>> a lot of housing advocates to speak out again poison pills that president peskin my name is jay the san francisco oregon director for mba action and from the action coalition owe a lot of housing advocates as well as some of our elected leaders joining us to push back against this i want to briefly just mention this is not unfortunately, the first thing by the had to get to the with president peskin this is not his first anti housing action a long list recently, i time to highlight some of the recent actions he's taken for i get it off to a housing champion with us we've been dealing with a number of changes related to our housing element and he's pushed back almost every turn. we've had legislation up here such as a recent fire code amendment by supervisor chan and if a champion that will make that hard to build homes in january and the city attorney to look at whether or not we are unfairly targeted in san francisco and making the same statement that senator wiener said recent actions and we'll list get back to those with we have champions on the board of supervisors looking at fo

i'm supervisors melgar chair of the committee joined by aaron peskin and vice chair dean preston. the committee clerk is john caroll and i would like to acknowledge s--for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk. >> clerk: if you have any documents to include as part of today's files you should bring them to the rail i'll meet you at the front. public comment will be taken when your item of interest comes up, please line up to speak along your right hand side. ultimately you may submit public comment in writing. you may do so by writing your comment to me, or you may send your written comment to see our office in city hall. that is the clerk's office, one carleton san francisco california, 91402. and items acted upon today are expected ton the board of supervisors agenda on april 20th, 2024, unless otherwise stated. >> thank you, and i have an announcement before you call item number 1, before the deputy attorney shuts me down because it's not on the agenda, there is a blood drive tomorrow at the irish cultural center in district 4. a blood drive to support our dear colleague erika major

supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> clerk: peskin aye. supervisor preston. >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor ronen. >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor safai. >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor walton. >> aye. >> clerk: supervisor chan. >> aye. >> clerk: and supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> clerk: there are ten ayes. >> the resolution a is dopted. item 18, this item was considered by the land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on monday march 25 and recommended as a committee report. item 18 ordinance to amend the code prohibit special use district the lower poll many commercial district. tobacco paraphernalia, where and to establish that after 1180 days of non use, a legal non conforming tobacco establishment in the sud or ncd will be deemed abandoned determining restoration and to make the appropriate findings. >> same call same house. . >> supervisor mandelman? >> thank you, madam clerk. and i have two items today. first i'm introducing a resolution to initial the process of landmarking gilbert baker

peskin says he wants to focus on crime, housing and building up the police force . ktvu is amberleigh sat down tonight one on one with peskin, where he laid out his plans for his campaign on what am i supposed to file tomorrow at his personal office in north beach. >> supervisor aaron peskin is preparing to file paperwork to officially run for mayor of san francisco. >> i believe i'm a supervisor who knows how, and i want to be a mayor who makes san francisco the city that knows how. again >> peskin has served as san francisco supervisor for 17 years and is currently president of the board. >> i am the only person in this race who is running as a liberal and as a progressive, peskin says. >> progressive values are san francisco values. using government to take care of people, he says he will harness his experience as a policymaker, and his recovery from alcoholism to help the city tackle homelessness. the fentanyl crisis and affordable housing. >> i have been a proponent of getting rid of single family housing and replacing it with fourplexes, he answers. >> critics

peskin, aye. melgar, aye. madam chair, there are three ayes. >> okay. that motion passes. thank you. let's go then to item number 4. >> item 4 is, hearing to receive an informational presentation on the united states (u.s.) army corps of engineers san francisco (sf) waterfront coastal flood study draft integrated feasibility report and environmental impact statement; and requesting the port, planning department, and army corps of engineers to report. >> okay, we have--this is your district president peskin. did you want to have opening remarks? >> thank you chair melgar. it is all our districts and i want to thank and acknowledge the port of san francisco and assistant port director, michael martin who is here and also thank the army corp of engineers and brian harper who has flown across the country for this presentation and just to put it in a little bit of context, it is nothing new to any of us. we are surrounded by water on three sides. we are living even though maybe donald trump denies it in a era of un

