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there are so many legal issues affecting seniors this year that i feel it would be important to stay on. we are faced with reductions again in social security, and in ssi. there are 45,000 people in san francisco who are on sso, -- ssi, and it is about half people who are elderly and have people with disabilities. with the possibility of service is being reduced, and the state has already said they are going to eliminate adult day care, we feel we have an extra amount to do. i had been in sacramento twice this month, which i do not like to do. but one was on the domestic workers righ...

shapes my world view, shapes how i view and interact with my city, and i love my city. and also, as a homeowner, i look at it as a collective homeowner because i own my home with my brother, with michael w. sisters and my parents, which is probably the only way to do it in san francisco, but i think that gives me a unique perspective, and also, just my upbringing in the city and really recognizing the city-wide mosaic. i went to sacred heart. i hope that will not be used against me, supervisors. but i state because as a blue- collar and moderate income school, i was exposed to commun...

city, but with 800 people a year are hit by cars and three people killed in four days last march, we have clearly not reached that goal of pedestrian priority. with that in mind, we are pleased to support joel ramos and his candidacy for the mta commission. mta is the agency most responsible, among many, for the safety and walk ability of our streets. there has been a tremendous amount of attention to pedestrian safety and, i think, supervisor kim among others who paid a lot of attention to this recently, and the appointment of joel ramos to this board could be a step forward in maki...

has already said they are going to eliminate adult day care, we feel we have an extra amount to do. i had been in sacramento twice this month, which i do not like to do. but one was on the domestic workers rights bill, and many seniors need domestic workers to stay in their own homes. so that is important to them. and on the other economic security index that would give a more reasonable basis for the income needs of senior citizens. san francisco has already approved this, but it has been a problem to get the state to approve a so that we have some indicator beyond the poverty index...

and also, as a homeowner, i look at it as a collective homeowner because i own my home with my brother, with michael w. sisters and my parents, which is probably the only way to do it in san francisco, but i think that gives me a unique perspective, and also, just my upbringing in the city and really recognizing the city-wide mosaic. i went to sacred heart. i hope that will not be used against me, supervisors. but i state because as a blue- collar and moderate income school, i was exposed to communities that i would not have been if i was stuck in my community, and just my upbringing...