i'm from the tenderloin neighborhood to veltman corporation. we are here to support the allocation of these funds for affordable housing. we really want to thank supervisor fewer for your leadership around this issue and the rest of the supervisors, as well. particularly in regards to acquisition and preservation of existing housing, which we think is a real priority in the city. so in carrying out this strategy , we do think that scale matters to some extent. we can -- using the same amount of resources, preserve nearly twice as many units if we can find something suitable to buy. even though acquiring these larger properties shifts focus, we do shift opportunity through -- seek opportunity throughout the entire city to acquire properties. and we understand geographic equity matters, and that some neighborhoods do not have these large properties to buy. we are also willing to help support building the capacity of organizations to acquire these properties. we're also really glad that this one provides an opportunity to really put some power beh

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