a hearing to consider appointing three members, terms ending february 23rd, 2012, and february 23rd, 2013, to the citizens committee on community development. i will call you in the order your name is listed on the agenda. first we have charlie sciammas. thank you for your service. good afternoon, supervisors. i just came off of one year serving on the citizens committee and previously served on the working group set up by the mayor s office. i have worked on issues related to community development and environmental justice. these are challenging economic times and it is important. the block grants program is a critical strategy to level the playing field. john people are coming of age where the city cannot guarantee a place to live or a decent place to work. many are increasingly isolated. over the last year, as a member of the community, i am proud of efforts to deepen the dialogue with community-based organizations. representatives are often asked to come to public
next tuesday. hello, i am in the executive director of the nonprofit community based organization. i wanted to come to support you to support utuma belfrey who is a mother, an active supporter of the recently passed local hiring law. we believe that she will continue to address the needs and concerns of our communities by advising the city for work- force development and housing policies. personally, i feel like she does a great job and working with apri. she has played an important rro. this allows local applicants to come in and find ways to get affordable sustainable employment here in san francisco. i also brought a list of 25 members and supporters and friends of our is a shared that also support her. i wanted to say the names instead of reading off the list. instead of handing the list. i have carolina williams, jerry brown, jerry kosh, henry had a leak, henrietta lee, george brown, and dorothy james. thank you. and community based organization in the southea