my name is regina johnson and i have worked in the city for 16 years. i have worked one job, to jobs, three jobs, to put myself through school. i am one of the tens of thousands of people in this city who live paycheck to paycheck and are waiting to be on the street like the people who are occupying san francisco. i am part of this movement. what happened on sunday night was horrific. you almost killed someone.

my name is regina johnson and i have worked in the city for 16 years. i have worked one job, to jobs, three jobs, to put myself through school. i am one of the tens of thousands of people in this city who live paycheck to paycheck and are waiting to be on the street like the people who are occupying san francisco. i am part of this movement. what happened on sunday night was horrific. you almost killed someone. you should watch people get thrown down and their heads-in. this is not the only time i have not seen this. i have seen homeless people get beat up by cops when no one was around outside my window, and i had to yell down to get them to stop as they were smashing someone's face in the street, but no one has to see this alone any more. we are showing what is happening in this city as inequality has grown, as racism has grown in this city and the police department goes after a says poverty continues in this city. that is what this movement means. we deserve so much more, and the police department has a responsibility not to kill us, and your respons