mr. paulsen. [inaudible] >> president melgar: thank you, mr. paulsen. [inaudible] >> president melgar: thank you. we will now take the next public commenter. >> hi. greetings, commissioners. the reverend monique ortiz and mission clergy. i'm not sure you know our brother, assad. at the plaza for nine years, we would talk, pray, sing, get to know one another, hundreds of people. it became assad's sanctuary as with hundreds more, and it is a moral fiber of humanity. it's not one religion or one face tradition to take care of those who need us the most. i believe the soul of this city is at stake if we do not do so. as we all know, housing and affordable housing makes a difference between life and death as it did for assad as he was awaiting public housing. thank you. >> president melgar: thank you very much. next speaker from the middle aisle, please. folks, remember that we only have one minute for public comment on this one. please come on up. [speaking spanish language] >> hello. thank you for listening to us. my name is araceli lara, and i thank you f