mr. baldanado >> good afternoon, supervisors, thank you so much for having me. >> thank you, mr. baldanado, could you pull the mic closer to you? there you go. if you could just talk about your experience on the veterans affairs commission, what your work has been, what you are most proud of and ba your contribution would be moving for the next term. >> what's my ambitions, did you say? i wanted to stay on the commission because i am following up bills for the philipino american veterans. it has been 63 years since we became resident but the senate is not approving compensation for all those veterans and this is what i am, i need to be on the commission to follow-up this with the supervisors. we always sent letters to the board of supervisors to follow-up with the congress and the senate so that the senate and the congress will always approve the bill of congressmen and senators regarding this philipino veterans equity. i trust that you will give me the opportunity again to serve because of this and also the housing for housing, family housing for veterans. i was in the center, the veterans center the other day, and they said there is no appropriation from the senate and the congress for family housing for veterans. and the treasure island and all the other facilities of the army and navy are vacant. they should give up (inaudible) so that the veterans can have their families in there. this is what i got to follow-up, you know, and thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to give my ideas and also regarding the one i have been following up, this thing in congress and hospitals, veterans hospitals, veterans are complaining. before they can see a doctor it takes them 4 months, 6 months. when they are sick already they cannot get a doctor. i would like to tell the supervisors about this and have it be punishable by the veterans affairs to change their system. put more doctors, put more nurses so that they can accept the needs of the veterans in time before they die, before they die. this is what i found out and i would like to follow this up. thank you so much. >> thank you, mr. baldanado mr. baldanado, in your work to assert benefits for pill philipino how has the commission been receptive to that work and helped you to get support from the federal government or from the board of supervisors? >> i can only support these veterans by requesting the board to call on the congress and the senate. that's all they can do. that's all i can do because i have nothing, i cannot represent those veterans through any other offices but we have to give the request to the board and then the board will continue to request it from congress and the senate. >> and what support do you see, do philipino veterans from world war ii receive elsewhere in the city, other organizations or community groups that you work with? i know sometimes it seems the number is dwindling but how do you get support or where do you go for support outside the veterans affair commission? >> how? >> are there other communication groups or organizations you work closely with around your veteran status. >>

mr. baldanado for seat no. 11 mr. nutsell for seat no. 8, you two gentlemen will get a pass from me for not reaching out, mr. baldanado just because he is a world war ii vet out of respect, but mr. nutsell, you are a leader, you should know better. i am still torn about mr. caldera's reappointment so i will entertain definitely some conversation around his appointment. i've got to tell you, kevin miller, you made a phenomenal -- where are you? -- made a phenomenal impression on me. i particularly was able to connect with your personal story. also was extremely impressed with brendan rogers, i'm always impressed with a person who comes with fierce diligence and after applying three times to this body to me that speaks to a sincere unwavering commitment to this body. and i am also interested in seeing latanya dixon be appointed. i want to speak to miss vargas, mr. joinder and mr. pandy first of all i want you to leave this committee, i don't know how things will go, but you should feel encouraged and i think you are giving voice to particular communities that have not had an opportunity to be at the table, particularly