my name is malia chavez, and i'm speaking in behalf of my role as director of hespa, the emergency providers association. i wanted to point out that this was an opportunity for us to really figure out what the budgetary process it for -- is for the department? there are a number of budgets that contribute to the overall budget of the department and it's unclear what that separate set of budgets look like. and without going through a sunshine request or without asking for more details, the response from the department was that it's a separate budget that doesn't actually appear through the board of supervisors process or the mayor's budget? and so just again, one more better opportunity to under where all these resources are going? and so i know one of the requests here was around process and transparency and costs that might be able to go to service providers. it would be really great just to better understand what we currently have and be able to have oversight as well as an opportunity to provide feedback around prioritization or requests from a community standpoint, so thank you. >> chair

my name is malia chavez, and i'm here as chiair person for the homeless advocacy organization. we are here in support of proposition c. i'm also here to represent that we support the commission as a way to balance power and for facilitating decision making around complex and difficult issues which should not be the purview of just a few. again, we've heard highlights around the policies that are impacted by these departments. a few examples that we've experienced as supervisors are pregnancy and the definition of families for access to coordinated entry and housing resources as well as policy for individuals fleeing domestic violence. there's still a challenge as to individuals being able to access coordinated entry when staying at shelters. again, another polish to be addressed. budget priorities such that supervisor haney already mentioned around not having any input or oversight around what the departments are thinking in prioritizing. and another one is the definition of homelessness, which we've moved way. the more inclusive definition of homelessness families include thos