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[please stand by] thank you, supervisors and acting mayor breed. Weve had i want to talk both about issues, as well as process. Weve had administration after administration who has sided with corporations instead of the people, and meanwhile, theres people thats getting pushed out of every single one of your districts. We need a mayor whos going to standup to speculators, who will standup to airbnb, and who will push for the deepest levels of affordablity in all of the housing that we build, bec...

Manner were rolling, within two years, the deficit will increase to approximately 262 million. Ed said to take care of the program, all departments are going to have to cut back at least 5 of the expenditures on their departments. Moreover, i came up here well over several years ago and pointed out that a negative cash flow was going to take place on the grounds that hightech Companies Twitter is getting a minnesota munl of 125 million a year of free money along with five other hightech Companie...

Interesting position, where incumbents have the position to run for mayor in june. I am asking that this board vote for an interim mayor who is not running for the seat. This will allow the voters the first chance in over a decade to make their own decision on who should represent them. If the board of supervisors can spend over an hour discussing a house in a wealthy neighborhood, they can at least take that much time to discuss the caretaker mayor. Thank you for your comments. Before the next ...

Desperately thats needed. And lastly, we need a caretaker mayor because we need someone whos going to be accountable to the people. Thank you so much for your comments. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, board of supervisors and president and acting mayor breed. My name is brandon romney. I am serving on the San Francisco board of berniecrats. I am speaking today on behalf of the democratic process. With the tragic passing of ed lee, our city is in an interesting position, where incumbents ha...

Performing medical and surgical procedures on residents of this city and county. They can do this by depriving its patients on life and liberty without due process. Citywide also denies patients of freedom of association and right to petition the government can grievances. Citywide perpetrates unreasonable searches and seizures in violation of item 4. Citywide denies the right to jury trial. Citywide exact truly and unusual punishment from its patients. Denies its patients bodily integrity prote...

This will allow the voters the first chance in over a decade to make their own decision on who should represent them. If the board of supervisors can spend over an hour discussing a house in a wealthy neighborhood, they can at least take that much time to discuss the caretaker mayor. Thank you for your comments. Before the next speaker, a gentle reminder, please use your fingers. Next speaker, please. Happy new years, board of supervisors. My favorite Winter Holiday is kwanzaa because its about ...

Sf [inaudible] rising, democratic socialists of america, california, faculty association, ace, among other groups. We really urge the board of supervisors to move swiftly, work closely with the task force and the office of the treasurer to create a San Francisco Municipal Bank. We would like to see the banks charter be grounded in principles of equity, social, racial and economic and environmental justice. San francisco has a 10 billion budget but currently apart from all the reasons why we shou...

Facing unprecedented housing crisis, homelessness crisis, despite our very large city budget. So we would like to see a public bank that would really invest in our local communities, especially most marginalized and vulnerable communities that are underserved by our current Banking System and the city would invest in Affordable Housing. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you, and good afternoon all my relations, my name is Tony Gonzalez and im with the American Indian movement. And im the...

And then public efforts such as Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds have been stymied by the limitations that commercial banks have. So federal tax reform is going to get rid of the Community Investment act. And there goes tax credits and nonprofits and Banking Services for low income communities. A public bank could solve some of those issues for us. Im excited we are here today. I look forward to seeing the task force and their findings and im hoping we move forward. Thank you. Thank you. Nex...

Shouldnt be investing in large commercial banks, we also are facing unprecedented housing crisis, homelessness crisis, despite our very large city budget. So we would like to see a public bank that would really invest in our local communities, especially most marginalized and vulnerable communities that are underserved by our current Banking System and the city would invest in Affordable Housing. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you, and good afternoon all my relations, my name is Tony ...