Appreciation to the John Stewart Company and bridge housing. The design is attractive. Theyve gone through a number of extra measures to make sure its not a boring, institutional structure, and i certainly appreciate all the different opportunities that they have provided to for the neighborhood to get some input. So with that, ill just close by saying i think this project is a tremendous asset, will be a tremendous asset to the neighborhood, and it will make this stretch of broadway even more inviting. And so with that, i am done, and i will let john stewart handle the closing of this ceremony. Thank you. [applause] thank you. I have to add one codicil to whats been said. We observe neighborhood reactions to the concept of formerly homeless, and they run screaming from the run. Theres a lack of opposition. On this project, theres six entities that reviewed all of all of our designs and plans and our sociology. Not once did i hear anybody say oh, wow, youre going to have formerly homel
Good mid morning, supervisors. Im bonnie, im the area manager at San Francisco Parks Alliance. And i want to stress that San Francisco Parks Alliance supports the nonresident flexible pricing at these specialty gardens and coit tower, as well as the japanese teagarden. Weve been consistent in voicing our support at the r. P. D. Commission as well as the Commission Meeting on may 16. We believe adult nonresidents, flexible pricing will allow for more manageable traffic flow within the sites and in the surrounding neighborhoods. It also encourages attendance at nonpeak times that will result in a richer experience for all people who attend because there will be less congestion. We support the fee increase at japanese teagarden, the japanese teagarden is one of our historic gems and residents and visitors alike walk away stating that constantly. We fiscally sponsor two of the specialty gardens, japanese and the conservatory of flowers. The japanese teagarden is dedicated to raising funds
Whether youre a senior, whether youre someone who lives in Public Housing, whether you just simply cant make it because of the salary that youre living on, well, i think weve done it. Weve done it. Its a start. Is this going to answer every question . Probably not, but this is going to be a big, big achievement for San Francisco for us to put 600 million for Affordable Housing for our residents. [applause] president yee ill tell you this right now. I wont outline what mayor breed what she had already outlined. It was a battle. We had to fight, we had to claw, we had to prove our point. This came from labor, it came from everybody. Even the middleincome folks to came in and say we need help also, we hear you. We will put something in there for the middleincome, as well as lowincome. I am so proud of the process that we that we took to get to where we are today. Today is going to be a historical vote where the board of supervisors will vote on this bond measure, this measure for housing
Paying attention to accessibility for people with disabilities. I dont know that the general public would assume that senior housing, for instance, also as accessibility components within it, assuming that as our populations age, they also have mobility and other communication changes in their life. We can maybe think about how to present that in away that the public can more easily digest the options that are available. That is great feedback. Thank you. Anyone else on staff . All right. I just want to thank you for your presentation. A lot of great information, and we will be going through that, and i do hope that we will be able to continue to cooperate with you in the future, especially if the bond passes. We dont have any more questions of you. Are there any speaker cards . No speaker cards, okay. Anyone on the bridge line . No one. Okay. All right, we finished that presentation. Thank you everyone for commenting, and asking questions. Thats outstanding. All right, we are right on
[applause] i was born and raised in hunters point, and i began making my living as a cosmetologist. I owned my own business. I opened a hair salon, which i had to close due to rising rent. Being a single mother with a daughter going to college, i needed to find a more stable career. At that point, i had found the city build program. Throughout city build, i learned the skills required to be a to have a successful construction career. I have benefited from Affordable Housing which is how i was able to provide and support my daughter during the city build process. After i graduated, i became a carpenter, working for Carpenters Union local 22. Before having the opportunity and the blessing of joining local 38, which is the plumbers and Pipefitters Union of San Francisco. Living here in San Francisco in the 94124 has given me the benefit and a stable career to be in and pay rent in San Francisco. Thats why we need more Affordable Housing. We need more Affordable Housing for all of the reas