His people. That he seesepal as he seeks to build. We americans share his vision and his hopes. We know it is hard for our nation to be torn in the cocoon of the past to be catapulted forward almost overnight into the 20th century. What we also know from 15 years of partnership in progress that the people of nepal will triumph in their struggles. Advanced is not and by your own borders. End at advance does not your own borders. No alterations to advance by making clear what you cherish the most and want most to see. If america shares nepals hopes and visions, it is because she herself was once locked behind closed doors, denied her freedom, isolated in remote vastness. Like nepal, the america of today finds that her advances do not end at her home borders. Having thrown wide the doors of opportunity to her own people, she now carries her influence and example into the great forums of the world. Throughout november, president johnson would remind his countrymen how far america has come
People if every neighborhood of the city whether or not the services exist they cant travel around the city to get a meal they end up on the streets disconnected tonight is the homeless having anyal for people that have died in the city for the consequence of being homeless there are people on the clients list we heard theres a fifth a 19yearold he was really hard to engage but we were making under roads shortly thereafter, we stopped seeing him he used to come everyday to eat and shower and use the bathroom and talk with someone today, this morning we found out he died modern 6 blocks this young man died a profit preventive thats what happens every neighborhood that has a hopeless population they need to serve the population it is common places and just being human thank you. clapping. thank you. Good afternoon commissioners im actually here for another item since ive been listening i havent read the whole legislation but hope there will be a provision for neighborhood notification in
Memorial church im in support of the definition of controls for homeless shelters you cant mall and curtis and yolanda and james and dominique and ramona and charles a small number of the glide members who have been or are still homeless that im here to remind i behind the rhetoric is human beings someones fathered and mom san franciscans can for whatever reason call our city streets their home as the largest shelter in the city we experience heartache to turn people away its hard to turn someone out into the dark into the cold into the rain as all we can do well see them in the morning housing is a basic need we all require in order to thrive as long as we limit the citys ability to have shelter we limit the opportunity for people to have a better life were willing to embrace our neighbors even the ones who the rest of the world render invisibly this is one way or another what happened when we give our resources we all are enriched we can do this in words of st. Francis start by doing
And staff visit a few shelters and finds the proposals of this ordinance was reflecting their current practices of Operation Staff supports the proposal to exempt the homeless shelters for bicycle fee requirements the purpose of the shelters to maximum mess their capacity Glen Eagle Golf Course the life and Safety Standards this appliances with the purpose and lose the occupancy limit without additional indenting density elements and lastly it defines Good Neighbor policy those are policies regarding reps with the neighbors and including the security plan for the hours of operation sidewalk maintenance and signage and on Site Management that concludes my presentation. Id like to introduce mr. Duffey. Commissioners, thank you for having me here i want to note at 5 oclock well be vice chair our homeless folks that died on the Streets Program were talking a life or death situation there are 6,000 plus Homeless Individuals if San Francisco 34 hundred living on the street 18 in street progr
Years im here to support the legislation for 3rd district ems housing is an issue if San Francisco if youre homeless and go inside and are hows your not homeless anymore thats that that simple as we looked at our map to put shelter there are opportunities in 3rd district as and i went 80 up the district the other day theyre not going to be coming from all over theyre there Portland Square theres a great need ive gotten people off the streets and the wafer and embarcadero there theyre there are and thats not going away its all over i see a huge need weve gotten 3 hundred people into housing a e and that impacts unus on Washington Square i hope you support the protective and is there any additional Public Comment. Hi my name is Susan Rebecca im going to reader from is prepared statement i work to Youth Alliance we i did u uses to run a facility in the hate ashbury until we lost the lease because of the neighborhood resistance from the homeless we cannot secure another location in the hat