00:00:10 . >> GOOD MORNING.
00:00:13 >> GOOD MORNING. THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER
00:00:20 WHILE GOING TO THE JUNE 24TH 2026 MEETING OF THE RECESS
00:00:26 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FROM JUNE 22ND 2026.
00:00:30 I AM SUPERVISOR COUNTY CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
00:00:34 I'M JOINED BY VICE CHAIR SUPERVISOR MATT DORSEY
00:00:37 AND MEMBER SUPERVISOR SHERMAN WALTON.
00:00:42 SHORTLY BY SUPERVISORS DANNY SAUTER AND PRESIDENT RAFAEL
00:00:46 MENDELSOHN. OUR CLERK IT'S BRANT HALEY BAR
00:00:50 . I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JAMES
00:00:51 KAWANA FROM ISIKOFF TV FOR BROADCASTING THIS MEETING.
00:00:55 >> MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT?
00:00:56 THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE ARE ALL HERE TO PROVIDE
00:00:59 PUBLIC COMMENT JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
00:01:02 TO PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC
00:01:06 DEVICES SO THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE CAN HEAR YOUR
00:01:07 COMMENTARY AND SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED AS
00:01:11 PART OF THE FILE IT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO MYSELF, THE CLERK
00:01:13 AND WHILE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT WE DO
00:01:17 INVITE YOU TO FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND LEAVE THEM
00:01:19 IN THE BOXES BY THE TELEVISIONS .
00:01:21 >> LET'S SAY IF YOU WISH FOR YOUR NAME TO BE ACCURATELY
00:01:23 RECORDED FOR THE MINUTES AND ALTERNATIVELY YOU MAY
00:01:31 SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING IN EITHER OF THE
00:01:32 FOLLOWING WAYS EMAIL THEM TO MYSELF THE BUDGET
00:01:35 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CLERK AT B-R A.K.A DOT IPA AT S.F.
00:01:49 V.ORG IF YOU SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL IT WILL BE
00:01:50 FORWARDED TO THE SUPERVISORS AND ALSO INCLUDED AS PART OF
00:01:53 THE OFFICIAL FILE. YOU MAY ALSO SEND YOUR WRITTEN
00:01:57 COMMENTS VIA U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO OUR OFFICE IN CITY
00:02:01 HALL AT ONE DR. CARLTON BELOW THE PLACE ROOM 244 SAN
00:02:04 FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94 102. AND THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
00:02:07 THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS .
00:02:10 >> THANK YOU. >> COULD WE JUST HAVE A MINUTE
00:02:18 REALLY QUICK RIGHT NOW? OKAY.
00:02:34 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
00:02:38 SO FOR EVERYONE, JUST A REMINDER THAT TODAY WE WILL BE
00:02:42 TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY'S BUDGET.
00:02:46 >> ACTUALLY, MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY TO THE STAFF, CAN YOU LET
00:02:50 THE SINGERS OUTSIDE KNOW THAT THEY'RE INTERFERING WITH THIS
00:02:51 COMMITTEE BEING ABLE TO HEAR THE PEOPLE GIVING COMMENTARY
00:02:54 TODAY? >> THANK YOU MUCH.
00:02:57 >> HEY. ALL RIGHT.
00:03:01 A REMINDER THAT TODAY WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON
00:03:05 CITY'S BUDGET FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
00:03:06 WE HAVE HAD BUDGET PRESENTATIONS FOR ALL THE
00:03:09 DEPARTMENTS OF THIS CITY AND HAVE SCRUTINIZED THEIR
00:03:12 BUDGET AND HAVE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES
00:03:16 COLLECTIVELY. >> TODAY IS THE DAY WE HEAR
00:03:19 FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR REACTION TO THE
00:03:22 PAST TWO WEEKS AS WELL AS YOUR PRIORITIES FOR OUR CITY BUDGET
00:03:26 POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR HOW THE DAY WILL PROCEED HAVE BEEN
00:03:31 POSTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA AS WELL AS ON THE BOARD'S BUDGET
00:03:34 WEBPAGE. TODAY EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
00:03:38 WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO PROVIDE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:03:41 EACH PERSON MAY SPEAK ONLY ONCE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE
00:03:49 PART OF THE MULTIPLE GROUPS OR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANY
00:03:52 GROUP. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE
00:03:56 ARE PROVIDING INTERPRETATION FOR CHINESE SPANISH
00:04:00 AND FILIPINO UNTIL TAGALOG UNTIL 6 P.M. TODAY.
00:04:06 >> IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE PROVIDING THEIR OWN INTERPRETER
00:04:10 I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUIRES
00:04:14 INTERPRETATION OF THE COMMENTS MUST BE THE ONE SPEAKING THE
00:04:18 INTERPRETER IS HERE TO INTERPRET THE SPEAKERS WORDS
00:04:22 NOT TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF OR PROVIDE THEIR OWN COMMENT.
00:04:26 >> THE SPEAKER MUST SHARE THEIR OWN STATEMENTS WHICH THEN THE
00:04:30 INTERPRETER WILL INTERPRET FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMITTEE
00:04:36 AND THE PUBLIC. >> SO CAN WE PLEASE NOW HAVE
00:04:41 THE INTERPRETERS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND INTERPRET THOSE
00:04:45 INSTRUCTION? >> I GOT CHARLES AND I THEY CAN
00:04:54 MAKE A GOOD YOU THINK
00:06:36 ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO TOOK TIME TO COME HERE
00:06:38 AND ASK TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY WE WILL NOT THIS COMMITTEE WILL
00:06:44 NOT BE TAKING A LUNCH BREAK. AND SO WITH THAT MR. CLARK, CAN
00:06:48 YOU PLEASE CALL ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE AND 23 AND 24?
00:06:52 >> YES. I DON'T NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 323
00:06:55 AND 24 ARE ITEMS AS IT RELATES TO THIS COMMITTEE'S
00:06:59 CONSIDERATION IN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE
00:07:00 DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEARS
00:07:03 2026, 2027 AND 2027 TO 2028 HAD HIM NUMBER ONE IS OUR HEARING
00:07:09 TO CONSIDER THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET ITEM NUMBER TWO
00:07:12 IS A PROPOSED BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
00:07:13 APPROPRIATING ALL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND ALL ESTIMATED
00:07:17 EXPENDITURES FOR DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
00:07:20 FRANCISCO AS OF MAY 30TH 2026. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE
00:07:23 PROPOSED ANNUAL SALARY ORDINANCE ENUMERATING POSITIONS
00:07:26 IN THE ANNUAL FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30TH 2027
00:07:32 AND JUNE 30TH 2028 CONTINUING CREATING OR ESTABLISHING THESE
00:07:34 POSITIONS ENUMERATING AND INCLUDING THEIR IN ALL
00:07:37 POSITIONS CREATED BY CHARTER STATE LAW FOR WHICH
00:07:40 COMPENSATIONS ARE PAID FROM THE CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS
00:07:42 AND APPROPRIATED IN THE EO AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENTS OR
00:07:45 CONTINUATION OF APPOINTMENTS. THERE ARE TWO SPECIFYING
00:07:48 AND FIXING THE COMPENSATIONS AND WORK SCHEDULES THEREOF
00:07:52 AND AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENTS TO TEMPORARY POSITIONS AND FIXING
00:07:53 COMPENSATIONS AND ITEM NUMBERS 23 AND 24 ARE THE AIYO AND THEY
00:07:59 ARE SO RESPECTIVELY OF THE SELECT MAY ENTERPRISE
00:08:00 DEPARTMENTS WHICH ARE THE AIRPORT COMMISSION PLANNING
00:08:04 CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES BUILDING INSPECTION ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC
00:08:07 LIBRARY LAW LIBRARY, MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD OF
00:08:11 APPEALS PORT PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION RETIREMENT SYSTEM
00:08:14 AND RENT ARBITRATION BOARD. >> MADAM CHAIR.
00:08:18 >> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. AND BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC
00:08:19 COMMENT I WANT TO ANNOUNCE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS
00:08:23 WE HAVE MADE WITH DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THE BUDGET
00:08:26 AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYST PROPOSED REDUCTION AS WELL AS
00:08:30 CLARIFYING SOME AGREEMENTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY MADE BUT NEED
00:08:34 TO JUST AGAIN CONFIRM AND ALSO REITERATE AT THIS COMMITTEE
00:08:41 HEARING FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
00:08:48 WHICH IS THE ENTERPRISE AGENCY THAT WORK THAT CAME BEFORE THIS
00:08:50 BODY IN MAY, WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE COMMITTEE
00:08:53 REJECTED THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYST POLICY
00:08:58 RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH THAT AS A PUC HAVE AGREED UPON FOR WATER
00:09:04 ENTERPRISE 1011 AND 12 FOR HETCH HASHI WATER AND POWER
00:09:09 TEN, 11, 12 AND 13 FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BUREAU 11 FOR
00:09:15 WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE SEVEN AND THEN FOR THE TREASURER
00:09:19 AND TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE AND THAT CAME BEFORE US LAST
00:09:22 WEEK THE COMMITTEE REJECTED THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE
00:09:27 ANALYST'S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FIVE, SIX,
00:09:30 SEVEN AND EIGHT AS AGREED WITH THE TREASURER AND FOR THE CITY
00:09:34 ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE AS HAVE NOW.
00:09:39 I AGREE WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR THE COMMITTEE IS
00:09:43 REJECT DOING THE BE OUT A RECOMMENDATIONS THREE FOUR SIX,
00:09:53 SEVEN, EIGHT, TEN AND 11. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT THE
00:09:54 CITY ADMINISTRATOR WAS IN DISAGREEMENT WITH AND NOW
00:09:58 WE'RE WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY
00:10:02 ADMINISTRATOR WE ACTING THE RECOMMENDATION.
00:10:05 HOWEVER WE ARE PARTIALLY WE CHECKED IN NINE WHICH IS THE
00:10:09 MOSCONI FACILITY FEE INSTEAD OF THAT THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT OF
00:10:15 7.5 MILLION WE ARE REJECTING NINE AT 6.5 MILLION WHICH ALSO
00:10:23 MEANS A CORRESPONDING CHANGE TO THE GENERAL CITY
00:10:26 RESPONSIBILITIES RECOMMENDATION TO FINALLY FROM THE MONS
00:10:31 DEPARTMENTS THE COMMITTEE WILL BE REJECTING MAYOR'S OFFICE OF
00:10:35 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION FIVE
00:10:38 WHICH MEANS WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH AMOUNT SAID.
00:10:42 >> SO WITH THAT LET'S OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
00:10:46 >> ANY ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION? MR. CLERK THANK YOU, MADAM
00:10:48 CHAIR. JUST TO NOTE THE LISTED ON
00:10:51 TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS FOUR THROUGH 17 AND 19 THROUGH
00:10:56 22 HAVE SATISFIED PUBLIC COMMENT BEEN ACTED ON AND WERE
00:10:57 PROCESSED AS COMPLETED BUSINESS OF THIS COMMITTEE DURING JUNE
00:11:01 17TH MEETING AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMENT TODAY SO
00:11:05 PLEASE LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THE BUDGET AND DEPARTMENTS
00:11:08 THEREIN AND AS SPEAKERS ARE ONLY AFFORDED ONE MINUTE WE DO
00:11:11 HAVE TO ENFORCE OUR BOARD RULE 1.3.1 WHICH PROHIBITS APPLAUSE
00:11:15 OR OTHER AUDIBLE EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
00:11:19 WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WAITING TO BE HEARD.
00:11:21 NOT ONLY WILL YOUR TURN COME UP FASTER IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
00:11:23 PAUSE FOR APPLAUSE BREAKS BUT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOULD BE
00:11:27 ABLE TO HEAR YOUR REMARKS WITHOUT HAVING TO CUT THROUGH
00:11:28 UNNECESSARY NOISE AND MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE AS MANY
00:11:31 PICTURES AND VIDEO AS WE WANT. BUT I DO REQUEST THAT YOU TURN
00:11:36 OFF YOUR FLASH AND WITH THAT OUR OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY A
00:11:39 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTING ACCOMMODATION PURSUANT TO THE
00:11:42 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT .
00:11:45 MR. LAMB IF YOU CAN UNMUTE OUR CALLER AND THAT WILL BE OUR
00:11:47 FIRST SPEAKER MADAM CHAIR, WE MAY NEED TO RETURN AS THE
00:12:02 PERSON WHO REQUESTED ACCOMMODATION IS NOT YET ON THE
00:12:05 LINE. >> SO WITH THAT FIRST CALLER OH
00:12:08 SORRY FIRST SPEAKER PLEASE SMALL CLAIMS THE BUDGET IS $1.5
00:12:15 BILLION IN DEBT. TWO FOR THE MATTER IS IS A LOT
00:12:18 MORE THAN THAT. YOU MISSED OUT ON $25 BILLION
00:12:21 IN TAX REVENUE BECAUSE OF ALL THE MULTIBILLION DOLLAR
00:12:26 COMPANIES THAT PACKED UP AND LEFT BECAUSE OF THIEVERY OF
00:12:27 THEIR PRODUCTS FROM THEIR STORES, BECAUSE OF THE POOR
00:12:31 SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
00:12:34 AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. AND SO IN THE BOOK SAID BY THE
00:12:38 SAME RESPONSE YOU WANT TO CUT PROGRAMS THAT'S FOR TEENAGERS
00:12:42 WHO ARE HOMELESS AND HAVE DISABILITIES.
00:12:43 YOU WANT TO CUT PROGRAMS PROGRAMS THAT'S FOR SENIOR
00:12:46 CITIZENS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND YOU WANT TO CUT PROGRAMS
00:12:51 FOR REHABILITATION THAT'S DEFECTIVE AND BY THE SAME
00:12:54 DESPISE ALL OF THEM HAVE DISABILITIES AND YOU
00:12:58 IN VIOLATION OF ACCOMMODATION AND THE AMERICAN DISABILITIES
00:13:02 ACT IS $27.5 BILLION. YOUR DEBT BECAUSE OF YOUR POOR
00:13:06 SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT AND THESE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
00:13:08 NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. YOU PUT PEOPLE ON PROGRAMS THAT
00:13:10 WEREN'T ELIGIBLE YOU CREATED THIS PROBLEM AND YOU'RE MAKING
00:13:14 OTHER PEOPLE PAY FOR IT. >> IT'S NOT FAIR BECAUSE TIME
00:13:17 HAS EXPIRED. >> THANK YOU MUCH MR. RIGHT
00:13:18 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
00:13:29 MY NAME IS MAGGIE LEE AND I'M AN UPCOMING SOPHOMORE AT UC
00:13:30 SANTA CRUZ. I GREW UP IN SAN FRANCISCO
00:13:33 AND EVEN AFTER MOVING AWAY TO COLLEGE I MADE THE DECISION TO
00:13:37 STAY INVOLVED. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR I TRAVEL
00:13:40 ALMOST FOUR HOURS BACK FROM TO SANTA CRUZ FROM SANTA FRANDSEN
00:13:44 CISCO TO COME BACK FOR A CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOURS.
00:13:47 THAT IS HOW MUCH THIS PROGRAM MEANS TO ME GROWING UP LIVING
00:13:49 IN AN SRO IN CHINATOWN IT WAS EASY TO OVERLOOK THE RESILIENCE
00:13:52 OF MY COMMUNITY SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS MY EVERYDAY LIFE.
00:13:56 CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOWARDS DANGER TEACH ME ABOUT THE
00:13:59 HISTORY OF CHINATOWN BUT ALSO HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND MY
00:14:03 OWN STORY AND HOW MY OWN EXPERIENCES GROWING UP
00:14:04 IN CHINATOWN ARE CONNECTED TO A HISTORY STRUGGLES AND STRENGTH
00:14:07 OF THE COMMUNITY. HOW THAT HELPED SHAPED WHO I AM
00:14:11 TODAY. NOW I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
00:14:15 HELP SHARE THESE STORIES WITH OTHERS ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER
00:14:16 GENERATIONS SO THEY CAN FEEL PROUD OF WHERE THEY COME FROM
00:14:19 AND STAY CONNECTED TO THEIR ROOTS.
00:14:22 I WANT TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE FULLY RESTORE AND MORE CUTS
00:14:24 INCLUDING CHINATOWN ELEVATORS. >> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
00:14:27 THANK YOU MUCH, MAGGIE. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
00:14:33 AND WITH AS MANY BODIES IN HERE IT IS UP A LOT OF THE SOUND SO
00:14:38 PLEASE SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE MICROPHONE.
00:14:39 THANK YOU. >> HI, MY NAME IS GRACE LEE
00:14:44 AND I'M A RISING SENIOR AT LAW HIGH SCHOOL.
00:14:47 I'VE BEEN A PART OF ADOPT AN ALLEYWAY THE SISTER PROGRAM OF
00:14:50 CATS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW. NEVER WHAT I'VE THOUGHT THAT A
00:14:54 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM JOINED MERELY FOR GETTING OURS NECESSARY FOR
00:14:57 MY DIPLOMA WOULD BE SUCH A HUGE TURNING POINT IN MY LIFE.
00:15:01 BEFORE JOINING TRIPLE A I WOULD HAVE NEVER VOLUNTEERED TO SPEAK
00:15:03 IN A ROOM LIKE THIS. TODAY I'M STANDING HERE
00:15:06 ADVOCATING FOR A PLACE WHERE I'VE NOT ONLY MADE SOME OF THE
00:15:10 MOST MEMORABLE CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS BUT WHERE I'VE
00:15:11 DEVELOPED MY LEADERSHIP CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL
00:15:13 SKILLS. THINGS A CLASSROOM SIMPLY CAN'T
00:15:16 RECREATE. >> THIS PROGRAM IS A SPACE
00:15:18 WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN CONNECT, GROW AND FIND THEIR PLACE
00:15:21 IN THE COMMUNITY. >> A BUDGET CUT IS NOT JUST A
00:15:25 REDUCTION IN ACTIVITIES. IT IS A REDUCTION
00:15:27 IN OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORTING FUTURE LEADERS, FUTURE
00:15:29 PROFESSIONALS AND FUTURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
00:15:32 LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LEARN, GROW.
00:15:33 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BELONG. >> I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE FULLY
00:15:37 RESTORE ALL EMOJI CITY CUTS INCLUDING CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY
00:15:40 TOURS AND CONTINUE SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS SO THAT FUTURE
00:15:44 GENERATIONS CAN HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT I WAS
00:15:47 FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE. >> THANK YOU.
00:16:02 >> HI. MY NAME'S ANDY AND I'M A 11TH
00:16:04 GRADER AT GALLO HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M ALSO PART OF CHINATOWN
00:16:06 CDCS PROGRAM. CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY DOORS.
00:16:09 THESE PROGRAMS HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON MY LIFE BOTH SOCIALLY
00:16:13 AND PERSONALLY. VOLUNTEERING WITH SENIORS
00:16:16 AND YOUTH IN A CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY LIKE LIVED IN MOSAIC.
00:16:17 I'VE LEARNED THE VALUE OF BEING BILATERAL AND HOW IMPORTANT IT
00:16:21 IS TO BRIDGE GENERATIONS TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
00:16:25 THESE PROGRAMS ARE ESSENTIAL BECAUSE THEY ENSURE THAT TOURS
00:16:28 OF CHINATOWN INCLUDE THE STORIES OF YOUTH IN THE
00:16:29 COMMUNITY NOT JUST THE POVERTY STORIES AND FACADE THAT
00:16:33 EVERYONE EVERYDAY KNOWS. KATZ AND HIS TRAINING PROGRAM
00:16:36 FAST-TRACK HAVE TAUGHT ME THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HISTORY OF MY
00:16:40 COMMUNITY CHINATOWN. IF OVER 100,000 IS CUT FROM OUR
00:16:44 BUDGET THAT HISTORY MAY BE LOST AND THEY'RE PASSED ON TO THE
00:16:48 NEXT GENERATION. HAVING THESE PROGRAMS ARE
00:16:51 ESSENTIAL FOR YOUTH LIKE ME BECAUSE IT TEACHES US THAT OUR
00:16:54 STORIES INCLUDE MY EXPERIENCES AS AN IMMIGRANT ARE WORTH
00:16:58 SHARING AND ARE VALUABLE. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE
00:17:07 APPROACH. >> HELLO I'M TONY AND I'M A
00:17:15 SENIOR AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
00:17:16 I'M PART OF CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOURS ALSO KNOWN AS KATZ, WHICH
00:17:19 IS A YOUTH PROGRAM. IT'S UNDER CHINATOWN, CDC
00:17:20 AND I'M HERE TO ASK TO NOT CUT OUR FUNDING.
00:17:23 AS A TEENAGER I GREW UP IN CHINATOWN FROM AN IMMIGRANT
00:17:26 FAMILY. THIS PROGRAM MEANS A LOT TO ME
00:17:27 AS KATZ IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A DEVELOPMENTAL
00:17:30 PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR JOB READINESS.
00:17:34 MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED ME TO IMPROVE ON
00:17:37 MANY SKILLS ESPECIALLY INTERVIEWS AS I WAS AN
00:17:41 INTERVIEWEE FOR THIS PROGRAM TWICE AND WAS AN INTERVIEWER ON
00:17:42 OUR NEXT COHORT. THESE INTERVIEWS TAUGHT ME THE
00:17:46 PREPARATION AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE PROCESS
00:17:49 BY BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE SHOWS ME HOW PREPARED
00:17:52 INTERVIEWEES ARE AND THE TIME PEOPLE PUT TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN
00:17:57 THIS OPPORTUNITY AND LATER SEE ON HOW THEY CAN DEVELOP
00:18:00 AND LEARN FROM THIS PROGRAM AS I DID.
00:18:01 SO I WAS PLEASED TO NOT CUT KATZ FUNDING AND THANK YOU FOR
00:18:07 BEING TOLD TO LET ME GET TO THE NEXT PERSON.
00:18:13 >> HI, MY NAME IS NICO YANG AND I'M AN UPCOMING JUNIOR AT
00:18:18 LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL. I'M A PART OF ADOPT AN ALLEYWAY
00:18:22 WHICH IS A SISTER PROGRAM OF CATS.
00:18:23 >> I DIDN'T GROW UP IN CHINATOWN BUT BECAUSE MY DAD
00:18:25 WORKS IN THE PARENT COMPANY I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY
00:18:29 THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY BEING A PART OF ADOPT AN ALLEYWAY FOR
00:18:32 ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW. I'VE LEARNED HOW SPECIAL THE
00:18:33 PEOPLE ARE. ONE ACTIVITY THAT IS DEAR TO ME
00:18:36 IS TENNIS SERVICE WHICH IS GOING INTO SRO BUILDINGS
00:18:39 AND DOING ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH THE ELDERLY.
00:18:40 ALTHOUGH I DON'T SPEAK CHINESE FLUENTLY DO THESE EVENTS WITH
00:18:43 THE SENIORS I'M ABLE TO PRACTICE MY CANTONESE WHILE
00:18:45 ALSO EXERCISING MY ORGANIZATION SKILLS LEADERSHIP AND STEPPING
00:18:50 OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE. CATS PROVIDE SIMILAR
00:18:51 OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FROM THEIR IMMERSIVE TOURS TO THE
00:18:55 CONNECTING OF MULTIPLE GENERATIONS THROUGH HISTORY.
00:18:58 FOR ME PERSONALLY AFTER GOING ON THE CATS TOUR I'VE LEARNED
00:18:59 MORE ABOUT MY CHINATOWN AND IT'S MADE ME PROUD OF MY
00:19:03 CULTURE AND MY COMMUNITY. I JUST HOPE THAT OTHER PEOPLE
00:19:06 CAN EXPERIENCE THESE STORIES AS WELL.
00:19:08 >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING.
00:19:21 >> MY NAME IS SUSAN ENGLANDER AND I'M REFERRING TO THE AIDS
00:19:24 FUNDING THIS YEAR. I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF BUT
00:19:25 VEHEMENT THAT THE CITY IS THE PREMIERE CITY FOR AIDS FUNDING
00:19:32 TREATMENT PREVENTION SERVICES AND THE CUTS MAY SEEM LOGICAL
00:19:36 BUT THAT IS HOW WE GOT HERE. I AGGRESSIVELY PROTEST THESE
00:19:44 PARTICULAR CUTS IN DECREASED VIGILANCE WILL ONLY ENDANGER
00:19:48 THE VULNERABLE AND THOSE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE
00:19:52 HOMELESS WHICH ARE UNDERSERVED AND NO CUTS AT ALL TO AIDS
00:19:57 FUNDING. >> OH HI THERE.
00:20:18 THESE ARE MY FRIENDS. I MET THEM IN CARS BUT WE'RE
00:20:21 HERE NOW. >> I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT
00:20:26 WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IN THIS IS TO HAVE A HEART WHEN YOU'RE
00:20:31 VOTING TO HAVE SOME COURAGE AND TO HAVE A BRAIN AND IF YOU
00:20:41 USE THOSE THREE THINGS I HOPE YOU WILL USE THEM TO REALLY
00:20:45 LOOK AT THE BUDGET. >> WE NEED TO HAVE NOT JUST OLD
00:20:53 PEOPLE AND DISABLED DISABLED PEOPLE LIKE ME.
00:20:54 >> WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE CHILDREN FOR WORKING
00:21:01 FAMILIES, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THIS PLACE HERE AND FOR
00:21:06 ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL.
00:21:10 >> THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. >> THIS IS WHAT WILL MAKE US
00:21:16 HAPPY. >> PLEASE, PLEASE DO IT.
00:21:30 >> HI SUPERVISORS. I JUST GRADUATED FROM LAW.
00:21:34 MY NAME'S SUSANNA. THE YOUTH PROGRAM HELPED ME
00:21:37 FIRST HAND BY GIVING ME OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OUT THE
00:21:38 CHINATOWN COMMUNITY BY HOSTING MULTIPLE EVENTS EACH MONTH
00:21:42 HELPING ME GAIN LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.
00:21:45 I'VE BEEN IN A YOUTH PROGRAM SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR.
00:21:46 I'VE GROWN UP KNOWING THAT I CAN BE SUPPORTED SUPPORTED BY
00:21:49 MY PEERS AND MENTORS. THEY TAUGHT ME THAT I DO HAVE A
00:21:53 VOICE. IT ALSO HELPED ME BUILD LONG
00:21:54 TERM RELATIONSHIPS. SAN FRANCISCO WOULDN'T BE AS
00:21:57 SAFE WITHOUT THEIR YOUTH GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY DOING
00:22:00 SOMETHING BIGGER AND MORE FOR THIS CITY.
00:22:01 CUTTING THIS BUDGET PREVENTS OTHER GENERATIONS FROM DOING
00:22:04 WHAT WE DID. WE HELP THIS CITY BUILDING A
00:22:08 COMMUNITY SO CLOSE. I WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS A SHY
00:22:09 CLOSED OFF PERSON FRESHMAN YEAR AND THROUGHOUT MY YEARS OF HIGH
00:22:13 SCHOOL I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONFIDENCE SOMETHING SCHOOL
00:22:16 AND OFFER BY HOSTING SERVICE EVENTS EACH MONTH.
00:22:17 IT GAVE ME COURAGE TO WANT TO PURSUE MORE DO MORE FOR THIS
00:22:20 CITY. IT GAVE ME LIFE SKILLS THAT I
00:22:24 WOULD TAKE ON FOR COLLEGE. IT WASN'T JUST A PROGRAM AND IT
00:22:25 GAVE ME SO MUCH GRATITUDE AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR
00:22:28 EVERYONE I MET IN THE WAY THE FUNDS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP
00:22:31 OTHER YOUTH IN THEIR JOURNEY, THEIR COMMUNITY AND GIVE THEM A
00:22:34 VOICE. >> THANK YOU.
00:22:37 >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS VIENNA AND I JUST
00:22:42 GRADUATED WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M SUPPORTING OR
00:22:45 REPRESENTING CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOWARDS YOUTH PROGRAM.
00:22:49 WHEN I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM I HAD NO IDEA HOW
00:22:50 SIGNIFICANT IT WOULD BE TO MY GROWTH IN MY FIRST YEAR IN THE
00:22:53 PROGRAM I LEARNED SO MUCH MORE ABOUT MY HISTORY AS WELL AS THE
00:22:57 HISTORY OF SO MANY ASIAN AND OTHER ASIAN AMERICANS
00:23:00 IN OUR CITY. FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM HELPED
00:23:02 ME BUILD UP MY PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS.
00:23:04 I SAW MY GROWTH FROM A STAMMERING PRESENTER TO A REAL
00:23:06 TOUR GUIDE WHO COULD SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE EVEN THE PEOPLE
00:23:09 AROUND ME. >> MY FRIENDS AND MENTORS WERE
00:23:10 ABLE TO SEE THOSE DRASTIC CHANGE.
00:23:13 >> CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOURS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT PART OF MY
00:23:16 GROWTH TO WHO I AM TODAY AND WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM I
00:23:18 WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE A REAL COMMUNITY OF
00:23:22 SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP. >> CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOURS HAS
00:23:25 DONE SO MUCH FOR EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL YOUTH THAT HAS BEEN
00:23:29 PART OF THIS PROGRAM. I HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE TO
00:23:30 CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITIES
00:23:33 WITH THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. PLEASE RESTORE ALL IMO HD CUTS
00:23:37 ALONGSIDE CHINATOWN ALL THE WAY TOURS.
00:23:41 >> THANK YOU FOR GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TYLER CHAN.
00:23:48 I RECENTLY GRADUATED ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A
00:23:52 TOUR GUIDE WITH CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOURS.
00:23:55 WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE PROGRAM, SPEAKING IN FRONT OF
00:23:56 OTHERS WAS VERY INTIMIDATING. I REMEMBER MY FIRST INTERVIEW
00:23:59 CLEARLY REPLAYING MY ANSWERS IN MY HEAD AND SPEAKING
00:24:04 NERVOUSLY ABOUT WHO I WAS THROUGH CUTS FOCUS ON YOUTH
00:24:07 LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
00:24:09 JOB READINESS SKILLS AND SLOWLY COME OUT OF MY SHELL OVER TIME.
00:24:12 I LEARNED TO SPEAK MORE CONFIDENTLY AND SHARE MY
00:24:15 THOUGHTS WITHOUT OVERTHINKING. NOW IN MY INTERVIEWS I'M ABLE
00:24:19 TO SHOW MY PERSONALITY AND APPROACH EACH INTERACTION
00:24:20 WITH CONFIDENCE. WITHOUT CATS I WOULDN'T BE THE
00:24:23 PERSON I AM TODAY. BEYOND DEVELOPING MY
00:24:26 CONFIDENCE, CATS AS A TOUR GUIDE PROGRAM SHOWS THE HISTORY
00:24:28 OF OUR CHINATOWN COMMUNITY THROUGH SHARING STORIES OF
00:24:31 GENERATIONS BEFORE US THEIR RESILIENCE AGAINST
00:24:34 DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSION THAT EFFORTS TO PRESERVE OUR
00:24:36 CULTURE AND TRADITIONS AS WELL AS SHARING THE EXPERIENCES OF
00:24:40 MY PEERS AND MYSELF. CATS IS MORE THAN JUST A
00:24:44 PROGRAM. IT'S A LIBRARY OF STORIES
00:24:45 PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY. >> PLEASE RESTORE ALL THE CATS
00:24:53 . >> HELLO DISTRICT SUPERVISORS.
00:24:54 MY NAME IS KITCHEN AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING KDKA'S CHINATOWN
00:24:58 ELEVATOR'S PROGRAM OR CATS FOR SHORT.
00:25:02 >> TO ME KATZ'S PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO
00:25:06 EXPRESS MYSELF AND BECOME A MORE CONFIDENT PERSON IN AN
00:25:07 ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL STANDPOINT FROM WORKING WITH
00:25:10 YOUTH AND SENIORS TO PRACTICING MY PUBLIC SPEAKING ON TOURS
00:25:13 AND MEETING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
00:25:14 KATZ HAS UNDOUBTEDLY HELPED ME GROW INTO SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING
00:25:17 TO STAND UP FOR MY COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE MY VOICE HEARD.
00:25:20 THESE BUDGET CUTS WILL TAKE AWAY THESE AMAZING
00:25:21 OPPORTUNITIES THAT NOT ONLY DOES KATZ PROVIDE BUT ALSO THE
00:25:25 COUNTLESS OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS IN THE CITY THAT HELP INSPIRE
00:25:29 NEW LEADERS EVERY DAY WHO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY
00:25:30 PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:25:33 WE'RE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OUR CITY.
00:25:34 I HOPE THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT
00:25:37 AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS.
00:25:38 FOR ME, FOR EVERYONE HERE AT THIS PODIUM TODAY AND FOR OUR
00:25:41 FUTURE GENERATIONS, THEY'LL UNDOUBTEDLY BRING GREAT CHANGE
00:25:44 TO OUR CITY. BUT ONLY WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
00:25:46 PLEASE RESTORE ALL MSA HD CUTS UNDER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
00:25:48 ALONGSIDE CHINATOWN ELEVATORS. >> THANK YOU ALL.
00:25:55 HI MY NAME IS WHEN YE AND I'M A SENIOR AT UC BERKELEY AND I
00:25:59 ALSO TOUR GUY WITH CHINA ALLEYWAY TOYS.
00:26:03 I'M HERE TO ASK YOU PLEASE DON'T CUT AND RESTORE FUNDING
00:26:06 TO THE MLH KD WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
00:26:09 >> AS A CHINESE IMMIGRANT I JOINED CATS WHEN I WAS A TEEN
00:26:14 THAT I WAS UNSURE OF MY WHAT MY VOICE HOLD AND WHERE I BELONG.
00:26:17 >> BUT CATS GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO SPEAK UP AND FIND A
00:26:21 COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVED IN ME BEFORE I BELIEVED IN MYSELF.
00:26:22 >> TODAY THAT SAME PERSON WHO ONCE COULDN'T TALK TO A
00:26:26 STRANGER HAVE LET HUNDREDS OF TOWARDS SHARING THE RESILIENT
00:26:29 STORY OF CHINATOWN IN A TIME WHERE ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IS
00:26:33 OFTEN OVERLOOKED. >> CATS ENSURE THOSE STORIES
00:26:36 ARE PRESERVED AND TOLD BY THE YOUTH WHO LIVE WITH THEM.
00:26:40 >> CATS IS NOT ONLY A TOR PROGRAM IT IS JOB READINESS.
00:26:43 >> IT IS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
00:26:44 IT'S CULTURAL EMPOWERMENT. WE CAME PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS
00:26:48 AND LEADERSHIP SKILL THAT PREPARE US FOR COLLEGE
00:26:51 AND CAREER. I'VE SEEN THE VISIBLE GROWTH OF
00:26:52 ALL MY PEERS THROUGHOUT MY SEVEN YEARS HERE SO PLEASE
00:26:55 CONTINUE TO FUND MORTGAGE KD SO THAT THE NEXT TEENAGER LIKE ME
00:26:59 CAN GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW.
00:27:00 >> THANK YOU. HI.
00:27:02 IF YOU DON'T MIND HOLDING THE LINE A MOMENT.
00:27:04 CAN WE HAVE THE ADA CALLER? >> HOW ARE YOU?
00:27:16 CALLER YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED. >> MISS MARA CAN YOU HEAR US?
00:27:33 GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS DOLPHIN BRODY.
00:27:38 I'M CALLING AS A TRANS WOMAN WHO LIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR
00:27:44 MANY YEARS AND HAS BEEN DISPLACED ALONG WITH MANY OTHER
00:27:48 TRANS WOMEN AND TRANS PEOPLE. I'M I'M URGING YOU NOT TO TO
00:27:53 MAKE ANY CUTS TO THE CITY BUDGET INCLUDING PROGRAMS THAT
00:28:00 WOULD FULFILL SAN FRANCISCO'S PROMISE TO END TRANSGENDER
00:28:04 HOMELESSNESS BY 2027 AND THAT THAT INCLUDES ITEMS THAT ARE
00:28:11 NOT LISTED IN THE BUDGET CUTS BUT WHICH NEED TO BE RESTORED
00:28:18 AS WELL AS ITEMS BUT PROGRAMS THAT WOULD WOULD ALLOW US TO
00:28:22 GET TO ZERO ON HIV AND HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS NEED TO BE
00:28:29 RETAINED ENTIRELY IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES
00:28:33 INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE USING DRUGS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HAD
00:28:37 YOUR TIME HAS ELAPSED. THANK YOU.
