we have former supervisor tom ammiano. we have the former chair of the ethics commission, tom renne. i will turn this over to supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: thank you so much, chair, ronen, for allowing us to hold this informational hearing today, and i'm proud to be this sponsor on this dark money measure. it's earned the support of eight of my colleagues. i'm also proud to share that it has all been endorsed by a number of important organizations, including represent us, friends of ethics, the harvey milk lgbtq democratic club, sf league of conservation voters, san francisco berniecrats, san francisco tomorrow, district 11 democratic club, d-6 democratic club, and several former ethics commissioners. to work towards a more democratic and equitiable future, we must start at the root. if we want to ensure just policies, if we want to ensure just outcomes, we need a just system. those in public office are entrusted to represent the public, and yet the money that fuels our elections is in large part private and fuels our

so tom ammiano provided us a bill to be able to use this for housing. here is another example where we can welcome low, mod, seniors, and formerly homeless housing to our waterfront. for us, the northeast waterfront advisory group helped us provide standards for 88 broadway. it was a very patient process, and it did improve the project. it's that kind of collaboration, that kind of problem solving that got us here today. there's a lot of port staffers in the audience that have been working here for sometime. thank you so much, and i'd like to introduce liz minnick from the bank of america. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone, and what a glorious afternoon we have for this fabulous day today. bank of america was founded in this very city in 1904 and has a long history of helping people get in homes and working towards affordable housing. from the work after the 1906 earthquake to the recent work with the san francisco r.a.v. commission and the rehabilitation of -- sorry. we'll let the coast guard get back. -- 29 properties for which we financed over $