the mission district community felt under siege for a lack of affordable housing, lack of open space, lack of living wage job opportunities. the communities approach was to reach out to city hall to the planning department and initiate a community planning process. over the course of those 10 years, we have young folks, adults, 70-plus-year-old elders that have stepped forward as community planners themselves to complement the great work that has happened at the planning department, the recreation and parks department, the puc and other city agencies. we have a community that has really taken ownership over this particular project and is reaching out to you to develop a genuine partnership to create sustainable open space and affordable housing opportunities for the community. we hope you will step forward and enter into the partnership with the community. thank you. [speaking spanish] hello. my name is alicia briseno. i am also a member of poder, and i am here because of
a lot of these rooms where the families live only fit a bed, yet there are three to four kids in each room, with a parent, a mom, and a dead. i want to say that it is really needed. this part is really needed for these kids to have a space. this park is really needed for these kids to have a space. please come visit sro s so you can see the poverty these families are living in. [speaking spanish] i know most of you are aware of the poverty that exists, but i urge you to come, when you re in your campaign mode, to talk with us, and be with us. i am sure you will be aware that not only are we advocating for this part, but we have a lot of energy, a lot of passion, a lot of work we want to bring to this process of making this a reality. [speaking spanish] we also need affordable housing, accessible housing. please help us make that a reality. we believe in you and do not want to stop believing in you. thank you. my name is pat delgado. i am a part advocate in the m