00:28:43 HERE WE HAVE MIXED PERSON IN LINE.
00:28:47 >> HELLO MY NAME IS LORRAINE WILL AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
00:28:51 OF HER CALVIN LIM WHO IS A FIRST YEAR STUDENT AT CAL POLY.
00:28:55 HER AND A TAUGHT TOUR GUIDE INTERN FOR CBC'S CHINATOWN
00:28:59 ALLEYWAY TOR OR KATZ. >> KATZ HAS HELPED ME FIND MY
00:29:03 VOICE AND GROW INTO MORE CONFIDENT LEADER.
00:29:06 BEFORE JOINING KATZ I STRUGGLE WITH CONFIDENCE AND DIDN'T
00:29:07 SPEAK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF BEING
00:29:11 JUDGED. >> THROUGH LEADING TOURS
00:29:14 AND SHARING THE STORIES OF OUR COMMUNITY, I LEARNED HOW TO
00:29:15 TAKE I LEARNED HOW TO SPEAK CONFIDENTLY IN FRONT OF LARGE
00:29:19 GROUPS AND TAKE ON HER LEADERSHIP ROLES AND EVEN
00:29:22 FACILITATING THE HER RECENT UNVEILING OF THE MOSAIC MURAL
00:29:26 IN CHINATOWN. I NOW USE THESE SKILLS TO LEAD
00:29:29 MEETINGS AND EVENTS IN MY OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS AND THEY'LL
00:29:32 CONTINUE TO HELP ME IN COLLEGE AND MY FUTURE HER CAREERS.
00:29:34 KATZ IS A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN PUT OUR TRUSTED TO
00:29:37 LEAD AND WHERE OUR VOICES MATTER.
00:29:40 CUTTING FUNDS WOULD TAKE AWAY OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP YOUTH
00:29:43 LIKE ME GROW INTO CONFIDENT AND CAPABLE ADULTS.
00:29:45 PLEASE RESTORE ALL HER EMAIL AGE CD CUTS YOUR TIME HAS
00:29:50 ELAPSED. >> THANK YOU.
00:29:55 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS WILLIE THE MAY
00:29:59 AND I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF TRACY LAW WHO BEING A PART
00:30:00 OF CHINATOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER'S YOUTH
00:30:03 PROGRAMS IS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOYS
00:30:04 SINCE HIGH SCHOOL GREW UP IN A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD A SINGLE
00:30:07 MOTHER I LEARNED EARLY ON THAT TALENT AND HARD WORK ALONE ARE
00:30:11 NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH. >> WE ALSO NEED ACCESS TO
00:30:14 OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT.
00:30:15 THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE ALL OF US THINGS WHEN WE NEED IT THE
00:30:18 MOST. IT DIDN'T JUST HELP ME SUCCEED.
00:30:22 IT CHANGED. MY LIFE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT MY
00:30:24 STORY MATTERS. >> GROWING UP IN SRO HOUSING I
00:30:25 NEVER SAW MY EXPERIENCE AS SOMETHING WORTH SHARING.
00:30:29 THROUGH THE PROGRAM I FOUND MY VOICE AND LEARNED THAT YOUTH
00:30:31 CAN BE POWERFUL ADVOCATES CARING FOR STORIES, HISTORY
00:30:33 AND ACTIVISM OF OUR COMMUNITY. >> NOW EVEN AS I'M ABOUT TO
00:30:37 GRADUATE UC BERKELEY I BRING UP CATS IN EVERY INTERVIEW.
00:30:40 >> EVERY CONVERSATION HAS SOMETHING CORE TO MY IDENTITY.
00:30:44 >> PLEASE I TELL YOU CONTINUE TO FUND THIS IMPACTFUL PROGRAM
00:30:47 UNDER IMO CITY THAT GIVES UNDERREPRESENTED
00:30:50 AND UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH A PLACE TO FIND THEIR VOICE AND A
00:30:51 COMMUNITY TO GROW IN. >> THANK YOU FOR HELLO
00:31:02 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS STEVEN AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
00:31:03 MY BELLA A RISING SENIOR AT LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO
00:31:07 IN KDKA'S YOUTH PROGRAM ADOPT AN ALLEYWAY AND CHINATOWN
00:31:10 ALLEYWAY TOURS. WHEN I FIRST WENT INTO HIGH
00:31:14 SCHOOL I WAS TIMID AND SHY. BEING SURROUNDED BY SUCH A NEW
00:31:17 ENVIRONMENT I TOLD MYSELF THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE AND I
00:31:18 WASN'T CAPABLE OF BEING A LEADER.
00:31:21 BUT AFTER BEING IN CDCR YOUTH PROGRAMS I'VE BEEN TAUGHT THAT
00:31:25 MY VOICE MATTERS. WITH EVERY VOLUNTEERING EVENT
00:31:28 AND MEETING I'VE BEEN TAUGHT ON HOW TO BE A BETTER SPEAKER,
00:31:29 LEADER, MENTOR, FRIEND AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A BETTER PERSON.
00:31:32 I REMEMBER FIRST ENTERING AS A STRANGER AND BEING WELCOMED TO
00:31:36 THE COMMUNITY WITH OPEN ARMS. MY FRIENDS AND MENTORS IN AA
00:31:39 AND CATS HAVE BEEN A GUIDING LIGHT FOR MY MORALS AND VALUES.
00:31:43 WITHOUT THEM I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE TODAY.
00:31:46 CUTTING THESE YOUTH PROGRAMS MEANS CUTTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
00:31:48 FUTURE LOST YOUTH TO FIND THEIR VOICE AND COMMUNITY.
00:31:51 WE ASK THAT ALL CD CUTS INCLUDING CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY
00:31:55 TOURS ARE RESTORED. THESE PROGRAMS SHAPE ME AND I
00:31:58 HOPE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF
00:32:02 CHINATOWN AND SAN FRANCISCO. >> THANK YOU FOR.
00:32:10 HELLO. MY NAME IS LOGAN.
00:32:11 I'M GOING TO BE A SENIOR AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.
00:32:14 I'M A PART OF CAMPAIGN ACADEMY, A SISTER PROGRAM TO KIDS
00:32:17 CHINATOWN ALLEYWAY TOURS ALSO KNOWN AS CATS.
00:32:18 I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO RESTORE CATS FUNDING WHICH HAS
00:32:23 BEEN CUT FROM MY AGE CD ALTHOUGH I PERSONALLY AM NOT A
00:32:26 PART OF CATS. MAY MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW TEAM
00:32:30 MEMBERS DID TAKE PART IN CATS AND ALL HAVE TOLD ME WONDERFUL
00:32:33 THINGS ABOUT THE PROGRAM. THESE FRIENDS WERE ABLE TO
00:32:34 DEVELOP LIFELONG SKILLS AND CRUCIAL JOB EXPERIENCES AS
00:32:37 CATS PROVIDED MANY TEAMS WITH THEIR FIRST JOB EXPERIENCES
00:32:41 WHILE TEACHING THEM SKILLS LIKE LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION
00:32:44 AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. BY CUTTING THEIR BUDGET LESS
00:32:46 OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH TO GAIN THEIR THESE
00:32:49 IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS IN THE FUTURE.
00:32:53 I HAD HOPED TO JOIN CATS SINCE IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
00:32:54 LEARN REAL WORLD WORK EXPERIENCE.
00:32:57 HOWEVER, DUE TO THE BUDGET CUTS THERE WILL BE LESS RESOURCES
00:33:00 AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE PARTICIPANTS.
00:33:02 >> THANK YOU. >> CAN WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
00:33:12 WHILE WE'RE ORGANIZING THAT? >> MY NAME IS MICHELLE HERE
00:33:22 TODAY AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER WORKING CLOSELY WITH KDKA'S
00:33:25 CHINATOWN ALLIGATORS OR CATS HERE TO ASK FOR THE RESTORATION
00:33:29 OF FUNDS FROM MY CD CATS AS A YOUTH RUN YOUTH LED PROGRAM
00:33:33 WHERE KIDS LEARN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHINESE
00:33:36 AMERICAN HISTORY IN RELATION TO ASAPH DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF
00:33:37 TOUR GUIDES MENTOR OTHERS WHO EVENTUALLY LEARN TO LEAD THEIR
00:33:41 OWN TOURS OVER AND OVER AGAIN THESE STUDENTS RECITE THEIR
00:33:44 STORIES UNTIL THEY SHARPEN THEIR VOICES UNTIL THEIR RICH
00:33:47 HISTORIES THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS BECOME
00:33:49 INGRAINED IN THEM. MY DAD IMMIGRATED TO NEW YORK
00:33:52 CITY'S CHINATOWN BACK IN 1969. WE WERE NOT TAUGHT TO BE PROUD
00:33:55 OF OUR HERITAGE BACK THEN CLASSMATES PULLED THEIR EYES
00:33:59 BACK INTO SLITS, CALLED HIM NAMES.
00:34:00 HE WAS MUGGED A COUPLE OF TIMES AS A CHILD MY UNCLES JOINED
00:34:03 CHINATOWN GANGS TO SURVIVE WERE ONE OF MY DAD'S FRIENDS WAS
00:34:06 SHOT DEAD AT 19 YEARS OLD. MY DAD DID NOT HAVE PROGRAMS
00:34:10 LIKE THESE WHEN HE WAS A CHILD. HE DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE TELLING
00:34:11 HIM THAT HE WAS IMPORTANT OR CAPABLE OR THAT HE HAD A VOICE
00:34:14 THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO HEAR THROUGH CATS THESE CATS HAVE
00:34:17 THAT THEIR HISTORIES ARE IMPORTANT, THEIR CULTURE, THEIR
00:34:20 VOICE SAYS THEY ARE WORTH LISTENING TO.
00:34:22 WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF S.F. OUR ALLIES AT CITY HALL CARE
00:34:24 DEEPLY ABOUT AND HAVE DEDICATE THEIR CAREERS TO SERVING OUR
00:34:26 CITY. >> PLEASE RESTORE THEIR
00:34:28 FUNDING. THANK YOU.
00:34:38 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN LINE PLEASE.
00:34:42 >> HI. GOOD MORNING.
00:34:43 I'M RUNNING TO HAVE MY CHOICE YEE AN UPCOMING FRESHMAN AT UC
00:34:47 BERKELEY AND A MEMBER OF CATS. CAT ALLOWED ME TO SEE SO MUCH
00:34:50 LIFE PACKED IN A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AMAZING
00:34:51 SUPPORT OF COLOR, NEIGHBORS AND PEERS I'VE GAINED
00:34:54 SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS TO
00:34:56 HELP ME BEYOND TOY WRITING. >> I COME FROM A LOW INCOME
00:34:58 FAMILY WITH MY PARENTS WHO WORK OVER TIME AND SUPPORT MY
00:35:01 SIBLINGS AND I. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO LESSEN THE
00:35:02 BURDEN THROUGH WORKING WHICH I WORK TOWARDS AND BY SUPPORTING
00:35:05 MY FAMILY FINANCIALLY I'M ABLE TO HELP BUY GROCERIES, PAY FOR
00:35:09 SUBSTANCES INCLUDING MY EXAM FEES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AS
00:35:12 WELL AS SAVE FOR COLLEGE. >> PLEASE CONSIDER CONTINUING
00:35:13 TO FUND OUR PROGRAM. CHINATOWN TOYS MANY OF OUR TOUR
00:35:17 GUIDES INCLUDING MYSELF BENEFIT DEEPLY FROM THE SUPPORT WE
00:35:20 SAVE. THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T JUST TEACH
00:35:21 HISTORY BUT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY STORY ALIVE THROUGH YOUTH
00:35:25 VOICES. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
00:35:27 YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> HI, MY NAME IS CRYSTAL.
00:35:38 I WORK WITH HOSPITALITY HOUSE. I WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO,
00:35:42 WAS HOMELESS FOR TEN YEARS OF MY LIFE.
00:35:43 AND IF THESE PROGRAMS GET CUT LEAD LIKE I WOULD BE STILL ON
00:35:46 THE STREETS IF THEY GOT CUT THAT MANY YEARS AGO LIKE SO
00:35:49 CUTTING THESE BUDGETS NOW IMPACTS FUTURE OUR FUTURE OUR
00:35:57 KIDS GRANDKIDS EVERYBODY THAT MIGHT STRUGGLE IN LOW INCOME
00:36:01 NEIGHBORHOODS AND. >> HI, GOOD MORNING.
00:36:13 MY NAME IS MARIA. I'M THE CASE MANAGER HOUSING AT
00:36:16 HOSPITALITY HOUSE. I'M ASKING THAT YOU DON'T CUT
00:36:20 THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT WOULD AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE.
00:36:24 CARP CARP DO CARP MANY THINGS AND THAT DIDN'T AFFECT
00:36:28 EVERYBODY UP AT GITHUB FAMILIES.
00:36:31 PLEASE DON'T CUT THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.
00:36:41 >> MY NAME IS DIANA BELL FROM HOSPITALITY HOUSE.
00:36:45 CUTTING THE BUDGET AFFECTS MORE PEOPLE THAN WE IMAGINE.
00:36:46 IT AFFECTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MAKE SAN
00:36:49 FRANCISCO THE CITY IT IS. REMEMBER WE THE PEOPLE OF SAN
00:36:52 FRANCISCO AND NOT A LINE ON THE BUDGET.
00:36:53 THANK YOU. >> HI MY NAME IS SHARON.
00:37:01 VERY OLD AND I'M UP HERE I HAVE A KID FROM THE HOSPITAL
00:37:04 TREEHOUSE HOUSE. PLEASE DON'T CUT THE BUDGET IF
00:37:05 YOU HAVE FAMILY OR ANY RELATIVES THAT MAY BE DEALING
00:37:11 WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR HOMELESSNESS, JUST REMEMBER
00:37:13 THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE COULD BE YOUR PEOPLE
00:37:17 DON'T CUT THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.
00:37:37 GOOD DAY. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS
00:37:40 JIM VERSUS AND I CAME TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED FUNDING
00:37:44 OF COMMUNITY LIVING CAMPAIGN AT THE HISTORICAL LEVEL I'M VERY
00:37:48 IMPRESSED WITH CAC PROGRAMS AND GREATER SAN FRANCISCO
00:37:52 COMMUNITY THAT SERVES CAC ELEVATES THE VOICES AND TALENTS
00:37:56 AND LEADERSHIP OF OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
00:37:59 THROUGH COMMUNITY BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS
00:38:04 AND ADVOCACY. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CAC PART
00:38:06 TIME FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER HAVING BEEN A FINANCE
00:38:07 PROFESSIONAL AND ACCOUNT FOR MANY YEARS AS OFFICES GENERAL
00:38:11 HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER AND STANFORD, LUCILE PACKARD
00:38:14 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL OTHER MEDICAL CENTERS IN THE
00:38:18 CENTRAL VALLEY AREA FOR 35 YEARS I ONLY INTENDED TO WORK
00:38:21 WITH CAC FOR A YEAR BUT THEN COULD RETURN TO WORK IN A MAJOR
00:38:25 MEDICAL CENTER. BUT EVER AFTER OBSERVING THE
00:38:29 MANY WEATHER WORTHY PROGRAMS THAT CAC OFFERS TO THOUSANDS OF
00:38:33 OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE DEDICATED
00:38:36 CAC STAFF THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICES THE AMAZING WORK THAT
00:38:40 CAC DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES I DECIDED TO CONTINUE
00:38:44 WORKING AT CAC NOW FOR A SPEAKER.
00:38:47 >> TIME HAS ELAPSED. THANK YOU.
00:38:58 YEAH MY NAME IS YOUR HONOR TAKAKO I'M A CANDLE CHINATOWN
00:39:03 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER WHICH ALSO HOUSES LATINOS,
00:39:07 AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND AMERICANS ASIAN AMERICANS.
00:39:11 >> I'M HERE TO PLEASE SAY THAT I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT WERE
00:39:15 SUBSIDIZED THAT BUILDING A BUILDING NEXT DOOR 100 MORE
00:39:19 UNITS ONE COOKIE, FOUR BEDROOMS PLEASE DON'T CUT THE THERE'S
00:39:22 THIS HAPPENS AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS.
00:39:26 CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING OUT IN THE STREET AND HAVING TO BE
00:39:31 SITTING OUT AND COME BACK AND OVER AGAIN COMPLETELY TAKE
00:39:33 THAT INTO ACCOUNT ALSO WITH HOSPITALITY HOUSE I SEE A
00:39:38 PSYCHIATRIST PSYCHOLOGIST THERE PLEASE DON'T CUT THEIR SERVICES
00:39:41 ALSO PROVIDE A COPY THIS ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN A HOUSE I GO
00:39:44 THERE FOR HAVING COFFEE AND YOU'RE SITTING DOWN
00:39:46 AND WATCHING TV GET PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES SO THEY HAVE A
00:39:52 COMPUTER PROGRAM. >> PLEASE KEEP BOTH CHARACTER
00:39:56 ALL OF THE HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FUNDED ALONG WITH
00:40:00 THANK YOU THANK YOU. >> OKAY HI
00:41:03 HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS JOE HARWELL PLEASE SUPPORT LONG
00:41:06 TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
00:41:07 MY FAMILY OF FOUR HAS TO LIVE IN AN ALL IN CHINATOWN FOR 21
00:41:13 YEARS. ALL THESE YEARS WE HAVE WORKED
00:41:14 HARD TO LIVE OUR LIVES BUT THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT HAS CONTINUE
00:41:18 TO AFFECT OUR FAMILY. THE BUILDING WE LIVE IN IS
00:41:21 WHERE ALL OUR ROOM HAS HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS CEILING LEAKS,
00:41:24 MOLE ON THE WALL AND DAMAGES ON THE WALL.
00:41:28 THE SPACE IS ALSO VERY NARROW. MY CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP BUT
00:41:32 THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO DO HOMEWORK OR STUDY
00:41:33 IN PEACE. WE ARE NOT UNWILLING TO WORK
00:41:36 HARD. WE HAVE WORK HARD FOR 21 YEARS
00:41:39 BUT WITH THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO, LOW
00:41:42 INCOME FAMILIES STILL CANNOT AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT.
00:41:46 >> THIS SHOWS THAT SHORT TERM HELP IS NOT ENOUGH FOR FAMILIES
00:41:50 LIKE OURS. A FEW YEARS OF TIME LIMITED
00:41:51 SUPPORT CANNOT TRULY HELP US GET BACK ON OUR FEET.
00:41:55 WE NEED LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES SO WE CAN HAVE A
00:41:59 CHANCE AS SAFE, STABLE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING AND SO
00:42:02 OUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE A BETTER PLACE TO STUDY AND GROW UP IN.
00:42:05 >> THANK YOU
00:43:23 HOUSE OF ANSWERS MY NAME IS EILEEN SHARE I RESPECTFULLY ASK
00:43:27 YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES.
00:43:30 MY FAMILY OF THREE HAS TO LIVE IN THE NASSAU IN CHINATOWN FOR
00:43:32 MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS. LIVING IN THE NASSAU IS ALREADY
00:43:34 DIFFICULT FOR ADULTS BEFORE A GROWING CHILD IS NOT A HEALTHY
00:43:38 OR IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE. MY DAUGHTER IS 15 YEARS OLD.
00:43:41 THIS IS A TIME WHEN SHE NEEDS SPACE TO STUDY, TO GROW
00:43:45 AND HAVE PRIVACY. BUT OUR ROOM IS VERY SMALL.
00:43:48 SHE ALMOST HAS NO QUIET SPACE TO DO HOMEWORK AND HAS NO SPACE
00:43:52 ON HER OWN. FOR US HOUSING IS NOT A SHORT
00:43:55 TERM PROBLEM. IT IS A BASIC NEED THAT AFFECTS
00:43:57 OUR DAILY FAMILY LIFE, OUR HOUSE GIRL AND HER FUTURE SHORT
00:44:01 TERM RENTAL SUBSIDY CAN BRING SOME HOPE BUT LONG TERM HOUSING
00:44:05 SUBSIDY CAN TRULY CHANGE A FAMILY'S FUTURE.
00:44:08 WE HOPE THE CITY WILL INVEST IN LONG TERM SOLUTIONS SO MORE
00:44:12 FAMILIES CAN HAVE A SAFE AND DIGNIFIED HOME.
00:44:16 >> THANK YOU, DR. DEMING. THANK YOU.
00:44:17 WE UNDERSTAND
00:45:13 DO THAT YOU WATCH IT YET HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS CHEN MAE
00:45:17 CHAO PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR FAMILIES
00:45:20 . MY FAMILY OF FOUR HAS TO LIVE
00:45:21 IN AN A ROOM OF LESS THAN TEN SQUARE METERS FOR MORE THAN TEN
00:45:24 YEARS. >> MY TWO CHILDREN HAVE NO
00:45:26 SPACE TO STUDY EVERY DAY WE HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE TO COACH
00:45:28 SHOWER AND USE THE BATHROOM. THE POOR LIVING CONDITIONS HAVE
00:45:32 SERIOUSLY AFFECTED MY MY CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND GROWTH.
00:45:35 I CAN ENDURE HARDSHIP MYSELF BUT IT HURTS ME TO SEE MY
00:45:40 CHILDREN SUFFER WITH ME. OUR INCOME IS LOW.
00:45:43 WE HAVE APPLIED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING BEFORE BUT THE INCOME
00:45:46 REQUIREMENTS WERE TOO HIGH SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO QUALIFY.
00:45:50 THAT IS WHY WE ARE STILL LIVING AND THEN SO SHORT TERM
00:45:51 SUBSIDIES CAN ONLY SOLVE PROBLEMS IN FRONT OF US THEY
00:45:54 CANNOT TRULY SOLVE THE LONG TERM HOUSING INSTABILITY THAT
00:45:58 FAMILIES LIKE OURS FACE. >> WHAT WE NEED IS A LONG TERM
00:46:02 HOUSING SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO LIVE WITH PEACE OF
00:46:05 MIND AND CHILDREN TO GROW UP IN STABILITY.
00:46:09 >> I HOPE THE CITY WILL PROVIDE LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR
00:47:28 THAT'S I DON'T THINK YOU OKAY HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS
00:47:32 SINGER AND CHEN I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM
00:47:36 RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
00:47:39 I LIVE WITH MY TWO SONS AND THEY TEN SQUARE METER STORE
00:47:42 ROOM IN CHINATOWN. I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO
00:47:45 SUPPORT MY FAMILY DURING THE BUSIEST TIME I WORKED THREE
00:47:49 JOBS IN ONE DAY. EVEN SO, RENTING A TWO BEDROOM
00:47:52 APARTMENT IN S.F. IS STILL FAR BEYOND WHAT WE CAN AFFORD.
00:47:56 LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR FAMILIES
00:47:59 LIKE MINE. WE ARE NOT ASKING BECAUSE WE
00:48:00 ARE NOT TRYING. WE ARE ASKING BECAUSE WE NEED
00:48:03 MORE TIME TO STABILIZE IF SHORT TERM HELP ENDS AFTER A FEW
00:48:07 YEARS WE MAY STILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD RENT AND WE MAY BE
00:48:10 FORCED BACK INTO AN SOL. MY CHILDREN WOULD AGAIN HAVE TO
00:48:15 LIVE WITHOUT PRIVACY OR A SENSE OF SAFETY.
00:48:18 LONG TERM STABLE SUPPORT WOULD GIVE US A REAL CHANCE TO LEAVE
00:48:22 THE SOL. >> THANK YOU
00:49:32 YOU HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS SHARON JO I AM A GRANDMOTHER
00:49:40 I'M HERE TODAY FOR MY SON AND MY GRANDSON MY GRANDSON HAS
00:49:44 NO SPACE TO DO HOMEWORK AND HAS NO PLACE TO PLAY EVERY DAY AT
00:49:48 THE SCHOOL HE CAN ONLY STUDY AND LIVE IN A CROWDED ROOM
00:49:50 LIVING WITHOUT PRIVATE SPACE FOR SO LONG HAS AFFECTED HIS
00:49:53 LEARNING, HIS CONFIDENCE AND HIS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
00:49:57 HE EVEN FEELS A SHAME OF LIVING IN AN SRO AND DOES NOT DARE TO
00:50:02 INVITE FRIENDS TO HOME. MY GRANDSON IS A GOOD CHILD.
00:50:05 I JUST HOPE HE CAN GROW UP IN A SAFE AND STABLE HOME WITH A
00:50:10 PLACE TO DO HOMEWORK. PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
00:50:16 SUBSIDIES. >> THANK YOU SO I DON'T
00:51:41 . MORNING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
00:51:45 SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS SOL LYNN.
00:51:46 I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION CPA, AN
00:51:49 IMMIGRANT AND A RESIDENT OF SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT NINE AND AN
00:51:53 AFTER SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHER.
00:51:57 I URGED A BOARD OF SUPERVISOR TO FOOLISHLY STORE FUNDING FOR
00:52:01 THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKER COALITION CD IWC PROGRAM AND TO
00:52:05 COMMIT TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR WORKERS RIGHT COMMUNITY
00:52:08 COLLABORATIVE W R C C SERVICES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR
00:52:11 2728 BECAUSE MOST OF THE IMMIGRANTS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
00:52:16 AND ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH GOVERNMENT LAWS
00:52:20 AND REGULATIONS, WORKERS FREQUENTLY FACE WAGE THEFT
00:52:23 AND DELAYED PAYMENT BY THEIR EMPLOYERS.
00:52:25 IT IS THROUGH THE PROGRAM OF OUR RCC AND WORKERS
00:52:29 CONSULTATION PROVIDED BY CPA THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR
00:52:32 WORKERS INJUSTICE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND SECURED A FAIRLY
00:52:36 TREATMENT
00:54:07 HI HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS SHODAN WELL I ASKED YOU TO
00:54:14 SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES HERE TODAY.
00:54:18 MY MY FAMILY OF THREE GENERATIONS HAS TO LIVE IN AN
00:54:22 SRO IN CHINATOWN FOR 17 YEARS MY LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER WAS
00:54:26 BORN IN THE SOL SHE LEARN HOW TO CRY, HOW TO WALK ON THIS
00:54:30 MOPED. WE HAVE TO TRY HARD TO MOVE
00:54:33 INTO BETTER HOUSING BUT RENT IN SAN FRANCISCO IS SIMPLY TOO
00:54:34 EXPENSIVE FOR US FOR THIS IS WHY WE NEED LONG TERM RENTAL
00:54:38 SUBSIDIES NOT TIME LIMITED SUPPORT.
00:54:41 IF A SUBSIDY ENDS AFTER A FEW YEARS AND WE STILL HAVE NOT
00:54:45 BEEN SELECTED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OUR INCOME STILL
00:54:48 CANNOT COVER MARKET RATE RENT, WE MAY NOT ONLY BE FORCED BACK
00:54:49 INTO AN EYESORE, WE MAY EVEN FACE HOMELESSNESS FOR FAMILIES
00:54:53 LIKE OURS TIME LIMITED HELP IS NOT REALLY STABILITY IT ONLY
00:54:57 PUSHES THE FEAR A FEW YEARS INTO THE FUTURE WE NEED LONG
00:55:01 TERM STABLE SUPPORT TOO SO SENIORS AND CHILDREN DO NOT
00:55:05 HAVE TO LIVE UNDER THE CONSTANT FEAR OF LOSING THEIR HOME.
00:55:09 >> THANK YOU
00:56:20 MOVE IT OKAY HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS PALING WOO I AM 68
00:56:27 YEARS OLD PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING PROTECTION FOR
00:56:30 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER FAMILIES.
00:56:34 I NOW LIVE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY 14 YEAR OLD
00:56:37 GRANDDAUGHTER. MY HEALTH HAS NOT BEEN GOOD.
00:56:40 I HAD KIDNEY SURGERY AND STILL HAVE NOT FULLY RECOVER SO I
00:56:44 NEED LONG TERM CARE AND THE REST OUR FAMILY MAINLY DEPENDS
00:56:48 ON MY DAUGHTER BUT SHE HAS ALSO HAS THYROID DISEASE AND THESE
00:56:52 LONG TERM MEDICATION SHE HAS TO CARE FOR BOTH ME AND HER CHILD
00:56:55 SO WE CAN SO SHE CAN ONLY WORK PART TIME AND EARNS ABOUT ONE
00:57:00 POINT 5KA MONTH. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO
00:57:02 RECEIVE HOUSING DUE ENTRY PROGRAM.
00:57:06 IT GAVE OUR VULNERABLE FAMILY A STABLE PLACE TO LIVE BUT NOW
00:57:10 THAT EXTREME MAY END WE WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE EVERY DAY.
00:57:14 IF YOU LOSE THIS HOUSING SUPPORT WITH OUR CURRENT INCOME
00:57:17 WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD RENT IN THE MARKET TODAY I'M HERE TO
00:57:21 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO PROTECT FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC FAMILIES.
00:57:25 >> THANK YOU. Q
00:58:10 YOU HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS C COUNT ON I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU
00:58:15 TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
00:58:19 MY FAMILY OF SIX LIVES IN AN ALL IN CHINATOWN.
00:58:23 WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AGES EIGHT MONTHS OLD, FOUR YEARS
00:58:26 OLD, NINE YEARS OLD AND 11 YEARS OLD RIGHT NOW ALL SIX OF
00:58:31 US LIVE IN ONE ROOM THAT IS ABOUT TEN SQUARE METERS AFTER
00:58:34 FEEDING TWO BUNK BEDS, THE ROOM IS COMPLETELY FULL.
00:58:35 WE CANNOT EVEN FIT A TABLE. TWO OF MY CHILDREN HAVE TO EAT
00:58:39 AND DO HOMEWORK ON THE BED AT THE SCHOOL THEY CAN ONLY STUDY
00:58:42 AND PLAY ON THE BED RIGHT NOW ONLY MY HUSBAND WORKS.
00:58:45 I HAVE TO STAY HOME TO CARE FOR FOUR CHILDREN.
00:58:49 OUR INCOME IS NOT ENOUGH TO AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT.
00:58:53 THAT IS WHY TIME LIMITED RENTAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR
00:58:57 FAMILIES LIKE OURS. WHEN THE SUBSIDY ENDS IN A FEW
00:58:58 YEARS MY CHILDREN WILL STILL NEED CARE AND OUR INCOME WILL
00:59:01 NOT SUDDENLY BECOME BIG ENOUGH TO AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT
00:59:09 WITHOUT LONG TERM STABLE SUPPORT WE MAY BE FORCED BACK
00:59:13 INTO AN ASSAULT AND MY CHILDREN WILL FACE OVERCROWDING
00:59:17 AND INSTABILITY AGAIN. PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
00:59:18 SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES. >> THANK YOU
01:00:27 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS YOUR SON JOHN I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO
01:00:31 SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDY FOR US ALL FAMILIES.
01:00:35 MY FAMILY OF FOUR LIVES IN THE NASSAU IN CHINATOWN.
01:00:38 I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE ARE
01:00:39 A LOW INCOME FAMILY BECAUSE I NEED TO PICK UP AND CARE FOR MY
01:00:43 CHILDREN. I CAN ONLY WORK IN THE
01:00:46 RESTAURANT I SOMETIMES WILL HAVE TO ASK MY WIFE TO HELP OUT
01:00:51 WITH THE KIDS AND I USUALLY DO NOT RETURN HOME UNTIL TEN AT
01:00:57 NIGHT. WE RECENTLY WE BOTH LOST OUR
01:00:58 JOBS. WE ARE WE HAVE ALREADY WORKED
01:01:03 VERY HARD EVERY DAY BUT OUR INCOME IS STILL VERY LOW.
01:01:06 LIVING IN A CITY AS EXPENSIVE AS SAN FRANCISCO PUTS A LOT OF
01:01:10 PRESSURE ON OUR FAMILY. FOR US HOUSING IS NOT A SHORT
01:01:14 TERM PROBLEM. IT IS A BASIC NEED THAT AFFECTS
01:01:15 OUR DAILY LIFE, OUR CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND THEIR FUTURE.
01:01:19 SHORT TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES CAN BRING SOME HOPE BUT LONG
01:01:22 TERM HOUSING SUBSIDY CAN TRULY CHANGE MY FAMILY'S FUTURE.
01:01:26 I HOPE THAT THE CITY WILL INVEST IN LONG TERM SOLUTIONS
01:01:29 SO MORE FAMILIES CAN HAVE A SAFE AND DIGNIFIED HOME.
01:01:31 THANK
01:02:44 IN THAT YEAH SO YES YEAH HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS CHILLING
01:02:49 ZHAO I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
01:02:52 SUBSIDIES BEFORE MY FAMILY OF FOUR LIVED IN AND SAW A ROOM
01:02:55 THAT WAS LESS THAN 35FT2 WE SHARE THE KITCHEN BATHROOM
01:03:00 AND SHOWER WITH OTHER RESIDENTS.
01:03:01 MY OLDER SON COULD ONLY DO HOMEWORK AT OUR DINING TABLE
01:03:04 AND MY YOUNGER SON OFTEN CRY BECAUSE THE ROOM WAS SO CROWDED
01:03:08 MY CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE A QUIET, SAFE OR STABLE PLACE TO
01:03:13 GROW WITH THE HELP FROM CHINATOWN CDC WE RECEIVE RENTAL
01:03:17 SUBSIDIES AND FINALLY MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE.
01:03:21 ALL MY CHILDREN NOW HAVE SPACE TO DO HOMEWORK REST AND GROW.
01:03:23 WE NO LONGER WORRY ABOUT WAITING TO USE THE BATHROOM
01:03:25 SHOWER OR KITCHEN AND WE CAN WORK WITH MORE PEACE OF MIND
01:03:31 RENTAL SUBSIDY GAVE MY FAMILY STABILITY AND GAVE MY CHILDREN
01:03:35 A HEALTHIER FUTURE WITH OUR LONG TERM SUPPORT I CANNOT
01:03:36 IMAGINE HOW MY CHILDREN WOULD BE AFFECTED.
01:03:39 SO I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
01:03:43 SUBSIDY SO MORE FAMILIES CAN HAVE A SAFE STABLE
01:03:46 AND DIGNIFIED HOME. >> THANK YOU.
01:03:47 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:03:53 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RICHARD HOOD AND I'M
01:03:54 REPRESENTING THE HOSPITALITY HOUSE BUDGET CUTS IN SAN
01:03:57 FRANCISCO TENDERLOIN AND SOUTH MARKET ARE MORE THAN JUST
01:04:01 NUMBERS ON A SPREADSHEET. THEY AFFECT REAL PEOPLE.
01:04:04 FOR MANY RESIDENTS PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HOUSING SUPPORT, HEALTH
01:04:08 CARE, MEALS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ARE CRITICAL SOURCE OF
01:04:10 STABILITY AND HOPE. WHEN FUNDING IS REDUCED, SOME
01:04:13 OF OUR NEIGHBORS MAY STRUGGLE TO ASSESS THE HELP THEY NEED TO
01:04:17 GET THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES. THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FILLED
01:04:20 WITH PEOPLE WORKING HARD TO BUILD BETTER LIVES, SUPPORT
01:04:22 THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITY.
01:04:24 BUDGET CUTS MAKE A JOURNEY EVEN HARDER.
01:04:27 BUDGET CUTS JUST DON'T CUT. THEY HURT THEY HARM AND THEY
01:04:29 TRAUMATIZE COMMUNITIES THAT'S ALREADY TRAUMATIZED.
01:04:33 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:04:36 NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING.
01:04:43 MY NAME IS RUBEN VEGAS. I HAVE BEEN A BILINGUAL
01:04:47 ADVOCATE AT HOSPITALITY HOUSE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.
01:04:50 IF YOU ASK ME, WE DO A HOSPITALITY HOUSE.
01:04:53 MY ANSWER WOULD BE SIMPLE. WE SAVE LIVES.
01:04:54 WE CHANGE LIVES. HOSPITALITY HOUSE IS MORE THAN
01:04:58 A BUILDING. IT IS A LIFELINE.
01:05:00 EVERY DAY PEOPLE COME THROUGH HIS DOORS NEEDING SOMETHING
01:05:02 ESSENTIAL A SAFE PLACE TO REST A MEAL.
01:05:05 HYGIENE SUPPLIES HELP FINDING HOUSING OR SIMPLY SOMEONE WHO
01:05:09 WILL LISTEN AND TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY.
