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Right to an attorney and will be guaranteed that right to an attorney. Thanks. Thank you, mr. Guligson. Next speaker, please. Iris [speaker not understood] lewis, tenant, tenant in the mission for 38 years. Very quickly, i read that in 2013 40 more working families are leaving San Francisco than coming into San Francisco, something we definitely want to turn around. And as a nurse, im very concerned about the Health Effects of all these evictions. Ive seen peoples Blood Pressure really go up, Blood Pressure crises, the stress, not sleeping, not eating well has really taken its toll on these pe...

Crucial part of the package when it comes to eviction prevention. The other thing i wanted to say was the importance or emphasize the importance for specialized expertise in federal housing law and attorneys that really understand those programs with Public Housing and section 8 as you heard, legal aid is one such example of an organization. There are many things that come prior to an eviction that people could use Legal Support for and it would make the absolute difference between them being displaced or staying in their homes. An example is with the section 8 program there are administrative...

The bullying tenants go into court with an attorney knowing they can bowl them over as if they had a bulldozer. So, tenants need to get representation from the moment they get the eviction notice, not at the moment that theyre actually going into the courthouse. And, so, we need to vastly increase funding for Legal Services in San Francisco this year, and we need to establish this city as one that says every tenant who is in danger of losing their home has the right to an attorney and will be guaranteed that right to an attorney. Thanks. Thank you, mr. Guligson. Next speaker, please. Iris [spe...

Standing in her backyard with her friends. Those deaths bring the total number of murders there this year to 476. If youre wondering, that is more than Coalition Troops serving in afghanistan during the same period so think of that. Chicago is in a very real sense a war zone. Patients keep coming and they come and they come, like machine gunfire. You can expect this to happen every single night. For the past several years, 360 has been covering the growing epidemic of gun violence on chicagos south side. Good evening. From the south side of chicago, a tough neighborhood with strong people reel...

Those deaths bring the total number of murders there this year to 476. That just happens to be a number that is greater than the Coalition Troops serving in afghanistan during the very same period, so think of that. Chicago is in a very real sense a war zone. Patients keep coming and they come and they come, like machine gunfire. You can expect this to happen every single night. For the past several years, 360 has been covering the growing epidemic of gun violence on chicagos south side. Good evening. From the south side of chicago, a tough neighborhood with strong people reeling from a killin...