peskin is joining as a comparably more progressive candidate.tions that in november, results out of chinatown could be telling, since no candidate has won the san francisco office without winning in that area and coming up later tonight, crime a big topic of discussion among those running for san francisco mayor at 1030. how mayor london breed is touting the latest data released on the city's crime rates. >> new at ten today, the city of rohnert park says it's celebrating a milestone after successfully transitioning 72% of former homeless encampment residents into housing, the city says the last resident of the robert lake park and ride safe sleeping program left on january 31st. the site offered 24 over seven security services to homeless residents as advocates work to move them into permanent or interim housing. 122 people were served under the program. rohnert park counted 210 unhoused people in last year's homelessness census, saying this marked a 43% decline compared to 2022. >> all right. checking in on the weather. we've got scattered sho

president peskin and supervisors.m president of architecture, 38 year old preservation planning architectural firm in san francisco. we have been engaged to discuss review processes applicable to the project at 72 harper and studies the documents and using my experience i have a few observation i'm trying to understand. first, it is claimed the building isn't a historic resource, but historic resource determination was not completed identify 4 projects handled in a similar manner to 72 harper looking . there is formal historic resource determination. there were three formats used which changed over time including a preservation review team form, historic resource determination form and assessment form. each utilized historical research provided for each project resulting in formal determination which were used for project approval. 72 harper provided supplemental information for review, it never received a formal written analysis such as the project referenced in the april 15 letter. this seems omission of documentati

in this case, she calls aaron peskin the terminator. he's been the thorn in the side of mayors going back all the way to willie brown. he is. mr. no. in san francisco city hall, but he is also mr. known because he knows how things are done. she calls him the terminator. she should maybe pick darth vader, because the last time i looked the terminator is something that arnold schwarzenegger rode into the governor's mansion as being identified with, but it does signal that this is going to be a personality driven race. we have other candidates in the race, so it's time for san francisco. the gloves. the white gloves are coming off and the boxing gloves are coming on, and it is going to be that kind of year going forward. >> candidates with this rhetoric, they're going to be the focus. >> were they ever political allies though? >> no, they've never been political allies. they aaron peskin, as president of the board of supervisors and the mayor have been sort of political colleagues. they've agreed on things, but just as equally disagreed. a

president peskin and supervisors.m president of architecture, 38 year old preservation planning architectural firm in san francisco. we have been engaged to discuss review processes applicable to the project at 72 harper and studies the documents and using my experience i have a few observation i'm trying to understand. first, it is claimed the building isn't a historic resource, but historic resource determination was not completed identify 4 projects handled in a similar manner to 72 harper looking . there is formal historic resource determination. there were three formats used which changed over time including a preservation review team form, historic resource determination form and assessment form. each utilized historical research provided for each project resulting in formal determination which were used for project approval. 72 harper provided supplemental information for review, it never received a formal written analysis such as the project referenced in the april 15 letter. this seems omission of documentati

peskin would be it. he is the terminator for aaron. >> you have to say this because i want to hear you say that phrase. >> well, the terminator. >> no, no, no, this part coming up. >> oh, aaron peskin occupying the mayor's office would mean. hasta la vista, baby. okay, for our local economy, our housing, and our our city's future. this is quite a colorful statement here, actually. >> yeah, it is. >> it. >> how did this happen? because you look at that and you go, whoa, bad blood. which, of course it wasn't the case, but what's going on? >> i'll tell you, i mean, okay. likening aaron peskin to the terminator to the terminator, obviously not a lot of love loss here. i think she would have been better off for her campaign, likening him to darth vader as opposed to the terminator, because the last time i looked, the terminator wound up being elected governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger. he did pretty well with that image. but this signals the beginning of the real mayor's race. and in san francisco

supervisor peskin, nice to have you on the program. how are you doing? >> i'm doing very well. >> you've been doing this for a while. first elected as a supervisor 24 years ago in the year 2000. that often leads to the question are you part of the problem in san francisco, or are you part of the solution here? >> very good question. i have never run for mayor. i clearly have 17 years of legislative experience over the last 24 years. i know the government very, very well. but frankly, san francisco is struggling, and i think that i have the solutions and the know-how. and if i have the powers of mayor, we'll make san francisco the city that knows how again. and there are a number of initiatives that really i could only implement if i were the mayor. they are beyond the powers of the board of supervisors. they are things that i've been talking about for some time, but they're really not powers that are held by the board of supervisors. i think that 24 years of legislative experience, of deep connections to communities all over san francisco, department hea