01:05:10 FOR MANY IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD STABILITY AND GETTING
01:05:13 THEIR LIVES BACK ON TRACK CUTTING FUNDING TO THIS CENTER
01:05:16 WHERE NOT ONLY WE'RE NOT JUST WE DO SERVICES IT WOULD REMOVE
01:05:20 ONE OF THE FEW CONSISTENT POINTS OF SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE
01:05:22 WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS
01:05:25 AND HARDSHIP. THESE SERVICES DON'T MEET DON'T
01:05:28 JUST MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS. THEY REDUCE LONG TERM COSTS TO
01:05:32 OUR CITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO HOUSING, HEALTH CARE
01:05:35 AND STABILITY BEFORE A CRISIS ESCALATE.
01:05:36 I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE REAL IMPACT OF YOUR DECISION ON THE
01:05:40 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO RELY.
01:05:43 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
01:05:46 >> HI, MY NAME IS TIFFANY JACKSON.
01:05:47 I'M ALSO WITH HOSPITALITY HOUSE .
01:05:51 WHEN CUTTING FUNDING YOU'RE NOT ONLY CUTTING PROGRAMS, YOU'RE
01:05:53 CUTTING PEOPLE, YOU'RE CUTTING OPPORTUNITIES, STABILITY
01:05:56 AND PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY. YOU'RE TAKING AWAY THE VERY
01:06:00 SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
01:06:03 AND LET'S BE HONEST. HOMELESSNESS IS NOT SOMEONE
01:06:07 ELSE'S PROBLEM. IT'S CLOSER TO ALL OF US THAN
01:06:10 WE THINK. WE'RE ALL ONE PAYCHECK AWAY,
01:06:14 ONE ILLNESS AWAY FROM NEEDING THE SAME SUPPORT THAT PEOPLE
01:06:15 RELY ON TODAY. SAN FRANCISCO SHOULD NOT
01:06:18 BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACK OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
01:06:22 RESIDENTS. WE SHOULD BE INVESTING
01:06:23 IN SOLUTIONS AND NOT CUTTING THEM.
01:06:25 ACTION TODAY DO NOT MEASURE THIS BUDGET BY DOLLARS ALONE.
01:06:27 MEASURE IT BY THE LIVES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED IN THE FUTURE.
01:06:32 THERE WILL BE CHANGE BECAUSE A CITY IS NOT JUDGED BY HOW IT
01:06:35 TREATS ITS WEALTHIEST RESIDENTS .
01:06:38 >> IT'S JUDGED BY HOW IT TREATS THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE MOST
01:06:39 HELP. THANK YOU.
01:06:41 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER.
01:06:45 >> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JACK PEREIRA.
01:06:49 I WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHO GETS TO
01:06:50 PARTICIPATE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND WHO GETS LEFT OUT.
01:06:53 THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO CANNOT
01:06:56 AFFORD AN ATTORNEY 42% BLACK, 27% LATINO AND 75% WITH A
01:06:59 MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
01:07:03 THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST AFFECTED MOST DIRECTLY
01:07:07 AFFECTED BY CRIMINAL LEGAL DECISIONS.
01:07:08 YET THE PETEY'S OFFICE IS 60% OF THE DOORS AND SHRINKING
01:07:11 RELATIVE TO NEED COURTS ARE OVERFLOWING AS CASE COURTS HAVE
01:07:15 GROWN 68% IN MISDEMEANORS AND 52% IN FELONIES SINCE 2019.
01:07:17 THEN THERE'S BE THE JURY AND OTHER COUNTIES PEOPLE WHO
01:07:20 CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE A DAY'S WAGE CLAIM HARDSHIP AND ARE
01:07:22 EXCLUDED. YET IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS SAN
01:07:25 FRANCISCO HAS MADE SURE CONSTITUENTS ACTUALLY GET A
01:07:28 JURY OF THEIR PEERS. THIS PROGRAM HAS GATHERED
01:07:29 UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE D.A., THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE
01:07:32 TREASURER AND THE MEDIA BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESS.
01:07:35 YET IT IS CURRENTLY AT RISK FOR NOT BEING FULLY FUNDED.
01:07:37 IT COST $300,000 TO FILL THAT GAP A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT ONLY
01:07:39 FUNCTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES IS NOT JUSTICE FUND
01:07:43 THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND FUND TO BE THE JOY PROGRAM.
01:07:47 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:07:49 NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING.
01:07:54 MY NAME IS MATT SAUCIER. I'M A LAW STUDENT AND RESIDENT
01:07:57 OF DISTRICT EIGHT. RIGHT NOW I'M HERE TO URGE YOU
01:08:01 TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE BE THE JURY PROGRAM.
01:08:05 RIGHT NOW JURORS IN CALIFORNIA ARE PAID JUST $15 A DAY.
01:08:08 THAT'S LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE FOR A SINGLE HOUR OF WORK.
01:08:11 THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR WORKING PEOPLE TO SERVE IN SAN
01:08:15 FRANCISCO. BE THE JURY HAS PROVIDED $100 A
01:08:18 DAY TO LOW INCOME JURORS FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
01:08:22 THAT SUPPORT MUST BE MAINTAINED SINCE 2022 5000 SAN FRANCISCANS
01:08:28 HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE. AND ABOUT 11% OF JURORS RELY ON
01:08:31 THIS PROGRAM. MORE REPRESENTATIVE JURIES
01:08:35 STRENGTHEN TRUST AND SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.
01:08:38 THIS IS A RARE COLLABORATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
01:08:42 PUBLIC DEFENDER TREASURE SUPERIOR COURT AND BAR
01:08:46 RESOURCES ASSOCIATION. >> I URGE THE BOARD OF
01:08:47 SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE THE $300,000 ADD BACK TO MAINTAIN
01:08:50 THIS PROGRAM AT $100 A DAY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
01:08:57 . NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:08:57 HELLO, MY NAME IS ALMA WHEELER. I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO,
01:09:03 DISTRICT EIGHT AND I'M A STUDENT AT SIXTH.
01:09:04 I'M ALSO INTERN WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
01:09:07 OFFICE AND I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE
01:09:09 PUBLIC FOR THE OFFICE SO THEY CAN FULFILL THEIR
01:09:12 CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T
01:09:13 AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. I SEE ATTORNEYS HANDLING
01:09:16 HUNDREDS OF CASES TO THE POINT OF OVERLOAD AND IN THE
01:09:17 SITUATION OFFICE HAS BEEN FORCED TO DECLARE A PARTIAL
01:09:20 UNAVAILABLE ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE THE CASELOADS ARE TOO HIGH.
01:09:24 THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE BUDGET HAS ITS EVENTS ONLY 60%
01:09:26 OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S BUDGET AND THIS IS
01:09:27 UNSUSTAINABLE UNFAIR. OUR CITY HAS LONG PRIDED ITSELF
01:09:30 ON FAIRNESS, INCLUSION AND EQUAL JUSTICE AND THOSE
01:09:34 VALUES MEAN LITTLE IF PEOPLE CANNOT ACCESS EFFECTIVE LEGAL
01:09:35 REPRESENTATION SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.
01:09:39 I URGE YOU TO PROVIDE FUNDING NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT
01:09:42 EVERYONE SAN FRANCISCO RECEIVES THE REPRESENTATION GUARANTEED
01:09:43 BY OUR CONSTITUTION. >> THANK YOU.
01:09:46 NEXT WEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS.
01:09:53 MY NAME IS EMILY YANG AND I'M A SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH
01:09:56 COMMISSIONER AND RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 11.
01:09:59 THE YOUTH COMMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO DISSOLVING
01:10:02 THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS PREVENTING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AS
01:10:03 A LOW INCOME YOUTH OF COLOR IN A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD.
01:10:06 THE JCC YOUTH WORKS PROGRAM ENABLED ME TO EXPLORE MY CAREER
01:10:10 INTERESTS WITHOUT FINANCIAL BURDEN.
01:10:13 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 36 CITY DEPARTMENTS.
01:10:14 YOUTH WORK SHOWS YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE
01:10:18 ARE WITHIN REACH. IN MY COMMUNITY, CAREERS
01:10:21 IN PUBLIC SERVICE CAN FEEL STIGMATIZED BUT THE YOUTH WORKS
01:10:24 INTERNSHIP CHANGE THAT I LEARNED ABOUT LOCAL POLICY
01:10:25 MAKING DISTRICT SUPERVISORS TO ADVOCATE FOR FREE MEANING FOR
01:10:30 ALL YOUTH FOR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND DISCOVERED MY
01:10:32 LIFELONG PASSION FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNMENT SUBJECTS
01:10:36 I'M EXCITED TO STUDY FOR IN COLLEGE.
01:10:37 THEREFORE I'M ASKING THIS COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH THE
01:10:40 MAYOR'S OFFICE TO ADD BACK 2 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR JCI.
01:10:44 >> YOUTH WORKS TO MAINTAIN STAFFING LEVELS AND INTERNSHIP
01:10:46 PLACEMENTS WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS.
01:10:48 IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT ONLY 80 YOUTH CAN HAVE LIFE CHANGING
01:10:51 INTERNSHIPS. >> THANK YOU.
01:10:53 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:10:57 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS EVELYN CONBOY
01:11:02 AND I'M A DISTRICT SEVEN RESIDENT AND THE DISTRICT SEVEN
01:11:03 YOUTH COMMISSIONER. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE THE
01:11:06 SUPERVISORS AND THE MAYOR TO RESTORE S.F. YOUTH WORKS
01:11:08 FUNDING A PROGRAM THAT PLACES YOUTH IN PAID CITY INTERNSHIPS
01:11:13 IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS A YOUTH WORKS INTERN
01:11:14 AND PLACED WITH THE BOARD. THAT INTERNSHIP WAS MY FIRST
01:11:18 INTRODUCTION TO GOVERNMENT AND SPARKED AN INTEREST THAT
01:11:21 LED ME TO SERVE ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION TODAY.
01:11:22 BUT I'M JUST ONE OF THE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BENEFITED
01:11:25 FROM THIS PROGRAM. >> EACH YEAR YOUTH WORKS PLACES
01:11:28 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN PAID INTERNSHIPS.
01:11:31 AND THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED UPWARDS OF
01:11:34 10,000 YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES. >> PROPOSED CUTS THREATEN TO
01:11:38 REDUCE YOUTH WORK SERVICES BY 80%.
01:11:39 THESE CUTS WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT YOUTH
01:11:43 FACING SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BARRIERS.
01:11:46 NEARLY 90% OF YOUTH WORKS PARTICIPANTS COME FROM
01:11:50 HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN $50,000 A YEAR.
01:11:51 I URGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF THESE
01:11:55 CUTS AND RESTORE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM.
01:11:58 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:11:59 THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE CONTINUE, I JUST
01:12:02 WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY STAY SILENCE SO WE CAN HEAR ALL
01:12:04 THE SPEAKER. I KNOW IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE A
01:12:07 LONG DAY BUT IF YOU'RE INSIDE A CHAMBER I WOULD APPRECIATE.
01:12:11 >> WE CAN LISTEN TO THE SPEAKER.
01:12:14 THANK YOU. YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS.
01:12:18 >> HELLO, I'M HARPER FORTGANG, THE DISTRICT EIGHT YOUTH
01:12:22 COMMISSIONER. AND AS YOU'VE BEEN HEARING,
01:12:23 YOUTH COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT PARTS OF THE
01:12:26 BUDGET THAT WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE PROTECTED FOR THE 113,000
01:12:30 YOUTH IN OUR CITY. PLEASE RESTORE THE 80% BUDGET
01:12:34 CUTS TO S.F. YOUTH WORK SO 400 YOUTH CAN GET JOBS NEXT SUMMER
01:12:41 . AS ONE PARTICIPANT WROTE QUOTE
01:12:42 THIS PROGRAM BELIEVED IN ME LONG BEFORE I BELIEVED
01:12:45 IN MYSELF. WE NEED TO KEEP THIS BELIEF
01:12:48 AND YOUTH ALIVE. AND SECOND, PLEASE FULLY STAFF
01:12:53 S.F. ENVIRONMENT. SAN FRANCISCO HAS COMMITTED TO
01:12:56 YOUTH BY COMMITTING TO AMBITIOUS CLIMATE ACTION GOALS
01:12:57 AT A MINIMUM WE NEED FUNDING FOR A CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
01:13:01 PROGRAM MANAGER AND ELECTRIFICATION REBATES
01:13:04 THROUGH THE CLIMATE EQUITY HUB .
01:13:07 >> THANK YOU. LET'S GO SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH.
01:13:10 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:13:17 >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS MATTHEW WINN AND I'M
01:13:18 A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE TENDERLOIN AS WELL AS A
01:13:21 CITYWIDE YOUTH COMMISSIONER ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION.
01:13:25 AND TODAY I'M SPEAKING TODAY FOR THE LIVELIHOODS OF SAN
01:13:28 FRANCISCO'S MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH.
01:13:29 FIRST, AS SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE LIVING IN A FRONT
01:13:33 LINE COMMUNITY, I HAVE SEEN THE GROWING DISDAIN AMONG YOUTH
01:13:36 WITH THE UNJUST IMPACT OF THE CUTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT
01:13:40 DEPARTMENT WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE CLIMATE EQUITY HUB THAT
01:13:44 CARRY OUT ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS FOR LOW INCOME
01:13:45 COMMUNITIES. I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE
01:13:48 DEPARTMENT AND THEIR REQUESTS TO FUND THEIR UNFILLED
01:13:51 POSITIONS EVEN IN LIGHT OF STRICT BUDGETS.
01:13:55 THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT THIS CUT HOLDS IS SIMPLY
01:13:56 UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HEAR ME.
01:13:59 THE CAUSE OF SO MANY YOUTH ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO.
01:14:02 AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY VOTING FOR A BUDGET THAT WORKS
01:14:05 WITH US. THANK YOU.
01:14:06 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
01:14:13 >> GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS NATALIE LIU AND I'M
01:14:17 A DISTRICT 11 YOUTH COMMISSIONER.
01:14:18 ALONGSIDE ANOTHER COMMISSIONER I RECENTLY COAUTHORED A
01:14:21 RESOLUTION PASSED LAST MONDAY OPPOSING THE PROPOSED BUDGET
01:14:25 CUTS REDUCING FREE CITY FUNDING BY $2.9 MILLION, ELIMINATING
01:14:28 THE $46 PER UNIT CASH GRANTS TAKES AWAY A VITAL FINANCIAL
01:14:32 SAFETY NET FOR LOW INCOME TRANSITIONAL AGE AND UNHOUSED
01:14:35 YOUTH. THIS SUMMER I'M TAKING CLASSES
01:14:38 AT CITY COLLEGE AS A STUDENT FROM A LOW INCOME BACKGROUND.
01:14:42 THESE CASH GRANTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ME TO AFFORD TEXTBOOKS
01:14:43 AND OTHER SCHOOL SUPPLIES. >> THIS STORY IS NOT UNIQUE AS
01:14:46 IT ALSO APPLIES TO OVER 6000 LOW INCOME STUDENTS WHO RELY ON
01:14:49 THESE EXACT STIPENDS. CUTTING THIS FUNDING
01:14:52 DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS 30% OF FAMILIES WITH YOUTH WHO LIVE
01:14:55 BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. FOR MANY OF US, EXPANDING OUR
01:14:59 EDUCATION ISN'T JUST A CHOICE IT'S A NECESSITY BECAUSE THESE
01:15:03 OPPORTUNITIES ARE SO CRUCIAL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF
01:15:04 YOUTH LEADERS AND EDUCATORS TO THRIVE.
01:15:07 MAINTAINING YOUR SUPPORT IS IMPERATIVE.
01:15:10 PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING FOR FREE CITY GRANTS.
01:15:11 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:15:15 >> NEXT SPEAKER. HI.
01:15:18 >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISOR. MY NAME IS SHARON AND I AM A
01:15:19 RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR SERVING AS THE DISTRICT FOR
01:15:22 YOUTH COMMISSIONER. >> I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO UPLIFT
01:15:25 THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF YOUTH ACROSS THE CITY WHETHER
01:15:28 IT IS FOOD SECURITY OR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT.
01:15:29 SO SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SUGARY DRINKS
01:15:33 DISTRIBUTOR TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
01:15:36 >> I'M AS THE ONLY YOUTH TO SIT ON THE COMMITTEE.
01:15:38 I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT A CITY TAX BRIDGE PLAN BUDGET
01:15:40 RECOMMENDATION. GROWING UP IN AN IMMIGRANT
01:15:45 FAMILY, I'VE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW PUBLIC HEALTH
01:15:48 CHALLENGES FALL HARDEST ON COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE.
01:15:49 >> NOW SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE CRITICAL THESE CRITICAL
01:15:53 RESOURCES DISAPPEAR. THAT'S WHY I URGE YOU TO
01:15:57 RESTORE THE $415,000 FOR ORAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND LINKAGE.
01:16:00 WHILE THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL CONTINUES, FUNDING SCREENINGS
01:16:04 AND SEALANTS ELIMINATES THE OUTREACH AND NAVIGATION
01:16:07 SERVICES THAT HELP IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES LEARN
01:16:10 ABOUT AVAILABLE CARE, UNDERSTAND HOW TO ACCESS IT
01:16:12 AND CONNECT WITH PROVIDERS. >> SO PLEASE RESTORE THAT.
01:16:15 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:16:17 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> NEXT SPEAKER SORRY BEFORE
01:16:22 YOU START I'M SO SORRY. LIKE CAN WE ACTUALLY BE SILENCE
01:16:23 AGAIN FOR THE SPEAKER? I THINK I GOT THIS GETTING HOT
01:16:27 BANG AS I DID IN GOING IN HAWAII AT CONCORDIA SO YOU
01:16:31 CAN GO IF YOU NEED TO TAKE IF YOU NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE A
01:16:35 CONVERSATIONS, PLEASE TAKE IT OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER.
01:16:36 >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
01:16:41 MY NAME IS GABBY LASORDA AND I'M THE CHAIR AND DISTRICT
01:16:44 SIX YOUTH COMMISSIONER ON THE SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH COMMISSION.
01:16:45 LAST MONDAY THE YOUTH COMMISSION PUBLISHED A
01:16:49 RESOLUTION OPPOSING BUDGET CUTS TO MULTIPLE YOUTH SERVING
01:16:52 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. >> AND TODAY I'M SPEAKING TO
01:16:55 STRONGLY URGE YOU TO RESTORE THE $750,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE
01:16:59 COLE STREET YOUTH CLINIC UNDER HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH SERVICES
01:17:03 AND THE MICHAEL BAXTER LARKIN STREET YOUTH CLINIC UNDER
01:17:06 LARKIN STREET SERVICES. >> THESE CLINICS SERVE HUNDREDS
01:17:10 OF YOUTH EVERY YEAR, ESPECIALLY YOUTH AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS.
01:17:12 >> ADDITIONALLY, SAN FRANCISCO ONLY HAS TEN YOUTH DEDICATED
01:17:15 CLINICS. >> FURTHER CLOSURES WILL
01:17:18 ELIMINATE VITAL DROP IN CARE FOR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
01:17:20 ESPECIALLY MINORS UNDER 18 WHO ARE NOT ONLY ALWAYS SERVED BY
01:17:23 OTHER CLINICS IN THE AREA AND ARE ALREADY FACING MASSIVE
01:17:27 BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE. >> AS A FORMER RESIDENT OF THE
01:17:30 TENDERLOIN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE MICHAEL BAXTER CLINIC
01:17:32 IS, I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW HARD IT IS FOR LOW INCOME YOUTH
01:17:34 TO GET THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED.
01:17:37 >> SO I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RESTORE THIS FUNDING.
01:17:40 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:17:41 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. NEXT SPEAKER
01:18:37 INDEPENDENCIA YOU KNOW CINEMA PUBLICA WHICH HAS GRAPHICS
01:18:42 WHICH IS GOOD MORNING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I HOPE THAT YOU
01:18:48 HAVE A GOOD DAY. MY NAME IS WENDY ORTIZ.
01:18:51 I HAVE RECEIVED A SUBSIDY FOR ONE YEAR FOR TO HELP WITH MY
01:18:55 BABY. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I HAVE
01:18:58 TRIED TO SURVIVE WITH MY CHILD IN A COUNTRY WHERE NOBODY
01:19:02 SPEAKS MY LANGUAGE AND WHERE TO BE ABLE TO WORK ONE HAS TO HAVE
01:19:07 CERTAIN DOCUMENTS THAT SAY THAT I HAVE A PERMIT TO WORK TO BE
01:19:14 ABLE TO TO FEED MY FAMILY. >> AND THE POINT IS WE NEED
01:19:21 THAT OUR FAMILIES NEED SUBSIDIES LONG THAT ARE LONG
01:19:25 TERM AND NOT MORE LASTING AND WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO BE
01:19:29 ABLE TO REACH STABILITY THAT IS IN WORK AND ECONOMIC
01:19:33 AND FINANCIAL POWER AND THAT WAY WE CAN GAIN THEIR OWN
01:19:37 INDEPENDENCE AND NO LONGER BE A PUBLIC CHARGE.
01:19:39 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
01:19:42 THANKS TO THAT NEXT SPEAKER GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
01:19:48 >> MY NAME IS ARIANNA COO. I'M A CURRENT RESIDENT OF
01:19:52 DISTRICT THREE AND THE VICE CHAIR OF DISTRICT THREE YOUTH
01:19:55 COUNCIL AND I'M ALSO A STUDENT AT LAW.
01:19:56 >> I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE FREE
01:19:59 CITY COLLEGE CASH GRANTS PROGRAM.
01:20:02 STUDIES SHOW THAT 87% OF STUDENTS WHO UNDERGO HIGHER
01:20:06 EDUCATION REPORT HIGHER FINANCIAL STABILITY AS ALL THE
01:20:09 HIGHER RATE OF EMPLOYMENT AND CIVIC AND COMMUNITY
01:20:11 ENGAGEMENT. ALL OF THESE BENEFITS AND YET
01:20:14 EDUCATION IS ON THE CHOPPING BOARD AS A FEW CITY IS FACING A
01:20:19 $100 MILLION DEFICIT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND STUDENTS
01:20:21 ARE WORRIED. BUT OUR CONCERNS DON'T SEEM TO
01:20:24 AFFECT THE 30% CUT THAT FREE CITY COLLEGE IS SET TO FACE
01:20:30 WHICH WILL RIP AWAY $3 MILLION WORTH OF LIVING EXPENSES, MEALS
01:20:33 AND TUITION FROM STUDENTS. EDUCATION IS ALREADY LACKING
01:20:37 FUNDING AND YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TAKING FROM IT START
01:20:42 BUILDING A CITY THIS CONNECTED FROM YOUTH AND STAND BY OUR
01:20:45 EDUCATION, STAND BY OUR FUTURES, STAND WITH YOUTH
01:20:49 AND CONTINUE FUNDING FREE CITY COLLEGE.
01:20:52 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND JUST A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT
01:20:55 WE HAVE A SPECIAL WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE BOARD OF
01:20:59 SUPERVISORS NOW PRESENT SO WE'RE NOW CONVENED AS A SPECIAL
01:21:02 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
01:21:06 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
01:21:14 MY NAME IS WINNING LEE I'M A DISTRICT THREE RESIDENT
01:21:15 AND IT'S FORMER YOUTH COMMISSIONER AND YOUTH COUNCIL
01:21:17 CHAIR AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY AGAINST THE $75,000 CUT TO THE
01:21:21 CHINESE COMERS SERVICE. THE NEWCOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN
01:21:24 INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING MY FAMILY AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS
01:21:28 ACCLIMATE TO A NEW COUNTRY THROUGH JOB RECRUITMENT TO
01:21:29 TRANSLATION, TO NATURALIZATION ASSISTANCE.
01:21:32 AS I WAS SORTING THROUGH MY FAMILY'S DOCUMENTS FROM ALMOST
01:21:35 20 YEARS AGO, I SAW PAGES OF RESOURCES FROM THE WICKS
01:21:39 PROGRAM THAT FED ME AS AN INFANT TO MY MOM'S HANDWRITTEN
01:21:40 NOTES FROM LEARNING ENGLISH TO PASS THE CITIZENSHIP TEST ALL
01:21:44 OF WHICH WAS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH DEDICATED STAFF HANDLING OUR
01:21:48 CASES. I CANNOT STRESS HOW IMPORTANT
01:21:51 THIS IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR THE CHINESE NEWCOMER COMMUNITY
01:21:53 REDUCE FUNDING MEANS REDUCED CASELOAD WHICH ULTIMATELY MEANS
01:21:56 MORE IMMIGRANTS LEFT TO NAVIGATE CHALLENGES IN A
01:21:59 COMPLETELY NEW COUNTRY. IN AN ERA WHERE IMMIGRANT
01:22:02 COMMUNITIES ARE BEING TARGETED BY TRUMP'S AGENDA, I URGE THE
01:22:04 BOARD TO STRENGTHEN OUR PROGRAMS AND FUNDING FOR
01:22:07 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, NOT REDUCE IT.
01:22:10 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:22:12 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
01:22:17 MY NAME IS IRIS LIANG. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
01:22:21 THREE AND CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE DISTRICT THREE YOUTH
01:22:22 COUNCIL. >> I'M HERE TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT
01:22:24 THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
01:22:26 MORE SPECIFICALLY I'M URGING YOU TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR
01:22:28 THE S.F. ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AS IF IT ONE THING SFE DOES IS
01:22:32 TO GIVE CLIMATE EDUCATION TO OVER 100 SCHOOLS IN S.F..
01:22:35 >> HOWEVER, BECAUSE THEY ONLY RECEIVE 2% OF THE GENERAL FUND,
01:22:39 45% OF ITS BUDGET COMES FROM THE SOLID WASTE AND EMPLOYMENT
01:22:43 ACCOUNT. >> THIS MEANS THEY MOSTLY TEACH
01:22:46 ABOUT ZERO WASTE BUT SKIP OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS LIKE
01:22:47 BIODIVERSITY OR CLEAN ENERGY. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH TO GET
01:22:50 A FULL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AS WE ARE THE
01:22:53 ONES WHO HAVE TO TACKLE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT IN THE
01:22:54 FUTURE. >> I KNOW THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE
01:22:57 BASED EDUCATION ON YOUTH BECAUSE EVEN LEARNING ABOUT
01:22:58 OCEAN ACIDIFICATION FOR ONE WEEK IN MY CHEMISTRY CLASS HAS
01:23:02 MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON ME.
01:23:03 I'M INSPIRED TO TAKE MORE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION AFTER
01:23:06 LEARNING FACTS LIKE THERE'S MORE CO2 IN THE OCEAN THAN
01:23:09 IN THE ATMOSPHERE. >> GIVING MORE FUNDING TO US IF
01:23:12 YOU WILL ALLOW FOR MORE VARIETY AND LESSON PLANS AND A BETTER
01:23:13 UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE YOUTH.
01:23:17 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:23:19 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS.
01:23:24 MY NAME IS DAN EASTLAND AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE
01:23:28 AND SERVING ON THE DISTRICT THREE YOUTH COUNCIL.
01:23:31 >> I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT ATTENDING LAW HIGH SCHOOL
01:23:33 AND BEING INCOMING SOPHOMORE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT
01:23:35 THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR YOUTH ACROSS
01:23:38 THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
01:23:41 SUPPORTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEEDS FOR YOUTH
01:23:42 IS CRUCIAL AS IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN WAYS YOUTH GET AROUND SAN
01:23:46 FRANCISCO. I SUFFUSE THESE MOST RECENT
01:23:48 TRAVEL TALLIES SURVEY REVEALED THAT 60% 79TH GRADERS USE
01:23:52 MEANING ON ANY GIVEN DAY. PERSONALLY I USE PUBLIC
01:23:55 TRANSPORTATION EVERY DAY WHETHER IT'S GOING TO SCHOOL OR
01:23:59 JUST EXPLORING SAN FRANCISCO A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES
01:24:02 TO BE DEFUNDED OR RESIGN MANY YOUTH LOSING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE
01:24:07 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY SUCH AS MYSELF AS I HAVE TO TAKE
01:24:08 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BACK HOME AFTER MY LAKE DRAGON BOAT
01:24:12 PRACTICES AT LAKE MERCED. SO I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE
01:24:15 AND FULLY SUPPORT FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SO THAT
01:24:19 ALL YOUTH CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE SAFE, RELIABLE AND ACCESSIBLE
01:24:20 TRANSIT OPTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEXT
01:24:25 SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
01:24:33 MY NAME IS HARMONY CHUNG. I AM A RISING JUNIOR TO LOWELL
01:24:37 HIGH SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT THREE YOUTH COUNCIL.
01:24:41 I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO UPLIFT THE PEOPLE AND THE YOUTH ACROSS
01:24:44 SAN FRANCISCO. ONE ISSUE THAT MATTERS DEEPLY
01:24:49 TO ME IS FUNDING FOR YOUTH WORKS.
01:24:51 IN FACT I'M SCHEDULED TO BE WORKING TODAY BUT I CHOSE TO BE
01:24:53 HERE INSTEAD BECAUSE I'VE SEEN HOW IMPORTANT THESE
01:24:56 OPPORTUNITIES ARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
01:24:57 >> YOUTH WORKS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO GAIN
01:25:00 MEANINGFUL PAID WORK EXPERIENCE AND VALUABLE SKILLS.
01:25:03 THIS YEAR MANY OF MY CLASSMATES APPLIED BUT WEREN'T ACCEPTED
01:25:07 SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH SPOTS AVAILABLE.
01:25:10 CUTTING YOUTH WORK'S FUNDING FROM 2.4 MILLION TO JUST
01:25:14 400,000 WILL LEAVE MORE EVEN MORE YOUTH WITHOUT ACCESS TO
01:25:15 THESE OPPORTUNITIES. AS THE PROGRAM WILL BE REDUCED
01:25:19 FROM 400 INTERNS PER YEAR TO ONLY 80, I URGE THE CITY TO
01:25:22 RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE YOUTH WORKS AND INVEST IN SAN
01:25:25 FRANCISCO'S YOUTH. REMEMBER THAT WE'RE THE FUTURE
01:25:29 WORKFORCE VOTERS AND LEADERS OF THE CITY AND WILL INTEGRATE THE
01:25:33 DECISIONS YOU MAKE TODAY. THANK YOU.
01:25:34 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
01:25:43 >> HELLO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
01:25:44 MY NAME IS CLAYTON YOUNG. I'M A RISING JUNIOR OF
01:25:47 WALLENBERG HIGH SCHOOL, A PROUD BORN AND RAISED SAN FRANCISCAN
01:25:51 AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE. >> AFTER REVIEWING THE BUDGET I
01:25:53 URGE YOU DO NOT CUT FUNDING TO COLLEGE RESOURCES.
01:25:56 MY TEACHER ALWAYS TOLD ME IF YOU'RE AHEAD STAY AHEAD AND ALL
01:26:00 THIS AND ALL THE SCARED ME DOING MY WORK.
01:26:03 I TOOK IT TO HEART. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE BUDGET CUTS
01:26:07 I AM FORCED TO TAKE DOE ENROLLMENT AT THE COLLEGE OF
01:26:08 SAN MATEO WHICH IS A 40 MINUTE DRIVE FROM CHINATOWN.
01:26:11 ACCORDING TO THE SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH COMMISSION, THE FREE CITY
01:26:15 PROGRAM HAS IMPACTED OVER 114,000 STUDENTS.
01:26:18 THIS INCLUDES CAREER TRAINING TRANSFER PROGRAMS
01:26:22 AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS SUCH AS MYSELF.
01:26:25 CUTTING THE PROGRAM'S FUNDING FROM 9.3 TO 6.4 MILLION NOT
01:26:29 ONLY DECREASES ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION BUT ALSO BARS THE
01:26:33 FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF SAN FRANCISCO.
01:26:36 IF SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CITIES IN THE
01:26:38 WORLD, WHY ARE WE CUTTING THE PROGRESS OF THE YOUTH?
01:26:41 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:26:48 >> GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS GAVIN DIZON AND I'M
01:26:52 A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE. I'M 17 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY
01:26:55 ATTENDING GALLAHER HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO
01:26:58 SUPPORT ALL OF THAT. YOU'VE COMMISSION'S BUDGET
01:27:00 AND POLICY PRIORITIES. AFFORDABILITY IS ONE OF THE
01:27:03 BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
01:27:06 AS A STUDENT I'VE SEEN FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES MOVE AWAY
01:27:08 BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES COULD NO LONGER AFFORD TO STAY IN THE
01:27:11 NEIGHBORHOODS THEY GREW UP IN. WHEN FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO PAY
01:27:15 FOR HOUSING, FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION, STUDENTS
01:27:18 CARRY THOSE BURDENS INTO THE CLASSROOM, MAKING IT HARDER TO
01:27:20 FOCUS ON SCHOOL AND BUILD A FUTURE HERE.
01:27:23 ACCORDING TO THE SAN FRANCISCO UV COMMISSION'S DISTRICT FIVE
01:27:27 YOUTH BUDGET NEEDS REPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE INFORMED
01:27:30 BY FEEDBACK FROM DISTRICT FIVE YOUTH AGES 12 TO 23
01:27:34 AND HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING RANKED AMONG THE TOP
01:27:37 UNRESOLVED ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT.
01:27:41 THESE AREN'T JUST STATISTICS NOW.
01:27:42 THEY REFLECT THE EVERYDAY REALITY THAT MANY OF US
01:27:45 EXPERIENCE YOU FOR THE FUTURE OF DISTRICT FIVE IN SAN
01:27:46 FRANCISCO. >> I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
01:27:49 YOUTH COMMISSION'S BUDGET. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:27:56 >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS ISAAC.
01:27:57 MR. WARNERS AND I'M A STUDENT ATTENDING GALILEO HIGH SCHOOL
01:28:01 REPRESENTING DISTRICT THREE ACCORDING TO A JUNE 2026 SAN
01:28:03 FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REPORT. LONG TIME RESIDENTS NEAR
01:28:07 CHINATOWN ARE FACING EVICTION PRESSURES AND STEEP RENT
01:28:10 INCREASES THAT THERE AND THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN IN THE
01:28:12 COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE CALLED HOME FOR DECADES.
01:28:15 FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISTRICT THREE, THIS ISN'T
01:28:18 JUST A HOUSING ISSUE. IT'S THE STRESS OF WONDERING
01:28:19 WHETHER YOUR FAMILY WILL BE THE NEXT TO LIVE.
01:28:22 IT'S WONDERING WHETHER YOU'LL HAVE TO SWITCH SCHOOLS, LEAVE
01:28:25 BEHIND FRIENDS OR LOSE THE COMMUNITY YOU GREW UP IN.
01:28:26 RESEARCH FROM SAN FRANCISCO'S 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
01:28:29 ASSESSMENT FOUND THAT HOUSING INSTABILITY AND ECONOMIC STRESS
01:28:32 ARE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MENTAL HEALTH
01:28:36 CHALLENGES ACROSS OUR CITY. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT
01:28:37 IMPROVING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH WE MUST ALSO ADDRESS HOUSING
01:28:40 STABILITY. I URGE THE BOARD TO CONTINUE
01:28:42 SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION, STRENGTHENING
01:28:45 PROTECTIONS FOR VULNERABLE TENANTS AND INVESTING
01:28:48 IN POLICIES THAT HELP FAMILIES REMAIN IN COMMUNITIES THEY CALL
01:28:50 HOME BECAUSE EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES MORE THAN A PLACE TO
01:28:53 LIVE. THEY DESERVE THE STABILITY
01:28:54 SECURITY AND HOPE THEY NEED TO BUILD THEIR FUTURE HERE IN SAN
01:28:57 FRANCISCO. >> THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:28:59 NEXT WEEK YOUR POLICE SUPERVISORS.
01:29:04 MY NAME IS IRISH PATEL AND I REPRESENT THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
01:29:07 EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON THE DISAPPOINTING YOUTH COUNCIL.
01:29:08 >> OVER THE PAST TERM WE'VE WORKED TO HAVE OUR YOUTH VOICE
01:29:12 IN DECISION MAKING ENGAGE STUDENTS ACROSS DISTRICT ONE
01:29:15 IDENTIFY BARRIERS THAT WOMEN ACCESS TO WORKPLACE
01:29:18 OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR BUDGET
01:29:20 FOR THE COMING YEAR REQUIRED YOUTH WORTH BY OVER $2 MILLION.
