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With us tonight is mike. Mike is president and ceo of the center for arts and culture in and a longtime Historic Preservation. He led San Franciscos Historic Preservation nonprofit. He has been the oat director of advocacy of the los angeles conservancy and for the Historic Preservation. His present racial mark in angeles the subject of tonights talk in here in San Francisco. Thank you for being with us mike and welcome and i will hand the microphone over to you. Thank you so much frances. Such a pleasure to be here tonight with my longtime friends and colleagues aliso beach and Stephen Schafe...

130,000 ballots back. Thats a thats around a 24 turnout for this election. The average turnout for the president ial primaries since 1972 is 49. This is what it looked like a short time ago. Inside folks making their voice heard in one area. Then in some of the back rooms, the ballot counting happening. Ive been speaking with san franciscans about some of the propositions on the ballot, and there were several. The state prop for Mental Health treatment facilities, and then the props involving the number of officers in San Francisco and how those officers police. I asked voters which specific p...

We spoke with south bay residents about why they chose to vote on the super tuesday proposition one, which would Fund Mental Health beds and treatment facilities, was a common reason. This time it was about Mental Health care and helping the homeless, which is a very two very big problems in california right now. The Mental Health, i think initiative is one that really, im hoping will make a big difference because we really need that the Mental Health thing and supporting our homeless just generically, simply just making my voice heard. I of course, you know, i like to see change. And theres b...

Be rented. Right . Maam, your time is up. Thank you very much. All right. Appreciate it. Next speaker, please. My name is rafael picasso. Born and raised in the Mission District, and i cant afford the mission. Thats a shame. I grew up here. I work for the city. I make decent money. Do you think i want to spend 3 to 6,000 on rent . That would take my whole paycheck all year long. It would put me like the lady that was just speaking, on the streets. It doesnt matter if i make 75,000 a year. I cant live here no more. Its getting too expensive. A lot of my people, just like the lady that just spok...

Born and raised in the Mission District, and i cant afford the mission. Thats a shame. I grew up here. I work for the city. I make decent money. Do you think i want to spend 3 to 6,000 on rent . That would take my whole paycheck all year long. It would put me like the lady that was just speaking, on the streets. It doesnt matter if i make 75,000 a year. I cant live here no more. Its getting too expensive. A lot of my people, just like the lady that just spoke, are becoming homeless because weve got these developers who want to build these units, but theyre not building it for me. I cant live i...