my name is melia cohen, and i'm chairman of the board of equalization. the board of equalization is interesting, because it is the board that makes sure that projects like this maintains an extension status, which means it allows this property to remain affordable. remember the fears of displacement and out-placement and being pushed out -- we need to continue to band together and celebrate and sing these praises because we're thwarting those forces. this san francisco is for folks like betty and her children, who were raised here and live here and want to remain here. thank you forgiving me an opportunity to speak and to the entire residents and the community, talofa, my heart is filled. i love. thank you very much. [applause and cheering] >> thank you, mad madam chair. and last, but not least, bill ginsburg is here. we bring up the supervisor of district 10, mr. shamann walton. [applause and cheering] >> thank you, theo. good afternoon! >> good afternoon! >> to some this is just block six, a place in sunnydale. to others, it is a public housing communi

so when i came into office, it was president breed at the time and melia cohen were having hearings and they were extremely frustrated with work development at the time. they said where the unemployment is, where the violence is, that's where the jobs and resources should go. and that was just a reflection of what was happening in the community. so as mayor breed said, we looked at the numbers. we reached out to the then director of ycd and we talked by gwenn brown and said what can we do and what is the most important thing? guess what? this is ground zero for a month before i came into office, there was a murder and the first week i was in office, there was a murder and it was a continuous state of violence. and then you looked at the unemployment in the black community that has historically been here and it was extremely high to the rest of the community. i went to then mayor lee and said we need your support. we want to put money towards a great organization and a great young lady standing and carrying on the tradition of her father and that young lady is gwenn brown. [cheers and ap