01:29:23 WE'RE PAID CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES
01:29:26 FROM APPROXIMATELY 400 TO ONLY 8,080% OF THE TOTAL.
01:29:30 AT THE SAME TIME REDUCTION TO USE CERTAIN CLINICS
01:29:33 AND NONPROFIT PROGRAMS WOULD FURTHER WOMEN YOUNG PEOPLE TO
01:29:37 ACCESS THE SERVICES MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS.
01:29:38 IN RESPONSE WE URGE THE CITY TO RESTORE AND PROTECT FUNDING FOR
01:29:41 YOUTH WORKS AND TO YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAMS.
01:29:44 THESE INVESTMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE PAID WORK
01:29:45 EXPERIENCE SO FOR ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHURCH
01:29:49 PATHWAYS FOR YOU TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND CAREER SKILLS.
01:29:50 >> IF FUNDING IS REDUCED AS PROPOSED THE IMPACT WOULD BE
01:29:53 SIGNIFICANT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE PAY PROGRAMS
01:29:56 AND MANY WHAT IS CRITICAL ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES THAT
01:30:00 THEY NEED STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL WORK AND COMMUNITY
01:30:01 LIFE THEY WOULD Y DIDN'T EXIST IN EQUITIES.
01:30:04 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU.
01:30:07 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD MORNING.
01:30:11 MY NAME IS SARA SAY AND I'M PART OF THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
01:30:15 AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE OR THE CC ON THE DISTRICT ONE YOUTH
01:30:18 COUNCIL. THE CC WORKS TO PROVIDE MORE
01:30:19 RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO BE INVOLVED
01:30:22 AND EDUCATED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
01:30:23 >> THE CTC URGES THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
01:30:26 RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED FUNDING CUTS TO COMMUNITY BASED
01:30:30 ORGANIZATIONS SUCH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE LAVENDER
01:30:31 YOUTH RECREATION AND INFORMATION CENTER ALSO
01:30:34 KNOWN AS LYRIC SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT,
01:30:37 HEALTH ACCESS AND HOUSING AND MORE.
01:30:41 LYRIC IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES RESOURCES
01:30:42 TO LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH AND CURRENTLY OFFERS SERVICES
01:30:48 TO OVER 4000 YOUTH ANNUALLY. AMONG THEIR MANY PROGRAMS LYRIC
01:30:51 OFFER OFFERS PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, JOB READINESS
01:30:53 WORKSHOPS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION.
01:30:57 THEY POSSIBLY FACE A $300,000 DEFICIT ACCORDING TO LYRIC'S
01:31:00 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS DEFICIT COULD IMPACT THEIR
01:31:04 MEANINGFUL SERVICES THAT CHANGE THE LIVES OF MANY YOUTH.
01:31:07 AS A DISTRICT ONE YOUTH AND MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL CC
01:31:11 WHOSE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
01:31:14 . NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:31:18 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JUDITH WAY.
01:31:19 I'M A RISING SENIOR AT GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE
01:31:23 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR OF THE DISTRICT
01:31:25 ONE YOUTH COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
01:31:27 PRESERVE FUNDING FOR RICHMOND AREA MULTI SERVICES ALSO KNOWN
01:31:31 AS RAMS AND PROTECT SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
01:31:35 OVER 30% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORT FEELING SO
01:31:38 HOPELESS THAT AFFECTS THEIR ABILITY TO FUNCTION IN CLASS.
01:31:41 S.F. U.S. HAS OVER 1100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CLASSIFIED AS
01:31:44 HOMELESS FACING VIOLENCE AND EXPERIENCE INSTABILITY AT
01:31:47 HOME. THROUGH EACH SCHOOL'S WELLNESS
01:31:48 CENTER THAT PARTNERS WITH RAMS, THESE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN ACCESS
01:31:52 TO CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE
01:31:55 THEY ARE. >> FOR SOME SCHOOLS THE ONLY
01:31:58 PLACE THEY CAN BE BUT UNDER THESE PROPOSED CUTS ROUGHLY 175
01:32:02 STUDENTS WOULD LOSE ACCESS TO RAM SERVICES AND NEARLY 1000
01:32:06 HOURS OF CANCER COUNSELING. I ASK YOU TO PRESERVE FUNDING
01:32:11 FOR THE VITAL AND EQUITABLE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THAT RAMS
01:32:14 PROVIDES TO ALL S.F. U.S. HIGH SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
01:32:17 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:32:22 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
01:33:28 JEFF THANK YOU SO MUCH I SINCERELY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
01:33:32 FOR LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
01:33:33 I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I LIVE WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS AGES 13
01:33:39 AND 11 IN AN THAT'S ALL IN CHINATOWN THE SOCIAL
01:33:42 ENVIRONMENT IS VERY POOR AND LIVING THERE HAS DEEPLY
01:33:44 AFFECTED MY DAUGHTERS. THE LIGHTING IN OUR ROOM IS
01:33:47 VERY DIM AND WHEN MY DAUGHTERS DO THEIR HOMEWORK I WORRY IT IS
01:33:50 HURTING THEIR EYES. I HAVE APPLIED FOR HOUSING
01:33:53 OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE BUT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN SELECTED.
01:33:56 MY BIGGEST WISH IS TO IMPROVE OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND GIVE
01:34:00 MY DAUGHTERS A SAFE, HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOME TO GROW UP IN.
01:34:04 FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES LIKE OURS, SHORT TERM HOUSING
01:34:07 SUBSIDIES ARE NOT ENOUGH. IF THE SUPPORT ENDS WE MAY BE
01:34:09 PUSHED TOWARD HOMELESSNESS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE
01:34:12 SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR
01:34:16 FAMILIES. THANK YOU.
01:34:20 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:34:26 GOOD MORNING LADIES MANDELMAN. MY NAME AND NEW MAN ANDREW
01:34:30 FRIENDS LEARNED CHINESE FROM COUNTRY AND THE HOSPITAL
01:34:35 PROGRAM FROM TARTU CARTER SURVEY CENTER.
01:34:36 IF YOU FOLLOW TRAINING I SUPPLEMENT NEARLY A HUNDRED
01:34:41 READ ME PART B LOUD I THINK OR OFFER CENTRAL A HAND ON
01:34:45 TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT. I GOT JOB AT A CLUB I TRAVEL AS
01:34:49 A BARTENDER WITHOUT THEIR HELP AND THE CONNECTIONS I WOULD NOT
01:34:53 BE HERE TODAY. >> HEAR ABOUT LOW BUDGET CUTS
01:34:57 TO THIS PROGRAM MAKES ME DEEPLY ANSWERS FOR LOW INCOME
01:35:01 IMMIGRANTS WHO CAN AFFORD PRIVATE TRAINING.
01:35:05 SO I SAY IT'S OUR ONLY LIFELINE TO BETTER JOBS.
01:35:09 THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T JUST HELP US, IT HELPS OUR CITY AND WE
01:35:13 ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE WITH MORE TAX REVENUE BACK TO OUR
01:35:17 GOVERNMENT. >> I IMPLORE YOU TO RESTORE
01:35:21 AND THE ANCHORAGE FONDUE FOR C C AC SO THEY CAN CONTINUE
01:35:25 TRANSFORMING LIVES. THANK YOU.
01:35:28 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER HELLO.
01:35:32 IS IT C C C LOOKING FOR YEAH. >> I'M JASON WITH KATHY
01:35:37 AND CHARITY CULTURAL SERVICES CENTER.
01:35:40 AND I'M JUST HERE I WORK THERE BUT I SEE OUR CLIENTS EVERY
01:35:45 DAY. THESE STUDENTS WHO CAME TODAY
01:35:48 MADE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY WHEN THEY'RE WORKING BUT THEY WERE
01:35:52 WILLING TO REPRESENT AND JUST SAY THAT WE HELP THEM SO MUCH
01:35:55 THE TRAINING THAT WE GIVE THEM IN CHINATOWN AND COOKING
01:35:59 AND BARTENDING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IT HELP THEM FIND
01:36:03 JOBS. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN APPLYING
01:36:06 FOR JOBS MANY, MANY TIMES UNTIL THEY GOT TO OUR CENTER AND WE
01:36:11 TRAINED THEM, HELP THEM WITH RESUMES, DID MOCK INTERVIEWS
01:36:15 AND WE HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH EMPLOYERS THAT WE REFERRED THEM
01:36:17 TO AND THEY'RE WORKING TODAY AND MAKING A GOOD LIVING.
01:36:20 WE SEE THEIR PAYCHECK STUBS. THANK YOU.
01:36:23 THANK YOU FOR OH AND PLEASE CONSIDER FUNDING FOR US.
01:36:26 >> YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:36:29 NEXT SPEAKER GOOD MORNING. I'M WITH FOUNDERS ECAC AND OUR
01:36:36 CHARITY CULTURAL SERVICES CENTER AND I FIRST THING I AS A
01:36:38 RESIDENT I THANK YOU ORDER OFFICER MAYOR TO MAKE THE
01:36:42 ECONOMY MUCH GETTING BETTER SO I'M THE ONE TO TO COME OUT WITH
01:36:49 THE EMPLOYER AND THEN THE WORKER AND I FEEL ARE DOES HAVE
01:36:53 A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY ARE THE EMPLOYERS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS
01:36:57 AND COOPERATION ZONE TO CONTACT US THEY ARE SKILLED A WORKER
01:37:01 LIKE OUR STUDENT SO I I WHEN I KNOW OUR FUNDING GET CUT I'M SO
01:37:08 SO WORRY BECAUSE NOW OUR ECONOMY IS GETTING BETTER BUT
01:37:12 WE STOPPED TEACHING WORKER SO DOES WE THAT WE CAN APPLY OR TO
01:37:17 SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY TO RECOVER SO I ON BEHALF OF MY
01:37:24 ORGANIZATION SO I NOT JUST KNOW HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOT CUTTING
01:37:28 OUR FUNDING TO TRAIN THE SKILLED WORKER BUT ALSO TO GIVE
01:37:31 US MORE FUNDING AND WE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY TOGETHER AND TO
01:37:35 SUPPORT THE COMMON CITY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK.
01:37:39 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
01:39:02 GONZALO WE I GO BACK GOING TO YAO JUNIOR KA THANK YOU.
01:39:06 >> HI SUPERVISOR SO MY NAME IS MEGAN LU PLEASE SUPPORT LONG
01:39:09 TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES MY FAMILY OF FOUR
01:39:13 LIVES IN A SMALL ROOM IN CHINATOWN THAT IS ONLY ABOUT
01:39:16 SIX SQUARE METERS. THE BUILDING WE LIVE IN IS MORE
01:39:17 THAN 100 YEARS OLD AND THERE ARE OFTEN REPAIR PROBLEMS SUCH
01:39:20 AS AGING PIPES AND OLD FACILITIES.
01:39:23 OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN UNSTABLE FOR A LONG TIME FOR A
01:39:26 LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT FAMILY ARE LIKE OURS A FEW YEARS OF TIME
01:39:30 LIMITED SUPPORT CANNOT TRULY SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
01:39:33 AFTER A FEW YEARS WE MAY STILL NOT BE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR
01:39:37 INCOME. CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN ALSO
01:39:38 LIMITS HOW MANY HOURS WE CAN WORK.
01:39:41 WE CANNOT SUDDENLY EARN ENOUGH TO AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT IF
01:39:45 THE SUBSIDY ENDS AFTER A FEW YEARS WE MAY BE FORCED BACK
01:39:47 INTO THE SAME CROWDED AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT OR
01:39:50 EVEN FACE A BIGGER HOUSING CRISIS.
01:39:53 LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES ARE THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY HELP
01:39:55 FAMILIES LIKE OURS STABILIZE SO SENIORS AND CHILDREN CAN HAVE A
01:39:59 SAFER AND MORE DIGNIFIED HOME. >> THANK YOU.
01:40:02 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
01:41:03 TRUE ONE THING TO MY DREAM HAD YOU FOUND BUT THERE HI
01:41:06 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS YONGHUI KWANG I'M A MOTHER OF TWO
01:41:09 CHILDREN TODAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM
01:41:13 RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES BEFORE MY FAMILY LIVE
01:41:17 IN A VERY SMALL SPACE WE COULD NOT EVEN SIT TOGETHER AS A
01:41:20 FAMILY TO HAVE A MEAL. WE HAD THE EAST SEPARATELY
01:41:22 IN DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE ROOM DURING THE MOST DIFFICULT
01:41:25 TIME IN MY LIFE. >> I ALSO LEARNED THAT I HAD
01:41:29 OVER THESE KNEES FACING BOTH PROBLEMS AND HOUSING
01:41:32 INSTABILITY. I FELT VERY SCARE LOSS
01:41:35 AND HELPLESS AT THAT TIME I WAS RARELY GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE
01:41:37 RENTAL SUBSIDY FROM CHINATOWN CDC THEIR SUPPORT WAS LIKE
01:41:40 SUNSHINE COMING INTO OUR LIVES. THEY HELP US FIND STABLE
01:41:44 HOUSING AND SUPPORT US IN OUR DAILY LIVES SO MY FAMILY COULD
01:41:48 STAND ON OUR FEET AGAIN DURING THE HARDEST TIME.
01:41:51 THIS IS WHY I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
01:41:54 SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES SO MORE FAMILIES CAN MOVE INTO
01:41:59 SAFE, STABLE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING.
01:42:00 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:42:02 NEXT WEEK PLEASE. >> HI SUPERVISORS.
01:42:06 MY NAME IS RAINE AND I AM IN SIXTH GRADE.
01:42:10 I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
01:42:14 SUBSIDIES FOR SRO FAMILIES. FOUR YEARS AGO MY DAD BROKE HIS
01:42:18 LEG. TWO YEARS AGO MY MOM WAS
01:42:21 DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND SHE IS STILL RECEIVING TREATMENT.
01:42:25 I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY FAMILY WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF
01:42:31 AN SRO FOUR YEARS AGO. WE WERE LUCKY TO RECEIVE RENTAL
01:42:32 SUBSIDIES WITH THE HELP OF THE SRO FAMILIES UNITED
01:42:36 COLLABORATIVE. MY MOM SAYS THEY ARE LIKE THE
01:42:40 SUNSHINE OF SAN FRANCISCO. SHINING ON US AND WARMING HER
01:42:43 HEART. BECAUSE OF THIS SUPPORT MY
01:42:46 FAMILY WAS ABLE TO LIVE IN A SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE
01:42:48 STABLE HOME. I HOPE MORE FAMILIES CAN HAVE
01:42:51 THE SAME CHANCE TO MOVE OUT OF SRO AND LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE
01:42:55 THEY CAN FEEL SAFE, HEALTHY AND HOPEFUL.
01:42:58 PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR SRO FAMILIES.
01:43:02 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:43:04 >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> HOW HAVE YOU PROVIDED?
01:43:12 MY NAME IS WILLIAM. I AM TEN YEARS OLD.
01:43:14 MY MOM IS THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW.
01:43:17 SHE TOOK CARE OF MY SISTER AND ME EVERY DAY.
01:43:21 SHE NICE TO PEOPLE AND SHE ALWAYS TELLS US TO HELP OTHERS
01:43:25 AND DO GOOD THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
01:43:26 I USED TO LIVE IN AN SRO. I REMEMBER WAITING WITH MY MOM
01:43:29 FOR A LONG TIME JUST TO USE THE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM.
01:43:33 IT WAS HARD BECAUSE WE HAD TO SHARE WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE.
01:43:36 >> I STILL HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN OTHER ROOMS.
01:43:40 I HOPE THEY CAN MOVE OUT SOON AND LIVE IN A SAFE HOME.
01:43:44 I ALSO HOPE THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MOVING AGAIN AFTER
01:43:48 JUST A FEW YEARS. >> PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM
01:43:51 RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR SRO FAMILIES SO MORE KIDS
01:43:55 AND FAMILIES CAN HAVE A SAFE HOME.
01:43:58 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND GOOD JOB WILLIAM
01:44:02 . NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:44:05 >> HI SUPERVISOR MY NAME IS JIM BAGWELL.
01:44:09 I WANT TO SHARE A STORY ABOUT MY SON AND ME.
01:44:11 I ALSO WANT TO ASK FOR MY HELP FOR OUR FAMILY.
01:44:14 I ASKED WHO LIVE IN A SRO WHEN WE FIRST COME TO AMERICA.
01:44:21 MY SON AND I LIVE IN OUR HOME. LIFE IS VERY HOT THAT THERE WAS
01:44:25 A MICE AND COCKROACH IN THE ROOM.
01:44:27 WE DIDN'T SLEEP WELL. MY SON WAS AFRAID TO COME HOME.
01:44:31 HE DIDN'T TRUST THE WATER. HE AFRAID TO RETURN.
01:44:36 >> HE HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE HIS TEETH.
01:44:37 HE FEELS TO US HE BECOME COLD. HE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO
01:44:41 PEOPLE. HE HIS SCHOOLWORK GOT WORSE.
01:44:44 LUCKILY WE GOT THE HELP FROM THE CITY'S RENTAL SUBSIDY
01:44:48 PROGRAM. WHILE MY SON GOT BETTER.
01:44:51 NOW I UNDERSTAND. A STABLE HOME IS NOT JUST A
01:44:55 PIECE FOR AUTHORITY. IT'S ABOUT THE STUDENT'S HEALTH
01:44:59 EARNING AND FUTURE LONG TERM RENTAL.
01:45:00 HOW CAN CHEN'S FAMILY'S LIFE? TODAY I HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT
01:45:05 LONG TERM STABILITY FOR US. BEING YOURSELF.
01:45:06 THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:45:13 >> LIKE A WHOLE SYSTEM. SEE
01:46:09 SEE SOME CITY TEACHER ON GOOD YOU BOTH ARE GOING ONE BODY.
01:46:12 >> HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS BE SENSHI I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK
01:46:16 YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
01:46:17 THE BUILDING I LIVE IN IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION.
01:46:21 IT HAS FOUR FLOORS AND I LIVE ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
01:46:23 THERE'S NO ELEVATOR SO EVERY TIME I HAVE TO TAKE MY CHILD
01:46:27 DOWN THE STAIRS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE SPACE IS
01:46:30 SO LIMITED. I ALSO WORRY THAT MY CHILD MAY
01:46:34 ACCIDENTLY BUMP HIS HEAD. THIS IS WHY I HOPE FOR A LONG
01:46:38 TERM STABLE HOUSING PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP FAMILIES LIKE
01:46:41 MINE MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GIVE OUR CHILDREN A SAFE
01:46:45 AND HEALTHY HOME. >> SHORT TERM HOUSING SUPPORT
01:46:46 CANNOT GIVE US REAL STABILITY. MY CHILD IS STILL YOUNG AND WE
01:46:50 CANNOT EARN ENOUGH IN JUST A FEW YEARS FOR HIGH MARKET RATE
01:46:54 RENT IF THE SUPPORT ENDS AND THAT'S ALL RENTS HAVE ALSO
01:46:58 GONE UP. WE MAY FACE HOMELESSNESS.
01:47:01 I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
01:47:02 SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES. >> THANK YOU.
01:47:06 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
01:47:12 >> GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS AARON SHEAR.
01:47:16 I LIVE IN A ROW WITH MY FAMILY IN CHINATOWN.
01:47:19 MY DAUGHTER IS NINE YEARS OLD AND MY SON IS 18 BECAUSE OF A
01:47:23 CONGENITAL CONDITION. MY SON CANNOT LIVE
01:47:27 INDEPENDENTLY OR SUPPORT HIMSELF THROUGH WORK.
01:47:30 >> I ASK YOU TO RETIRE AS LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR
01:47:35 FAMILIES LIKE MINE SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES ARE NOT ENOUGH.
01:47:39 RENTS HAVE GONE UP MUCH FASTER THAN WAGES.
01:47:43 IF SUBSIDIES END AFTER A FEW YEARS MY FAMILY MAY STILL NOT
01:47:47 BE ABLE TO AFFORD A MARKET RESTAURANT.
01:47:50 WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO OUR OLD ASSEMBLY AND WE COULD
01:47:57 BE AT A RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. THAT CREATES A FEAR NOT
01:48:01 STABILITY. PLEASE SUPPORT A LONG TERM
01:48:02 HOUSING SURVIVAL CASE FOR OUR FAMILIES LIKE A MINE.
01:48:06 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
01:48:12 NEXT SPEAKER. MY NAME IS JOE.
01:48:14 I'M 12 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE WITH MY FAMILY IN A SORROW
01:48:16 IN CHINATOWN. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO
01:48:19 PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR SRO FAMILIES RUNG
01:48:23 UP IN A SRO IS NOT EASY. OUR HOME IS SMALL AND IS
01:48:27 DIFFICULT NOT HAVING A PLACE TO DO MY HOMEWORK.
01:48:29 I KNOW IT IS EVEN HARDER FOR MY DAD.
01:48:31 HE DOES HIS BEST TO TAKE CARE OF MY SISTER AND ME.
01:48:34 MY DAD USED TO BE A VERY HAPPY PERSON BUT BECAUSE OF OUR
01:48:37 LIVING CONDITIONS AND HOW MUCH HE WORRIES ABOUT US HE IS
01:48:39 STARTING TO HAVE MORE WORRY HERE.
01:48:42 I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
01:48:45 BEFORE ALL MY DAD'S HAIR TURNS WHITE.
01:48:49 LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES WOULD HELP US LIVE IN A SAFE
01:48:50 AND HEALTHY PLACE AND GIVE MY SISTER AND I A BETTER CHANCE AT
01:48:54 A BETTER AT A BETTER FUTURE. PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
01:48:57 SUBSIDIES FOR AS OUR OWN FAMILIES.
01:49:00 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:49:01 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
01:50:14 HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS YONG ULI I'M A MOTHER OF THREE
01:50:18 CHILDREN PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING PROTECTION FOR
01:50:22 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER FAMILIES.
01:50:23 MY FAMILY OF FIVE RECEIVES FREE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PAST
01:50:29 18 YEARS WE LIVE IN AND SO UNTIL WE RECEIVE GHC MY
01:50:33 YOUNGEST SON HAS DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND THESE SPECIAL
01:50:37 EDUCATION AFTER WE MOVED INTO A STABLE HOUSING HIS LANGUAGE
01:50:41 SKILLS AND OVERALL DEVELOPMENT IMPROVED NOTICEABLY.
01:50:44 THIS CHANGE HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO OUR FAMILY.
01:50:45 MY HUSBAND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS
01:50:49 BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HE NEEDS LONG TERM
01:50:52 MEDICATION. I'M THE ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME
01:50:53 FOR OUR FAMILY. I WORK TWO PART TIME JOBS TO
01:50:56 SUPPORT ALL FIVE OF US WHILE I ALSO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS MYSELF
01:50:59 AND HAVE FAINTED SERVE TWICE BECAUSE OF STRESS.
01:51:03 RIGHT NOW OUR INCOME IS ONLY ENOUGH TO BARELY SURVIVE IF HE
01:51:07 ACTUALLY ENDS WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD OUR CURRENT RENT AND WE
01:51:10 CANNOT AFFORD ANY HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY I
01:51:11 RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO CONTINUE PROTECTING YOUR TREE.
01:51:16 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
01:51:19 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> THANK YOU.
01:51:34 GOOD MORNING BUDGET COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BLANCA CATALAN AND I
01:51:38 AM A PARENT ORGANIZER WITH ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN
01:51:41 AND YOUTH. I AM ALSO A PARENT OF CHILDREN
01:51:42 IN THIS HAVE USED TO MY WORK. I PARTNER DIRECTLY WITH
01:51:45 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO.
01:51:49 MOST OF THE FAMILIES I WORK WITH OUR WORK WORKING CLASS
01:51:52 LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS OR MONOLINGUAL PARENTS WHO FACE
01:51:56 SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS WHEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE GOVERNMENT
01:51:58 SYSTEMS AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S CLIMATE ADVOCATES IS
01:52:02 PROUD TO BE PART OF THE IMMIGRANT PARENT BOARDING
01:52:05 COLLABORATIVE A CITYWIDE EFFORT THAT HELPS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
01:52:08 UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS, ACCESS RESOURCES AND PARTICIPATE
01:52:12 IN CIVIC LIFE. FOR MANY PARENTS, IMMIGRANT
01:52:13 PANDERING IS ABOUT IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN VOTING.
01:52:17 IT IS OFTEN THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH
01:52:20 LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEARN HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE AND REALIZE
01:52:24 THAT THEIR VOICES MATTERS. >> THROUGH THESE WORK FAMILIES
01:52:27 AGAINST ACCESS TO TRANSIT INFORMATION REFERRALS TO
01:52:29 IMMIGRATION SERVICES PLEASE FUND IPC THANK YOU.
01:52:35 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
01:53:37 WITHOUT WHICH I CARAUSIUS. >> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
01:53:46 CARLINA CASTRO. I AM AN IPV PROMOTER WITH
01:53:49 COLEMAN ADVOCATES. I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR MY
01:53:52 IMMIGRANT COMMUTING COMMUNITY AND FOR FAMILIES WHO OFTEN NEED
01:53:56 THE SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD.
01:53:57 THROUGH THIS WORK I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT
01:54:01 IT HAS ON OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION WHEN PARENTS FEEL
01:54:04 VALUED AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS MATTER.
01:54:07 WHEN A PARENT FEELS THAT THEIR VOICE IS IMPORTANT, THEY BECOME
01:54:09 MORE MOTIVATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISIONS MADE AT SCHOOL
01:54:12 THAT AFFECT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND FUTURE.
01:54:16 THAT IS WHY I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
01:54:17 THIS IMPORTANT WORK SO WE CAN CONTINUE INFORMING
01:54:20 AND SUPPORTING MORE FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT AND EXERCISE A
01:54:23 RIGHT THAT WE HAVE AS PARENTS OF PUBLIC OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC
01:54:27 SCHOOLS TO BE INVOLVED WHEN FAMILIES PARTICIPATE.
01:54:31 IT IS NOT ONLY NOT ONLY BENEFITS OUR CHILDREN BUT IT
01:54:35 ALSO STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY.
01:54:36 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
01:54:38 NEXT SPEAKER
01:55:50 GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS ROSA MENDOZA I AM THE
01:55:54 MOTHER OF A STUDENT IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION IN SPECIAL
01:55:58 EDUCATION IN SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I
01:55:59 AM AN IPV ORGANIZER WITH COLEMAN ADVOCATES TODAY AM I
01:56:03 ASKING YOU NOT ONLY TO CONTINUE BUT TO STRENGTHEN INVESTMENT
01:56:06 IN THE CITY'S CIVIC OUTREACH THIS AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT
01:56:10 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE FACING GROWING THREATS,
01:56:13 UNCERTAINTY AND ONGOING BARRIERS TO FULLY PARTICIPATE
01:56:17 IN CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL LIFE. SAN FRANCISCO HAS A
01:56:20 RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND WITH ACTION NOT JUST WORDS.
01:56:24 >> INVESTING IN CIVIC OUTREACH MEANS ENSURING THAT OUR
01:56:25 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES HAVE REAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION, SAFE
01:56:29 SPACES FOR PARTICIPATION AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO
01:56:32 ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
01:56:33 WHEN FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITHOUT FEAR
01:56:39 AND WITH SUPPORT, SCHOOLS BECOME STRONGER AS DECISIONS
01:56:41 BECOME MORE EQUITABLE. AND ALL CHILDREN WITHOUT
01:56:44 EXCEPTION BENEFIT. THIS IS NOT A FAVOR.
01:56:47 IT IS EQUITY. IT IS RIGHTS.
01:56:48 IT IS THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. I URGE YOU TO ACT WITH URGENCY
01:56:51 AND COMMITMENT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
01:56:55 >> NEXT SPEAKER
01:58:06 GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MARIELLA ORNELAS
01:58:11 GUERRERO. I AM A MEMBER OF CULLMAN
01:58:14 ADVOCATES WHERE I COLLABORATE WITH THE IPV PROGRAM SUPPORTING
01:58:17 THE WORK OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THROUGH MY WORK BY GOING OUT
01:58:19 INTO THE COMMUNITY, CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES AND LISTENING
01:58:22 DIRECTLY TO THEIR CONCERNS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR THEIR
01:58:26 WORRIES, THEIR FEARS AND ALSO THEIR HOPES.
01:58:27 MANY IMMIGRANT FAMILIES NEED CLEAR INFORMATION, RESOURCES
01:58:30 AND SPACES WHERE THEY FEEL SUPPORTED AND KNOW THAT THEIR
01:58:34 VOICES MATTER. I HAVE SEEN THAT WHEN FAMILIES
01:58:37 RECEIVE SUPPORT AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIGHT RESOURCES THEY
01:58:41 FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AND MORE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE
01:58:42 IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
01:58:46 THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING THIS
01:58:49 WORK AND SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DIRECTLY
01:58:51 CONNECTED WITH FAMILIES OR WORK NOT ONLY PROVIDES INFORMATION
01:58:54 BUT ALSO HELPS BUILD TRUST, LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC
01:58:58 ENGAGEMENT. WHEN WE SUPPORT IMMIGRANT
01:58:59 FAMILIES WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CITY.
01:59:02 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU.
01:59:05 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. NEXT SPEAKER THANK YOU.
01:59:23 >> GOT YOU IN LINE. WE SEND
02:00:20 NAME IS EVIE AND I AM A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF CAA.
02:00:22 SHE IS ONE OF THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF IMMIGRANT
02:00:26 PARENT VOTING COLLABORATIVE WHICH IS DEDICATED TO HELPING
02:00:30 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES INCLUDING WORKING FAMILIES, IMMIGRANTS
02:00:33 WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FAMILIES
02:00:36 REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION STATUS HAVE
02:00:40 GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE AND MAKE THEIR
02:00:41 VOICES HEARD. I IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED
02:00:44 STATE FROM CHINA WHEN I WAS IN MY 30S TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY.
02:00:47 I HAVE HAD TO WORK WHILE LEARNING ENGLISH.
02:00:51 >> HOWEVER BECAUSE OF MY LIMITED ENGLISH SKILL IT HAS
02:00:54 BEEN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
02:00:57 I HAVE TWO CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO
02:00:58 UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. LANGUAGE RESOURCES ARE
02:01:02 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR FAMILIES LIKE MINE.
02:01:03 WE RELY ON ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CAA TO HELP US NAVIGATE
02:01:06 WORK, EDUCATION AND DAILY LIFE .
02:01:09 WE RESPECTFULLY ASKED THE COMMITTEE NOT TO CUT OUR
02:01:10 FUNDING. PLEASE CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE
02:01:13 IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING COLLABORATIVE BY MAINTAINING
02:01:16 500,000 IN FUNDING OVER TWO YEARS DISCIPLINE HELP
02:01:20 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY CONTINUE TO SERVE IN IMMIGRANT
02:01:22 COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.
02:01:23 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:02:20 ALIZA REVISE HER IS MY NAME IS ALI AND I AM A PARENT OF THREE
02:02:24 CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED
02:02:25 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2016 ARE WHAT WILL SEE A TO ADVOCATE FOR
02:02:29 NON-CITIZEN PARENTS RIGHT TO VOTE AFTER THIS POLICY WAS
02:02:33 SUCCESSFULLY PASSED. I JOINED CAA TO DO OUR WORK ON
02:02:37 NON-CITIZENS PARENT VOTING ENCOURAGING NON-CITIZEN PARENTS
02:02:41 TO VOTE AND TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CHILDREN'S
02:02:44 EDUCATION. THERE ARE ALWAYS WORK MORE
02:02:45 PARENTS HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-CITIZEN
02:02:48 VOTING AND HAVE ACTIVELY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL
02:02:52 MEETINGS SPEAKING UP AND SHARING THEIR SUGGESTIONS.
02:02:56 >> THIS HAS HELPED US SCHOOL DISTRICT BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
02:02:57 NEEDS OF STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS
02:02:59 AND IMPLEMENT MORE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION
02:03:00 POLICIES. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT CITY
02:03:03 SUPERVISORS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NON-CITIZEN PARENT
02:03:07 VOTING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUNDING MAINTAINING 200
02:03:10 AND 250,000 IN ANNUAL FUNDING AND 500,000 OVER TWO YEARS SO
02:03:14 THAT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS
02:03:17 THE CITY CAN CONTINUE THEIR WORK.
02:03:18 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
02:03:20 >> THANK YOU. NEXT WEEKEND THEY GO HOME.
02:03:27 >> WILL YOU CHRISTINA I GO DANCER MAMA LOYOLA YOU
02:03:31 PSYCHOLOGY THINGS ARE SOME FASCINATING HOW GOOD SO DON'T
02:03:35 GO MENDOZA IMITATING BARTOLO IT I WANT YOU AND ME AND FOR HIP
02:03:39 TO ONE MORE TIME YOU TELL PEOPLE HOW ZIKA GABRIEL OPEN
02:03:43 HOW WILL YOU WILL ON PAN WHILE SOON MONDAYS ON GONZALES LANE
02:03:47 TOUCH ON NOW STUDENTS ARE YET TO GO WHY ARE YOU AND WHY HIDE
02:03:50 SEATS I THINK I GABRIEL SO I CAN YELL MY HOW CLICK IT YOU
02:03:55 SEEN MONDAY BUT YOU KNOW HOW ZIKA HOLDS UP ONE THING YEAH
02:03:57 YOU GOT TO OPEN THAT DAY SO I'M GOING TO WATCH WHAT WE'RE
02:04:00 PUTTING MY DONE SON CAN YOU HOW HOW GET ON SAY TONES ON ONE
02:04:05 ONE THING NOW WHAT I DO THAT THOUGH SINCE IT'S UP YOU DON'T
02:04:09 BALL WALK HOW TO SEE TURNS SEE IF I GO MAKE THAT DON'T TELL
02:04:13 THE ONLY WOMEN IS THAT MY BOUFFANT OR PANTS ARE YOU MAN
02:04:19 SAY I QUIT THE KIKO HUDSON COMES UP ALL DAY HI SUPERVISORS
02:04:22 MY NAME IS CHRISTINA. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I HAVE
02:04:26 A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ATTENDING TO SAN FRANCISCO
02:04:28 NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE BOTH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES.
02:04:33 SEE APRIL 1ST COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT UP
02:04:35 PARTICIPATION IN VOTING IN OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION INCLUDING
02:04:39 ORGANIZING SCHOOL BOARD FORMS AND VOTER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
02:04:42 SO THAT PARENTS CAN ELECT A SO THAT PARENT CAN ELECT
02:04:46 REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL ADVOCATE FOR A FAIR EDUCATION
02:04:49 FOR OUR CHILDREN. RECENTLY DUE TO BUDGET ISSUES
02:04:53 IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, NOT ONLY HAS MY CHILDREN LEARNING
02:04:54 ENVIRONMENT HAS COURSE BEEN AFFECTED BUT IT HAS ALSO
02:04:57 IMPACTED PARENTS ABILITY TO WORK NORMALLY.
02:05:00 SIA HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH
02:05:02 UPDATES ON SCHOOL STRIKE INFORMATION.
02:05:05 THROUGHOUT THIS HOUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS
02:05:06 RESOURCES, MEALS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, CHILDCARE AND SCHOOL
02:05:10 DISTRICT ASSISTANCE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO
02:05:13 SUPPORT THE IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING COLLABORATIVE BY
02:05:16 MAINTAINING 250,000 IN ANNUAL FUNDING SO THAT ORGANIZATIONS
02:05:20 SERVING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES CAN CONTINUE WITH THEIR WORK.
02:05:22 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
02:05:25 YOUR NEXT SPEAKER
02:06:28 FOR MO THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS ANNIE
02:06:31 . WHEN ANTI-IMMIGRANT POLICIES
02:06:32 FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESURFACE OUR COMMUNITY FEELS
02:06:35 FEAR AND ANXIETY. MANY FAMILIES WORRY ABOUT BEING
02:06:39 SEPARATED, ARE AFRAID TO GO OUTSIDE AND QUESTIONING WHETHER
02:06:43 THEY ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE
02:06:45 SAFELY AND PEACEFULLY. THE SAN FRANCISCO IMMIGRANT
02:06:49 LEGAL AND EDUCATION NETWORK SFI LIN AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS
02:06:52 INCLUDING CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SEE A POOL
02:06:55 FOR IMMIGRANTS WITH CLEAR AND RELIABLE SUPPORT.
