when the team told me about the vtc opening up and gave me information, i thought the opportunity to move into the vehicle triage center with my rv would offer me safety and security. maybe i could learn to build trust with people until i can find stable housing. i want to have a key for my apartment, i want to connect with my family. i want safety. this would be a first step in the feeling of safety my allow me to heal and rebuild my life. thank you. (applause) >> thank you again for sharing your story. as you can see we have a lot of work to do in the city. part of it is the opening of this parking lot as a safe place for people to park, but ultimately it all goes back to housing. you feel like i repeat this over and over again. it is not just the money necessary to build housing. we know san francisco is one of the most expensive places to build housing in the first place. it is also about having the courage to cut back on the bureaucratic red tape so we don't have to wait years to build housing so that people like sandra and so many others sleeping on the streets have a place to