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Allow inperson attendance and Public Comment while Remote Access and Public Comment via telephone. The board recognizes equitable Public Access is essential and will take Public Comment first Public Comment will be taken on each item. Those in person will be allowed to speak first, then take those waiting on the telephone line. When your item of interest comes up, those joining in person should line up to speak and those on the telephone dial star 3 to added to the queue. If on your phone, please remember to turn down your tv and listening devices you may be using. You may submit written Publi...

Thank you. The board of supervisors and committees are convening hybrid meeting that allow inperson attendance and Public Comment while Remote Access and Public Comment via telephone. The board recognizes equitable Public Access is essential and will take Public Comment first Public Comment will be taken on each item. Those in person will be allowed to speak first, then take those waiting on the telephone line. When your item of interest comes up, those joining in person should line up to speak and those on the telephone dial star 3 to added to the queue. If on your phone, please remember to t...

Sf [inaudible] rising, democratic socialists of america, california, faculty association, ace, among other groups. We really urge the board of supervisors to move swiftly, work closely with the task force and the office of the treasurer to create a San Francisco Municipal Bank. We would like to see the banks charter be grounded in principles of equity, social, racial and economic and environmental justice. San francisco has a 10 billion budget but currently apart from all the reasons why we shouldnt be investing in large commercial banks, we also are facing unprecedented housing crisis, homele...

Facing unprecedented housing crisis, homelessness crisis, despite our very large city budget. So we would like to see a public bank that would really invest in our local communities, especially most marginalized and vulnerable communities that are underserved by our current Banking System and the city would invest in Affordable Housing. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you, and good afternoon all my relations, my name is Tony Gonzalez and im with the American Indian movement. And im the director of a. I. M. West here in San Francisco. I come here to encourage this discussion on behalf...

And then public efforts such as Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds have been stymied by the limitations that commercial banks have. So federal tax reform is going to get rid of the Community Investment act. And there goes tax credits and nonprofits and Banking Services for low income communities. A public bank could solve some of those issues for us. Im excited we are here today. I look forward to seeing the task force and their findings and im hoping we move forward. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello, supervisors my name is claire [inaudible] im cochair of San Francisco [inaudible] ...