02:06:59 WE HOST KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO
02:07:03 PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN IN PERIL WHEN
02:07:06 ENCOUNTERING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
02:07:07 HELPING ENSURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS CAN LIVE A SAFER,
02:07:11 MORE FAIR AND MORE DIGNIFIED ENVIRONMENT.
02:07:14 WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT FUNDING BE MAINTAINED FOR THE
02:07:17 SAN FRANCISCO IMMIGRANT, LEGAL AND LEGAL AND EDUCATION NETWORK
02:07:22 AND SAN FRANCISCO IMMIGRANT LEGAL IMAGE EMERGENCY HOTLINE
02:07:25 TOTALING A 1.64 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL EXTENDED
02:07:29 FUNDING TO CONTINUE PROVIDING IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION LEGAL
02:07:32 SERVICES AND REFERRAL. >> THANK YOU.
02:07:36 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:08:50 I BET YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME IS POLICY TOO AND I'M A
02:08:54 COMMUNITY MEMBER OF CAA. I LIVE IN THE ZIP CODE OF
02:09:00 94108C IS ONE OF THE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AFTER IMMIGRANT
02:09:02 PARENTS VOTING COLLABORATIVE. THIS COLLABORATIVE HELPS
02:09:05 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS, PARTICIPATE
02:09:08 IN SCHOOL OR ELECTION AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN IMPORTANT
02:09:12 CITY TO CITY DECISIONS ARE COLLABORATIVE INCLUDES EIGHT
02:09:16 MULTICULTURAL MEMBERS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
02:09:17 IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH,
02:09:20 EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL
02:09:23 SUPPORT. FIVE OF THESE ORGAN
02:09:24 ORGANIZATIONS SPECIALIZE IN IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES.
02:09:28 I PARTICIPATED IN MANY CIA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WHERE WE
02:09:32 SEE VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION AND IMMIGRANT LEGAL
02:09:35 SERVICES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM I HAVE
02:09:39 ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFIT RESOURCES AND RIGHTS AVAILABLE
02:09:40 TO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO
02:09:43 CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE IMMIGRANT PARENTS VOTING
02:09:47 COLLABORATIVE BY MAINTAINING 250,000 IN ANNUAL FUNDING
02:09:51 AND 500,000 IN FUNDING OVER TWO YEARS.
02:09:53 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT.
02:09:56 THANK YOU
02:10:51 ABOUT YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS? MY NAME IS YOUR PHONE FARHANG
02:10:55 AND I'M A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF CAA.
02:10:56 I LIVE IN THOSE 94102 ZIP CODE SEE A MEMBER OF THE IMMIGRANT
02:11:03 PARENTS VOTING COLLABORATIVE TO COLLABORATIVE IS DEDICATED TO
02:11:04 HELPING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ACCESS LEGAL SERVICES SOCIAL
02:11:07 SERVICES HEALTH EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
02:11:11 AND SUPPORT THERE THAT REFLECTS THEIR LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL
02:11:15 NEEDS. THESE SERVICES PROVIDE
02:11:16 IMPORTANT SUPPORT TO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
02:11:19 THERE ARE ALWAYS THROUGH OUR REACH EFFORTS WE HAVE INFORMAL
02:11:25 MORE THAN 80,000 PARENTS ABOUT THEIR VOTING RIGHTS
02:11:26 AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE.
02:11:30 I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT
02:11:34 PARENTS VOTING PROGRAMS BY MAINTAINING 250,000 ANNUAL
02:11:40 FUNDING 500,000 IN FUNDING OVER TWO YEARS.
02:11:41 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:12:44 YOU MAN LOOK WATCHING GEIGER FOOT TODAY FOR DIABETIC
02:12:51 COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME IS SALLY CHAN AND I AM A COMMUNITY
02:12:52 MEMBER OF CAA. I LIVE IN THE 94115 ZIP CODE.
02:12:56 CAA IS A SAN FRANCISCO BASED ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR
02:13:00 IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS POLICIES AND SERVICES.
02:13:04 IT IS DEDICATED TO CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
02:13:05 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE
02:13:08 AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. FUNDING SUPPORT IS ESPECIALLY
02:13:11 IMPORTANT FOR PROVIDING LANGUAGE ACCESS LANGUAGE ACCESS
02:13:12 SERVICES AND IMMIGRANT LEGAL REFERRALS.
02:13:15 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE ALSO ESSENTIAL THROUGH MONTHLY
02:13:19 COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. IMMIGRANT PARENTS HAVE
02:13:23 OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS
02:13:26 EDUCATION AND SCHOOL DISTRICT MATTERS.
02:13:27 SEE ALSO PARTNERS MOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF
02:13:30 ELECTION AND CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO TO PROVIDE
02:13:32 RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AT A TIME WHEN
02:13:35 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES HAVE BEEN MORE RESTRICTIVE.
02:13:39 FAMILY REUNIFICATION HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR MANY
02:13:42 IMMIGRANTS. WE WANT OTHER FAMILIES TO HAVE
02:13:43 THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD STABLE AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE IN THE
02:13:47 UNITED STATE. THEREFORE WE RESPECTFULLY
02:13:49 REQUEST THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE CURRENT 1.64 MILLION BUDGET
02:13:53 ALLOCATION TO EXTEND SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR SAN
02:13:57 FRANCISCO IMMIGRANT LEGAL EDUCATION.
02:13:58 THANK YOU. >> YOUR NEXT SPEAKER.
02:14:03 >> GOOD AFTERNOON BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
02:14:07 MY NAME IS ANTHONY AND I'M WITH CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
02:14:11 . WE ARE A PART OF EIGHT MEMBER
02:14:12 ORGANIZATION OF IPV HERE OR THE IMMIGRANT PARENT BOWLING
02:14:15 COLLABORATIVE IPV C WAS CREATED TO ENHANCE CIVIC PARTICIPATION
02:14:19 THROUGH MANY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS AND IN THE PROCESS
02:14:23 CREATE LEADERS OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS
02:14:26 AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE INFORMED OVER 84,000 PARENTS
02:14:29 ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS TO VOTE AND PROVIDE CRUCIAL REFERRALS
02:14:33 TO IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES. >> WE ALSO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
02:14:37 TO ENGAGE IN KEY DECISION MAKING PROCESSES SUCH AS CANADA
02:14:38 FORUMS AND MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANT PARENTS TO VOTE
02:14:42 FOR THE THREE CANDIDATES ON THE BOARD OF ED IT IS CRUCIAL TO
02:14:49 CONTINUE UPLIFTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AS WE NEED MORE
02:14:52 IMMIGRANT PARENTS TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE
02:14:55 ELECTIONS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
02:14:59 PLEASE SUPPORT THE IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING COLLABORATIVE BY
02:15:01 MAINTAINING THE FUNDING POOL OF 250,000 EACH YEAR AND 500,000
02:15:06 OVER TWO YEARS. >> THANK YOU.
02:15:07 THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
02:15:13 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
02:15:17 MY NAME IS CRYSTAL AND I'M ALSO WITH CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE
02:15:18 ACTION ALSO THE FISCAL LEAD FOR THE IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING
02:15:22 COLLABORATIVE. SINCE LAST YEAR THERE'S BEEN SO
02:15:25 MANY ADDITIONAL ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES RAMPANT
02:15:28 ANTI-IMMIGRANT POLICIES UNLAWFUL ARREST AND DEPORTATION
02:15:32 AND CUTS TO PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
02:15:35 >> FAMILIES ARE FEARFUL OF ATTENDING SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF
02:15:38 POTENTIAL ICE ACTIVITIES. RESIDENTS DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
02:15:40 SAFE TO SHOW UP AT THEIR IMMIGRATION HEARINGS
02:15:43 AND APPOINTMENTS. >> SCHOOLS MIGHT BE CLOSING
02:15:46 EVEN AND AS A RESULT RESIDENTS ARE GROWING MORE UNWELL EVERY
02:15:50 SINGLE DAY. SAN FRANCISCO CAN LEAD BY
02:15:52 EXAMPLE INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FEEL
02:15:55 SAFE AND HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL
02:16:03 EQUITY AND VOTING OPPORTUNITIES.
02:16:04 >> RESTORE FUNDING FOR OSHA'S IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING
02:16:07 COLLABORATIVE TO 250,000 EACH YEAR AND RESTORE 80 K FOR
02:16:10 IRAQ'S CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH O H C D.
02:16:14 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:16:18 NEXT SPEAKER
02:17:25 HIGH SUPERVISORS. >> MY NAME IS GREAT BOUNCING
02:17:29 PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING PROTECTION FOR FAMILIES
02:17:34 WITH EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS.
02:17:34 MY FAMILY AND I MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AGES 12
02:17:41 AND TEN. BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIERS
02:17:42 LIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR OUR FAMILY.
02:17:47 IN 2020 MY HUSBAND HAD TWO SURGERIES BECAUSE OF HEALTH
02:17:48 ISSUES. AFTER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
02:17:51 RECEIVE AN EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER IN 2022 AND FOR THE
02:17:58 FIRST TIME WE HAD A STABLE AND SAFE HOME.
02:17:59 BUT NOW BECAUSE OF HIS HEALTH MY HUSBAND CAN ONLY WORK 2 TO 3
02:18:03 HOURS A DAY. I WORK TWO PART TIME JOBS BUT
02:18:05 OUR INCOME IS STILL BARELY ENOUGH TO COVER RENT.
02:18:08 IF YOU AND OUR FAMILY OF FOUR WILL NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO, OUR
02:18:12 CHILDREN ARE STILL GROWING AND OUR BIGGEST FEAR IS LOSING
02:18:14 THE STABILITY WE HAVE NOW FAMILY LIKE OURS ARE WORKING
02:18:18 HARD AND CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN.
02:18:19 WE ARE NOW TRYING TO DEPEND ON ASSISTANCE.
02:18:22 THE ACTRESS SIMPLY GIVES US A CHANCE TO STAND OUR FEET AGAIN
02:18:26 TODAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO CONTINUE PROTECTING YOUR
02:18:30 FAMILIES. >> THANK YOU.
02:18:31 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:19:45 I THOUGHT HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS ARMY WU TODAY I
02:19:49 RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR
02:19:53 ALL FAMILIES. MY FAMILY OF FIVE ONCE LIVE
02:19:55 IN A TEN SQUARE METER IS ALL ROOM FOR TEN YEARS WE HAD NO
02:19:57 SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES AND EATING MEALS AND DOING HOMEWORK COULD
02:20:01 ONLY HAPPEN ON THE BET. WE ALSO OFTEN HAD TO WAIT
02:20:03 IN LINE TO USE SHARE BATHROOMS KITCHEN AND SHOWER.
02:20:07 FOR FAMILIES LIKE OURS STABLE HOUSING IS NOT JUST ABOUT
02:20:11 MOVING INTO A DIFFERENT PLACE. OUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED A
02:20:15 LOT OF STRESS AND TRAUMA AFTER MOVING OUT OF THE SO WE COULD
02:20:18 FINALLY BREATHE SLOWLY HEAL AND BEGIN TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE
02:20:22 . THIS IS WHY LONG TERM HOUSING
02:20:23 SUBSIDIES ARE SO IMPORTANT SHORT TERM HELP IS NOT ENOUGH
02:20:26 FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES NEEDS TIME TO STABILIZE RECOVER
02:20:30 AND GIVE CHILDREN THE CHANCE TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.
02:20:31 >> MANY FAMILIES ARE STILL LIVING IN THEIR CELLS
02:20:35 AND WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES.
02:20:38 I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
02:20:39 SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES. >> THANK YOU.
02:20:42 THANK YOU
02:21:55 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS JOHN ZHONGSHAN TODAY I RESPECTFULLY
02:21:56 ASK YOU TO SUPPORT HOUSING PROTECTION FOR FAMILIES WITH
02:22:00 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER RAISING MY
02:22:04 SON BY MYSELF. HE IS NOW IN SIXTH GRADE.
02:22:07 I WORK AS A CARETAKER FOR SENIORS EARNING ABOUT TWO POINT
02:22:11 2KA MONTH AFTER PAY FOR RENT FOOD TRANSPORTS, SCHOOL
02:22:14 EXPENSES AND DAILY FAMILY NEEDS.
02:22:15 THE PRESSURE IS VERY HEAVY EVEN WHEN I DO NOT FEEL WELL OR FEEL
02:22:20 EXHAUSTED FROM WORK I'M THE ONLY SUPPORT FOR MY FAMILY SO I
02:22:24 HAVE TO KEEP GOING. IN THE PAST WE LIVE IN THE
02:22:27 NEST. ALL THE SPACE WAS VERY SMALL
02:22:28 AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT WAS UNSTABLE FOR A GROWING CHILD
02:22:31 WHO NEEDS SPACE TO STUDY THE ENVIRONMENT WAS DIFFICULT AFTER
02:22:35 WE MOVE OUT OF SCHOOL TO A TREE IN 2022 I SAW A BIG CHANGE
02:22:39 IN MY SON. HE BECAME MORE FOCUSED
02:22:42 IN SCHOOL, MORE EMOTIONALLY STABLE AND MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT
02:22:43 THE FUTURE. TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR
02:22:46 TO I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM RENTAL
02:22:50 SUBSIDY FOR LONG TERM HOUSING SOLUTION FOR ELECTRIC FAMILIES.
02:22:54 >> THANK YOU. THANK
02:23:58 NAME IS GENTING SHELL TODAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
02:24:00 SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM HOUSING PROTECTION FOR YOUR FAMILIES.
02:24:03 I LIVE IN SEOUL FOR 20 YEARS AND THOSE YEARS WERE EXTREMELY
02:24:07 DIFFICULT IN 2022 BECAUSE OF HEALTH REASONS I WAS ABLE TO
02:24:13 MOVE OUT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR THE
02:24:16 FIRST TIME. I FELT A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE
02:24:17 IN MY LIFE AND FINALLY HAD A MORE STABLE AND SAFE HOME.
02:24:21 BUT NOW THAT HOPE MAY SOON BE TAKEN AWAY MY HUSBAND'S HEALTH
02:24:24 IS VERY BAD. HE HAS SERIOUS MOBILITY ISSUES,
02:24:27 HAS HAD THREE MAJOR SURGERIES AND DEPENDS ON MEDICATION EVERY
02:24:31 DAY. I NOT ONLY HAVE TO CARE FOR HIM
02:24:32 BUT ALSO WORK TEMPORARY JOBS TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES.
02:24:36 GOING BACK TO AN ASO IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US NOT ONLY
02:24:41 BECAUSE THE RENT IS NO LONGER AFFORDABLE BUT ALSO BECAUSE MY
02:24:44 HUSBAND'S HEALTH CANNOT HANDLE THAT ENVIRONMENT OR STRESS OF
02:24:45 MOVING AGAIN. TODAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO
02:24:49 PROTECT VULNERABLE FAMILIES LIKE OURS.
02:24:52 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU
02:25:44 TEAM KATIE'S OLD GUY KEEP THE PHONE ON THOSE HI SUPERVISORS.
02:25:48 >> MY NAME IS SHIPPING JEW. I'M A MOTHER OF A FAMILY OF
02:25:51 SIX. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO
02:25:52 SUPPORT YOU EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER, HOUSING ASSISTANCE
02:25:56 SINCE LAST OCTOBER WHEN I LEARNED THAT YOU ACTUALLY MAY
02:26:00 END IN 2026, I HAVE FELT ANXIOUS EVERY DAY AND WORRY
02:26:03 ABOUT OUR FUTURE. IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE DO NOT WORK
02:26:07 HARDER. I WAKE UP AT 4 A.M. EVERY DAY
02:26:10 AND START WORK AT 5 A.M. TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY.
02:26:13 I OFTEN WORK UNTIL MY WHOLE BODY HURTS IN THE PAST MY
02:26:16 FAMILY LIVE IN THE NASSAU FOR EIGHT YEARS MY CHILD ONCE ASKED
02:26:20 ME MOM WHEN CAN WE MOVE OUT? I NEVER HAD THE ANSWER AND HAVE
02:26:24 NEVER FORGOTTEN THOSE WORDS. NOW WE FINALLY HAVE A STABLE
02:26:28 HOME BUT WE ARE FACING THE RISK OF LOSING OUR HOUSING
02:26:29 ASSISTANCE. I NEED TO CARE FOR MY SICK
02:26:33 PARENTS AND TWO CHILDREN BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIERS I
02:26:36 CAN ONLY DO PHYSICAL LABOR AND I CANNOT AFFORD HIGH RENT
02:26:38 IF WE LOSE A VICTORY WE TRULY DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE CAN GO.
02:26:41 THAT'S WHY TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR EACH
02:26:45 FAMILIES AND PROVIDE A LONG TERM HOUSING SOLUTION FOR US.
02:26:49 >> THANK YOU. THANK
02:27:47 WAR HANDLING SYSTEMS IT'S EASY GUARDING DODGER HI SUPERVISORS
02:27:51 MY NAME IS YANKEE JOHN TODAY I ASKED YOU TO SUPPORT HOUSING
02:27:55 PROTECTIONS FOR THREE FAMILIES IN 2022 MY FAMILY OF DUTY WAS
02:27:58 FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE OFF AND ALL THROUGH THE EMERGENCY
02:28:03 HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR US IT WAS NOT JUST A PLACE TO
02:28:06 LIVE. IT WAS A CHANCE TO START OUR
02:28:09 LIVES AGAIN. LAST YEAR MY WIFE PASSED AWAY
02:28:10 FROM CANCER. THIS YEAR MY DAUGHTER AND I
02:28:13 HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THE PAIN OF LOSING HER WHILE TRYING TO
02:28:17 KEEP GOING. >> BUT DURING THIS DIFFICULT
02:28:21 TIME WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT WE WILL END THIS OCTOBER.
02:28:24 >> THIS IS A VERY BAD NEWS FOR US.
02:28:28 MY INCOME IS LIMITED. WE HAVE TRIED TO APPLY FOR
02:28:29 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT WE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MANY PROGRAMS
02:28:33 AND WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT.
02:28:36 MY DAUGHTER IS IN HIGH SCHOOL EVERYDAY AFTER SCHOOL SHE HELPS
02:28:40 ME SEARCH FOR HOUSING, FILL OUT APPLICATIONS.
02:28:41 SHE WORKS VERY HARD AND THIS VERY UNDERSTANDING BUT THE
02:28:44 REALITY IS THAT WE AS UNABLE TO AFFORD A RENT AND IT'S REALLY
02:28:48 DIFFICULT FOR US. >> THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO ASK
02:28:51 FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL THREE HOUSEHOLDS.
02:28:54 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.
02:28:55 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:29:56 MAMA ONE THING SONG ZERO GOT I THOUGHT THE HIGH SUPERVISOR IS
02:30:01 MY NAME IS CHAO HON JOHN I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
02:30:02 LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I LIVE
02:30:06 WITH MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN A SMALL ROOM IN CHINATOWN
02:30:08 THAT IS LESS THAN SEVEN SQUARE METERS.
02:30:11 RECENTLY A DRUNK NEIGHBOR ACCIDENTALLY ENTER OUR ROOM.
02:30:14 AT THAT MOMENT MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE BOTH TERRIFIED
02:30:18 AND HELPLESS. THAT IS WHY I ASKED FOR YOUR
02:30:20 SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES INSTEAD OF TIME
02:30:22 LIMITED SUPPORT FOR A SINGLE MOTHER LIKE ME A FEW YEARS OFF
02:30:26 HELP IS NOT ENOUGH. I'M THE ONLY PERSON SUPPORTING
02:30:30 MY FAMILY AND MY DAUGHTER IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD.
02:30:31 SHE STILL NEEDS MY LONG TERM CARE.
02:30:34 THE POVERTY CANNOT BE SOLVED IN JUST A FEW YEARS.
02:30:37 I CANNOT SUDDENLY BECOME FINANCIALLY STABLE ENOUGH TO
02:30:41 AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT. >> LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES
02:30:44 WOULD HELP US TRULY LEAVE AND UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT ALLOW MY
02:30:49 DAUGHTER TO GROW UP WITH PEACE OF MIND AND GIVE ME TIME SLOWLY
02:30:53 TO STABILIZE MY LIFE AND CARE FOR MY FAMILY.
02:30:54 PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
02:30:58 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
02:31:01 TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:32:02 SON THANK YOU. HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS JEN
02:32:06 LINK SEE TO PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL
02:32:10 FAMILIES. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN
02:32:13 AGES NINE, SEVEN AND FIVE. OUR FAMILY OF FIVE IS CROWDED
02:32:16 INTO ONE SMALL ROOM. MY YOUNGEST CHILD EVEN HAS TO
02:32:17 USE A PORTABLE TOILET IN THE ROOM BECAUSE THE SHARE BATHROOM
02:32:21 IS TOO TALL FOR HER RIGHT NOW. MY HUSBAND IS THE ONLY ONE
02:32:25 SUPPORTING OUR FAMILY WITH TODAY'S HIGH COST OF LIVING
02:32:28 AND RENT. WE CANNOT AFFORD A STABLE HOME
02:32:29 WITHOUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SHORT TERM HELP MAY SOLVE THE
02:32:32 PROBLEM FOR NOW BUT IT CANNOT GIVE LOW INCOME AS ALL FAMILIES
02:32:36 REAL STABILITY. WE NEED LONG TERM HOUSING
02:32:39 SUPPORT SO FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR OF
02:32:43 WHEN THE HELP WILL END OR WHETHER WE CAN STILL OFFER A
02:32:44 PLACE TO LIVE. ONLY LONG TERM SUPPORT CAN GIVE
02:32:47 CHILDREN A STABLE HOME AND GIVE FAMILIES A REAL CHANCE TO MOVE
02:32:51 FORWARD. THANK YOU.
02:32:55 >> THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
02:32:58 >> HI. MY NAME IS JAMIE.
02:33:02 I AM SEVEN YEARS OLD. I LIVE WITH MY MOM AND MY
02:33:04 SISTER IN A VERY SMALL ROOM. OUR ROOM IS VERY VERY SMALL.
02:33:10 WE SHARED THE KITCHEN, SHOWER AND BATHROOM WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
02:33:14 WE DO NOT HAVE A TABLE FOR HOMEWORK.
02:33:15 SOMETIMES WE DO HOMEWORK ON THEIR BED.
02:33:19 I DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT LONG TERM HOUSING HELP MEANS BUT I
02:33:23 KNOW I WANT MY FAMILY TO HAVE A BIGGER HOME.
02:33:27 I HOPE WITH YOUR STAY IN SAN FRANCISCO HOW WELL WE WILL MOVE
02:33:31 OUT OF THE AS ARE ALL WE DO NOT HAVE TO MOVE BUT CAN YOU PLEASE
02:33:37 HELP MY FAMILY? >> THANK YOU.
02:33:40 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU AND GOOD JOB.
02:33:44 >> HELLO. SHE'S
02:34:45 TOLD BASE OUT KATIE I'VE GOT SOME SAY ON THING NOT LIKE A
02:34:47 GATEWAY DAUGHTER SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS SUDAN WITH MY FAMILY OF
02:34:51 FOUR CURRENTLY LIVES IN AN ALL I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
02:34:55 SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
02:34:56 MY SON OFTEN ASKS ME MOM WHEN CAN WE HAVE OUR OWN ROOM EVERY
02:35:00 TIME WHEN I HEAR THAT MY HEART HURTS AND I FEEL HELPLESS AS A
02:35:04 PARENT I ONLY WANT MY CHILDREN TO LIVE SOMEWHERE SAFER,
02:35:08 HEALTHIER AND WITH DIGNITY. THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING FOR
02:35:12 LONG TERM STABLE HOUSING SUBSIDIES NOT TIME LIMIT A
02:35:15 SUPPORT FOR ALL FAMILIES LIKE OURS.
02:35:18 >> THESE STRUGGLES WILL NOT DISAPPEAR IN JUST A FEW YEARS
02:35:22 IF THE SUBSIDY ENDS BEFORE WE ARE SELECTED FOR AFFORDABLE
02:35:25 HOUSING AND OUR INCOME STILL CANNOT COVER MARKET RATE RENT,
02:35:29 WE MAY BE FORCED BACK INTO THE SAME CROWDED UNHEALTHY
02:35:32 AND UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN THAT IS NOT REAL
02:35:36 STABILITY. >> IT IS ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT
02:35:37 LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES CAN GIVE LOW INCOME FAMILIES A REAL
02:35:41 CHANCE TO FINALLY STABILIZE. >> THANK YOU.
02:35:45 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:36:56 A THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COMMENTS PLEASE.
02:36:57 >> HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS SHOW YOUNG WAY I RESPECTFULLY
02:37:01 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR ALL
02:37:05 FAMILIES. MY FAMILY OF THREE LIVES IN A
02:37:08 TEN SQUARE METER SMALL ROOM. THE ROOM IS SO SMALL THAT IT
02:37:11 CAN ONLY FIT ONE BANK. BUT MY DAUGHTER IS 16 YEARS OLD
02:37:14 TO HELP SUPPORT OUR FAMILY. >> MY DAUGHTER WORKS DURING THE
02:37:17 SUMMER I HAVE A FOOT INJURY FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
02:37:18 MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO WALK LESS AND REST MORE BUT BECAUSE OF
02:37:22 OUR FAMILY INCOME IS SO LIMITED I HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN
02:37:26 AND CONTINUE WORKING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES LIKE OURS.
02:37:29 A FEW YEARS OF SUPPORT IS NOT ENOUGH.
02:37:32 IT OFTEN TAKES ONE GENERATION OR EVEN SEVERAL GENERATIONS FOR
02:37:36 A FAMILY TO BUILD, SAVING AND TRULY BECOME SAFE STABLE.
02:37:40 WE ARE NOT UNWILLING TO WORK HARD.
02:37:44 WE JUST NEED MORE TIME TO BREATHE AND A STABLE PLACE TO
02:37:47 LIVE SO WE CAN SLOWLY RECOVER OUR HEALTH, STABILIZE OUR
02:37:51 INCOME AND ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO STUDY AND GROW IN PEACE.
02:37:54 >> AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
02:37:55 THANK YOU. THANK YOU
02:38:51 GOOD MORNING SURPRISE AAM MY NAME IS MARIO I AM A MEMBER OF
02:38:56 THE SMALL FAMILY UNITED COLLABORATIVE MY FAMILY UP
02:38:59 IN THE VERY SMALL AS OUR UNIT WE SHARE A KITCHEN BACK ROW
02:39:03 AND MANY MANY NOT OUR RESIDENCE AND OUR THEORY OF LIFE CAN BE
02:39:08 VERY DIFFICULT MY SON IS SEVEN YEARS OLD NOW SEEING HE WAS ONE
02:39:11 YEAR OLD HE SUFFER FROM ALLERGY AND OFTEN NEED MEDICAL CARE
02:39:15 BECAUSE OUR AS OUR OWN HAVE POOR VENTILATION HE EVERY
02:39:19 MORNING RUNNING THEY SOMETIMES HERE AND GET NOSEBLEEDS THEY
02:39:23 ARE HEALTHY PROBLEM AFFECT HER WELLBEING AND ALSO AFFECT HER
02:39:28 HE'S ABILITY TO RELY ON SCHOOL I PRAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
02:39:33 FOR MANY YEAR MORE THAN TEN YEARS BUT MY FAMILY NEVER GETS
02:39:36 TO LESS. WE WILL CONTINUE.
02:39:39 I PRAY AND HOPE THAT ONE DAY WE CAN SETTLE INTO A HEALTHIER
02:39:43 HOME SUPERVISOR. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO
02:39:49 SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING WHILE FOR OUR FAMILY THANK YOU.
02:39:52 >> THANK YOU FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE YOU THANK YOU.
02:39:56 >> THANK YOU. THANK
02:41:08 LET'S HAVE THE INTERPRETATION IN THE COMMENTS PLACE HELLO
02:41:12 SURPRISE MY NAME IS CINDY LEE. I AM MEMBER OF THE AS OUR OLD
02:41:16 FAMILY UNITED CALAMITY DUTY GENERATION ON MY FAMILY IN LEE
02:41:19 IN A SMALL ROOM THERE FOR US ME MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MY
02:41:24 PARENTS. OUR ROOM IS VERY SMALL.
02:41:27 WE HAD TO FIT IN ALL OUR BELONGINGS INTO A LIMITED
02:41:30 SPACE. MY DAUGHTER, MY MOM AND I HAVE
02:41:34 TO SHARE ONE BUT IT'S VERY SMALL AND THE HEART TO TURN
02:41:38 OVER WHILE SLEEPING EVERY DAY WE HAD TO SHARE THE KITCHEN,
02:41:43 BATHROOM AND RESTROOM WE ANOTHER TENDENCY WE OFTEN HAVE
02:41:44 TO WAIT IN SIGHT MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CRY AND STAPLE
02:41:50 PIECE TO DO HOMEWORK. WE EAT AND REST BUT OUR
02:41:51 CURRENTLY BEING SITUATION IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THAT
02:41:54 HAPPEN SEEING I COME TO YOUR NICE DAY I WORK WHERE WE HAVE
02:41:59 TO LEARN ENGLISH. I'M ALSO STUDYING EARLY
02:42:01 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BECAUSE I HOPE ONE DAY I CAN BECOME A
02:42:05 TEACHER. >> OUR WHOLE CITY CAN PROVIDE
02:42:08 MORE LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
02:42:12 OPPORTUNITY SO LOW INCOME FAMILIES MIGHT HAVE A SAFETY
02:42:15 HOME. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:42:16 LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:43:28 HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS CHO HURLEY PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM
02:43:33 RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES MY FAMILY OF THREE
02:43:36 LIVES IN AND SO IN CHINATOWN BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIERS
02:43:40 EVEN THOUGH I WORK HARD AND TRY MY BEST IT IS STILL VERY
02:43:44 DIFFICULT FOR US TO BECOME STABLE IN SAN FRANCISCO I
02:43:47 ALMOST NEVER GET TO COOK DINNER FOR MY DAUGHTER AT A NORMAL
02:43:51 DINNER TIME EVERY DAY I HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE TO USE A SHARED
02:43:53 KITCHEN SOMETIMES BY THE TIME IT IS MY TURN TO COOK IT IS
02:43:56 ALREADY PAST 8 P.M. AND MY CHILD HAS ALREADY WAITED HUNGRY
02:43:59 FOR TWO LONG LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO
02:44:03 US BECAUSE THEY DO NOT ONLY HELP OUR GENERATION THEY CAN
02:44:06 CHANGE THE PATH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND IF CHILDREN HAVE
02:44:10 A STABLE HOME AND A MORE NORMAL PLACE TO LIVE AND STUDY THEY
02:44:14 HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL, GROW UP HEALTHY
02:44:20 AND ONE DAY BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.
02:44:21 PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTALS SUBSIDIES FOR ALL
02:44:24 FAMILIES. >> THANK YOU.
02:44:25 THANK YOU. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT
02:45:07 GO JUMPED IN ONE ONE GAGA PROJECT HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME
02:45:12 IS JEN HASSAN PLEASE SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR
02:45:15 ALL FAMILIES. MY FAMILY OF FIVE HAS TO LIVE
02:45:17 IN A TEN SQUARE METER SO IN CHINATOWN FOR MORE THAN TEN
02:45:19 YEARS MY HUSBAND WORKS AT A STORE IN CHINATOWN AND I WORK
02:45:23 PART TIME AS I AS A CARETAKER WE DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO
02:45:27 AFFORD TODAY'S MARKET RATE RENT WITH OUR CURRENT INCOME SHORT
02:45:33 TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT ENOUGH ONCE IT ENDS WE STILL
02:45:37 WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD MARKET RATE HOUSING BY THEN AS
02:45:41 OUR RENTS MAY ALSO INCREASE AND WE MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO
02:45:45 MOVE BACK TO AND SO I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL
02:45:49 SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES SO FAMILIES LIKE OURS CAN HAVE A
02:45:52 TRULY STABLE HOME. >> THANK YOU.
02:45:53 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:47:02 YOU SO WE BABY ALWAYS POSITIVE THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HI
02:47:05 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS ITCHING MY I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR
02:47:08 YOUR SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR ALL
02:47:10 FAMILIES. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND I LIVE
02:47:13 WITH MY SON IN A SMALL ROOM IN CHINATOWN THAT'S ONLY ABOUT
02:47:16 FIVE SQUARE METER. THE SPACE IS SO SMALL THAT WE
02:47:20 CANNOT EVEN FIT A PROPER BUNK BED.
02:47:21 WE HAD TO PUT UP A FEW WOODEN PANELS TO CREATE A SMALL LOFT
02:47:24 BATH FOR MY SON WHILE I SLEEP ON THE COUCH.
02:47:28 HE DOES NOT HAVE A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY AND CAN ONLY DO
02:47:32 HOMEWORK ON THE BED. MY HEALTH IS NOT GOOD AND I
02:47:36 NEED LONG TERM MEDICAL CARE. I CAN ONLY WORK PART TIME
02:47:40 AND BECAUSE I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH I CAN ONLY TAKE ON
02:47:41 DIFFICULT LOW WAGE WORK. SHORT TERM SUBSIDY MAY HELP A
02:47:45 FEW YEARS BUT WHEN IT ENDS WE'LL STILL FACE THE SAME HIGH
02:47:48 RENTS AND UNCERTAINTY FOR FAMILIES LIKE MINE IN INCOME
02:47:52 HEALTH AND WAITING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE NOT
02:47:55 PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE SOLVED IN JUST A FEW YEARS.
02:47:59 LONG TERM SUBSIDIES WOULD HELP US STAY STAY SAFELY HOUSED
02:48:03 WHILE WE WAIT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
02:48:07 THEY WOULD GIVE MY CHILD A STABLE PLACE TO LEARN.
02:48:08 THANK YOU. THANK
02:49:17 YOUR PANTSUIT AND THANK YOU. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT HIGH
02:49:20 SUPERVISORS. >> MY NAME IS BE HOLLOW PLEASE
02:49:22 SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTALS SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
02:49:25 I LIVE WITH MY SON AND DAUGHTER AND THEN SAW OH IN CHINATOWN.
02:49:30 MY SON IS 16 AND MY DAUGHTER IS NINE.
02:49:32 THE BUILDING WE LIVE IN IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION
02:49:35 AND THERE IS NOT EVEN A PLACE TO CALL MY TWO CHILDREN AT
02:49:37 OTHER AGE WHEN THEY ARE GROWING AND NEED NUTRITION THE MOST.
02:49:40 BUT AS A MOTHER I CAN HARDLY PREPARE A NORMAL MEAL FOR THEM.
02:49:44 OUR ROOM IS ALSO VERY SMALL AND MY CHILDREN HAVE NO SPACE
02:49:48 TO DO HOMEWORK, STUDY OR REST. RIGHT NOW I'M THE ONLY ONE
02:49:52 WORKING AND I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THE HIGH RENTS OUTSIDE
02:49:55 TO IMPROVE MY CHILDREN'S LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
02:49:58 WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS I FEEL SAD.
02:50:00 WE DESPERATELY NEED A STABLE HOME SHORT TERM HELP ME SOLVE
02:50:04 THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM. BUT IF THE SUBSIDY ENDS AFTER A
02:50:08 FEW YEARS WE STILL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD MARKET RATE RENT
02:50:12 AND WE MAY EVEN RETURN TO IT UNSAFE AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT
02:50:15 ONLY LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES CAN TRULY GIVE US STABILITY.
02:50:19 I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT US.
02:50:23 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO
02:50:24 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS
02:50:30 AND THANK YOU FOR FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO MY STORY.
02:50:31 MY NAME'S OCEANA SU. I JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL
02:50:34 AND I HOPE TO ATTEND COLLEGE. I LIVE IN A SMALL SCHOOL
02:50:38 IN CHINATOWN. WHEN MY MOM AND YOUNGER BROTHER
02:50:42 BUT THE SMALL THE ROOM IS SO SMALL THAT WE HAVE A HARD TIME
02:50:46 CONCENTRATING AND DOING OUR HOMEWORK.
02:50:49 THE ONLY TABLE THAT WE HAVE IS A SMALL FOLDABLE TABLE WHERE WE
02:50:53 DINNER AND DO OUR HOMEWORK. MY MOM IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO
02:50:57 WORKS IN OUR FAMILY OR THE RENT IS SO HIGH THAT STABLE HOUSING
02:51:01 FEELS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY HELP.
