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Also my boss litellally. I had the opportunity to work with poly at goldfarb and litman. Shes an excellent lawyer with far more tolerance for reviewing loan documents than i ever had. She was an extraordinary mentor for younger lawyers at the firm. I know there are past and present lawyers, especially women lawyers who persisted as practitioners and made their on contributions and public law because they have the great good luck to work with and for polly. She worked there for 30 years serving as council to non profits and public agencies helping build thousands of units Affordable Housing across the bay area and beyond. Along the way, she wrote or co wrote a number of publications including several additions of a legal guide to california redevelopment, a real page turner and a guide of housing which came out in 2003 and i think i worked on that with you and then in 2010 after i left. Excellent a lawyer as she is, even when i was, it was clear her true passion was her service on the S
The Affordable Housing act will allow me to give my child the opportunity to grow up in a community where he is safe, and with habitable, loving conditions. It is a pleasure to know that fractured communities like these ones have been disenfranchised, and looked at as a waste of space, are now, in the near future, going to be a place we can all call home. Being here and being able to speak today is an honor and a pleasure, and with the new development and promise from the Mayors Office, as well as the Housing Office of development and mercy housing, i know that this project will be a great im sorry [applause] it will be great for those who have been disenfranchised, and the children that live here. I want to say thank you so much for your time and for allowing me to speak. [applause and cheering] lets give it up for betty hunter. Amazing. Thank you, betty. [applause and cheering] next were going to bring up our Field Office Director from the department of housing and urban development.
Microphone and go Start Building and produce the best video that you can possibly produce. Visit studentcam. Org for more information today. For 40 years cspan has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the Supreme Court and Public Policy events from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979 shg cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. More now from a House Financial Services Committee Field Hearing on combating homelessness in the Los Angeles Metro area and its impact on a national level. This next portion includes local Homelessness Prevention advocates who talk about the need to address Affordable Housing and the federal governments roll back of the equal access rule and how Domestic Violence impacts women and homelessness. This is just shy of two hours. Our second Panel Includes mr. Tim watkins, president and chief executiv
Back up after going through a revolution in their country they. They came here with very little and they have worked 50 years to build what we are seeing happen today. This is truly a gift to the city and county of San Francisco. This is not something that is required. This is completely private land, privately financed by a family that wanted to give back to the city. I want to say thank you to the family for everything and you will their children and siblings and relatives for everything they did to make this happen. It is truly a gift. This even out paces the giants Ballpark Development omission rock, which is 40 affordable on public land. 50 will below market rate. Homesf set the income. He said he wanted lower than what we laid out in the city. We tried to do the remaining 50 as rent control. Sometimes the city gets in its way. I know they will continue to keep these rents affordable for this community. They are doing so much to give back to the city and county. We talked about th