Get us going. [noise] the subcommittee on housing, transportation, and Community Development will come to order. This hearing is in hybrid format. We will have witnesses testifying both in person and by video, and senators may appear in person and by video as well. I want to thank senator rounds for joining me in this bipartisan hearing, focusing on the issue of homelessness. Senator rounds found out late yesterday, i think, that he is needed at an important market with the form of relations committee, so we wont be able to stay for the entire subcommittee, which we understand. Thank you for being here. And thank you all to our panelists, those of you in person as well as those of you joining virtually, for being here today. So, without a safety, sit, affordable place to live, nothing in your life works. Its nearly impossible to maintain a job, go to school, or stay healthy. Based on data from 2020, almost 600,000 americans experienced homelessness on any given night. With this number,
Get us going. The subcommittee on housing, transportation, and Community Development will come to order. This hearing is in hybrid format. We will have witnesses testifying both in person and by video. And senators may appear in person or in video as well. I want to thank senator rounds for joining me in this bipartisan hearing, focusing on the issue of homelessness. Senator rounds found out late yesterday, i think, that he is needed at an important Foreign Relations committee, so he wont be able to say for the entire subcommittee, which we understand and thank you for being here. And thank you also to our panelists. Those of you in person, as well as those of you joining virtually, for being here today. So, without a safe, decent, affordable place to live, nothing in your life works. Its nearly impossible to maintain a job, go to school, or stay healthy. Based on data from 2020, almost 600,000 americans experienced homelessness on any given night. With this number, 61 of those experie
Excellent. Is there a second. Thank you very much madam secretary will you call role . Madam chair johnson. 4 ayes and one absent. The assumption is that vote goes with the changes that we discussed. Thank you very much. Madam chair will you call the next item. Public comments on non agenda items madam chair . Is there any Public Comment . We have one . Jesus christ. Im sorry my machine anyway i hope everybody had a happy holiday season. Unfortunately i wasnt there at the meeting i wasnt there unfortunately i was out of town but im here actually requesting respectfully that this agency consider having your next meeting in the Western Addition to show good gesture and good faith and good govern practice and its all good. It would show that you have some sensitivity for our community and you care you hear and you understand and you see whats going down. It would be a great event to have the Community Involved to show exactly whats going on and show how we can move forward and understand
Else . I have a question. Id like to receive information on i guess the best way to call it is the account balance or balances in the Housing Trust funds the ones under our control the ones we would have immediate information on i see many of these items on Affordable Housing so much is going into the fund it would be nice to know what the balance is. Certain things coming out of the fund. Okay. Anyone else . Okay happy holidays everyone. Our next meeting will be before christmas but happy holidays anyways next item . Item 10. And item 11. Thank you very much we adjourn at 1 38. Is that a record . Youre watching quick bite, the show that has San Francisco. Were here at one of the many food centric districts of San Francisco, the 18th street corridor which locals have affectionately dubbed the castro. A cross between castro and gastronomic. The bakery, pizza, and dolores park cafe, there is no end in sight for the mouth watering food options here. Adding to the culinary delights is the
Meeting would start to allow for Community Attendance at 4 p. M. So you will get more information from staff on that but just to mark your calendars for january 7th well do that in the bay view and that concludes my report thank you very much. Next item. Item 9 questions and matters madam chair. Its 2 p. M. And theres a groundbreaking before. Now, was there an email something went out on that. If it hasnt gone out it will go out shortly. Okay. Carpool . We can only drive 2 at a time. Okay. And we have informal item in our packets on blocks 2 and 4. I had a minor question ill ask you right now so we can make the december 17 meeting 2 minutes shorter. I was wondering when is that going to be conveyed in a timely fashion . There are other vehicles there would a license in advance before the final conveyance but its expected they are all on time but staff is working with the parks and state lands and dpw to effectuate all that and they are all on target through next year. Great all right.