kevin. i am here to support free muni for all youth. it is a need, a necessity. we need it for all youth. not only will it get us to school, but it will open up other opportunities for us. students can join other clubs outside of school and depend on muni to get there. lastly, muni is environmentally friendly. the more people write it, the more it will be friendly. i think we need free muni for youth. thank you. next speaker, kevin, coleman advocates. chairperson nolan: is kevin here? carlos rios. ymca. chairperson nolan: that will be it before our litigation session. good afternoon, everyone. my name is carlos rios. i am here to support free muni for youth. i understand all this hard work from community leaders. the solution is just pass. i know it is not easy. there has been a lot of apart from each party. but i understand this is for the community, and the community will appreciate the work you do for them. i understand the politics and stuff like this is in play r
good afternoon. i work with urban habitat, which is one of the organizations in support of free money for youth. as an organization, we work for environmental, social, and economic justice. i think you have heard the content, but in so many words, when we are talking about needs for all youth, we are talking about a fundamental civil rights issue. it is about equal access for everyone. that is, i understand, what a civil right is. when you think about the history of the civil rights organization, this is another step in the evolution of that. when we say all, i want to hit one other point. these are really hard times. san francisco is a really expensive city. we are concerned that nobody falls through the cracks. this includes students who may be from undocumented families, or whose families may have trouble coming up with paperwork. it also may affect students who might look moderate income, but it is a really hard time when somebody loses a job or has a health emergency.
is one of the organizations in support of free money for youth. as an organization, we work for environmental, social, and economic justice. i think you have heard the content, but in so many words, when we are talking about needs for all youth, we are talking about a fundamental civil rights issue. it is about equal access for everyone. that is, i understand, what a civil right is. when you think about the history of the civil rights organization, this is another step in the evolution of that. when we say all, i want to hit one other point. these are really hard times. san francisco is a really expensive city. we are concerned that nobody falls through the cracks. this includes students who may be from undocumented families, or whose families may have trouble coming up with paperwork. it also may affect students who might look moderate income, but it is a really hard time when somebody loses a job or has a health emergency. all kinds of families can be affected by this. when
not know where the money is. now the money is here, but the process is not being made here. there are some important points about respect that i think need to be made. first of all, it is not appropriate for this board to go into closed session when people are still waiting to speak. time and time again, people have asked for clarity about what the time when for the decision is going to be. i understand this plan is a discussion to make a decision regarding fares, but this board is in a position to make a conditional endorsement of this program. what we can promise you is that whether you go into closed session or have other hearings, more and more people are going to continue to come speak. the reality is whether you have the hearing at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 young people all across the city are paying attention to what this board is doing. it is critical that free fast passes be provided to all young people. we have said before, and this board, i think understands the importanc
other opportunities for us. students can join other clubs outside of school and depend on muni to get there. lastly, muni is environmentally friendly. the more people write it, the more it will be friendly. i think we need free muni for youth. thank you. next speaker, kevin, coleman advocates. chairperson nolan: is kevin here? carlos rios. ymca. chairperson nolan: that will be it before our litigation session. good afternoon, everyone. my name is carlos rios. i am here to support free muni for youth. i understand all this hard work from community leaders. the solution is just pass. i know it is not easy. there has been a lot of apart from each party. but i understand this is for the community, and the community will appreciate the work you do for them. i understand the politics and stuff like this is in play right now. and of course it is obvious that all the people behind me want this to pass. i understand also for you that you want to. it is all about you wanting to p