02:51:04 MY FAMILY HAS NOT RECEIVED US HOUSING SUBSIDY YET BUT IF WE
02:51:08 DO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO WE HOPE THAT IT'S A LONG TERM
02:51:12 SUPPORT SO THAT FAMILY LIKE MINE GET THE TIME AND STABILITY
02:51:16 TO GET ON THEIR FEET. SO I AM PLEASE ASKING YOU TO
02:51:21 SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDY SO THAT FAMILIES LIKE
02:51:24 MINE CAN GET ON THEIR FEET BY THEMSELVES.
02:51:28 >> THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:51:30 >> MR. SU LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:52:39 GATHERING OKAY TO YOUR QUOTA THANK YOU.
02:52:40 THANK YOU. HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS BEING
02:52:43 WON CHAN TODAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM
02:52:47 HOUSING SUBSIDIES FOR ALL FAMILIES.
02:52:48 I LIVE IN MY TWO SONS IN AN ALL IN CHINATOWN.
02:52:51 THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS IN THE BUILDING AND IT IS OFTEN VERY
02:52:55 NOISY WHERE MY CHILDREN HAVE DIFFICULT HOMEWORK AND NEED A
02:52:58 QUIET PLACE TO THINK THEY SIMPLY CANNOT CONCENTRATE
02:53:01 BECAUSE OUR ROOM IS SO SMALL THEY CAN ONLY SIT BY THE BED
02:53:03 AND USE A SMALL FOLDING TABLE TO DO HOMEWORK.
02:53:07 THE TABLE IS ALSO A DINING TABLE AND IT IS THE STUDY TABLE
02:53:13 FOR BOTH OF MY SONS. AS A PARENT MY BIGGEST WORRY IS
02:53:15 THAT WITHOUT A STABLE AND QUIET ENVIRONMENT MY CHILDREN'S
02:53:18 EDUCATION AND FUTURE WILL BE AFFECTED.
02:53:22 LONG TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES WILL NOT ONLY HELP OUR
02:53:25 GENERATION MOVE OFF SALES, THEY CAN ALSO CHANGE THE LIVES OF
02:53:29 THE NEXT GENERATION IF CHILDREN HAVE A STABLE HOME AND A PLACE
02:53:32 TO STUDY IN PEACE THEY WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO FINISH
02:53:36 SCHOOL TO FIND BETTER JOBS IN THE FUTURE AND BREAK THE
02:53:40 CYCLE OF POVERTY. PLEASE HELP US.
02:53:43 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:53:45 LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
02:54:31 TANGO AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO TRUNCATE YOUR KICK OFF I WANT
02:54:33 TO DO HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS SHOOTING JEN PLEASE SUPPORT
02:54:38 STABLE LONG TERM HOUSING FOR EACH THREE FAMILIES.
02:54:42 I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND I LIVE IN A CELL WITH MY TWO CHILDREN
02:54:46 FOR SIX YEARS THOSE YEARS WERE VERY DIFFICULT.
02:54:49 I STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION AND I LIVE UNDER CONSTANT
02:54:53 STRESS AND INSECURITY. >> IN 2022 WE RECEIVE AN
02:54:56 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER AND FINALLY HAD A RELATIVELY
02:55:00 STABLE AND SAFE HOME. MY MENTAL HEALTH SLOWLY BECAME
02:55:04 MORE STABLE AND I STARTED LEARNING ENGLISH BECAUSE I
02:55:05 WANTED TO IMPROVE MYSELF AND CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR
02:55:09 MY CHILDREN. BUT AFTER WE RECEIVED THE
02:55:12 NOTICE THAT WE MAY END THIS IN OCTOBER, I HAVE BEEN FILLED
02:55:16 WITH ANXIETY EVERY DAY I NEED TO CARE FOR MY TWO CHILDREN
02:55:19 AND MY ELDERLY PARENTS SO I CAN ONLY WORK PART TIME.
02:55:20 MY MONTHLY INCOME IS ABOUT 1.2 K TODAY I SINCERELY ASK FOR
02:55:26 YOUR HELP FOR US TO SUPPORT LONG TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR
02:55:30 FAMILIES. >> THANK YOU.
02:55:31 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE HAVE AN ACCOMMODATION
02:55:35 REQUEST FOR A SPEAKER TO COME UP RIGHT NOW.
02:55:39 LET'S HAVE THE SPEAKER COME FORWARD TO THE LECTERN.
02:55:49 >> HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYBODY.
02:55:53 I AM HERE AS A MEMBER OF SENIOR DISABILITY ACTION AND I'D LIKE
02:55:57 TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT THE BUDGET CUT THAT
02:56:01 SENIOR DISABILITY ACTION STANDS TO RECEIVE WILL HAVE ON MEMBERS
02:56:04 OF OUR COMMUNITY COUNTLESS SENIORS AND DISABLED PEOPLE
02:56:05 IN MY LIFE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY HAVING TO
02:56:09 JUGGLE DIFFERENT PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND AS A RESULT THEY
02:56:12 SUDDENLY LOSE ACCESS TO BENEFITS BECAUSE THEY AREN'T
02:56:13 FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AGENCIES.
02:56:17 SENIOR DISABILITY ACTION'S PROGRAMING DIRECTLY EMPOWERS
02:56:21 OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND AND UTILIZE ALL
02:56:25 RESOURCES IN ORDER TO THRIVE IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE
02:56:28 IN OUR COMMUNITY, ENGAGE IN OUR INSTITUTIONS, MAKE OUR CITY
02:56:29 WHAT IT IS IT SPECIFICALLY IT'S OUR ROMERO'S WORK SIGNIFICANTLY
02:56:35 EMPOWERS OUR SENIORS AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN OUR
02:56:36 COMMUNITY TO ALLEVIATE AS MUCH DISABILITY, AS MUCH DIFFICULTY
02:56:40 AS POSSIBLE AND AS I STATED PARTICIPATING IN OUR SOCIETY,
02:56:47 IN OUR PUBLIC LIFE AND INSTITUTIONS.
02:56:48 WITHOUT HER OUR WORK WOULD BE WOULD REACH FAR FEWER NEIGHBORS
02:56:50 OF US. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:56:54 LET'S HAVE THE NEXT UP PLEASE. >>
02:57:37 HOME TODAY. >> HI, SUPERVISORS.
02:57:38 MY NAME IS LEGION. WELL, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL
02:57:42 SUPPORT EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER FAMILIES.
02:57:45 I AM A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN.
02:57:47 OUR FAMILY OF FIVE LIVED IN AN ALL FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS
02:57:49 WHEN WE LIVED THERE MY THREE CHILDREN WERE BITTEN BY BEDBUGS
02:57:53 ALMOST EVERY NIGHT THEY COULD NOT SLEEP AND I ALSO STAYED UP
02:57:56 ALL NIGHT TRYING TO CATCH THE BEDBUGS WHEN WE RECEIVED THE
02:58:00 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER OUR WHOLE FAMILY WAS SO HAPPY
02:58:04 BECAUSE WE COULD FINALLY MOVE OUT OF THE CELL WITHOUT THIS
02:58:08 SUPPORT NO MATTER HOW HARD MY HUSBAND AND I WORK WE WOULD NOT
02:58:11 BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE ALL I HOPE WE CAN HAVE STABLE LONG
02:58:15 TERM HOUSING SO MY CHILDREN CAN ENJOY THEIR CHILDHOOD IF WE
02:58:19 LOSE THIS VOUCHER IT WILL HAVE A VERY SERIOUS IMPACT ON OUR
02:58:23 FAMILY. MY CHILDREN KEEP ASKING ME WHAT
02:58:26 WILL HAPPEN AND WHERE WILL WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE.
02:58:30 THEY ARE SO WORRIED THAT THEY CANNOT SLEEP AT NIGHT.
02:58:33 PLEASE SUPPORT EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER FAMILIES LIKE
02:58:37 OURS. >> THANK YOU.
02:58:38 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
02:58:45 >> HELLO SUPERVISOR MY NAME IS JACKSON LEARN I MAKE HOPEFULLY
02:58:50 STAY WITH EARN AND I'M RESPECTFULLY HELPING YOU TO
02:58:53 SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES.
02:59:00 MY MOTHER, SISTER AND ME HAS BEEN LIVING IN CHINATOWN AS OUR
02:59:04 OWN FOR FOUR YEARS AND I WANT TO SAY GOT A HIGH SCHOOL
02:59:08 STUDENT AT THAT TIME BUT AS I KNOW IS NOT AN IDEAL STUDY
02:59:11 ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THE COW SPACE ACTUALLY FORCED ME TO SIT
02:59:15 IN MY BED TO DO MY HOMEWORK AND REVIEWS WE'VE I TABLE WELL
02:59:20 I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR MY PARENTS LIES CLEARLY ALSO THE TIMES THE
02:59:31 TIMES ACTUALLY MAKE ME VERY HARD TO READ MY WORKS OR SOME
02:59:35 OF MY TEXTBOOKS SO YOU KNOW 5 TO 6 HOURS STUDY BUT I'M LUCKY
02:59:41 THAT I GOT AS I GOT IN LATER SO I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN SUPPORT
02:59:47 RENT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES.
02:59:48 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
02:59:50 >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
02:59:54 MY NAME IS WASTING TIME. I'M A SENIOR AT UC SAN DIEGO.
03:00:00 I'M SPEAKING TODAY BECAUSE I HOPE THE SUPERVISORS WILL
03:00:03 SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES.
03:00:04 MY PARENTS AND MY YOUNGER SISTER AND I HAVE LIVED
03:00:07 IN CHINATOWN SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY FOR AROUND 15 YEARS.
03:00:10 I SPENT ALMOST MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD GROWING UP IN THIS
03:00:14 URBAN ENVIRONMENT. >> FOR MY SISTER WHO WAS 11
03:00:16 YEARS OLD, SHE HAS LIVED IN THIS HOUSING SITUATION HER
03:00:18 WHOLE LIFE. OUR BUILDING HAS MORE THAN 60
03:00:20 HOUSEHOLDS AND EVERYONE SHARES THE KITCHEN BATHROOMS
03:00:24 AND TOILETS. >> BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE USE
03:00:25 THE KITCHEN. THOSE ARE OFTEN BROKEN.
03:00:27 MY MOTHER'S EYES ARE ALWAYS JUST WAITING TO COOK FOR US.
03:00:31 AT HOME WE DO NOT HAVE A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY, REST AND FEEL
03:00:33 COMFORTABLE. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO
03:00:36 GROW UP WITHOUT A REAL SPACE PRIVACY OR STABILITY.
03:00:40 I DO NOT WANT MY YOUNGER SISTER TO GROW UP THE SAME WAY.
03:00:41 I WANTED TO HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AND I HAD A STABLE HOME,
03:00:44 A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY AND A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT.
03:00:48 SHORT TERM HELP IS NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GET
03:00:49 FAMILIES REAL SECURITY AT THE HELP ENDS.
03:00:51 >> AFTER A FEW YEARS WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD RENT AND WE
03:00:55 MAY BE FORCED INTO THE SAME SITUATION.
03:00:56 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU.
03:00:59 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE GO WE SHOULD ANSWER THAT YOUR
03:01:03 HOUSE LIGHTING GINGER AND CONTINUANCE ISSUES I FOUND
03:01:07 YOUR TEEN CHALLENGES TO BUJU. WOMAN YES THE COACH WAS A WHILE
03:01:11 FOR EACH INTERIOR SHIPPING FORMULA.
03:01:15 SIOBHAN KENNY WHAT? YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH
03:01:16 AND VIRTUOSO WHAT YOU SAY HI IT'S ME OR CONGRESS YEAR TO
03:01:21 YEAR ONE-SHOT EMAIL SUITES THAT YOU TO CHANGE OUR CLUNKIER
03:01:24 WOMAN OF THEM PUT YOU I MEAN A ROUTINE WAS THE ENGINE YOU WERE
03:01:28 HUMAN WERE HOW AND AND SAYS HUNG GUNS OR TEACHING GENTLE OR
03:01:31 YOU GAVE YOUR SOUL WHAT ARE YOU KENYAN I WASH YEAH THANK YOU
03:01:34 GEORGIA HIZO UP OUR WAY TO CONTROL SURGERY ON THE TEAM
03:01:35 GUNSHOT ON CHIP WUJODI WOMAN I SHOW UP WITH THAT ONE THING HOW
03:01:39 SHE'S DANCING. YOU WERE WOMAN WHAT YOU TWO
03:01:43 HIGH POWERED SENIOR HOPE WILL GEORGIA SO WASHINGTON HIGH MALE
03:01:46 ONE INCOME FLOOR SOLO HIGH SHE'S A MODULE ME OUT OF MY
03:01:48 BACK WHILE MOST PEOPLE WEAR YOUR PAPERWORK WITH US
03:01:50 AND BOUNCE INTO ME OH DIVING THROUGH DIGITAL CHARTING SHEER
03:01:54 CHANCE YOU WENT UNNOTICED JUST HOW YOU SHOULD GENTS ARKANSAS
03:01:55 WHEN THINGS ARE LOW YET HIDE THE KEY I THINK TO CHANGE CITY
03:02:00 HI SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS HAILING LEE TODAY I
03:02:01 RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT LONG TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES FOR
03:02:05 ALL FAMILIES. MY FAMILY OF FOUR LIVES IN AND
03:02:08 SMALL ROOM IN CHINATOWN IS ABOUT TEN SQUARE METERS.
03:02:12 I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AGES NINE AND SEVEN.
03:02:15 THEY HAVE NO SPACE TO DO HOMEWORK PLAY OR JUST GROW UP
03:02:19 WITH PRIVACY. WE CANNOT AFFORD MARKET RATE
03:02:23 RENT. MY HUSBAND DOES NOT SPEAK
03:02:24 ENGLISH WELL SO HE CAN ONLY WORK PART TIME IN A RESTAURANT
03:02:27 FOR A LOW WAGE EARNING LESS THAN $1,000 A MONTH.
03:02:31 I STAY HOME TO CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN SO I CANNOT WORK SHORT
03:02:35 TERM SUBSIDIES DO NOT FEEL STABLE FOR FAMILIES LIKE OURS.
03:02:38 WE WOULD ALWAYS WORRY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE HELP ENDS IF
03:02:43 OUR INCOME IS DUE TO LOW WOULD WE BE FORCED BACK INTO AN EXILE
03:02:47 OR HAVE NOWHERE TO LIVE LOW INCOME FAMILIES NEED LONG TERM
03:02:50 SUPPORT SO WE HAVE TIME TO STABILIZE OUR INCOME AND GIVE
03:02:55 OUR CHILDREN A SAFE PLACE TO STUDY AND GROW UP IN.
03:02:59 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:03:00 THANK FOR THE INTERPRETATION. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:03:03 PLEASE. MY NAME IS LUCERO RIVERA
03:03:06 AND I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH THE MEMBER OF THE LATINO
03:03:07 TASK FORCE AND A BILINGUAL COORDINATOR WITH THE CENTER ON
03:03:10 JUVENILE CRIMINAL JUSTICE. I AM HERE TODAY TO URGE
03:03:14 DECISION MAKERS NOT TO CUT ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
03:03:17 AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT OUR YOUTH, FAMILIES
03:03:18 AND COMMUNITIES. I ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT THE
03:03:21 VOICES OF THOSE RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT
03:03:23 CANNOT BE HERE TODAY. >> EVERY DAY I WORK WITH YOUNG
03:03:26 PEOPLE WHO ARE NAVIGATING COMPLEX CHALLENGES INCLUDING
03:03:29 INVOLVEMENT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, CHILD WELFARE,
03:03:33 MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, HOUSING INSTABILITY AND FAMILY
03:03:36 CONFLICT. MANY OF YOUTH HAVE EXPERIENCED
03:03:37 TRAUMA ABUSE, NEGLECT, SYSTEMIC BARRIERS ARE BEYOND THEIR
03:03:42 CONTROL. THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE ARE
03:03:43 OFTEN DIFFERENT BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE, SAID THEDE.
03:03:45 IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARM CAUSED WITH CRITICAL
03:03:49 COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING CUT WHILE WE CONTINUE TO
03:03:50 INVEST IN PUNITIVE SYSTEMS THAT OFTEN LACK THE INFRASTRUCTURE
03:03:56 NEEDED TO TRULY SUPPORT PEOPLE AND CREATE LASTING CHANGE.
03:04:00 DIVESTING TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY BASED APPROACHES AND INVESTING
03:04:04 IN COMMUNITY. >> WHEN WE INVEST IN OUR
03:04:05 COMMUNITIES WE INVEST IN PREVENTION, HEALING,
03:04:08 ACCOUNTABILITY AND LONG TERM PUBLIC SAFETY.
03:04:12 >> WE HAVE PEOPLE TODAY SO THEIR NEXT SPEAKER POLICE THANK
03:04:18 YOU FOR PROVIDING YOUR COMMENTS.
03:04:19 >> THE COMMITTEE I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.
03:04:20 WE DO HAVE TO GIVE A MINUTE TO EACH SPEAKER.
03:04:22 >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:04:24 WHEN I START THERE'S ME NUMBER JEFFERSON JOHNSON EVENT ABOUT
03:04:27 AN HOUR ARBOR HOMIE DE CUATRO AND USING A PROGRAMMER
03:05:32 PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
03:05:33 JEFFERSON. >> I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
03:05:37 HOMIE I'VE BEEN A HOMIE FOR FOUR YEARS.
03:05:39 FOR US THE PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT.
03:05:40 I FEEL THE BAD BAD ABOUT THE CUTS.
03:05:43 I FEEL THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW THE
03:05:46 RISING CRIME IS THE RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS CUTS.
03:05:50 IF I CAN CHANGE SO CAN OTHERS. AND SO HE IMPLORES YOU TO KEEP
03:05:54 FUNDING HIS PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU.
03:05:55 THANK YOU. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:05:58 PLEASE ALLOW ME NUMBER TIME PARTICIPANT MY HOMIE EVENT
03:06:03 OPERATOR CANNOT GETTING THE PHONE THE JACK CASE
03:06:54 AND HAVE TO FACE LIFE AND NOT HAVE TO FACE LIFE ALONE.
03:06:59 AND WHEN YOU HAVE NO RELATIVES IN THIS COUNTRY THANK YOU.
03:07:03 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT PICTURE
03:07:04 PLEASE. MEAN NOBODY HENRY DELGADO EVEN
03:07:07 THOUGH OUR
03:09:23 PREVENTION PROGRAMS, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY
03:09:27 PROGRAMS. I AM HERE TODAY TO STRONGLY
03:09:28 OPPOSE THIS PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS TO ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY
03:09:35 SERVICES. THESE ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS ON
03:09:36 THE SPREADSHEET. THESE ARE INVESTMENTS THAT KEEP
03:09:40 PEOPLE SAFE, CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED AT A TIME WHEN
03:09:43 OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FACING GROWING CHALLENGES INCLUDING
03:09:47 VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND YOUTH SERVICES.
03:09:50 SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE. EVERY DOLLAR REMOVED FROM THIS
03:09:52 PROGRAM INCREASE THE RISK OF VIOLENCE.
03:09:55 DISCONNECTION INCREASES ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS THE CITY HAS A
03:09:59 RESPONSIBILITY TO PRIORITIZE THE WELL-BEING OF WORKING
03:10:00 FAMILIES, YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY MOST IMPACTED BY
03:10:04 PROPERTY AND VIOLENCE. BUDGET DECISIONS REFLECT OUR
03:10:08 VALUES AND THESE KIDS DO NOT REFLECT THE VALUES OF SAN
03:10:11 FRANCISCO. I USE TO YOU TO RESTORE THIS
03:10:16 FUNDING AND INVESTMENT SINCE YOU ARE DOING THE WORK EVERY
03:10:17 DAY. >> THANK YOU.
03:10:18 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:10:22 >> WHEN I START THIS MISNOMER I SEE IT IN YOUR BEING CAPOEIRA
03:10:27 HOMIE YOUR TANGO OTHER THAN THOSE MELODIES IN?
03:10:55 >> OH GOOD AFTERNOON. HER NAME IS EDEN AND SHE'S BEEN
03:10:59 RECEIVING SERVICES AT HOME SINCE 2019 HAS RECEIVED A LOT
03:11:01 OF SUPPORT WITH FOOD AND OTHER THINGS.
03:11:05 SHE WORKS IN THE MISSION AND LIVES IN THE TENDERLOIN
03:11:09 AND SHE SAYS THAT WE REALLY NEED THE FUNDS AT HOME.
03:11:10 WE THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
03:11:13 AND SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE HELLO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
03:11:16 >> MY NAME IS SOPHIA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZER WITH POLL
03:11:21 THAT I SERVE AND RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 11 SAN FRANCISCO IS
03:11:25 HOME TO A LARGE COMMUNITY OF SLEEPY INDIVIDUALS MANY OF WHOM
03:11:29 RELY ON CITY SERVICES AND THIS MOMENT OF HEIGHTENED
03:11:33 ENFORCEMENT AND POLICY SHIFTS CAUSING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
03:11:36 LIVE IN FEAR LANGUAGE ACCESS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT WITH THE
03:11:40 PASSAGE OF THE 2020 FOURTH AMENDMENTS TO THE LANGUAGE
03:11:44 ACCESS ORDINANCE WE NEED YOUR COMMITMENT TO ADEQUATELY FOR
03:11:47 ADEQUATE FUNDING AND FOR STAFFING AND ENSURING THAT
03:11:51 LANGUAGE ACCESS REMAINS A PRIORITY FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
03:11:55 CURRENTLY LUNA STAFF IS FUNDED BY OCA AND WE ARE CURRENTLY
03:11:58 IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO YEAR GRANT THAT ENSURES SENTENCES
03:12:02 CAN RECEIVE IN LANGUAGE INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR
03:12:04 LANGUAGE ACCESS RIGHTS. WE HOPE THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE
03:12:07 TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL FOR L.A. HEALTH NETWORK
03:12:11 WHICH HAS SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
03:12:12 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:12:15 HELLO. THESE BUDGET DECISIONS ARE AN
03:12:19 OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIRM THE HUMANITY AND DIGNITY OF WORKING
03:12:23 CLASS SAN FRANCISCANS. WE RUN A BIKE PROGRAM ON
03:12:25 MISSION AND 16 BELOW AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDING
03:12:27 AND EVERY DAY I WITNESSED THE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THAT
03:12:30 ARE THE RESULTS OF ONGOING DISINVEST MENT IN HOUSING,
03:12:34 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY STABILIZATION BUT OVERFUNDED
03:12:37 SFPD CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE PEOPLE ALONG IN THEIR MOST DIRE
03:12:38 SITUATION IS BUT WHEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT ON MISSION STREET IT
03:12:43 WASN'T THE POLICE THAT CAME BY TO ASK HOW WE WERE DOING.
03:12:46 >> IT WAS ROBBED FROM HOMIE AND IT WAS RINA FROM BOULDER
03:12:49 FOR THE PAST MONTH A CLOSE COLLEAGUE OF MINE WHO IS A CSUF
03:12:53 ALUMNI AND DACCA RECIPIENT HAS BEEN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
03:12:57 DUE TO A DISMANTLED AND DEFUNCT IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.
03:13:00 THIS PRECLUDES THEIR ABILITY FOR LEGAL GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
03:13:04 PERIOD AND IS THE SITUATION MANY FIND THEMSELVES IN TODAY.
03:13:07 IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE RESTORE EVERY CUT TO FUND FREE CITY
03:13:09 COLLEGE COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC SAFETY IMMIGRANT SERVICES
03:13:12 AND THE SAFETY NET ORGANIZATIONS THAT OUR
03:13:15 COMMUNITIES RELY ON. >> THANK YOU.
03:13:17 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:13:19 PLEASE. MUNICIPALITIES ME NUMBER IS
03:13:24 WHERE I LOOK AND IT IS MEMORIAL
03:14:25 ALL THOSE WHO DO SEE THIS IS MY NAME IS WHEN I BENITEZ I'M A
03:14:30 MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION THERE AND I ASK YOU TO FULFILL
03:14:34 THE PROMISES OF CONTINUING TO FINANCE THE LEGAL IMMIGRATION
03:14:37 SERVICES, THEIR RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK AND THE ORGANIZATIONS
03:14:44 IN THE SECURITY NETWORK THAT DEPEND ON THAT.
03:14:49 IMMIGRANTS DEPEND ON A TAKE BACK THE CUTS TO SERVICES FOR
03:14:53 ELDERLY PEOPLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE AND COMPLETELY FINANCE
03:15:00 THE PROMISE OF THE DIGNITY FUND.
03:15:01 NO TO FIRINGS OF EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NONPROFIT
03:15:08 ORGANIZATIONS TAKE BACK THE CUTS OF ALL THE LABOR RIGHTS
03:15:12 PROGRAMS. TAKE BACK THE CUTS TO PROGRAMS
03:15:19 FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE. WE NEED REAL PUBLIC SAFETY.
03:15:23 TAKE BACK THE CUTS TO MEDICAL CARE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
03:15:28 AND ADULTS RELY ON AND THE SERVICES.
03:15:32 >> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. THINK OF THE INTERPRETATION OF
03:15:36 THE COMMENTS. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:15:37 PLEASE. >> WHEN WHEN I STARTED I MEAN
03:15:47 I'M PRESENT BUT I DON'T GO ON SO YOU
03:16:19 I DON'T CARE MY NAME IS ALARCON I'M A MEMBER OF POOR THERE
03:16:23 AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
03:16:26 THE PROGRAMS AND FUNDS TO CONTINUE WITH THE LEGAL
03:16:30 CONSULTATIONS OF FOR A DIGNIFIED HOUSING AND TO
03:16:35 REESTABLISH THE MEDICAL GARDEN, THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THE
03:16:39 SPACES FOR YOUNG YOUNG PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY
03:16:43 IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN THAT SO THAT THEY ARE DEDICATED TO
03:16:46 GOOD THINGS AND ALSO I AM OPPOSED TO THE CUTS AND ACCESS
03:16:53 TO LANGUAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:16:58 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO SUPERVISORS.
03:17:01 MY NAME IS AMY AGUILERA AND I'M A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZER
03:17:05 WITH BOLD AIR AND ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE EXCELSIOR.
03:17:08 >> I'M HERE TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN
03:17:12 FRANCISCO. SAN FRANCISCO IS A SANCTUARY
03:17:16 CITY AND OUR BUDGET MUST ALIGN WITH THAT VALUE.
03:17:19 WE MEET IMMIGRANT FAMILIES EVERY DAY WHO ARE TRYING TO
03:17:21 SURVIVE IN THIS CITY. >> EXPENSES ARE UP.
03:17:24 RENT IS UP. RAISING A FAMILY HERE FOR MANY
03:17:28 IS NO LONGER SUSTAINABLE. >> WE MUST RESTORE CUTS TO
03:17:32 SOCIAL SAFETY NETS THAT ALLOW OUR FAMILIES TO THRIVE.
03:17:35 FROM SERVICES TO SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,
03:17:39 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LANGUAGE ACCESS YOUTH PROGRAMS,
03:17:43 COMMUNITY CLINICS AND A FREE CITY COLLEGE.
03:17:47 IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN FREE LEGAL
03:17:51 IMMIGRATION SERVICES THROUGH SILENT AND RAPID RESPONSE.
03:17:54 >> WITHOUT THESE SERVICES OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE LESS
03:17:56 OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION.
03:17:59 >> SAN FRANCISCO IS OUR COMMUNITY IS THE HEART OF THIS
03:18:03 CITY. SO PLEASE INVEST IN US.
03:18:06 >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE IN THE RIGHT.
03:18:20 >> HELLO SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS VIOLETTA VASQUEZ
03:18:21 AND I'M BORN AND RAISED RESIDE AND WORK IN DISTRICTS TEN
03:18:25 AND 11. I'M HERE WITH FIVE ELEMENTS
03:18:28 YOUTH PROGRAM FOR THE AREA IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE'S
03:18:32 PROJECT COALITION. >> I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A
03:18:33 REAL CHANGE IN OUR MORAL DOCUMENT THE CITY'S BUDGET.
03:18:36 EVERY YEAR WE DIVEST IN VITAL PUBLIC SERVICES AND INCREASE
03:18:41 INVESTMENT IN POLICING. YET OUR COMMUNITIES AREN'T ANY
03:18:44 SAFER. OUR MAYOR ADVOCATES FOR PARTIES
03:18:47 DOWNTOWN CORPORATE PAYOUTS AND BILLIONAIRES BUDGET.
03:18:48 BUT YOU ALL WERE VOTED IN BY US.
03:18:51 YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR WELFARE.
03:18:55 >> WE NEED FREE CITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE
03:18:56 AND LIVING WAGES. WE'RE RESTORING FUNDS FOR
03:18:59 VIOLENCE PREVENTION LIKE HOMIE AND IRAQ OUR IMMIGRANT
03:19:04 COMMUNITIES, WOMEN'S SERVICES AND SO MUCH MORE.
03:19:07 WE KNOW THE CITY HAS THE MONEY BECAUSE OUR POLICE BUDGET IS SO
03:19:11 INFLATED. YOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO US.
03:19:12 SO MAKE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF WHAT OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES
03:19:15 NEED, NOT THE BOTTOM LINE. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE SIT UP
03:19:19 AND LISTEN AND PUT YOUR DEVICES AS WAY AS THE YOUNG PEOPLE COME
03:19:20 UP TO SPEAK AFTER ME. >> THANK YOU.
03:19:23 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:19:25 PLEASE. >> A PRAYER FOR THE HELLO MY
03:19:32 NAME IS ANTONIA AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
03:19:36 I AM HERE WITH PODER MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
03:19:40 I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A SAN FRANCISCO THAT HAS FULLY FUNDED
03:19:47 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTS
03:19:51 AND DEFENDS BROWN AND BLACK AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF
03:19:59 COLOR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE
03:20:03 CUTTING COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS TO FUND THE POLICE.
03:20:06 I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND HELP FILL A SAN
03:20:11 FRANCISCO WHERE WE CAN ALL THRIVE.
03:20:15 >> THANK YOU ANTONIO. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER.
03:20:18 THANK YOU AND GOOD JOB. JASMINE.
03:20:28 >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JASMINE.
03:20:29 I LIVE IN DISTRICT 11 AND I WORK WITH HUMMINGBIRD FOR I
03:20:32 CAME TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT. SAN FRANCISCO SHOULD CONTINUE
03:20:37 TO BE A SANCTUARY CITY RESTORE EVERY CUT TO IMMIGRANTS.
03:20:40 OUR CITY IS FULL OF IMMIGRANTS THAT CAN HELP OUR CITY AS MUCH
03:20:44 AS CITIZENS DO. IMMIGRANTS ARE HIRING KIDS TO
03:20:48 COME TO SCHOOL. I AM A DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS
03:20:49 AND MY PARENTS ARE SCARED TO GO TO WORK OR EVEN FILE PAPERS
03:20:53 BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF ICE IN THIS SUPPOSEDLY SANCTUARY
03:20:56 CITY. IMMIGRANT LAWYERS ARE CUT.
03:20:59 >> WE ARE NOT SAFE. PLEASE FUN AND DO NOT CUT.
03:21:01 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO
03:21:04 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
03:21:08 HI MY NAME IS KEENAN AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
03:21:11 I'M HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE ON THE BEHALF OF OUR GENERATION
03:21:15 THE NEXT TO BECOME AS A YOUNG PERSON I ASKED YOU TO FUND
03:21:19 PROGRAMS LIKE HOME YOUTH WORKS AND FREE CITY COLLEGE.
03:21:23 >> RIGHT NOW I'M A YOU FOR OFFICE SO THIS BUDGET DIRECTLY
03:21:27 IMPACTS ME. I HOPE AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE
03:21:31 OFFER KEEPS GOING FOR OUR YOUNGER PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS
03:21:32 OUR ONLY SOURCE TO A BETTER FUTURE.
03:21:35 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.
03:21:39 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
03:21:42 . OH MY NAME IS OZZIE CRUZ AND I
03:21:45 AM GOING INTO NINTH GRADE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE AND TO
03:21:49 I'M HERE WITH HUMMINGBIRD FARM TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE'S
03:21:53 BUDGET FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE GIANTS BASEBALL TEAM IS
03:21:54 FUNDING FOR MORE TURF FIELDS ACROSS THE CITY.
03:21:57 TURF FIELDS ARE SO HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WHOLE
03:22:00 ECOSYSTEMS GET DESTROYED WHEN THE BULLDOZERS COME AND DESTROY
03:22:04 THE GRASS. INSTEAD OF FUNDING DEATH TO
03:22:05 ANIMALS, THE CITY COULD INVEST IN CLIMATE JUSTICE PRIORITIZING
03:22:09 GREEN SPACES, NATURAL FIELDS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT
03:22:13 SUPPORT BOTH PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
03:22:16 I HAVE PUT UP SIGNS AND POSTERS AS A WAY OF DOING ACTIVISM.
03:22:19 I VISIT THE PARK REGULARLY AND WORRY ABOUT THE TURF
03:22:21 CAUSING HARM TO TREES, ANIMALS AND OURSELVES.
03:22:24 THANK YOU AND FREE PALESTINE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:22:28 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER CLAIMS HIM. >> HELLO MY NAME IS CALEB
03:22:34 SIMPSON AND I AM INCOMING FRESHMAN AT ARCHBISHOP BRUIN
03:22:36 HIGH SCHOOL. I LIVE IN DISTRICT TEN AND I'M
03:22:39 HERE WITH PANDORA IN THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION TO
03:22:42 ADVOCATE FOR A TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY.
03:22:43 WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
03:22:46 EXPERIENCING WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DANGER
03:22:50 AND INSTABILITY. WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
03:22:51 ABOUT WHAT TRULY KEEPS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE.
03:22:54 TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS INVESTING IN PEOPLE
03:22:56 AND COMMUNITY BASED SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF PRIORITIZING FUNDING
03:22:59 FOR DOWNTOWN'S INTERESTS AND OTHER THINGS.
03:23:01 WE NEED TO INVEST IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS OUR COMMUNITY
03:23:05 DESERVES AND NEED. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
03:23:06 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:23:12 >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANTHONY FREEMAN.
03:23:16 I'M HERE WITH DISTRICT 11 TO DEMAND PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN
03:23:20 FRANCISCO SERVICES. >> I PROMISE UNIVERSAL HEALTH
03:23:24 CARE AND TRULY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND TO KEEP THE YOUTH
03:23:28 AND SENIOR HEALTH CLINICS OPEN. RESTORE CUTS TO HEALTH CARE.
03:23:32 STOP NURSES LAYOFFS AND TRULY FIND THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
03:23:39 THAT SUPPORTS RECOVERY, TRANS RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY CARE.
03:23:42 FIND THE MONEY. RESTORE THE CUTS.
03:23:44 THIS IS OUR SERVICES GO AND WE WILL BE BACK TO SEE YOUR
03:23:48 CHOICES AND HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE.
03:23:51 WE ARE SAN FRANCISCO FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE'S
03:23:55 BUDGETS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:23:59 >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:24:02 >> MY NAME IS LILA. I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE AND I'M
03:24:07 HERE WITH PODER MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION.
03:24:10 TODAY I'M ADVOCATING FOR SAN FRANCISCO TO KEEP ITS PROMISE
03:24:13 AND USE THIS BUDGET TO KEEP AS A SANCTUARY CITY.
03:24:16 WE ASK THAT EVERY CUT TO IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES RAPID
03:24:18 RESPONSE NETWORKS AND SAFETY NET ORGANIZATIONS OUR IMMIGRANT
03:24:21 COMMUNITY MEMBERS RELY ON TO BE RESTORED.
