simon pang. [ applause ]. >> i am a member of ems 6. a san francisco fire department team that together with the homeless outreach team, the health department's street medicine, shelter health, and medical respite teams provides care to the most at-risk, highest-needs population of our community. people we engage have untreated mental illness, severe substance abuse disorder, chronic and acute medical illness, and are largely homeless. we start with a cup of coffee, then lunch, and we listen to their story. then we become their advocates and connect them to city resources, detox, drug treatment, mental and medical healthcare, and if possible, a pathway to housing. most people we engage and help don't need this bill, but perhaps you've seen that person in stool-soiled clothes that hasn't moved from their location in hours with skin red and swollen with infection, that is wholly dependant on the kindness of others and the emergency response system for survival. you might have rightly asked, why doesn't someone do something? but what if th

simon pang. [ applause ]. >> i am a member of ems 6. fire department team that together with the homeless outreach team, the health department's street medicine, shelter health, and medical respite teams provides care to the most at-risk, highest-needs population of our community. people we engage have untreated mental illness, severe substance abuse disorder, chronic and acute medical illness, and are largely homeless. we start with a cup of coffee,