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San francisco. And i am really delighted and in support of supervisor breeds legislation to prevent graffiti vandalism and shift policies to penalize vandals than victims. Back in 2007 when i joined the graffiti advisory board. It was said that the city was spending over 20 million in the control of graffiti vandalism in the city. And that money could be better spent towards education for the kids. Or for food for the elderly or homes for the homeless. And so there are many, many things we could think of to better use that money. But instead we are becoming reactionary to someones whim and des...

Against graffiti vandals. I hope that you support this effort to hold graffiti offenders for the damage they cause this city. Its a step in the right direction to shift the burden from the victim to the offender. And it sends a message that San Francisco is able and willing to take steps to address the offensive and destructive graffiti problem. This is the right thing to do for the city and thank you for your effort and time. Thank you, next speaker please. Good morning, madam chair, london breed and board president chiu and board of supervisors tang, thank you for giving me this opportunity ...

Properties [bell] its not one cure of the problem, it takes a village to resolve it. I am happy that we have the city and the residents and all of us to control vandalism. Thank you. Thank you, any other members of the public that wish to comment on this item . Seeing none Public Comment is closed. Again, everyone thank you for coming out today. I am excited that we have an opportunity to really change the face of San Francisco by reducing graffiti throughout our city. I am looking forward to just the visible changes i know will come in the next couple of months, i am sure. With that colleague...

And penalties. I think one thing we have do a better job of is Public Outreach on this and inreach as well. One of the things over a period of years, we havent been proactive and encouraged and expected people to report graffiti. All employees, not just operators. But we need to do that. And we have been working with pd, not only to make arrests, but also to use our existing arrangement with them. To get more Police Presence on the system as a preventive measure, not just for arrests. But to deter any kind of antisocial behavior including graffiti. So with that, i want to thank you again for y...

Graffiti problem. This is the right thing to do for the city and thank you for your effort and time. Thank you, next speaker please. Good morning, madam chair, london breed and board president chiu and board of supervisors tang, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak. I am here to represent, i am a member of the graffiti Advisory Board and a longtime resident and Property Owner of San Francisco, where i live and work. I have been a member of the graffiti Advisory Board for over six yearyears, and i have seen challenges in terms of its hope to control graffiti vandalism in San Franci...