country but he's someone who has expertise in affordable housing finance, he works for the oakland housing authority, so i think he brings a good perspective to the committee, so i would have liked to be able to appoint him to the committee, so with that said, i mean, i would agree with supervisor avalos on ms. hall at the moment since she appeared today before us and i'm open to the other three applicants. >> alright, thank you. so, i've got some thoughts and some hesitancies that i'm going to do my best to try to articulate. mr. stafford, i appreciate your interest, i think what i would have preferred to hear is a deeper understanding of san francisco and how these communities work and how it works with the cdbg block grant money and i think that you would be able to develop that understanding, one, exploring a little bit further than your neighborhood than sdrigt 6 and engaging in all parts of san francisco but also being able to spend more time haoe, as you live here a little long e you're able to dive deep into the different ethnic communities and the different -- really nuances that exist in t

really attractive to to me, he understanding that structure, his day job working for the oakland housing authority, he is out of the country, he's someone i'm interested in having sit on this committee but i think we're all in agreement with ms. hall. >> let me ask a question. >> supervisor cohen? >> is it possible to move ms. hall forward and reserve -- i don't know if this is seat number 2 that we're talking about, so that mr. loftman can come when he's come and talked to us while he's in the country? i'm just looking to gather all the information. >> do we know when he's coming back into the country? >> i believe it's at the beginning of may. i can double check that, may 1, yes. >> do we know when we have the next committee meeting? >> may 14th. >> so, we wouldn't be able to put a person before -- our next meeting is may 12th. >> just so i have an opportunity to gather all the facts, if he doesn't measure up, i will take your recommendation and we can move forward. >> okay. if the committee wants to do that, i will, you know, if there's agreement about that, i'm ready to support mr. cohen based

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