. >> i guess for matter of introduction, i'm mikeal gibson and currently a law student at uc hastings and i have been attending cac meetings to look at some of the community benefits agreements that have been provided and see kind of what these benefit agreements consist of, and how they are being implemented? and honestly it was the interest in the process that brought me here today to submit associated an application to the advisory committee. >> any questions supervisor tang? >> if you could just address some of the challenges that you see facing central market and tender lyn area, if you could expand on that, it would be great. thank you. >> sure. since i began law school three years ago i have been a volunteer with homeless legal services. it's a legal clinic that provides pro bono assistance to members of the mc south shelter, and i have been working there, along with communicatinging in other civil justice clinics on campus, particularly with negotiation and mediation. and i think that as far as the mid-market neighborhood is concerned, i think that these -- this committee real

. >> next speaker is ahmed kapour, he's professor at uc hastings law where he directs the liberty and technology clinic, his case work includes constitutional usuals that result in espionage achkd counter terrorism prosecutions. ahmed was lead counsel in the first criminal case to challenge bulk metal data collection after the snowden disclosures and he currently represents journalist barrett brown. formerly he taught at the university of texas school of law and he was a staff attorney at -- where he represents -- ahmed kapour. >> good afternoon. it's really an honor to be here today, not only because i admire mr. risen's journalism but because what brings us together transcends mr. risen, it transsends the freedom of the press foundation, it trans -- it brings us together today is is first amendment of the united states constitution and specifically the portion of that amendment guaranteeing the freedom of the press without persecution or unnecessary prosecution. it was thomas jefferson that once claimed that a democracy cannot be both ignorant and free and the framers of the constit

. >> next speaker is ahmed kapour, he's professor at uc hastings law where he directs the liberty and technology clinic, his case work includes constitutional usuals that result in espionage achkd counter terrorism prosecutions. ahmed was lead counsel in the first criminal case to challenge bulk metal data collection after the snowden disclosures and he currently represents journalist barrett brown. formerly he taught at the university of texas school of law and he was a staff attorney at -- where he represents -- ahmed kapour. >> good afternoon. it's really an honor to be here today, not only because i admire mr. risen's journalism but because what brings us together transcends mr. risen, it transsends the freedom of the press foundation, it trans -- it brings us together today is is first amendment of the united states constitution and specifically the portion of that amendment guaranteeing the freedom of the press without persecution or unnecessary prosecution. it was thomas jefferson that once claimed that a democracy cannot be both ignorant and free and the framers of the constit

thank you. [ applause ] >> next speaker is ahmed ghappour, he's professor at uc hastings law where he directs the liberty security and technology clinic. his case work addresses constitutional issues that result in espionage around counterterrorism prosecutions. ahmed was lead counsel in the first criminal case to challenge bulk metal data collection after the snowden disclosures and he currently represents journalist barrett brown. formally he taught at the national security clinic at the university of texas school of law and he was a staff attorney at -- where he represents -- where he represented guantanamo reque detainees in their habeas corpus proceedings. [ applause ] >> good afternoon. it's really an honor to be here today, not only because i admire mr. risen's journalism but because what brings us together transcends mr. risen, it transcends the freedom of the press foundation it transcends the roster of supports who have spoken and written in encouragement. what brings us together today is first amendment of the united states constitution and specifically the portion of that