we really believe that this legislation will encourage more san franciscoians to bring their own bags. we've seen that in other parts the state. change from dime to a quarter, it's been a long time since the legislation first passed. we think this is just keeping up with the changing consumer trends and our own relationship to nickels and dimes. the legislation is also proposing a first of its kind in the nation ban on single use plastic produce bags. if you look at the number of checkout bags that this nation produces or use every year, something on the order of 100 billion. you can imagine how many produce bags must be taking out. those are even later plastics and get into our water system even more successfully. thank you again for the positive recommendation coming out the policy committee and to your staff, it's been a pleasure and we're committed to continuing to work on the outreach and education on this should it pass the full board. thank you. >> hi commissioners. my name is alex that kielty i'm with the zero waste program. you want to give you a background history and why we

senator mark wiener and locally by mayor london breed and supervisor mandelman to provide care for san franciscoians in need who have severe mental health and substance abuse disorders. and it's part of the mayor's efforts to have response for those in need of treatment. and the mayor is including an investment in this year's budget on including funding 100 new treatment beds. last year as well as an additional 100 new beds as part of the budget this year. so a transformative change in terms of investing in mental health and treatment beds. i'm also really happy -- i was able to attend this last previous thursday mayor breed's invincible women summit, and it had an outstanding turnout. it was a one-day event that inspires women to activate their personal power and collective strength, provide tangible takeaways and to have coalitions to create solutions to challenges. among the many businesses and organizations that led sessions i was really pleased that the department of public health was there and promoted resources by featuring four exhibits, careers in health care and reproductive help and mindf