peskin enters an already crowded field. daniel lurie, asha and former san francisco mayor mark farrell. mayor breed wants to keep that job, and tonight her reelection campaign manager releasing this statement. there is no holding back here, saying in part "aaron peskin is synonymous with intimidation, obstruction and dysfunction, literally, the triple crown of moving san francisco backwards. if you go into a laboratory and construct an individual designed to single-handedly destroy all progress in san francisco, he would be it. he's the terminator. aaron peskin occupying the mayor's office would mean hasta la vista baby for our local economy, our housing and our is the i's future." >>> here comes the next storm. our live cams in san jose. gray and cloudy skies. they're going turn into rain. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking it all for us. and jeff will join us in just a few minutes. >>> let's move on now. people in big sur are now being told to stay put until the rain moves out. last weekend part of highway 1

supervisor peskin, aye. there are 11 ayes. >> those minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. madam clerk, would you please read the special order 2 p.m.? >> special order 2 p.m. is the appearance of today's meeting by the honorable mayor london breed present to engage in formal policy discussion with eligible memberoffs inboards. the mayor may address the board up to five minutes. >> welcome mayor breed and you are welcome to start with any opening remarks. >> supervisor peskin, we are here matching like blue tie, blue outfit. we came ready to go, didn't we? anyway. hi, everyone. san francisco mayor london breed. hi, to members of the public and folks here from the board. today i want to talk a little bit about joy. now, in these brown walls i know we don't often times see a lot of joy, but when we talk about revitalizing the city, woo ehave to talk about the arts, entertainment and night life. yes, our work on revitalization will always involve tax reform business recruitment and improvin

supervisor peskin. submit. >> actually, rerefer. >> okay.sor preston. >> thank you madam clerk. two items today. colleagues, first i'm introduces a resolution urging governor newsom and california state legislature to retain critical funding for the market match program. market match is a 15 year old program that provides dollar for dollar matching on farm direct fresh fruits and vegetables when purchased through cal fresh benefits. as a practical matter, this means that low income resident of the city who use cal fresh to buy healthy fresh food grown by california farmers and sold at farmer's markets can have the purchasing power dramatically expanded because of state funds and matching federal dollars. it is really crucial for low income residents and also for the survival of our farmer's markets in san francisco. since the beginning of the pandemic, cal fresh enrollment has grown significantly with californians struggling to afford food for their families. as a result, market match participation has more then tripled. in san francisco ove

since peskin is a more progressive candidate and he also represents chinatown. cook adds that no mayor has ever won the race without the support of chinatown. work from a bay area photographer is set to be recognized by the us postal service. coming up, we'll take a closer look at the stamps featuring photographs by ansel adams. then later tonight on the 10:00 news, pacifica police releasing body camera footage of that deadly police shooting of a woman who had shot and wounded her son. plus one east bay city has been fined for air quality violations at its old landfill site. we're going to be looking into that and a lot more escape portraits of a bay area photographer. next month, the usps will roll out 16 stamps showcasing ansel adams photographs of the american west. the stamps will first be unveiled on may 15th at the ansel adams gallery in yosemite, where many of adams most famous photographs were taken. they are so beautiful. thanks so much for joining me tonight for the ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how a

thank you president peskin. supervisor safai. >> i want to ask the controller office to come back up. there is a lot of discussion today about double dipping and landlords imposing pass-throughs that did not actually impact them. can you talk about that? >> i don't know that i can. >> okay. >> the assessed value, if there is a new owner of a building, prop 13 allows reassessment and perhaps that's at play, but otherwise i don't believe i have a knowledge of what is happening there. >> okay. thank you. >> okay. thank you. with that, i like to make a motion to amend the ordinance as stated by prez sident peskin and send to full board with positive recommendition a. >> on the motion to amends and recommend as amended, vice chair walton aye. supervisor safai, aye. chair ronan, aye. the motion passes without objection. >> motion passes unanimously. thanks so much. can you please read item number 3? >> yes. ordinance amending the administrative code to require departments seeking board of supervisor approval to enter