03:24:25 WE DEMAND THAT THE CITY PRIORITIZES PROTECTING
03:24:26 AND INVESTING IN THE PEOPLE AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THE
03:24:29 BACKBONE OF SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY'S
03:24:33 BUDGET BE PUT TOWARDS SUPPORTING ITS RESIDENTS, NOT
03:24:34 TAKING AWAY THE SERVICES THAT THEY DEPEND ON TO KEEP THEIR
03:24:37 FAMILIES AND LIVES INTACT. >> IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND THEIR
03:24:41 CHILDREN DESERVE TO THRIVE AND DESERVE TO LIVE WITHOUT
03:24:44 FEAR THAT THEIR COMMUNITIES WILL BE DESTROYED BECAUSE WE
03:24:45 DISINVESTED IN THEM. >> PLEASE KEEP YOUR PROMISE
03:24:48 FUND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND PROTECT AND RESTORE THE
03:24:49 SERVICES OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND LOVED ONES CAN LIVE WITHOUT
03:24:52 FEAR AND PROSPER. >> THANK YOU LEILA, FOR YOUR
03:24:53 COMMENTS THAT SERVE THE NEXT SPEAKER.
03:24:54 PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.
03:24:58 SO HI MY NAME IS SCOTT. I LIVE IN DISTRICT TEN AND I'M
03:25:03 HERE WITH BOTH THEIR MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
03:25:06 I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE.
03:25:09 THE REASONING WHY I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH
03:25:13 CARE IS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS LITTLE A GUY ON A BICYCLE GOT
03:25:15 HIT BY A CAR OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.
03:25:17 HE WAS BLEEDING FROM HIS HEAD AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
03:25:20 HIS REASONING FOR REFUSING MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS BECAUSE
03:25:22 HE DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE.
03:25:25 THIS MAN PREFERRED TO WALK AWAY WITH THE HEAD WOUND BECAUSE HE
03:25:27 DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE.
03:25:28 >> CAN ANY OF YOU GUYS IMAGINE HAVING TO WEIGH THE PROS
03:25:32 AND CONS WITH YOUR LIFE? BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE TO
03:25:33 WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS WITH THEIR LIFE NOT ONLY THEIRS BUT
03:25:36 THEIR KIDS TOO. WHICH BRINGS UP THE QUESTION
03:25:39 WHY DO WE HAVE TO WEIGH OUR PROS AND CONS WITH OUR LIVES TO
03:25:41 BEGIN WITH? >> CAN ANY OF YOU GUYS ANSWER
03:25:44 THAT? >> YOU HAVE A MINUTE SO YOU
03:25:49 HAVE 13 SECONDS LEFT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
03:25:51 COMMENTS. JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY.
03:25:54 THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE
03:25:55 COMMITTEE BUT THE COMMITTEE IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY
03:25:58 QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. LET'S HEAR FROM THE NEXT BIG
03:25:59 PLEASE. >> HI SUPERVISORS.
03:26:01 MY NAME IS MELANIE RAMIREZ. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO
03:26:04 ARE LISTENING TO ME. I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 11.
03:26:07 I'M HERE WITH BOTH THEIR MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
03:26:09 COALITION. I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH
03:26:12 SERVICES. I'M A PRODUCT OF MY COMMUNITY,
03:26:13 A PRODUCT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORTED ME
03:26:17 SINCE I WAS A TEEN AT BURNING HIGH SCHOOL.
03:26:20 NOW I'M A FREE CITY RECIPIENT. YOUTH PROGRAMING IS VITAL FOR
03:26:23 YOUTH IN SAN FRANCISCO. I AM AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT
03:26:25 INVESTING IN YOUR LEADERS OF TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE.
03:26:28 ORGANIZATIONS LIKE GOOD SAMARITAN LITERACY FOR
03:26:31 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SUCH AS SPORTS PROGRAMS LIKE DREW
03:26:32 MASSIVE BORE THERE ARE THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
03:26:36 >> THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY TO ME .
03:26:39 >> THE CITY CAN DIVEST FROM PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TO KEEP
03:26:40 COMMUNITIES STABLE. INVEST IN FREE CITY.
03:26:43 INVEST IN FREE YOUTH CLINICS. INVEST IN YOUR YOUTH.
03:26:47 WE WILL STAND UP FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN DANGER OF CLOSING
03:26:48 INCLUDING HOMIE AND EXCELSIOR WORKS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES
03:26:51 THAT HAVE LIFTED THE COMMUNITY UP.
03:26:55 >> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:26:56 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HELLO SUPERVISORS.
03:27:02 HI MY NAME IS ALEXA AND I ALSO LIVE.
03:27:03 I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE BUT I ALSO WORK AND STUDY IN DISTRICT
03:27:07 11. I AM HERE WITH FOR THAT A PART
03:27:11 OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION AND I AM HERE TO
03:27:14 ADVOCATE FOR FREE CITY COLLEGE. >> I HEAVILY RELY ON FREE CITY
03:27:18 BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD MAKING IT HARD
03:27:21 FOR ME FOR MY FAMILY TO ACTUALLY TO AFFORD LIKE ACTUAL
03:27:25 SCHOOL TUITION AND MANY CAN RELATE WITH MY SITUATION IF NOT
03:27:36 THEY HAVE OTHER SITUATION. THEY COULD HAVE OTHER LIFE
03:27:37 SITUATIONS. I BELIEVE AND YOU SHOULD TOO.
03:27:40 THE HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE FOR EVERYONE.
03:27:43 I BELIEVE THAT CITY COLLEGE IS A FRESH START FOR MANY PEOPLE
03:27:47 IN MANY WALKS OF LIFE. MANY PEOPLE RELY ON FREE CITY
03:27:51 BECAUSE NOT MANY CAN AFFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY
03:27:55 HAVE OTHER STUFF HAPPENING IN THEIR LIVES.
03:27:56 FREE CITY GIVES MANY STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT FEEL
03:28:00 BURDENED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT STILL STAY.
03:28:03 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:28:05 PLEASE. >> HI.
03:28:11 MY NAME IS KAROLINA AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE AND I WORK
03:28:13 IN DISTRICT 11. AND AND I'M HERE WITH BULLARD
03:28:19 AND A MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION.
03:28:20 >> AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CUT TO NONPROFIT SERVICES
03:28:23 AND FOR THE LAYOFFS BEING DONE TO CITY AND NONPROFIT WORKERS.
03:28:27 THERE ARE OVER 7000 NONPROFIT SERVICES THAT HELP AND SUPPORT
03:28:30 THE CITY PEOPLE THE CITY'S PEOPLE IN VARIOUS WAYS.
03:28:34 AND BY CUTTING THESE RESOURCES IT'S LIKE CUTTING A LIFELINE TO
03:28:37 THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO USE THESE SERVICES EVERY DAY TO
03:28:41 SURVIVE. PART OF WHAT MAKES THESE
03:28:42 SERVICES SO POWERFUL ARE THE TEAMS THAT ARE ACTIVELY WORKING
03:28:45 BEHIND THEM. AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED
03:28:48 IN NONPROFITS LIKE THE WOMEN'S BUILDING THAT BOYLE AND BLAIR,
03:28:52 IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE HAVE MORE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, NOT
03:28:53 LESS. SO PART OF WHY I'VE STAYED SO
03:28:56 CONSISTENT IN NONPROFIT WORK IS BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH IT'S NEEDED
03:28:59 AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR BASIC RESOURCES EVERY DAY.
03:29:03 SO THEREFORE I ASK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO TAKE
03:29:05 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE PROMISE YOU MADE TO THE PEOPLE YOU
03:29:08 SERVE AND THINK ABOUT THE CITY YOU'RE LEAVING FOR THE AREA.
03:29:11 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:29:12 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
03:29:18 >> PLEASE COME FORWARD. MY NAME IS JUAN AND I LIVE
03:29:22 IN DISTRICT 11. I'M HERE WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF
03:29:26 THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION. I'M HERE TO ECHO WHAT OUR
03:29:29 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE HERE TO SAY.
03:29:32 TODAY WE ASK YOU TO FIND THE MONEY TO RESTORE THE CUT
03:29:34 SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET. YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH.
03:29:39 >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE HI, MY NAME IS MCSALLY MARTINEZ
03:29:46 AND I WORK IN DISTRICT 11. I'M HERE WITH BOTH THEIR MEMBER
03:29:50 OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION SAN FRANCISCO PRIDES
03:29:55 ITSELF ON DEFENDING AND PROTECTING LATINA ASIAN
03:29:56 PACIFIC ISLANDER, FILIPINO, BLACK INDIGENOUS AND OTHER
03:29:59 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. HOWEVER, THE PROPOSED CUTS TO
03:30:02 THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET INCLUDING HOUSING, EDUCATION, CLINICAL
03:30:06 AND DISABILITY SERVICES UNDERMINE THAT COMMITMENT.
03:30:09 THESE CUTS DISREGARD THE NEEDS AND REALITIES OF COMMUNITIES
03:30:13 THAT RELY ON THESE CRITICAL RESOURCES.
03:30:14 MEANWHILE, THE S.F. PD CONTINUES TO RECEIVE MASSIVE
03:30:17 OVERTIME BUDGETS THAT YOU KNOW WILL BE OVERSPENT.
03:30:21 THESE PRIORITIES ARE INCONSISTENT REDUCING CRITICAL
03:30:24 SERVICES WHILE INCREASING ENFORCEMENT FUNDING DIRECTLY
03:30:26 HARMS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND CONTRADICTS CITY VALUES.
03:30:29 I URGE YOU TO RESTORE ALL PROPOSED CUTS TO THE SOCIAL
03:30:33 SAFETY NET AND FUND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES
03:30:37 THAT BUILT S.F. AND KEEP THIS CITY THRIVING.
03:30:38 >> THANK YOU NIXON MARTINEZ FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:30:41 >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HI, MY NAME IS GUY THREE
03:30:48 AND I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 11 AND HERE WITH PODER A MEMBER
03:30:51 OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION.
03:30:54 I'M STANDING HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE EXECUTION OF SAN
03:30:55 FRANCISCO'S PROMISES AS A SANCTUARY CITY.
03:30:58 THERE'S BEEN A FEW TOO MANY CASES IN WHICH OUR LOCAL POLICE
03:31:02 AND PROTECTION AGENCIES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BLUR THE LINES OF
03:31:05 THESE AGREEMENTS AND CONTINUING TO UNNECESSARILY OVER FUND THEM
03:31:09 IS NOT A SOLUTION. >> KEEPING OUR PROMISES MEANS
03:31:10 RESTORING ALL CUTS TO IMMIGRANT SERVICES AND FULLY FUNDING
03:31:14 IMMIGRANT LAW SERVICES HOTLINES ,RESPONSE NETWORKS AND OTHER
03:31:17 ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HOMIE AND EXCELSIOR WORKS THAT
03:31:20 IMMIGRANTS RELY ON. >> YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO SO
03:31:24 AND TO CHANGE YOUR ACTIONS TO USE THE COMMUNITY'S MONEY
03:31:25 SUPPORTIVELY INSTEAD OF WASTING IT ON THINGS SUCH AS FLOCK
03:31:28 SAFETY, THE RESET CENTER AND ESPECIALLY THE MASSIVE
03:31:32 SHERIFF'S AND SFPD OVERTIME BUDGETS THAT YOU ARE WELL AWARE
03:31:33 THEY WILL OVERSPEND. >> FIND THE MONEY, RESTORE THE
03:31:36 CUTS AND SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT ELECTED YOU.
03:31:38 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:31:40 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE OR LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WILL BE
03:31:47 RELEASED. >> WRITTEN WAIVERS BECAUSE MORE
03:32:17 INTIMATELY. >> HELLO MY NAME IS EVETTE
03:32:28 AND I LIVE IN THE DISTRICT NINE AND I'M PART OF THE POOR THERE
03:32:31 AND I REPRESENT THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHERE
03:32:38 THAT WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH AND THE COMMUNITY
03:32:42 COLLEGE BECAUSE EDUCATION HAS HAD A LOT OF CUTS AND OUR
03:32:46 SCHOOL AND OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT
03:32:50 TEACH ENGLISH SO WE ASK YOU NOT TO DO ANY MORE CUTS AND GIVE
03:32:54 THEM MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN. THANK YOU THAT FROM YOUR
03:33:00 COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:33:01 PLEASE OR LET ME KNOW JONATHAN ESTRELLA KEEP YOUR PARTY ANY
03:33:08 FOR THERE BUT I WILL RUN FOR CITY COLLEGE OF THIS MEDIOCRE
03:33:12 PROFOUND NO AND STAYING FOR END OF MY BENEFITS IN PARIS CITY
03:33:17 COLLEGE OF BINGO AND THE CALL NAPPERS AND LIKE I SAID GOING
03:33:24 TO KICK OUR GAME OF POLICY NO BENEFITS FOR CITY COLLEGE I CAN
03:33:26 GET IN GUATEMALA CITY COLLEGE GUARANTEE SO YOU'RE CALLING US
03:33:30 TO ENTER CITY COLLEGE AND STILL KEEP OUR PATROL?
03:33:31 APOSTOLOU YES TO THE INTENSE KIND OF IS THAT OKAY FOR LIBYA
03:33:42 AND ALSO LAST FOR TWO REASONS. LET ME JUST LEVEL IS HI MY NAME
03:33:48 IS JONATHAN MY FIRST LANGUAGE IS SPANISH AND I'M HERE ON
03:33:52 BEHALF OF THERE I LIVE IN DISTRICT 11 AND I CAME HERE
03:33:56 TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF GREATEST CITY COLLEGE AND I ASK THAT
03:34:00 EACH PERSON ARE FREE CITY COLLEGE MISSOURI AND THAT EACH
03:34:04 PERSON THAT IS HERE TO DEFEND SPEAK FOR THE BENEFITS FOR CITY
03:34:10 COLLEGE SINCE THEY WANT TO CUT FREE CITY COLLEGE AND I'M A
03:34:15 YOUNG STUDENT AT CITY COLLEGE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
03:34:19 EVERYONE ALL THE STUDENTS FROM CITY COLLEGE AND I REPRESENT
03:34:22 ALL THE PEOPLE THAT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS COULDN'T BE
03:34:23 HERE AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT OUR
03:34:27 DREAMS AND NOT CUT THEM. >> THANK YOU.
03:34:30 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:34:33 >> HELLO SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS ANASTASIA AND I'M A
03:34:37 RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT AND I GO TO SCHOOL IN DISTRICT
03:34:40 11 AND JUNE JORDAN SCHOOL FOR EQUITY AND I'M HERE WITH PONDER
03:34:44 AND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION.
03:34:45 PLEASE PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GENDER BASED JUSTICE.
03:34:49 WE WANT YOU TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR WOMEN AND GENDER BASED
03:34:52 JUSTICE PROGRAMS FULLY FUND SERVICES SURVIVORS RELY ON
03:34:56 AND PROTECT THE SAFETY NET THEIR VICTIMS DESERVE.
03:35:01 WE NEED THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET NOW.
03:35:02 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
03:35:05 COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:35:06 PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
03:35:08 MY NAME IS JJ PAYNE. I'M A BORN AND RAISED IN SAN
03:35:12 FRANCISCO AND I'M AN I LIVE IN DISTRICT 11.
03:35:16 I'M WITH THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION TO URGE THIS
03:35:19 BILLIONAIRE MAYOR AS A PROUD SANCTUARY CITY WE NEED YOU TO
03:35:23 RESTORE EVERY CUR TO IMMIGRANTS AND FULLY FUND OUR IMMIGRATION
03:35:27 LEGAL SERVICES RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK AND THE SAFETY NET OUR
03:35:28 IMMIGRANTS RELY ON. >> WE NEED YOU TO RESTORE EVERY
03:35:34 KID'S OR OUR SENIOR IN DISABILITY SERVICES
03:35:38 AND EVERY KID TO THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AND FULLY FUNDS THE
03:35:41 COMMUNITIES THAT BILL HAS SERVED AND KEEP OUR
03:35:42 NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVING. SAN FRANCISCO PROMISES A FREE
03:35:45 CITY COLLEGE. WE NEED YOU TO FULLY FUND SAN
03:35:49 FRANCISCO'S PROMISE OF ACCESSIBLE HIGHER EDUCATION NOW
03:35:52 AND FOREVER. NO LAYOFFS FOR NONPROFIT
03:35:53 AND CITY WORKERS SUPPORT EVERY WORKER AND LIVE IN FUN LIVING
03:35:57 WAGES. THIS INCLUDES RESTORING EVERY
03:36:00 CUT TO DOMESTIC WORKERS AND WORKERS RIGHTS PROGRAMS TO
03:36:04 FIND THE MONEY, RESTORE THE CUTS, FIGHT WITH THIS FOR A
03:36:06 PEOPLE'S BUDGET. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:36:09 LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER FOR THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
03:36:16 WE DEMAND RESTORE EVERY CUT TO THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AND FULLY
03:36:21 FUND THE COMMUNITIES THAT KEEP OUR SAN FRANCISCO ALIVE.
03:36:23 >> RESTORE FREE CITY NOW AND FULLY FUND SAN FRANCISCO'S
03:36:25 PROMISE OF ACCESSIBLE HIGHER EDUCATION NOW AND FOREVER
03:36:28 AND UNDO EVERY CUT TO S.F. ENVIRONMENT AND THE CLIMATE
03:36:32 ACTION PLAN BECAUSE WE WANT TO THRIVE, NOT SURVIVE.
03:36:36 >> AND FOR OUR WORKERS WHO SERVE S.F. DAILY NO LAYOFFS FOR
03:36:39 THE CITY OR NONPROFIT WORKERS RESTORE EVERY CUT TO DOMESTIC
03:36:40 WORKERS AND WORKERS RIGHTS PROGRAMS FULLY FUND THE COST OF
03:36:44 DOING BUSINESS AND A LIVING WAGE FOR SAN FRANCISCO WORKERS
03:36:48 WHO ARE POWERING OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY, BY THE WAY.
03:36:51 AND DON'T FORGET TO RESTORE EVERY CUT TO IMMIGRANTS
03:36:54 AND FULLY FUND OUR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES RAPID RESPONSE
03:36:58 NETWORK AND THE SAFETY NET ORGANIZATIONS ARE IMMIGRANTS
03:36:59 RELY UPON BECAUSE SAN FRANCISCO COULDN'T SURVIVE A DAY WITHOUT
03:37:03 AN IMMIGRANT. >> YOUR JOB AS SUPERVISORS IS
03:37:07 TO REPRESENT US SO PLEASE TAKE EVERYTHING WE'VE SAID INTO
03:37:08 CONSIDERATION BECAUSE AGAIN THIS IS A PEOPLE CITY AND A
03:37:10 PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND IF YOU MAKE THE PEOPLE FEEL OTHERWISE I
03:37:14 ASSURE YOU WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE CITY GETS WHAT THEY
03:37:17 WANT OR NEED. >> SORRY YOUR PLACE THERE
03:37:21 AND AGAINST YOUR BUDGET. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
03:37:23 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISORS.
03:37:28 MY NAME IS ALAN TELLO. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 11
03:37:32 AND I'M HERE WITH BOTH THEIR FIVE ELEMENT AND THE PEOPLE'S
03:37:35 BUDGET COALITION. I GAVE MY FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT
03:37:38 WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD TEN YEARS AGO EVERY YEAR SINCE
03:37:41 WE'VE HAD TO COME BACK AND FIGHT FOR OUR PROGRAMS TO
03:37:42 CONTINUE EXISTING OFTEN LEFT COMPETING FOR SCRAPS.
03:37:45 I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S NOT COMMON SENSE FOR THE MAYOR TO
03:37:48 WANT TO FUND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES, LOWER
03:37:50 CRIME AND MAKE SURE SAN FRANCISCO REMAINS A THRIVING
03:37:53 CITY. AS SUPERVISORS YOU REPRESENT
03:37:54 THE PEOPLE AND TODAY YOU'LL HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR WHAT THE
03:37:57 PEOPLE WANT. WE WANT FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS
03:38:00 LIKE, A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS SOME OF
03:38:01 OUR MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH WHO'VE EXPERIENCED CUTS EVERY
03:38:04 BUDGET CYCLE SINCE 2023. WE WANT YOU TO RESTORE CUTS TO
03:38:07 HEALTH CARE, STOP NURSE LAYOFFS AND FULLY FUND THE WORKFORCE
03:38:10 THAT PROVIDE RECOVERY SERVICES, TRANS HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY
03:38:12 CARE BUDGETS ARE CHOICES AND YOU HAVE CHOICES.
03:38:15 YOU FOUND MONEY FOR BLOATED, BLOATED POLICE AND SHERIFF
03:38:20 OVERTIME BUDGETS AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WILL
03:38:23 BE OVERSPENT. STOP BALANCING THE BUDGET ON
03:38:27 THE BACKS OF OUR YOUTH, OUR ELDERS, DISABLED PEOPLE,
03:38:28 PEOPLE AND WORKING FAMILIES FIND OUR MONEY COMING IN TO
03:38:31 PEOPLE'S BUDGET NOW THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE EVERYONE THANK
03:38:37 YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND PARTICIPATING IN THE
03:38:41 PROCESS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
03:38:42 AND GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COMMITTEE.
03:38:44 WE DO NEED TO HEAR FROM EACH SPEAKER SO DO NOT INTERRUPT THE
03:38:46 PROCEEDINGS ANY LONGER WITH APPLAUSE OR DURING PLEASE FIND
03:38:49 SOME SILENT WAY TO SUPPORT THE SPEAKER AND WE CAN CONTINUE
03:38:52 MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE TO HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE
03:38:54 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GET PUBLIC COMMENT.
03:38:57 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE SHOUT OUT TO THE YOUTH THE I KNOW I
03:39:01 KNOW YOU JUST TOLD US THAT I HAD TO JUST SHOUT OUT THE YOUTH
03:39:04 . HI MY NAME IS ALONDRA AND I
03:39:05 LIVE AND WORK IN SOUTHEAST FRANCISCO.
03:39:08 I'M HERE WITH BOTH THEIR IN THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION
03:39:09 ADVOCATING FOR A BUDGET THAT REFLECTS A FRISCO THAT
03:39:12 PRIORITIZES THE PEOPLE THEY SHAPE THE CITY THAT WE ALL LIVE
03:39:16 IN. >> I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO ALL
03:39:19 THE YOUTH HERE PRESENT AND TAKING THEIR TIME TO PLEAD
03:39:22 WITH YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, THESE DECISIONS THAT YOU
03:39:27 GUYS HAVE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS WILL IMPACT THE
03:39:31 CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND WE'RE ASKING
03:39:32 YOU GUYS TO PLEASE DO NOT BE COMPLICIT TO THE PREDATORY
03:39:36 CAPITALISTIC WAYS OF THE MAYOR AND HIS BILLIONAIRE
03:39:39 BUDDIES. >> WE VOTED YEA IN OFFICE.
03:39:43 >> WE HAVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS RIGHT HERE AND YOU
03:39:46 HAVE THE POWER TO BE WITH US, RIGHT?
03:39:47 AND SO I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU TO RESTORE ALL THE CUTS TO OUR
03:39:51 SCHOOLS LANGUAGE ACCESS, LEGAL SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, YOUTH
03:39:55 PROGRAMS IN THE WORKFORCE AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY STRONG
03:39:58 AND RESILIENT. SO BE A PART OF THE FIRST
03:40:01 SCHOOL WHERE YOU'RE TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU TO THE NEXT
03:40:02 SPEAKER PLEASE. >> WHO'S NEXT?
03:40:14 ALL RIGHT. >> WELL, YOU MAY BEGIN.
03:40:16 OKAY. HI, EVERYONE.
03:40:19 MY NAME IS ELISA FLORES. I'M A REP WITH IFP T LOCAL 21.
03:40:23 I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF JEANETTE LONG TEN, A SENIOR
03:40:24 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE COUNSELOR FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO HEALTH
03:40:28 SERVICE SYSTEM WHO RECEIVED A LAYOFF NOTICE ON APRIL 6TH.
03:40:31 >> YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SAVE A PROGRAM AND TWO CITY JOBS THAT
03:40:35 BENEFIT THOUSANDS OF CITY EMPLOYEES.
03:40:36 THE SERVICES PROVIDED CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OR REPLACED BY AN
03:40:39 EXTERNAL VENDOR. NOW YOUR VALUABLE SERVICES WILL
03:40:42 BE LOST FOREVER. LET US DO OUR JOB OF SERVING
03:40:46 THOSE WHO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
03:40:49 DO THE RIGHT THING SHOW THE DEDICATED HARDWORKING WORKFORCE
03:40:51 OF S.F. THAT YOU CARE. KEEP THE INTERNAL EMPLOYEE
03:40:54 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BY ENSURING ITS FUNDING NOW AND INTO THE
03:40:58 FUTURE. >> THANK YOU.
03:40:58 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:41:04 ADRIENNE IN SUPERVISORS I'M JIM LY 12 YEARS WITH PUBLIC WORKS
03:41:06 AS AN ENGINEER. BEFORE THAT I MANAGE A PRIVATE
03:41:09 TESTING LAB OUTSOURCING TESTING LABS JOB TO OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS
03:41:15 . IT WOULD BE A BAD IDEA FOR
03:41:16 CITY. SEVERAL REASONS IS THAT INSTEAD
03:41:17 OF A CITY HISTORY AND EXPERTISE WITH OUR STAFF WE'LL BE
03:41:23 OUTSOURCING THAT TO A COMPANY THAT THAT'S HOLD ONLY TO THE
03:41:27 LINE AND IT WILL BE TREATED AS A CONTRA OBLIGATION.
03:41:31 SO WE WANT TO KEEP THE PATROLS ESCALATE AND SOUTH THANK YOU.
03:41:34 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:41:38 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JOSEPHINE WANG.
03:41:42 I'VE BEEN WITH THE MATERIALS TESTING LAB FOR THE LAST TEN
03:41:45 YEARS THE SAN FRANCISCO MATERIALS TESTING LAB HAS
03:41:48 SERVED THE CITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
03:41:49 A KEY POINT OF EMPHASIS IS NOT ONLY OUR FLEXIBILITY
03:41:54 AND RESPONSIVENESS IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE CAN PERFORM
03:41:57 TESTING THE SAME DAY WHEN CALLS COME IN THAT MORNING.
03:41:58 IT'S THE FLUIDITY OF OUR SERVICES.
03:42:01 WE CAN PIVOT IMMEDIATELY AT THE JOB SITE, WE CAN ADD OR MODIFY
03:42:05 TEST CONDITIONS CHANGE AT THE SITE WHILE WE'RE TAKING A TEST.
03:42:09 THEY COULD CHANGE IT AT THAT MOMENT.
03:42:12 WE DO THIS WITHOUT CONTRACTS, CHANGE ORDERS, DELAYS OR ADDED
03:42:16 FEES. RELIABLE TIMELY TESTS KEEP
03:42:17 PROJECTS MOVING AND PROTECTS PUBLIC SAFETY.
03:42:20 I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PLEASE VOTE NO ON
03:42:24 PROPOSITION J AND PRESERVE THIS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE.
03:42:28 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:42:29 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
03:42:32 MY NAME IS SHAWN STOKES MCMANUS I AM AND HERE I AM A MATERIALS
03:42:37 TESTING TECHNICIAN AT THE SAN FRANCISCO MATERIALS TESTING
03:42:39 LAB. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK THE BOARD
03:42:41 OF SUPERVISORS TO CONTINUE TO FIND THE FUNDING FOR THE CITY
03:42:44 TESTING LAB. MY JOB IS ENSURING THAT THE
03:42:48 MATERIALS ON EACH PROJECT ARE MEETING THE STANDARDS SET BY
03:42:49 THE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERS. I WORK FOR THE CITY.
03:42:52 EVERYONE AT THE LAB WORKS FOR THE CITY.
03:42:56 THE TESTING LAB HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY WORKING FOR THE
03:42:59 CITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS. >> I ASK THAT THE BOARD OF
03:43:03 SUPERVISORS KEEP CITY JOBS AND NOT OUTSOURCE THE LAB.
03:43:06 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:43:09 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
03:43:13 MY NAME IS FRANCIS. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 19
03:43:17 YEARS AND OVER THERE USED THE MATURE TESTING LAB HAS BEEN
03:43:20 PROVIDING QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICE FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS
03:43:25 JOB NOW NOT JUST DEEP DPW ALSO YOU SEE MTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
03:43:32 FIRE DEPARTMENT WE ARE PART OF THE TEAM THAT SERVE THE CITY OF
03:43:36 SAN FRANCISCO. >> PLEASE KEEP THE LAB IN THE
03:43:40 CITY. THANK YOU.
03:43:42 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE AN
03:43:44 IDEA ACCOMMODATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COME FORWARD TO
03:43:47 THE MICROPHONE AT THIS TIME AND THEN WE'LL RESUME THE LINE
03:43:54 . PLEASE BEGIN.
03:43:57 >> MY NAME IS EMILY AND I'M HERE AS A RESIDENT OF SAN
03:44:02 FRANCISCO, A MEMBER OF SURGE AND AS A PERSON LIVING WITH A
03:44:06 DISABILITY TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN FRANCISCO I URGE
03:44:10 THE CITY TO RESTORE EVERY CUT TO AGING SENIOR AND DISABILITY
03:44:17 SERVICES AND FULLY FUND THE PROMISE OF THE DIGNITY FUND AS
03:44:22 OUR AGING POPULATION GROWS. >> AS A PERSON LIVING WITH A
03:44:26 DISABILITY I KNOW HOW QUICKLY LIFE CAN CHANGE AND HOW
03:44:29 ESSENTIAL A STRONG SAFETY NET IS.
03:44:33 THESE SERVICES ARE THAT NET FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
03:44:37 AS A PERSON WITH PRIVILEGE I'M HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH AGING
03:44:41 SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO NOT ONLY
03:44:45 DEPEND ON THESE SERVICES BUT COULD FACE A LIFE THREATENING
03:44:49 SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THESE
03:44:53 SERVICES THEY DESERVE THE CITY'S FULL COMMITMENT AND NO
03:44:57 LESS. >> PLEASE SAVE THESE SERVICES.
03:45:00 >> DON'T CUT THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
03:45:01 THANK YOU. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:45:03 PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS.
03:45:14 MY NAME IS DANIEL TAN AND I'M AN ASSISTANT ENGINEER WITH THE
03:45:18 MATERIALS TESTING LAB. I WANTED TO SHARE ONE EXAMPLE
03:45:20 OF HOW WE PROTECT AGAINST CONSTRUCTION, COMPROMISE
03:45:24 AND FISCAL COMPROMISE FOR OUR CITY.
03:45:27 ON OUR CITY PROJECTS AND ULTIMATELY SERVE THE PEOPLE
03:45:29 OF SAN FRANCISCO AT THE NEW PARK RESEARCH SUBDIVISION A
03:45:32 PAVEMENT RENOVATION THERE WERE LOCATIONS WHERE THE NEWLY
03:45:36 INSTALLED PAVEMENT WAS PREMATURELY CRACKING.
03:45:39 THE CONTRACTOR HAD A PRIVATE LAB TESTED AND THEY INDICATED
03:45:43 THERE WERE NO ISSUES. >> HOWEVER, WHEN OUR DPW LAB
03:45:47 WENT OUT THERE WE VERIFIED THE MATERIAL WAS FAILING.
03:45:50 SO WHAT HAPPENED? THE CONTRACTOR SAMPLED FROM
03:45:52 LOCATIONS WHERE THE MATERIAL WAS GOOD.
03:45:55 WE TESTED THE LOCATIONS WHERE THERE WERE ACTUALLY ISSUES.
03:45:58 THE REALITY IS IS THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS.
03:46:02 ANY LOSS OF PRODUCTION WHEN YOU USE PRIVATE LABS SO PLEASE KEEP
03:46:06 OUR DPW MATERIALS TESTING LAB. THANK YOU.
03:46:10 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:46:14 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS WALLACE LEE.
03:46:17 I WORK FOR PUBLIC WORKS. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 30
03:46:21 ALMOST 35 YEARS APPROACHING 35 YEARS AS A DESIGNER ENGINEER
03:46:25 AND I AM CURRENTLY A SENIOR ENGINEER AND A LOT OF MY WORK
03:46:30 AND MY DESIGNS AND MY COLLEAGUES ENGINEERING DESIGNS
03:46:33 DEPEND ON THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THESE OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE
03:46:36 AT MATERIALS TESTING LAB. >> THEY ENSURE THAT OUR SPECS
03:46:41 ARE DESIGNS ARE FULFILLED ACCORDINGLY TO WHAT WE SPECIFY
03:46:45 FOR AND LASTING. ALL WE WANT IS TO HAVE
03:46:49 CONTRACTING OUT FROM PRIVATE PRIVATIZATIONS THAT CAN SKEW
03:46:53 TEST RESULTS THAT FAVOR THEM. SUCH AS?
03:46:57 SUCH AS THE AKRON DRINKING WATER CRISIS AS WELL AS THE
03:47:01 HUNDREDS POINT SOURCE TESTING CRISIS.
03:47:05 SO I URGE YOU TO MAINTAIN OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM FOR THE
03:47:09 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
03:47:12 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO
03:47:14 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE SUPERVISORS.
03:47:21 GOOD AFTERNOON BIANCA PAULA VINO PRESIDENT OF PIZZA EAT
03:47:24 LOCAL 21 DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT. THESE BUDGET CUTS HARM EVERYONE
03:47:27 AND LOCAL 21 HAS ALREADY LOST 30 MEMBERS AND THE PROPOSED
03:47:31 LAYOFFS FOR THE MATERIALS TESTING LAB AND EMPLOYEE
03:47:35 ASSISTANCE COUNSELORS ARE VALUABLE SERVICES THAT HELP
03:47:38 MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES CARRY OUT THEIR
03:47:39 ESSENTIAL WORK. THE CITY SHOULD NOT CONTRACT
03:47:43 OUT THIS IMPORTANT WORK FURTHER, WE SUPPORT A LIVING
03:47:46 WAGE FOR EVERY SINGLE SAN FRANCISCO WORKER WHO IS
03:47:49 POWERING OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND WE STAND IN UNWAVERING
03:47:53 SOLIDARITY TODAY WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON FIGHTING TO
03:47:57 RESTORE EVERY CUT TO THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO FUND THE
03:48:01 COMMUNITIES THAT KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVING.
03:48:02 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
03:48:05 TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> SUPERVISOR WALTON AND SULTAN
03:48:19 AND VICE CHAIR DORSEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
03:48:23 I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW YOU CAN MAKE THAT WITH SO MANY GOOD
03:48:28 REQUESTS. I REPRESENT THE SAN FRANCISCO
03:48:31 COLLABORATIVE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE 70 AGENCIES
03:48:35 AND ORGANIZATIONS SINCE INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT
03:48:40 MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP AND WE ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE TO MAKE UP
03:48:47 FOR FUNDING FOR OUR HOTLINE THE CRISIS LINE OR HUMAN
03:48:55 TRAFFICKING SERVES ALL THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY.
03:48:58 I BRING HERE OUR STUDENT ALLIANCE.
03:48:59 THEY WILL SPEAK AND I WILL GIVE THEM THE FLOOR AND I BRING OUR
03:49:06 ASK IN WRITING FOR ALL OF YOU AND WILL LEAVE THE THANK YOU SO
03:49:10 MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. >> THANK YOU.
03:49:11 YOU CAN LEAVE THOSE BINDERS UP FRONT AND I'LL GRAB THEM IN A
03:49:15 MOMENT ONCE THE FIRST SPEAKER BEGINS.
03:49:17 >> HI SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS EMILY GORSKI.
03:49:21 I'M A RECENT GRADUATE OF LAW HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM THE
03:49:23 CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST
03:49:26 HUMAN TRAFFICKING STUDENT ALLIANCE.
03:49:29 I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST FOR THE CITY FUNDING OF A 24
03:49:32 SEVEN CRISIS LINE FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
03:49:33 AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE OVERALL FUNDING OF ANTI GENDER
03:49:37 BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
03:49:40 OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REACH OUT TO THE
03:49:44 COMMUNITY FOR HELP ANNUALLY. MANY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS
03:49:45 ARE AMONG THE ONES WHO FALL PREY TO TRAFFICKERS AND THOSE
03:49:49 TRAFFICKERS TEND TO BE PEOPLE THAT THE VICTIMS KNOW
03:49:52 THEMSELVES. >> THE 24 SEVEN CRISIS LINE
03:49:55 SERVICES PROVIDE SUCH NETWORKS AND CONNECT VICTIMS WITH A
03:49:59 CARING COMMUNITY OF ADVOCATES, PROFESSIONALS AND LAW
03:50:00 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ASSISTING SURVIVORS TRAPPED IN MODERN DAY
03:50:04 SLAVERY TO FIND APPROPRIATE LOCAL RESOURCES.
