and think about the prop c and the prop g funding that's been held up in these lawsuits and to look at if there's not enough money to go around, certainly not funding anything that's not reimbursable especially when there are lower cost services. there are a lot of people here in san francisco who want to help who are called to our schools, who are called to work with our homeless populations, and that's really beautiful. and we're being priced out. we can't afford to be here. and one cause is not more important than t