About voting press club and the investigations editor in washington for the associated press. We have a terrific program ahead and we invite you to follow along on twitter using the hash tag npclive. In the audience were members of the general public so any applause or reactions are not necessarily from the working press. Id like to begin by introducing our head table. Please hold your applause until all of the head table guests werere introduced. I have the president of the public news all bids and member of the Headliners Team. The former president of the National Press club and we have Eleanor Clift Political Columnist with the daily beast. H e National Reporter at the washington post, beside wesley is michael holloman, Deputy Communications director for faie fight and alex, the political reporter nbc news. Skipping over the podium, to my right is donna, president at the dc media strategy and former president of the club and cochair of the mpc Headliners Team in the skipping over th
Opposition and during the hearing, a Property Owner who has not voted yet or who wishes to change their vote may speak with the department of elections staff. They are a table just outside at the Board Chamber and provide you with the affidavit and board plot. The ballot will be counted. Before we begin, supervisor hainey, would you like to make any opening remarks . Thank you. I will make brief remarks before i turn it over to chris corgus. But i want to say that this is a Community Benefit district that i know firsthand does a tremendous job in our community. I live in the tern loin an tends not a day that goes by where i dont walk by and see the positive impacts of all are doing. This morning i was walking to city hall down hyde street, helped across the street by the safe passage volunteers, walking down sidewalks that were pressure washed by tlcbd folks and just appreciating not just everything you all do but the way that you do it. I especially appreciate the approach that youve
Community benefit district that i know firsthand does a tremendous job in our community. I live in the tern loin an tends not a day that goes by where i dont walk by and see the positive impacts of all are doing. This morning i was walking to city hall down hyde street, helped across the street by the safe passage volunteers, walking down sidewalks that were pressure washed by tlcbd folks and just appreciating not just everything you all do but the way that you do it. I especially appreciate the approach that youve taken to putting people to work who need jobs, especially in our community. And also taking the approach that understands that if well be successful in the tenderloin, we have to do it in an inclusive way to make sure residents are heard. Sometimes thats Property Owners and sometimes not Property Owners and everybody has a seat at the table as were thinking about the kind of community we want. So i got to look at some of your policies around Harm Reduction and Racial Equity
Community benefit district that i know firsthand does a tremendous job in our community. I live in the tern loin an tends not a day that goes by where i dont walk by and see the positive impacts of all are doing. This morning i was walking to city hall down hyde street, helped across the street by the safe passage volunteers, walking down sidewalks that were pressure washed by tlcbd folks and just appreciating not just everything you all do but the way that you do it. I especially appreciate the approach that youve taken to putting people to work who need jobs, especially in our community. And also taking the approach that understands that if well be successful in the tenderloin, we have to do it in an inclusive way to make sure residents are heard. Sometimes thats Property Owners and sometimes not Property Owners and everybody has a seat at the table as were thinking about the kind of community we want. So i got to look at some of your policies around Harm Reduction and Racial Equity
Community camera project, but in addition to that, its just the care they provide and communication that they provide stating to all members of the tenderloin this is truly a community that matters. So we think its critically important that this is renewed. Our assessment will go up and we think theyre capable after efficient stewards. We look forward to seeing what they do and we strongly urge your support. Thank you, next speaker. Good afternoon. Im with the larkin Street Merchant Association and cova hotel and i serve on the board of the cbd. I cannot express enough what a critical partner the tenderloin is to everyone that comes into contact with the neighborhood. I cant imagine where the neighborhood would be without the services that the tenderloin cbd provides. We see a lot of imminent. I urge you to support and back the renewal of the cbd and we look forward to partnering with them for the next 15 years. Thank you. Next speaker. Supervisors, what struck me when i was listening