. >> okay i would like to nominate mark dwight for president of the commission. >> i will second. >> any other nominations? >> thank you. >> would you like to make a statement? >> i would be delighted and honored to serve as president if elected. >> okay, do we want to --. >> well, we have -- you nominated, seconded by commissioner yee riley so we will i think go into roll call. >> and the nominations are closeclosed. >> nominations are closeclosed. >> i'd like to take public comment on this. do i have any public comment on the election of president? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> all right, i shall take roll call. commissioner adams, yes. commissioner dooley, yes. commissioner dwight, yes. commissioner ortiz-cartagena, (inaudible). commissioner yee riley, yes. commissioner tour-sarkissian , yes. >> it is unanimous for commission dwight as our new president. >> thank you very much. >> moving on to item no. 2 is election of officers, small business commission vice president. in accordance with the commission's rules of order, article 2, section 3, the election of the vice p

patrick walsh, dwight hicks, mark fainaru-wada.nk you very much for this important discussion. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> we're now going to discuss one of the bay area's toughest problems -- homelessness. despite decades of effort and billions of dollars, thousands of people are still living on the streets. san francisco is about to open a one-stop service center aimed at helping the chronically homeless. the mayor's point man on homelessness, bevan dufty-s here to discuss the new program. welcome. >> thank you. >> well, how will this one-stop center work and how is it different from initiatives in other cities? >> well, let's just think about the fact you can see a police officer, let's say, talking to a homeless individual who might have a shopping cart or a tent and possessions or an outreach worker. that individual's not going to be able to go to shelter. the three big things that prevent people from accessing our shelter system is possessions, partners or pets. and so what we are really trying to do at the navi