has already said they are going to eliminate adult day care, we feel we have an extra amount to do. i had been in sacramento twice this month, which i do not like to do. but one was on the domestic workers rights bill, and many seniors need domestic workers to stay in their own homes. so that is important to them. and on the other economic security index that would give a more reasonable basis for the income needs of senior citizens. san francisco has already approved this, but it has been a problem to get the state to approve a so that we have some indicator beyond the poverty index, which is pretty outdated, especially if you live in san francisco. so i want to continue to work on those and a number of other things in the years coming up, and i always enjoy being on this advisory council because i can go around and visit agencies. now that i have become a senior, i go to senior meals program, and that is where i discovered how awful the muni fare increase was going to be fo
and also, as a homeowner, i look at it as a collective homeowner because i own my home with my brother, with michael w. sisters and my parents, which is probably the only way to do it in san francisco, but i think that gives me a unique perspective, and also, just my upbringing in the city and really recognizing the city-wide mosaic. i went to sacred heart. i hope that will not be used against me, supervisors. but i state because as a blue- collar and moderate income school, i was exposed to communities that i would not have been if i was stuck in my community, and just my upbringing in the excelsior district as a working-class community. similar to joel ramos, who we just heard from, and i m so glad you guys are recommending, my focus has been of the latino community, on youth, on seniors. basically, on community that have not been represented throughout urban planning. development issues. i cut my teeth on helping develop the eastern neighborhood plan. i spent 10 years on i
with that in mind, we are pleased to support joel ramos and his candidacy for the mta commission. mta is the agency most responsible, among many, for the safety and walk ability of our streets. there has been a tremendous amount of attention to pedestrian safety and, i think, supervisor kim among others who paid a lot of attention to this recently, and the appointment of joel ramos to this board could be a step forward in making the real change we need, translating the synergy into real change for our streets. we feel confident that joel ramos will speak up for sustainable streets, and we also know he will speak up for underserved communities to face a disproportionate risk of being hit by cars on our streets while walking and who depend most on transportation and on walking, so we urge you to make joel ramos the newest member of mta s commission. thank you. madam chair, fellow supervisors, i am with the san francisco transit riders union. rather than reiterate what has alr
killed in four days last march, we have clearly not reached that goal of pedestrian priority. with that in mind, we are pleased to support joel ramos and his candidacy for the mta commission. mta is the agency most responsible, among many, for the safety and walk ability of our streets. there has been a tremendous amount of attention to pedestrian safety and, i think, supervisor kim among others who paid a lot of attention to this recently, and the appointment of joel ramos to this board could be a step forward in making the real change we need, translating the synergy into real change for our streets. we feel confident that joel ramos will speak up for sustainable streets, and we also know he will speak up for underserved communities to face a disproportionate risk of being hit by cars on our streets while walking and who depend most on transportation and on walking, so we urge you to make joel ramos the newest member of mta s commission. thank you. madam chair, fellow sup
commission. mta is the agency most responsible, among many, for the safety and walk ability of our streets. there has been a tremendous amount of attention to pedestrian safety and, i think, supervisor kim among others who paid a lot of attention to this recently, and the appointment of joel ramos to this board could be a step forward in making the real change we need, translating the synergy into real change for our streets. we feel confident that joel ramos will speak up for sustainable streets, and we also know he will speak up for underserved communities to face a disproportionate risk of being hit by cars on our streets while walking and who depend most on transportation and on walking, so we urge you to make joel ramos the newest member of mta s commission. thank you. madam chair, fellow supervisors, i am with the san francisco transit riders union. rather than reiterate what has already been said, i want to just hit on one point in particular, and that is the importa