my name is shirley deholme box and i'm a native san franciscoian. i'm going to read my testimony because of my ailment, my mental health and physical ailment, so bear with me. i will first preface my testimony with the face of homelessness has changed, and no one can stand before you and say that they will never experience homelessness. all it will take is one illness, one scandal or any other life-altering event that can change that face from me to you. yes, i was one of the homeless. the same person who provided san francisco with successful strategies to combat gang violence and founded the first gender-specific program for girls in gangs and a group home for girl gang members, just to name a few. i left social services to make money in real estate, and like my father who died, i made bad choices. as a result, it started a downward spiral in my life leaving me one community health worker away from destitution and death on the streets of san francisco. after previously owning property in blackhawk, sea cliff and other golf course communities. i sh