man is at the live desk with what aaron peskin is saying about his decision. amanda. >> yeah, kumasi. we've known for a while now that san francisco supervisor aaron peskin was preparing to enter the race for mayor and today, he's expected to make it official by filing the proper paperwork. peskin enters the race as one of the most progressive voices in san francisco. he's been a supervisor on and off for 24 years. he's currently board president. the job current mayor london breed held before she was elected mayor, peskin told the chronicle he's entering the race partly because of what he describes as a chaotic governing strategy by breed. he criticized breed for what he described as an inchoate approach to solving the city's most pressing problems. >> now, aaron peskin has long been a thorn in the side of mayors going back to willie brown, and he represents that 30 to 35% of the voters that backed chesa boudin for district attorney. he got recalled. he's also was opposed to the measures that breed put on the ballot about giving police more power and for drug

peskin is expected to bee runn up candidates. that means voters in november's general election will have three names former mayor sam liccardo, the front runner from the start, plus evan lowe and joe simitian, both have 30,249 votes each. liccardo had more than 38,000. now liccardo shared his reaction on x, saying given the extraordinarily unlikely outcome, quote, it's a good time to buy a lottery ticket. and ca 16, the runner up, say they are celebrating making it to the general election. >> what a roller coaster! i am so excited about the opportunity to go into the general election to reaffirm the importance of earning the trust of the voters of this congressional district. >> it's been a wild ride, a roller coaster, a cliffhanger, but you know, a win is a win is a win. we're in. and that's the exciting news. >> and it looks like they're not going for a recount come november, political experts say, despite liccardo being the front runner, it's anyone's race. >> the a's time in oakland is officially coming to an end, the team an

aaron peskin kicked off his campaign in china town. nbc bay area's kristy smith has more on the growing field of candidates. >> i will be a hands on mayor. >> reporter: peskin announced his run for mayor at poutsmouth square. >> i will be a mayor who loves this city and does not beat up on it for political gain. a major who works for everyday san franciscans and their neighbors, not just the well to do and the well-connected. >> for 25 years, i've demonstrated the ability to bring people together, achieve consensus on the toughest issues and move this city forward. >> nearby, there was some vocal opposition. >> moderates are working together to make sure he doesn't become mayor. >> among those at the counterrally, mark ferrell's campaign manager. his campaign said, he does not respect the change in leadership san franciscans are looking for. peskin joins the race running against london breed. her campaign said aaron peskin is synonymous with intimidation, obstruction, and dits function. literally the tripping crown of moving san franci

just last week, mayor breed's campaign manager said this about aaron peskin. a lot of things about aaron peskin, that he is synonymous with intimidation, obstruction and dysfunction in this city, and he is moving san francisco backwards. what if some of that criticism starts coming to you? how do you fight back? >> raj, we know this is going to get dirty. i think the people of san francisco want a race around ideas. they want it around a vision for our city. raj, i know we're coming back. i know we're coming all the way back. i wouldn't be in this race if i didn't believe that. that's why this plan today i released is going get to the root causes of our problem, which is what we need to do is completely overhaul this broken system, this corrupt system. and frankly, the people that got us into this mess, you just put them up on screen, all four of them have gotten us into this mess. we need somebody who has a track record of leadership, of getting big things done for the people of san francisco. i'm going to do that, and i'm looking forward to being the next ma

aaron peskin wants to be the next leader and watched his campaign today. he is a president of the board of supervisors and the response to this announcement was quick. here is christie smith. >> i am announcing my run for mayor today. >> reporter: he made the announcement today in chinatown. >> i will be a mayor who loves the city and does not beat up on it for clinical game. a mayor who works for everyday san franciscans and their neighborhoods. >> reporter: the board of supervisors president data promise about how he would handle key issues in the city including homelessness and revitalizing downtown. >> i ask you to join with me, to fight with me, to save our city without sacrificing our values. >> reporter: peskin is the fifth high profile person looking to toss their hat into the ring. a spokesperson for the mayor breed campaign said that aaron peskin is synonymous with intimidation, searching, and the function. literally the triple crown of moving san francisco backwards. he believes that aaron peskin represents the status quo at city hall and not th

