Generally for everyone, and i think most of you, there are a few of you on the rules committee here who are aware of his work and the fact he has been very active in policy here in San Francisco. Hes been a long time residents, 27 years in the city. I met him when he was at the university of San Francisco, and i just wanted to make sure you knew that he does have very strong support here to receive a position on the commission. May i ask you a quick question, how many vietnam thats our own the commission currently . Actually, i think we only have to watch what right now, three . Three, great, thank you so much. Thank you. Good morning, as our next speaker comes up, if anyone else would like to speak, please stand in line over here. Thank you so much. Good morning, supervisors. My name is al, im a friend of hanley chan. Im a retired Police Officer of 34 years for San Francisco, and i know of handley and his work as a private investigator. Also, as a Law Enforcement officer, i have been
As for newly commissioned and listening personnel that occur in the military, and as a vietnam era veteran, that can be a strength for the commission in that he can serve as a bridge between those folks that have come in or have needs from the vietnam era, to our post 911 folks. I say i would like to make fun of him all the time and tell them he is old, with the fact is he brings wisdom and skills that i think could be beneficial for the commission, and could help generally for everyone, and i think most of you, there are a few of you on the rules committee here who are aware of his work and the fact he has been very active in policy here in San Francisco. Hes been a long time residents, 27 years in the city. I met him when he was at the university of San Francisco, and i just wanted to make sure you knew that he does have very strong support here to receive a position on the commission. May i ask you a quick question, how many vietnam thats our own the commission currently . Actually,
Logistics. Due to disabilities and layoffs, i got caught up in layoff with about 600 other people. I became homeless and wound up in San Francisco where my family was living. This is a story i wish to share with all of you. I wish to share with you that i met the commissioner two years ago. He was instrumental helping me get out of a bad housing situation as well as helping multitude other veterans during this housing crisis. It was like 14 families that was getting displaced. With his guidance, we were able to join with other veterans to represent the veterans who also having to relocate due to landlord Building Code violations. I was afforded the opportunity to meet with the City District attorney, the landlord and their attorneys in hopes resolving this issue by getting the soon to be displaced veterans and nonveterans to help to find new housing. That was successful because they did, unfortunately, have to go up to the landlord for the Building Code violations. I believe she did tr
Its actually an organization meant to find Innovative Companies and connect them with department of defense leaders to make sure technology is making it in the hands of d. O. D. To enhance national security. Ultimately at the end of the day, the strength of any community relies on its diversity. My thought would be how can we build more diverse partnerships whether its internal, externality or external or public or private. To answer your question up front, whats the most pressing issue i would address, it comes down to those connections and those partnerships. Whenever you build a network and that Network Grows and its diverse the right outcomes comes from it. Thats where i would invest my time. Supervisor ronen thank you so much. Next is james hayden present . I did receival contact. Hes unable to attend but still interested. Supervisor ronen wonderful. Thank you so much. Is Stephen Martinpinto present . Hello. Good morning supervisors. My name is Stephen Martinpinto. Thanks for quiv
Consideration. Thank you so much. Please reach out any time, by the way, to my office, i would love to meet with you. Okay, good. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning, supervisors. My name is george, im the current secretary of the Veterans Affairs commission, and although i am here obviously supporting the president and Vice President , mostly because i dont want to get stuck with any of the work they do, i also wanted to speak out and support today of mr. Douglas buller to could not be here because of a family emergency. I have had the honour of knowing doug for about 20 years. He is an exceptional person and one of his strengths, i think as though he is an engineer by trade and has technical and detailed ability, he is really a people person. He engages with people tremendously across all sectors and across all walks, and he has been, up till now, a staunch advocate for lgbt groups as well as for newly commissioned and listening personnel that occur in the military, and as