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I have a serious concern about families having to go out to san bruno. I have a concern about our volunteers. I work with im a volunteer with an organization that goes into the jails and im concerned about our volunteers having to go out to san bruno into away from the area where they live. I volunteer while we live in San Francisco, we have to go out there. The families, many of the families do have to take Public Transportation and theres almost no Public Transportation out there. It is a long way from here if youve got to take the bus. Let me tell you. The last stop is maybe you could call ...

Transportation and theres almost no Public Transportation out there. It is a long way from here if youve got to take the bus. Let me tell you. The last stop is maybe you could call it bart, but really its over there at San Francisco state and its a great hardship for people. We work to help parents, incarcerated parents stay in contact with their children through reading programs. And unfortunately its hard for the children to visit their parents. We work so hard and the parents are working so hard to stay connected to their families and we need to do everything we can. If we must have incarce...

It just so happens that we already had one in the works. So we bring to you a proposed draft of that, we think that it is fairly comprehensive. And the only other thing that i want to say it has a few minute of last minute typos that we want to correct before the commission considers adopting this document. Okay. Lets see the first typo is right at the very beginning. Where in the introduction, there is just a space between the and the end of this page. So it is just a movement. Second typo is page 4. First line, yes, as long as the contribution is under 100,000 dollars. And the third typo, is...

Speaker please. Good afternoon. Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you. My name is peter demeris. Im a volunteer and serve on the board for the st. Francis living room on golden gate avenue in the heart of the tenderloin. St. Francis living room monday through friday provides hot nutritious breakfast, activities and a place to congregate off the streets for the elderly poor of the tenderloin. We serve about 100 clients each day and the numbers keep growing. We are a Secular Organization governed by a board of directors that volunteer, a volunteer board and financial officers. Volunte...

Volunteer, a volunteer board and financial officers. Volunteers serve our clients each and everyday. We have two part time employees that assist us. These employees like those before them are economically disadvantaged individuals who are graduates of the st. Anthonys recovery program. Our annual budget is approximately 100,000 of which only 41,000 is paid in salaries. St. Francis living room is very efficient in the riewses of funds because it focuses on volunteers. We provide a lot for people in need and do a lot with the dollars we receive from the city. The st. Francis living room contract...