before item 1 i'm i have received a memo from president peskin indicating he had a conflict for today's hearing and requested to be excused. and i see that vice chair mandelman has yet to arrive i would like to make the motion to excuse president supervisor peskin for the entire meeting and vice chair mandelman until the time he arrives. and a second? >> second by supervisor walton and roll call, please. >> we don't -- yes. >> very well. >> just president supervisor peskin. >> on this motion, vice chair chan seconded by member walton. takes member supervisor peskin from attending today's meeting. >> vice chair mandelman. >> aye. >> member melgar. >> aye. >> member walton. >> aye >> chair chan. >> aye. >> we have 4 aye's with member peskin excused. call item one. >> item number one, an ordinance appropriating 500,000 of general fund reserves to the san francisco puc. for inspect unless and research on sea level rise and groundwater impact fiscal 2023. to 2024. madam chair yoochl thank you and want to reminds the public this item was continue friday left meeting due to an amendment we cha

. >> thank you madam clerk it is item it sportsdz by president peskin he's not able to be here i'm the co-sponsor with empowered of this legislative and the three of us wrg9d on the opportunity to purchase this in terms of from creation through amendments and implementation i - i will not go over the history we have increasingly seen in the last furious as from regular transfers of the property by um, a traditional purchase sale agreement that triggers requiring the seller to give notice to the purchases and seeing increasingly the market conditions over the last handful of years properties transferring instead of being put on the market instead transferred through in-lieu of foreclosure process and president peskin introduced this to capture those transactions and make sure that the qualified nonprofit work in the city in most case have the opportunity to work at the potential purchased can be crucial for preserving affordable housing often taking rent controlled homes where tenants can be displaced and creating other forms of permanently avenue in some ways and do want to put words i

peskin's kind of coming out late.ink that was part of his strategy to kind of shake it up and steal a headline? >> yeah. i don't know if that was strategic or by by good fortune, but it certainly has an interesting effect on the race because the candidates have been staking out positions over the last several months. there's still time in terms of the registration date so other candidates can still get in the race. he didn't wait until the very last second. that said, the race had largely taken form, and so it's fortuitous to get in the race a little bit later, and you can now hold the candidates to where they've positioned themselves, because the entire positioning to this point has been who can move to the right the quickest and who can be the toughest on crime, the toughest on on drugs there there's some space that was many of them have already outlined various policy announcements. >> and so peskin can can obviously kind of oke fifth in the world in terms of gross domestic product or gdp. it is a workhorse, genera

. >> chair mandelman present commissioner melgar present commissioner peskin absent. >> commissioner preston present. >> commissioner ronen absent. >> commissioner safai absent. >> commissioner stefani absent. >> commissioner walton absent. >> we have quorum. >> um, thank you, madam clerk i think you have a public comment announcements. >> we welcome you >> location: legislative chamber, room 250, city hall watch sf cable channel 26 or 99(depending on your provider) channel 26 or 99 (depending on your provider) or may visit the sfgovtv website(www.sfgovtv.org) to stream the live meeting or may watch them on demand. may watch them on demand. comment call-in: 1-415-655-0001 -- access code: 2662 373 8178 press # press # again to enter the call. press *3 to submit your request to speak. minutes are up, we will move on to the next caller. calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. when public comment is called for the item you wish to steak on press star 3. when the system says your line is unmuted you have two minutes to speak when it is up next caller calls in the orde

. >>> district 3 supervisor, aaron peskin kicked off his campaign for mayor with a rally in chinatown this morning. >> while i thankfully don't have any billionaires on my side, i have you. and i ask you to join with me to fight with me, to save our city without sacrificing our values. >> peskin is the president of the board in one of the longest-serving politicians in city history. now he is the sole progressive running to unseat london breed in november. wilson walker caught up with peskin on friday as he was filing the paperwork to join the race. >> i think you will know my work on behalf of neighborhoods in san francisco. i want to be a neighborhood mayor that honors every neighborhood in san francisco. >> reporter: neighborhood is the word of the day as he made his run official, but this is not a new keyword, it's the same word we heard when we were asking whether or not he would join the race. >> i started out as a neighborhood guy, i started out as a neighborhood activist in north beach. >> reporter: let's unpack the word neighborhood a little bit, on one level, if you are runn

