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if you have -- so, you know, i dont know how we want to do this, but we know there are a couple of names that i want to throw out as names that i think, based on what i have seen and based on some of the work that i have experienced firsthand, i think individuals that i think should be added, and maybe you guys can also, you know, list some of the names that you think should be added as well. you know, ive worked with tommi mecca for many years on many different issues, and i do think ...

we support. its not enough to just take care of one or even just some of the aspects of an individuals life. because we are all so much greater than just any one facet. and this particular lens is going to be imperative for the task forces success. when i was thinking about what i might want to say i was reminded of a dinner i had earlier this summer with a shabti supporter and i said as i often do its really simple, the heart of shanti is that no one should have alone when theyre real...

hit and people were being evicted. i was part of a defense team that helped defend these folks from their evictions. i helped set up three shelters, a food program and shower project for homeless queer youth who were victims of the dotcome boom. i worked among low income tenants in san francisco including a number of lgbt seniors who are my regular clients. i also worked extensively on 55 laguna in it terms of helping keep that affordable. finally i think my vision for such a task forc...

opportunity, based on my experience as a disabled man with liv to talk all these programs, all this immense outreach, and convert that into the services that our senior community needs. ive presented a possible idea to bevan dufty last month about cooling housing income, that seniors get in this city. i think that the shanti model could be used for peer support for our seniors. we have so many resources, i think that this committee has the opportunity to bring some of these resources t...

>> i was born in san francisco. i was born in the haight, and i spent my early years in the mission, and i live in the castro, and i live in district two right now. ive been an activist for over 40 years, and do have my résume. what i didnt include on there is that im a father, and a grandfather at this point, and im very proud of that. and i was excited about the task force because i feel that its an issue that i feel very strongly about. im 75, and alive and active at this point. an...

i want to also encourage you to put tommi and michelle on the task force because of the experience they bring. thank you so much. >> chair kim: thank you, ms. lange. is there any other public comment on this item? >> yes. i am peter warfield, executive director and cofounder of library users association. i am glad that you have a new task force, and are hearing the candidates. one of the unfortunate things that relates to a previous item that you had, but also here, is that the board o...

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> cordes: good evening. im nancy cordes. we begin tonight with the ongoing search for sush viefers, and the accounting of the dead after nearly two days of tornadoes. more than three done people in six states have been killed, and at least 90 tornadoes have been confirmed, striking at least 162 towns. among the hardest hit communities is west liberty, kentucky. and thats where anna werner begins our coverage tonight. anna, go...

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> cordes: good evening. im nancy cordes. we begin tonight with the ongoing search for sush viefers, and the accounting of the dead after nearly two days of tornadoes. more than three done people in six states have been killed, and at least 90 tornadoes have been confirmed, striking at least 162 towns. among the hardest hit communities is west liberty, kentucky. and thats where anna werner begins our coverage tonight. anna, go...

good evening. im cynthia mcfadden. officials in colombia are calling it a miracle. passengers of a boeing 737 were jolted awake as it came crashing down just short of the runway. the plane splintered into three pieces on the island of san andreas. of 131 people on board, only 1 was killed. at least five americans were on the flight. we have an exclusive interview with one of them. sharyn alfonsi takes us inside the crash. >> reporter: for many, it was supposed to be the start of a rela...

good e good evening. im cynthia mcfadden. officials in colombia are calling it a miracle. passengers of a boeing 737 were jolted awake as it came crashing down just short of the runway. the plane splintered into three pieces on the island of san andreas. of 131 people on board, only 1 was killed. at least five americans were on the flight. we have an exclusive interview with one of them. sharyn alfonsi takes us inside the crash. >> reporter: for many, it was supposed to be the start ...