They had to wait 20 minutes for an ambulance after a loved one was stabbed. Thursday, a motorcyclist collided with a car and had to wait 20 minute. Now in northeast, a Police Officer injured and officers gave up waiting for transport and brought him to the hospital by a cruiser. They cant get the service, what about just the regular citizens trying to get i think its appalling we have to overhaul this system sam again the m. P. D. Officer received minor injuries according to a statement from the police department. But the Ambulance Union has argued that the city did not have enough units or the personnel to operate them. Tomorrow, the d. C. Council is holding its confirmation hearings for the mayors choice for deputy mayor for Public Safety Kevin Donahue and these matters are expected to come up there. Reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. Leon thank you, sam. This is not the first investigation into the citys Emergency Response system. The Inspector Generals
Also wanted to make it clear that they both have helped to bring to us this point where we have this compromise. So you have heard about a lot of the issues already mentioned today. And, basically, what this is about, is that we think, this is experimental type of housing which, is all fine and good but we should treat it as such as an experiment that we want to watch closely and not allow to just go unchecked without us first knowing about the potential impact and that is because browse we have all thought careful fully about what those impacts might be and we have come one a long array, including because these units are actually above market, now, we have heard all of the argument about why they are affordable and yes, cheaper impaired to larger studio apartments but by square footage, they are indeed higher rent and therefore, what would be the role in potentially escalating rents in the adjacent buildings and nabses that is one thing and the other thing that you have heard a lot ab
Providing a very valuable service to working residents of the city and there are numerous examples of successful projects that do not compete with Single Family homes and which provide a very valuable service to the working people of the city. S pack and others did a survey of San Francisco residents to fine where they stand and find out that bay twoone margin, voters of San Francisco support microdevelopment by 30 to one margin they interiored it if they were more familiar with this legislation. So its a building type that has widespread support throughout the citizens at large. Particularly valuable aspect of microdevelopment is that microdevelopments is that it goes in dollars are well served by tran as it and which the city would like to see more pedestrians and more street level activity. So, across the board, i think the city and the residents will benefit by having a chance to live in microapartments and, i think that the sample size of 375 which, is basically a twothree project
Whether we have such rare land available we have to think about what is what we want to prior tices and so its a Public Policy decision in that way. And we are concerned that, rather than addressing the current needs of our communities, as they stand now, we may actually be building housing that is enticing out of towners to come whereas, they would have lived in Silicon Valley perhaps or they are just getting their foot in the door with the tech industry, they are renting space in the San Francisco that others such as these families that you have heard of today cannot afford. Just want to quickly list off the groups that have signed onto this letter. China Town Community development corporation, San Francisco tenantsune. Senator disability action, that is not a comprehensive list and also the couselor of Community Housing organization which has about 20 members in itself as well and so there is a broad broad support in the community for this what i think is a good ken census model. Th
Could be learned from such a very small sample size which, is one of the citys housing stock. What conclusions would planning staff be able to reach by studying 375 units in a sample this small would they be able to determine whether or not its a successful Housing Project . How it compares to other housing types or what changes might be recommended its we dispute its a statistically valid sample size and do not believe that the conclusions based on a sample size this small could be relied on and have a my potential for error and second the cap sends a wrong message to market blooder and is that the city doesnt support this market and that investors should proceed at their own payroll and while this approach is common in San Francisco its distrust traiting to our members. First if the cap is adopted its not clear what the harm the city would be avoidings and second its another example of the contribution of the values weest spouse and policies we adopt while a city we claim to support