aaron peskin officiall launching his campaign today. his message for san francisco and help on the way. how neighbors are coming together to reopen a bay area church shuttered by fire. plus, the countdown to the total solar eclipse. local communities preparing so you can get a glimpse of this rare event. good morning. it's saturday, april 6th. i'm stephanie sierra. lisa is here, and if you've been out this morning, you know it's chilly out there. >> oh yeah, we had our frost advisory and it has expired because temperatures with the clear sky and that sun have warmed up significantly. no rain to track. today we will be looking at the radar overnight tonight though. more on that in a moment. but what a view from our exploratorium camera. low 50s san mateo, half moon bay 50 oakland, san francisco still a chilly 46. look at all the blue sky, the golden gate bridge and light winds right now. a sea breeze this afternoon. 44. in santa rosa, 41 petaluma. you are down to near freezing earlier, so the next couple of hours we're out of the 40s. th

. >> officially in the running, long-time san francisco supervisor aaron peskin launches his campaign for mayor to both cheers and jeers. plus, growing excitement for a solar spectacle, a full solar eclipse. but will the weather cooperate? abc seven news at 430 starts right now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> we're just here to make sure that baseball continues in oakland. >> there you go. >> from the a's to the bees. days after we learned the oakland athletics are leaving town next season, the oakland ballers gear up to get in the game. the future of professional sports may be uncertain in the east bay, but many are moving fast to ensure it is not lost forever in oakland. with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dionne lim. the new minor league team, the ballers, held tryouts in oakland to help fill the need for baseball. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there. >> so there you go go. throw the have a baseball tryout like no other happening in downtown oakland. >> anyone with a dream was welcome to give it a shot. about 100 amateur and

el término actual del supervisor peskin termina el próximo enero.parte, en woodland, la policía advierte a los consumidores sobre una estafa que implica un dispositivo utilizado para robar información financiera de sus tarjetas de crédito o débito. las autoridades dicen que los delincuentes colocan este dispositivo llamado skimmer directamente sobre el lector de tarjetas, ya sea en un cajero automático o en estaciones de gasolina. y una vez que usted pasa la tarjeta, ese aparato captura todos los datos. de esa forma el ladrón puede vender la información o irse de compras con su tarjeta clonada. así que fíjese bien si el lector de tarjetas está flojo o no se ve bien. repórtelo. ahora nos pasamos a sacramento, en donde el departamento del alguacil arrestó a un jovencito de 17 años vinculado con un robo a mano armada. es un incidente que sucedió en febrero entre las calles kiefer boulevard y southport drive. allí una persona fue asaltada durante una transacción que se acordó a través de ihop. fue hasta el tres de abril que los detectives arrestaron al

in this case, she calls aaron peskin the terminator.s been the thorn in the side of mayors going back all the way to willie brown. he is mr. know in san francisco city hall, but he is also mr. known because he knows how things are done. >> as of now the candidates in the running for november are here in alphabetical order by last name. mayor london breed. mark farrell, daniel lurie, aaron peskin and asha safai. >> in the east bay, uc berkeley's controversial dorm construction at people's park is likely to get a go ahead from the courts. today's state supreme court hearing made it pretty clear the $312 million student housing project will get the approval it needs. it would accommodate about 1100 students and more than 100 unhoused people who had been camping at the park. a final ruling from the court is due by july second. >> a historic kidney transplant using one from a pig has become perhaps a huge game changer for those who need a donor. the recipient of the world's first pig kidney, a 62 year old man, was released from the hospital

. >> thank you madam clerk it is item it sportsdz by president peskin he's not able to be here i'm the co-sponsor with empowered of this legislative and the three of us wrg9d on the opportunity to purchase this in terms of from creation through amendments and implementation i - i will not go over the history we have increasingly seen in the last furious as from regular transfers of the property by um, a traditional purchase sale agreement that triggers requiring the seller to give notice to the purchases and seeing increasingly the market conditions over the last handful of years properties transferring instead of being put on the market instead transferred through in-lieu of foreclosure process and president peskin introduced this to capture those transactions and make sure that the qualified nonprofit work in the city in most case have the opportunity to work at the potential purchased can be crucial for preserving affordable housing often taking rent controlled homes where tenants can be displaced and creating other forms of permanently avenue in some ways and do want to put words i