[applause] >> my name is patricia jones. i am the mother of three. i am currently homeless right now. i live with a lot of other families. today i am very emotional. there are a lot of us out here crying out for homes for our children. someone decided that we are not worthy enough to have these spaces. a shelter is not a safe place for a child. definitely not for mine. not for yours. not for anyone. in the shelters, a lot of things go on. they are not monitored. whoever comes off the street is welcome to come there and live with our children. we do not know their history. they do not know hours. our children have gotten sick in the shelters. our children had to be hospitalized. i am making a dying plea and also asking the mayor to personally come down to the ocean shelter at 211 13th and mission and join me and my family and stay with us for one night so that he can understand the seriousness that we are experiencing. [applause] >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is sarah short. i am really happy to hear that 31 housing units will be offered to