Wife took my son to the emergency and thought he had a strep throat. He didnt and we couldnt get in to see dr. Burke and [inaudible] straing coincidence and toxicity Everybody Knows its there from one end of the bay view to another. Okay. The smell i live on kirk wood. I smell it all the time. If you go anywhere in bay view the smell is there all the time. You have to do something about that. The location is great. Like they said its all there i got three kids that use them services. My youngest daughter, the five year old, shes seeing a specialist there because of her issues, and all i got to say is that all this theres too many toxins. All the upon ands say its clear. Its clear. Build it. Thank you. Thank you. Omar. Thank you you have been very patient. Thank you commissioners. All is not doom and gloom in bay view. I plan to live the rest of my life in bay view and raised four daughters in the area and today Congress Passed the [inaudible] act. I am asking you to pass the violence a
Noticing something is wrong with him and you can tell the difference from when he was born and came home to that community. Its toxic. I dont have that great of a job but im trying to get him out of that community and to build a socalled Wellness Center there. Its traditional. You have gas stations. You have just too much toxins around there. Like we said were not against the people who want this Wellness Center. We want it as well but we want it in a healthy environment as all other centers are in a healthy environment. Is there anything wrong with that . The gas stations you cant even drive there. Why would you submit little babies and children to it . People coming there to get well and the health will get worse. She submitted a paper to tell you what its like, how it does, how it stops the blood flow. It meshes with the memory. People have a hard time and they cant get a education because the heads are messed up and they have toxins. There was a lawsuit where they won and the child
Her wonderful work. Thank you. Good afternoon commissioners. My name is linda moore. I am a assistant District Attorney for the city and county of San Francisco. I have spent many years prosecuting child abuse cases in San Francisco of all kinds. I am here to tell you District Attorney George Gaston is strongly committed to this opening. We have fought years for Something Like this. Child abuse cases present unique and difficult challenges. Their needs are immense and the agencies that work on this and experts from Child Protective Services to the police to the das office to doctors and psychologists. The benefits of having all of those people in one place for the children who is a victim of abuse or witnessed traumatic incidents is immeasurable. For them to be able to go to one spot with their family and receive services and support and placement all in one place, and in a building that has excellent Public Transportation that families can get to easily that is known throughout the ci
Thank you. Are there other speakers in favor of the dr . One more time. Are there other speakers in favor of the dr . Okay. Project sponsor you have five minutes. Hi good afternoon. I am dr. Nadine burke and the ceo for the center of wellness. I speak on behalf of my organization, the bay view child center and Advocacy Center which is part of the prevention center. We have come together to bring resources under one roof to bring desperately needed best in Class Services to the children and families of bay view Hunters Point and San Francisco. We respectfully request that the commission denies the request so we can move forward. The children of bay view Hunters Point and San Francisco cannot wait any longer. Violence is the leading cause of early mortality in bay view and in my previous position as pediatrician of the Bay View Center i had the opportunity to see it everyday what the impact is on our kids. Our access to Mental Health services that recognize and treat the repeated trauma
Jackson. I am also a member of rafeqi wellness and we believe in wellness and i believe its the wrong location and i would like you to let that doctor know find another location, and i understand that she was with dr. Colemans doctor. Well, i have a medical condition and i went up to that center trying to find a doctor in my community to see my condition. The place is closed. Money i understand was spent trying to get in down there. So much for wellness in the community. And whoever said the whole place is polluted. It can go anywhere. It might as well go anywhere. If you know that person god heard it too and they have a karmic debt to pay. Thank you. Next speaker please. Good afternoon everyone. My name is theresa ballard. To the commission and the audience i am a lifelong resident of bay view Hunters Point and up to this date i have chronic asthma. I have fieb ramiaga and lupus. To this day they dont understand why all of these auto immune diseases are attacking the minorities and th