Year that the voters came out in strong support of prop k and demand more afford housing to be built. Well speak out loudly again this year and we wont stand for people being throun on the streets while cabeal tv shows glorify million airs for producing luxury housing. We need to make a stand as a city well put public land in the communities hands. Good morning supervisors dean preston executive director of [inaudible] strong support of the measure and thank you supervisor kim and Avalos Campos and mar and hopefully other supervisors that will state their support. Also want to recognize the work Housing Organization is helping to craft. Different legislation i think it strikes a good balance and it is very well written and i know they work with your office. I think the numbers speak in terms of how the Surplus Property ordinance has not been implemented beyond the fwo two properties mentioned so this measure is critical. It wont solve all the housing problems but with respects to the s
Fordable housing developer i know how challenging and costly it is to acquire sites for Affordable Housing. This initiative represents a exciting opportunity to expand San Franciscos supply of Affordable Housing. The Public Sector and the Mayors Office of housing is our partner in creating thousands of affordable apartments. The Mayors Office [inaudible] developable land is getting expensive. Every dollar the sit a spend is a dollar they cannot spend to build Affordable Housing. 18 and a half Million Dollars is another 18 and a half million we cant spend. Currently most thf Mayors Office of Housing Resources preserve existing Public Housing which is important but it doesnt add a single unit to our Affordable Housing stock at a time when we need t. Many city agencies own sites they no longer need for their core function. This is a public resource that should go to public good. I support this measure and look forward to the passage and implementation. Thank you thank you mrs. Dodge. Good
In selma. Congressman lewis passed away last week of bank pancreatic ca, he was 80 years old in addition to his more than three decades in washington, lewis was a giant of the civil rights movement. Famously led a march from selma site of the memorial across the ed monobridge to Montgomery Alabama for Voting Rights in 1965. After police descended on march percent dozens of them injured including lewis himself he suffered a fractured skull. And we have Live Team Coverage of tonights memorial. Well discuss john lewiss life and powerful legacy with Eleanor Holmes norton and dr. Taryn who was once an intern for congressman lewis but we first begin with first steve [inaudible conversations] reporter just really a stunning picture here when you think about the history involved. Weve just seen the coffin of john lewis being taken into the church here by a military honor guard. It was 55 years ago, just a short distance from here on bridge when he was leading 600 nonviolent protesters they wer