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Thank you. Is there anymore Public Comment . Seeing there is no more Public Comment. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for the opportunity. We will move on to team 11, discussion and possible action team. The council will discuss a possible adoption of a resolution regarding principles and over all recommendations for the construction and maintenance and financing of housing for people with disabilities and seniors. The Disability Council formed a Small Working Group to develop a resoluti...

My mom is super happy about that. This opportunity seems to be learning and learning experience for me. Thank you very much. Any questions . Thank you very much. Leeah price. Greetings supervisors. My name is leah chen price, a San Francisco native. For the past four years 4 years i have been an immigration attorney. My practice is on Civil Defense and i have learned from our local immigrant population. I regularly work from immigrants from all over the world as they seek protection from abroad ...

Finding people who from different platforms from the catholic church, different nominations and with the Mission District been able to work for immigration. For years being an immigrants its i understand the language and able to catch up with american lawyers. Getting involved in a more civic way, understanding the processes and understanding the services for this commission took a while. It is for the first time that i through friends and colleagues that i understand that platforms Like Commiss...

Im also an immigration attorney. One of the reasons i will continue and want to be a part of this chigs is a brief reason why i chose to be an attorney and that has to do with the exposure and experience why i benefit as a member of this city. Today im in my community in hopes of being reappointed to the Human Rights Commission because i believe to ensure that our city, San Francisco for all members of our community. We are at a very important and pivotal time in the life of this city. There is ...

Audience, we have about four regular agenda items as well as two hearings taking place. So, madam clerk, if well start the first one, if you could call item number 1. Item number 1 is the hearing to discuss and evaluate San Franciscos 10year plan to abolish chronic homelessness, which is due to sunset at the end of 2014. Thank you. So, colleagues, our first item today is a hearing i called for a few months ago to discuss our citys tenyear plan to abolish chronic homelessness here in San Francisc...

Come see me. But i think for a hie they look at homesness and say, people need homes. Its really very simple. At one stage of my life i thought that was naive. I think when you get down to the policy level, thats what people need, they need homes because were spending a lot of money no one comes up here, we shouldnt spend x amount of dollars on police services, x amount of dollars for the Sheriffs Department to move peoples things out of their homes, x amount of dollars for street cleaning. No o...

Fellow commissioner had a question in a she felt would be helpful and be dispositive is this. If the information will be helpful and dispositive its something all commissioners should have access to. So im happy to tell it for the record now because without identifying who the person is because hes not been seen on television. His name is in the agenda. Okay. And were discussing a particular persons application. My suggestion thank you, commissioner lostis for asking the question. I take respons...

Producer in the world. Another reason why companies are coming back. The cost is a third to a fifth what it is around the world. We are prepared. Were prepared. To help other countries as well. Our oil import are the lowest theyve been in the last twenty years. I believe if my colleagues from abroad will forgive me. I believe remain the most innovative country in the world. But i also think, folks, that the rest of the world understands why this is happening. Its not just the good fortune of hav...

Now, a discussion with democratic congressman adam smith on the issue of foreign aid and National Security. Representative smith is the top democrat on the House Armed Services committee and the guest speaker at this hourlong event hosted by the u. S. Institute of peace in washington, dc. Good morning, im jim marshall their president of the United States institute of peace, and i want to welcome our guests. Let me briefly tell you what the United States institute of peace does. Essentially we st...

Hang in there, were almost done. But this is the day that we get to celebrate applause im calling it the neners. You know whats interesting . Ive been around city hall long enough to watch the nen awards grow and mature into what it is today. So, i also want to give a special shout out to daniel homesy who is the originator of this. Thank you, daniel. applause also i want to acknowledge his right hand christina palone, the new director, mon, Mayors Office Neighborhood Services over there in that...