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Get us going. [noise] the subcommittee on housing, transportation, and Community Development will come to order. This hearing is in hybrid format. We will have witnesses testifying both in person and by video, and senators may appear in person and by video as well. I want to thank senator rounds for joining me in this bipartisan hearing, focusing on the issue of homelessness. Senator rounds found out late yesterday, i think, that he is needed at an important market with the form of relations committee, so we wont be able to stay for the entire subcommittee, which we understand. Thank you for b...

Advocates for the homeless testified about the need for more Affordable Housing and support to address homelessness around the country. The pandemic has made the issue worse. This hearing held before a Senate Subcommittee runs an hour and half. Without a safe, decent affordable place to live, nothing in your life works. It is nearly impossible to maintain a job, go to school, or stay healthy. Based on data from 2020, almost 600,000 americans experience homelessness on any given night. This number, 61 of those experiencing homelessness are sheltered and another 39 are unsheltered. Homelessness ...

President chiu, Board Members and the Empowerment Network and the District Supervisor norman yee, thank you very much for this recognition. This is really a shared award with many members of the merced extension triangle who work tirelessly to work in our city that we can be proud of. This is a collaborative effort with dpw, puc, mta, recs and parks, the Fire Department and Police Department and other public agencies. We work together. Our goal has been to make the city a better place to live, work, play and travel within. I thank you to those public agencies and individuals who have done just...

Supervisor cohen and myself. Supervisor cohen do you want to make introductory comments. Supervisor malia cohen thank you very much. Please come to the podium. Thanks. So, happy mentor ship month, everyone. January is National Mentor ship month and we are taking a moment to recognize big brothers and big sisters in the area. Earlier today supervisor chiu ands i announced a partnership with big brothers and big sisters of the bay area to reduce, what is a travesty, a waiting list in San Francisco of 83 students waiting to be partnered up with a mentor. Our goal is to go from 83 to 0. No person ...

President david chiu thank you supervisor yee. Our next is by supervisor cohen and myself. Supervisor cohen do you want to make introductory comments. Supervisor malia cohen thank you very much. Please come to the podium. Thanks. So, happy mentor ship month, everyone. January is National Mentor ship month and we are taking a moment to recognize big brothers and big sisters in the area. Earlier today supervisor chiu ands i announced a partnership with big brothers and big sisters of the bay area to reduce, what is a travesty, a waiting list in San Francisco of 83 students waiting to be partnere...