03:50:07 PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS GREATLY NEEDED RESOURCE TO
03:50:08 LAPSE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
03:50:12 THANK YOU EMILY FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER
03:50:14 PLEASE. MY NAME IS ALI GOLDBERG AND I'M
03:50:15 A STUDENT LIKE YOU HEAL A SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE
03:50:19 STUDENT ALLIANCE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST
03:50:22 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TODAY I URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
03:50:24 THE VITAL WORK BEING DONE IN S.F. AGAINST GENDER BASED
03:50:27 VIOLENCE INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT
03:50:30 AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF GENDER
03:50:34 BASED VIOLENCE REACH OUT FOR HELP ANNUALLY.
03:50:37 OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE
03:50:38 SURVIVORS HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES SHELTERS, LEGAL AID,
03:50:45 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CRISIS SUPPORT
03:50:47 AND COUNSELING. >> YOUR VITAL SUPPORT IS
03:50:50 REQUIRED FOR THIS CRITICAL WORK TO CONTINUE.
03:50:53 WE ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INADEQUATE FUNDING
03:50:57 TOWARDS THE 24 SEVEN CRISIS LINE FOR THE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN
03:50:58 TRAFFICKING. >> I'M A SECOND GENERATION
03:51:02 IMMIGRANT. 76% OF ADVOCATES REPORT THAT
03:51:04 IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS FEAR CONTACTING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
03:51:08 REPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
03:51:09 MAKING CRISIS LINES LIKE OURS IS ESSENTIAL.
03:51:12 PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN THE FUNDING
03:51:16 NEEDED TO CONTINUE THESE SERVICES.
03:51:17 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:51:22 >> HELLO MY NAME IS ARTIST MOVEMENT KURJI AND I'M A
03:51:24 STUDENT FROM LIVERMORE HIGH SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE
03:51:26 STUDENT ALLIANCE OF SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST
03:51:28 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. >> I'M HERE TO URGE YOUR
03:51:30 SUPPORT FOR THE VITAL WORK BEING DONE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO
03:51:33 END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
03:51:34 SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
03:51:37 OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE SEEK HELP FROM
03:51:41 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR.
03:51:41 OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE
03:51:45 SURVIVORS HAVE ACCESS TO SHELTER, LEGAL AID, HEALTH CARE
03:51:48 COUNSELING AND CRISIS SUPPORT. YOUR SUPPORT IS CRITICAL TO
03:51:49 ENSURING THAT THESE LIFELONG SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE.
03:51:53 WE'RE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED THAT THE 24 SEVEN CRISIS LINE FOR
03:51:56 SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN LEFT WITHOUT FUNDING
03:51:59 DESPITE THE CITY HAVING NO ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES TO
03:52:03 REPLACE IT. AS A YOUTH ADVOCATE I KNOW THAT
03:52:04 MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AND STUDENTS FACING EXPLOITATION
03:52:07 AND TRAFFICKING DEPEND ON THESE SERVICES AS LIFELONG SUPPORT
03:52:11 AND RECOVERY. PLEASE SUPPORT THE FUNDING
03:52:12 NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
03:52:15 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS.
03:52:17 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. MY NAME IS CARA BRODSKY.
03:52:20 I'M A STUDENT AT KEELER SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT
03:52:22 ALLIANCE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST HUMAN
03:52:24 TRAFFICKING. I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR
03:52:27 SUPPORT FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO
03:52:30 END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE THAT INCLUDES DOMESTIC ABUSE, SEXUAL
03:52:32 VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. >> OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS
03:52:35 WORKED NONSTOP TO GIVE SURVIVORS ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT
03:52:39 THEY NEED LIKE SHELTERS, LEGAL AID, HEALTH SERVICES, SUPPORT
03:52:43 HOTLINES AND COUNSELING. YOUR ESSENTIAL SUPPORT IS
03:52:45 NEEDED FOR THIS CRITICAL WORK TO CONTINUE.
03:52:47 >> WE ARE ESPECIALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE 24 SEVEN CRISIS LINE
03:52:50 FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHICH HAVE BEEN
03:52:54 LEFT UNFUNDED WITHOUT ANY ALTERNATE RESOURCES TO REPLACE
03:52:57 IT. >> SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE
03:52:58 PART OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AND OTHER
03:53:02 MARGINALIZED GROUPS ARE NOT ABLE TO GO TO AUTHORITIES DUE
03:53:05 TO FEAR OF DISCRIMINATION WHILE ALSO BEING MORE VULNERABLE TO
03:53:09 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING.
03:53:10 WELL RECEIVE AN AFFIRMING CRISIS LINE.
03:53:11 MANY SURVIVORS HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN.
03:53:13 >> PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ENSURE THAT THIS
03:53:15 LIFESAVING FUNDING IS APPROVED. >> THESE SERVICES ARE IN THE
03:53:18 SURVIVORS WHO DEPEND ON THEM CANNOT CONTINUE TO BE
03:53:21 ABANDONED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
03:53:22 COMMENTS. THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:53:25 MY NAME IS SOREN SHUKLA. I'M A STUDENT MLP THIS HIGH
03:53:29 SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT ALLIANCE OF THE SAN
03:53:30 FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
03:53:33 I'M HERE TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE VITAL WORK BEING DONE
03:53:36 IN SAN FRANCISCO TO END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE THAT INCLUDES
03:53:38 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
03:53:41 OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REACH OUT TO THE
03:53:45 COMMUNITY FOR HELP ANNUALLY. OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS
03:53:48 WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE THAT SURVIVORS HAVE THE
03:53:49 RESOURCES THEY NEED LIKE SHELTERS, LEGAL AID, PHYSICAL
03:53:52 AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT CRISIS HOTLINES
03:53:55 AND COUNSELING. YOUR VITAL SUPPORT IS NEEDED
03:53:59 FOR THIS CRITICAL WORK CAN CONTINUE THESE SERVICES AND THE
03:54:02 SURVIVORS THEY SERVE CANNOT BE ABANDONED.
03:54:03 WE ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED THAT THE 24 SEVEN CRISIS LINE
03:54:06 FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN LEFT
03:54:07 WITHOUT FUNDING WHILE THE CITY HAS NO ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES TO
03:54:11 REPLACE IT. HUMAN TRAFFICKING
03:54:13 DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BECAUSE OF
03:54:14 THE HISTORICALLY ROOTED DISCRIMINATION THEY FACE TO
03:54:17 THIS DAY. THE CRISIS LINE PROVIDES
03:54:18 IRREPLACEABLE SUPPORT TO HIGHER RISK COMMUNITIES AND THEREFORE
03:54:22 NEEDS URGENT FUNDING. PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO
03:54:23 ENSURE THE FUNDING THAT WILL KEEP THESE SERVICES ALIVE.
03:54:26 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:54:28 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS MADELINE HARDY.
03:54:31 I'M A STUDENT AT ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE
03:54:35 STUDENT ALLIANCE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST
03:54:37 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
03:54:39 VITAL WORK BEING DONE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO END GENDER BASED
03:54:42 VIOLENCE INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT
03:54:45 AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. >> OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF
03:54:49 GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REACH OUT FOR HELP ANNUALLY.
03:54:50 OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE
03:54:54 SURVIVORS HAVE SHELTERS, LEGAL AID, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
03:54:57 SERVICES, SUPPORT HOTLINES, COUNSELING AND MORE.
03:55:00 THESE SURVIVORS CANNOT BE ABANDONED.
03:55:01 >> WE ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED THAT THE 24 SEVEN CRISIS LINE
03:55:05 FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN LEFT
03:55:08 WITHOUT FUNDING DESPITE THE CITY'S HEAVY RELIANCE ON IT.
03:55:09 RECENTLY OUR ADMINISTRATION DRAMATICALLY CURBED ASYLUM
03:55:13 AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, LEAVING MANY IMMIGRANT
03:55:14 POPULATIONS DESPERATE AND EASILY TRICKED INTO HUMAN
03:55:17 TRAFFICKING. PEOPLE CAN BE FORCED TO TAKE A
03:55:18 LEGAL ROUTE WHICH OFTEN RESULTS IN EXPLOITATION AND FORCED
03:55:21 CRIMINALITY. AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO HELP KEEP
03:55:25 THESE CRUCIAL SERVICES FOR ALL TRAFFICKED INDIVIDUALS ALIVE.
03:55:26 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:55:29 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. MY NAME IS EMILY MICHAELS.
03:55:32 I'M A STUDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M
03:55:36 A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT ALLIANCE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
03:55:37 COLLABORATIVE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
03:55:40 WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THE VITAL WORK IN SAN
03:55:43 FRANCISCO TO END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE THAT INCLUDES DOMESTIC
03:55:44 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
03:55:48 OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REACH OUT TO THE
03:55:51 COMMUNITY FOR HELP ANNUALLY. OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS
03:55:54 WORK RELENTLESSLY TO ENSURE SURVIVORS HAVE THE SUPPORT
03:55:55 AND RESOURCES THEY NEED INCLUDING SHELTERS, LEGAL AID,
03:55:58 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUPPORT LINES
03:56:01 AND COUNSELING. THESE LIFESAVING SERVICES
03:56:02 CANNOT BE ABANDONED. >> WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT
03:56:06 THE 24/7 CRISIS LINE FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
03:56:09 HAS BEEN LEFT WITHOUT FUNDING DESPITE THE CITY'S CONTINUED
03:56:10 RELIANCE ON IT. FOSTER CHILDREN ARE HIGHLY
03:56:13 VULNERABLE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS YOUTH FLEEING FROM UNSTABLE OR
03:56:16 ABUSIVE HOMES BUT OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES ON THE STREETS
03:56:18 INCREASING THEIR EXPOSURE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKERS LOOKING TO
03:56:21 PREY ON THEIR NEED FOR STABILITY AND SHELTER.
03:56:24 YOUR FUNDING IS ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING THESE CHILDREN THE
03:56:25 RESOURCES THEY NEED TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
03:56:28 >> PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO PROTECT SERVICES FOR
03:56:30 ALL TRAFFICKED INDIVIDUALS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
03:56:33 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:56:35 HELLO MY NAME IS HIRE CAMERA. I'M A STUDENT AT GEORGE
03:56:40 WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT ALLIANCE
03:56:43 OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE AGAINST HUMAN
03:56:44 TRAFFICKING. >> I ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
03:56:47 FOR THE VITAL WORK BEING DONE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO END GENDER
03:56:48 BASED VIOLENCE WHICH INCLUDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL
03:56:51 ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OVER 15,000 SURVIVORS OF GENDER
03:56:55 BASED VIOLENCE REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR HELP ANNUALLY.
03:56:59 >> OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKED ENDLESSLY AROUND THE
03:57:00 CLOCK TO ENSURE SURVIVORS HAVE LEGAL AID, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
03:57:03 HEALTH SERVICES, SUPPORT HOTLINES AND COUNSELING.
03:57:06 YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL FOR THIS CRITICAL WORK TO CONTINUE.
03:57:08 WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE 24/7 CRISIS LINE FOR SURVIVORS OF
03:57:11 HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS BEEN LEFT WITHOUT FUNDING.
03:57:14 >> MEANWHILE THE CITY HAS NO ALTERNATIVES TO REPLACE IT.
03:57:17 >> LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE
03:57:19 POPULATIONS TARGETED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.
03:57:22 >> INDIVIDUALS THAT ALIGN WITH IN THESE COMMUNITIES ARE
03:57:23 DISPROPORTION ERRANTLY EXPOSED TO EXPLOITATION.
03:57:26 TRAFFICKERS FREQUENTLY PREY ON FINANCIAL DESPERATION
03:57:29 AND MARRYING VICTIMS INTO FORCED LABOR AND SEXUAL ABUSE.
03:57:31 WE URGE YOU TO START INVESTING IN THIS PROGRAM TO ENSURE
03:57:35 FUNDING THAT WILL KEEP THESE PREVENTATIVE SERVICES
03:57:38 AVAILABLE. >> THANK YOU.
03:57:38 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SPEAKER PLEASE.
03:57:41 HELLO SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS BEN LEVINE AND MY YOUTH
03:57:42 ADVOCATE ON THE SAN FRANCISCO COLLABORATIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
03:57:46 CRISIS LINE. MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT
03:57:49 SLAVERY ENDED IN 1865 BUT THAT'S SIMPLY NOT THE CASE.
03:57:50 EACH YEAR IN THE U.S. MORE THAN 16,000 TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ARE
03:57:54 IDENTIFIED AND EXPERTS AGREE THAT THE TRUE NUMBER IS
03:57:58 SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO WE FACE A
03:58:01 PARTICULAR CHALLENGE AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CITY.
03:58:02 >> WE'VE BECOME A HUB FOR TRAFFICKERS CAN FIND
03:58:05 AND EXPLOIT VULNERABLE PEOPLE. THOSE VICTIMS ARE OFTEN LGBTQ
03:58:08 PLUS YOUTH HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY THEIR FAMILIES.
03:58:12 IMMIGRANTS WHO FEAR SEEKING HELP AND INDIVIDUALS
03:58:13 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR SIMPLY TRYING TO SURVIVE.
03:58:16 BEHIND EVERY STATISTIC IS A PERSON SOMEONE'S CHILD,
03:58:20 SOMEONE'S FRIEND SOMEONE WHO MAY FEEL THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO
03:58:21 TURN. THAT IS WHY S.F. CATS CRISIS
03:58:24 LINE MATTERS FOR MANY VICTIMS ONE ONE PHONE CALL IS THE FIRST
03:58:27 STEP TOWARD SAFETY. WHEN THAT PHONE CALL COMES
03:58:30 THERE MUST BE SOMEONE THERE TO ANSWER.
03:58:31 LISTEN IT CONNECT WITH THEM CONNECT THEM WITH HELP.
03:58:35 IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE
03:58:38 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE MUST CONTINUE BUDGET SUPPORT
03:58:41 FOR THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRISIS LINE.
03:58:42 >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
03:58:45 >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. AFTERNOON.
03:58:46 MY NAME IS KEVIN. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF HAVE
03:58:50 TELEHEALTH AND I JUST ASK YOU GUYS TO THINK.
03:58:57 USE YOUR CONSCIENCE AND JUST THINK ABOUT THESE CUTS IN THE
03:59:01 TAX THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO THESE NONPROFITS IN THE YOUTH
03:59:02 PROGRAMS. YOU'VE SEEN THESE YOUNGSTERS
03:59:05 COME UP HERE THE YOU PROGRAM TWO WEEKS AGO A REVERSE
03:59:08 OVERDOSE ON FENTANYL ON A PERSON RIGHT THERE AND IT'S YOU
03:59:15 AND THIS IF YOU CUT ALL LEADS AND YOU LEAD THESE PEOPLE BACK
03:59:16 TO THE STREETS, THERE'S GOING TO REVERSE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
03:59:19 THE GANGS AND VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION SECTOR WILL
03:59:23 TAKE SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT STUFF.
03:59:27 >> AND SO IF YOU CUT THAT HARM REDUCTION IMPACT OF HARM
03:59:31 REDUCTION SO WE SAY LEAVE IT UP TO THE PROFESSIONAL I'M VERY
03:59:35 PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE WE EMPLOY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE A YEAR.
03:59:39 WE HAVE PEOPLE WE HAVE PEOPLE AND YOU GUYS SAY THAT WHAT YOU
03:59:43 DOING IS IS GOING TO NOT AFFECT THE YOUTH TOMORROW IT WILL.
03:59:50 >> KEVIN IT WILL BECAUSE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE WHAT YOU'RE
03:59:54 DOING IS NOT RIGHT. >> THANK YOU.
03:59:58 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE FOR HOSPITALITY PLEASE PULL THE
03:59:59 MICROPHONE RIGHT UP TO YOUR MOUTH AND GIVE YOU A JAMES
04:00:02 ANTHONY AND I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE HOMELESSNESS AND EVERYTHING
04:00:03 THAT'S GOING ON THE BUDGET CUTS.
04:00:05 SO I JUST WANT TO SAY STIGMATIZING HOMELESSNESS AS A
04:00:07 CRIME CREATES BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY FACING
04:00:09 SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH
04:00:13 CONDITION, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND HOUSING
04:00:16 INSTABILITY AND HOSPITALITY HOUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT LASTING
04:00:20 SOLUTIONS COME THROUGH COMPASSION, ENGAGEMENT
04:00:21 AND SUPPORT RATHER THAN JUDGMENT HOSPITALITY HOUSE
04:00:24 ALONGSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS OUR COMMUNITY
04:00:25 PARTNERS CONTINUE TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
04:00:28 COMMUNITY, WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THEIR IMMEDIATE
04:00:32 NEEDS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. AS LONG LASTING PILLAR OF THE
04:00:37 COMMUNITY ON SIXTH STREET WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO BEING
04:00:38 ACCESSIBLE, RESPONSIVE AND PREPARED TO HELP
04:00:41 INDIVIDUALS TAKE THE STEPS NEXT STEPS STORES, DISABILITY
04:00:45 RECOVERY, HOUSING AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
04:00:46 OUR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE
04:00:50 COMMUNITY CREATING PATHWAYS TO HOPE AND POSITIVE CHANGE WITH
04:00:54 STRENGTHENING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE.
04:00:56 THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY AND WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR OUR
04:00:58 COMMUNITY AND HELP US AND BE THERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
04:01:00 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:01:02 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. YES, GOOD AFTERNOON
04:01:04 SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS TERRENCE BLAKE AND I
04:01:08 WORK FOR THE HOSPITALITY HOUSE. I USUALLY WORK WITH BROTHERS
04:01:11 AND SISTERS WHO HAVE LIVED THE SAME LIFE EXPERIENCE AS ME
04:01:13 WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND LONG TERM
04:01:16 OFFENDERS. PEOPLE ALONG WITH ADDICTION
04:01:19 AND RECOVERY FOLKS BY CUTTING SO MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS WE WILL
04:01:23 BE DEVASTATED. OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE
04:01:24 DEVASTATED. WE ALSO NEED LONG TERM HOUSING
04:01:27 FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY .
04:01:31 THERE ARE THINGS ARE SO EXPENSIVE FOR US.
04:01:32 SO WE NEED TO JOBS JUST TO MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING.
04:01:35 SHAKING MY HEAD. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:01:40 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. THANK YOU.
04:01:43 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS ANGELO GONZALEZ.
04:01:44 I'M IN BILINGUAL EMPLOYMENT CASE MANAGER AT HOSPITALITY
04:01:46 HOUSE AND I THANK EVERYBODY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TRULY LISTEN
04:01:50 TO US TO IS VOICE TODAY AS MY JOB AS EMPLOYMENT CASE MANAGER
04:01:54 I SEE EVERYDAY THE DESPERATE SITUATIONS PEOPLE FACE FOR
04:02:00 TRYING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT FROM EMPLOYMENT.
04:02:01 WE TRY TO FIND THEM HOUSING HOUSING TO BECOME A PART OF OUR
04:02:04 LOCAL ECONOMY. NOW I EMPATHIZE WITH YOU TO
04:02:08 MAKING THIS HARD DECISION TODAY IT'S NOT EASY TO CONSIDER
04:02:11 CUTTING FUNDING FROM VERY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES BUT AT
04:02:12 THE SAME TIME I ASK YOU RETURN TO EMPATHIZE WITH EACH
04:02:16 AND EVERY PERSON YOU HEARD TODAY AND WE'LL HEAR THE REST
04:02:19 OF THE DAY. AND ALSO CONSIDER WHEN YOU GO
04:02:23 IN YOUR CAR WHEN YOU GO HOME TO REALLY REFLECT ON ALL THESE
04:02:24 PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE THAT WILL BE AFFECTED TO THE AFFECTED BY
04:02:27 THESE CUTS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
04:02:30 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:02:34 >> HI, MY NAME IS DAVE GLASS. >> I'M EMPLOYMENT CASE MANAGER
04:02:39 AT HOSPITALITY HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
04:02:42 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS CONTINUES.
04:02:43 HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES REMAIN ONE MISSED PAYCHECK RENT INCREASE
04:02:45 OR SUBSIDY LOSS AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS WHILE SHORT TERM
04:02:49 HOUSING SUBSIDIES HELP MANY FAMILIES EXIT SHELTERS
04:02:52 AND UNSTABLE LIVING SITUATIONS FOR OTHERS THEY FAIL TO PROVIDE
04:02:56 THE LONG TERM STABILITY THAT CHILDREN NEED TO THRIVE.
04:03:00 ONE FEDERAL STUDY FOUND THAT 42% OF SHORT TERM RENTAL
04:03:03 SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS RETURNED TO HOMELESSNESS WHEN ASSISTANCE
04:03:07 EXPIRED. MANY FAMILIES DESPERATE PARENTS
04:03:08 WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD SAN
04:03:11 FRANCISCO'S HIGH RENT AND FACED RISK OF EVICTION DISPLACEMENT
04:03:15 OR HOMELESSNESS ONCE AGAIN FOR CHILDREN THIS INSTABILITY CAN
04:03:19 MEAN DISRUPTIVE SCHOOLING LOST FRIENDSHIPS, INCREASED STRESS
04:03:23 AND TRAUMA AND THE LOSS OF STABLE HOME ENVIRONMENTS EVERY
04:03:26 CHILDREN DESERVES. >> THANK YOU.
04:03:30 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE
04:03:33 HELLO MY NAME IS A RURAL WALLACE AND I WORK FOR
04:03:34 HOSPITALITY HOUSE AND I'VE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR
04:03:37 MANY YEARS AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW POLICY
04:03:41 AND PROCEDURES AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
04:03:44 >> PLEASE DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON US.
04:03:45 HELP US REBUILD NOT ONLY ARE WE SAVING LIVES BUT WE ARE
04:03:49 INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY. WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR
04:03:52 COMMUNITY AND WE ARE ALLOWING PERSONS TO REENTER THE
04:03:53 WORKFORCE AS TAXPAYING TAXPAYING CITIZENS WITH PRIDE
04:03:57 AND DIGNITY. WE ARE RECLAIMING OUR PUBLIC
04:04:01 SPACES AND WE ARE REDUCING THE STRAIN ON EMERGENCY SERVICES.
04:04:04 >> PLEASE HELP US CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
04:04:05 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO
04:04:07 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRIS SHIN
04:04:13 AND I'M HERE TO DEMAND LONG TERM SUBSIDIES FOR FAMILIES
04:04:16 LIVING IN SILOS. I CAME HERE LAST TIME AND I
04:04:20 HOPE YOU ALL TOOK A GOOD AND LONG LOOK AT THE CHILDREN'S
04:04:24 PICTURES THAT THEY DREW OF THEIR DREAM HOMES.
04:04:28 >> THESE SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES IS NOT ENOUGH TO HOUSE THESE
04:04:31 FAMILIES AND STABILIZE THEM. THE CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES
04:04:35 DESERVE TO GROW UP IN A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH
04:04:39 THEIR OWN SPACE AND THEIR CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
04:04:43 >> AND NOT TO WORRY THAT THEIR SUBSIDY IS ABOUT TO END NO.
04:04:47 SIX IN A ROOM FILLED WITH INFESTATION AND NO HEAT AND NO
04:04:50 PROTECTION. >> A FEDERAL STUDY FOUND THAT
04:04:53 42% OF SHORT TERM RENTAL SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS RETURNED TO
04:04:57 HOMELESSNESS. >> PLEASE INVEST IN LONG TERM
04:05:01 SOLUTIONS AND STOP THE REVOLVING DOOR OF HOMELESSNESS.
04:05:06 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:05:08 >> THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE SUPERVISORS FUTURE SENATOR.
04:05:17 I SPENT OVER A DECADE LIVING ON THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
04:05:18 I'M A FORMER DRUG USER AND I SPENT EIGHT AND A HALF MONTHS
04:05:22 OF MY PREGNANCY LIVING ON A SIDEWALK IN A BACK ALLEY.
04:05:25 MATERNAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH SAVED MY LIFE.
04:05:28 NOW I GET TO LEARN TO WORK ALONGSIDE THIS PROGRAM
04:05:30 SUPPORTING OTHERS WITH PERINATAL STABILIZATION.
04:05:34 MY CHILD IS NOW EIGHT YEARS OLD.
04:05:36 IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE WE WITNESS
04:05:38 POLICE ABUSING OUR COMMUNITY. HELP!
04:05:39 MY ARM IS BROKEN. CHECK MY MARIN.
04:05:43 >> I CAN'T BREATHE IS YELLED OUT.
04:05:46 >> I FEEL LIKE I'M QUALIFIED TO SAY OUR COMMUNITIES NEED HIV
04:05:50 CARE. WE NEED PREGNANCY CARE.
04:05:51 WE NEED TO PAY CLINICS FIVE YEAR SUBSIDIES.
04:05:54 HB SUBSIDIES. WE NEED THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
04:05:55 WE DON'T NEED OVERPOLICING AND A NEW FAILED WAR ON DRUGS.
04:05:58 THIS MAYOR IS OUT HERE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCING AND MAKING IT
04:06:02 RAIN TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY WHILE WE'RE STRUGGLING
04:06:06 AND BEING ABUSED. HE'S COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH
04:06:09 WITH REALITY. I PROFITED OVER $500 BILLION
04:06:12 IN 2025 IN THE WORLD'S FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY THERE IS NO
04:06:15 DEFICIT. >> THERE'S A LEADERSHIP
04:06:18 PROBLEM. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:06:21 GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. JENNIFER FREEDOM OF COALITION
04:06:26 ON HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
04:06:27 A LOT OF FOLKS TOOK OFF WORK TODAY TO BE HERE AND I HOPE YOU
04:06:33 ACT ON WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. >> LISTEN, WE PUT PROP C ON THE
04:06:37 BALLOT. >> WE HAD A VISION TO PUT
04:06:38 THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS SAN FRANCISCANS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS
04:06:42 AND END FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AND UTAH HOMELESSNESS.
04:06:45 WE ARE ON THE WAY TO REALIZING THAT VISION WHEN THE PANDEMIC
04:06:49 HIT, SAN FRANCISCANS LOST THEIR HOUSING WHILE THE FUND
04:06:50 PLUMMETED AND WE HAD TO DO SHORT TERM SERVICES.
04:06:53 NOW THE FUND IS UP. WE COULD DO LONG TERM.
04:06:59 WE ALSO HAVE IN THE INVESTMENT PLAN ACTUALLY MONEY TO GET RID
04:07:03 OF HOUSING NOT OC. THE INVESTMENT PLAN SUPPLANTS
04:07:06 CUT PROP C WAS DESIGNED BY AND PASSED BY HOMELESS PEOPLE
04:07:11 FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE TO EXIT HOMELESSNESS.
04:07:12 WE NEED AN OFFERING OF NEW INITIATIVES THAT INCLUDE LONG
04:07:15 TERM FLEXIBLE 1 TO 1 REPLACEMENT OF ANY UNITS LOST
04:07:19 NEW RESTORE BEDS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR E V
04:07:23 HOUSEHOLDS STAY IN THEIR HOMES .
04:07:26 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:07:27 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HI, MY NAME IS KOUDDOUS
04:07:34 AND I'M WITH THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS.
04:07:35 I'M HERE URGING ALL OF YOU TO INVEST IN LONG TERM SUBSIDIES
04:07:38 AND PROTECT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
04:07:41 THE NEED FOR LONG TERM SUBSIDIES IS VERY CLEAR.
04:07:43 YOU HAVE SERVICE PROVIDERS TELLING YOU THAT IT'S NEEDED.
04:07:46 YOU HAVE THE DATA TELLING YOU THAT LONG TERM SUBSIDIES ARE
04:07:49 NEEDED AND THAT SHORT TERM TWO AND FIVE YEAR SUBSIDIES DON'T
04:07:52 WORK FOR EVERYONE AND THAT THAT IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY KIND THAT
04:07:56 IS BEING FUNDED. BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY YOU
04:07:59 HAVE FAMILIES TELLING YOU THEY NEED LONG TERM SUBSIDIES
04:08:01 AND THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT LEADS TO REAL STABILITY.
04:08:03 >> WHAT IS THE ONE ON A FIXED INCOME TO DO WHEN THEIR TWO
04:08:07 YEAR SUBSIDY ENDS? >> GO BACK TO THE STREETS.
04:08:10 THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE
04:08:11 SURE THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. THE CITY NEEDS TO INVEST IN THE
04:08:15 PEOPLE WHO KEEP IT RUNNING AND SHOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT
04:08:18 EVERYONE AND NOT JUST THE RICH. AND ACTUALLY HAVE A REFLECT
04:08:20 IN THE BUDGET. OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR
04:08:22 CHILDREN DESERVE TO HAVE HOUSING THAT IS STABLE AND A
04:08:26 CITY THAT SUPPORTS THEM. >> THANK YOU.
04:08:27 THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
04:08:28 PLEASE. >> SORRY.
04:08:33 YEAH. OKAY.
04:08:34 HI, MY NAME IS SAM LU AND I WAS THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR PROP
04:08:37 C. >> SO SOME HISTORY ABOUT PROP C
04:08:40 ,IT WAS CREATED FOR HIM BY ON HOUSE PEOPLE AND IT WAS CREATED
04:08:41 SO WE WOULD HAVE A REAL SOURCE OF MONEY TO GET PEOPLE INTO
04:08:45 HOUSING BECAUSE HOMELESSNESS ENDS WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN A HOME.
04:08:48 >> YEAR AFTER YEAR WE HAVE HAD TO FIGHT FOR THE SMALLEST
04:08:52 AMOUNTS OF FUNDING BECAUSE WE SEE PREGNANT MOMS ON THE STREET
04:08:55 AND FAMILIES OF SIX LIVE IN A SINGLE ROOM.
04:08:56 >> THIS WAS A MEASURE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FOUGHT FOR
04:08:59 ACROSS THE CITY. >> TO HEAR THAT THE MAYOR'S
04:09:02 BUDGET PLANS ONLY FUND SHORT TERM HOUSING IS A DESECRATION
04:09:03 OF EVERYTHING THAT OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE FOUGHT FOR
04:09:08 AND DESERVE. >> IF PEOPLE ONLY HAVE TWO
04:09:11 YEARS AND HOUSING, THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
04:09:12 >> THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK ONTO THE STREETS.
04:09:15 PROP C NEEDS TO BE USED IN THE WAY THAT IT WAS CREATED
04:09:18 PERMANENT HOUSING FOR OUR FAMILIES, YOUTH AND SENIORS.
04:09:19 >> THE CITY HAS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND SPENDS MOST OF IT
04:09:23 ON POLICE THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US WHILE
04:09:26 CRIMINALIZING THE MOST VULNERABLE.
04:09:27 IT'S TIME TO FUND WHAT WILL ACTUALLY KEEP US SAFE HOUSING
04:09:30 FOOD FREE CITY COLLEGE A LIVING WAGE AND A SANCTUARY CITY.
04:09:34 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:09:36 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HI SUPERVISOR MY NAME MIGUEL
04:09:41 CABRERA AND I WORK IN A COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS.
04:09:45 SO I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE LONG TERM SUBSIDIES.
04:09:49 >> WHY? BECAUSE WHEN YOU WHEN THE
04:09:49 MAYOR OR WHEN YOU THINKING ABOUT WHO PROVIDES SHORT TERM
04:09:54 SUBSIDIES YOU ARE OPPRESSING AND REPRESSING FAMILIES,
04:09:56 CHILDREN'S AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
04:10:00 WE KNOW ALOUD TO YOU AND WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE TO TO DO OR
04:10:04 TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES TO THEIR
04:10:06 FAMILIES. >> WE NEED TO MAKE IT STABLE.
04:10:08 THE FAMILIES THE FAMILY HAVE TO BE POOR LONG, LONG TIME PUT THE
04:10:12 TIME THEY NEED NOT THEM TO LIMIT THEIR FAMILIES.
04:10:15 DON'T DICTATE THE ORDERS TO THEIR FAMILIES.
04:10:17 PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT THE BUDGET.
04:10:20 SUPPORT THE BUDGET. SUPPORT THE 500 SUBSIDIES WITH
04:10:23 THEIR MONEY TODAY. >> TO YOU GUYS AND TO THE
04:10:24 MAYOR. THANK YOU.
04:10:26 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:10:27 CLERK'S OFFICE STAFF HAS COORDINATED AN ADA
04:10:31 ACCOMMODATION. I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT SPEAKER
04:10:32 COME FORWARD NOW AND THEN WE'LL RESUME THE LINE.
04:10:34 >> PLEASE BEGIN. ALL RIGHT.
04:10:35 THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISOR.
04:10:38 MY NAME IS SABRINA HALL. I'M A DISTRICT TEN RESIDENT A
04:10:40 CSUF STUDENT AND A MOTHER. >> LOOK AT ME.
04:10:43 I'M DISABLED, FORMERLY INCARCERATE TWO BLACK WOMEN
04:10:47 HOOKED UP TO THIS OXYGEN TANK. I'M THE LIVING REALITY OF THE
04:10:50 SAFETY NETS YOU WANT TO SLASH? I RECEIVE 46 HOURS A WEEK OF
04:10:54 IHS WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO STAY ALIVE, SQUEEZE IN DISABILITY
04:10:58 AND SENIOR DIGNITY FUNDS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR
04:11:02 US. >> WHEN YOU FREEZE PRETRIAL
04:11:03 POSITIONS YOU TRAP IN SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER
04:11:06 POSITIONS YOU TRAP POOR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN CAGES JUST
04:11:10 FOR BEING POOR. THAT HITS MY SPIRIT AND A 30%
04:11:13 CUT TO FREE CITY COLLEGE STRIPS AWAY THE WRAPAROUND GRANTS FOR
04:11:17 LOW INCOME STUDENTS THAT NEED NEED IT FOR BOTH SURVIVAL FOOD
04:11:18 CARS AND TRANSPORTATION. DO NOT BALANCE A 642 MILLION
04:11:24 DEFICIT ON THE BACKS OF POOR STUDENTS SENIORS, DISABLED
04:11:27 FOLKS AND THE INCARCERATED. REJECT MAYOR LURIE'S CUTS FUND
04:11:31 IHS SAYS. PROTECT PRETRIAL AND FULLY
04:11:34 RESTORE 50 CITY COLLEGE POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
04:11:35 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
04:11:38 COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:11:41 PLEASE. AND IN THE MEANTIME PLEASE
04:11:42 ENSURE THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE SPEAKER SILENTLY SO WE CAN
04:11:45 MOVE THROUGH THE LINE QUICKLY. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:11:47 PLEASE PLEASE BEGIN. >> HI SUPERVISORS.
04:11:50 MY NAME IS ZACK. I'M AN RV RESIDENT HERE AND WON
04:11:51 THE ELVIRA PROGRAM ROLLED OUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD CONCERNS
04:11:53 ABOUT THE SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES AND THEY HAD GOOD CAUSE BECAUSE
04:11:57 THE SCIENCE SUPPORTS THAT LONG TERM SUBSIDIES ARE VALUABLE.
04:12:02 MORE RATE DOUBLE THAT OF SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES EVEN THOUGH
04:12:08 SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES COME IN AT AN 18% LOWER COST PRICE POINT
04:12:12 THAN LONG TERM SUBSIDIES, YOU SAVE MONEY BY ACTUALLY FUNDING
04:12:16 LONG TERM SUBSIDIES BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE STAY HOUSED.
04:12:17 THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO RIGHT IS KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED
04:12:20 AND NOT HAVE PEOPLE RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE THAT'S
04:12:22 WHAT HAPPENS WITH SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES CHANGE THAT CHANGE
04:12:25 THEM FROM SHORT TERM SUBSIDIES TO LONG TERM SUBSIDIES.
04:12:28 >> PEOPLE STAY HOUSED. THANKS.
04:12:29 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:12:34 >> MY NAME IS MIMI WITH THE ASIAN LAW CAUCUS.
04:12:38 WE ARE THE NATION'S FIRST ASIAN-AMERICAN LEGAL AND CIVIL
04:12:42 RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. WE'RE IN THE WORKERS RIGHTS
04:12:45 COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE WHERE WE UNITE WITH WORKER CENTERS TO
04:12:49 ADVOCATE FOR LOW WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS.
04:12:53 >> LAST YEAR THE THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT WHO
04:12:57 FUNDS RCC REACHED OUT TO US FOR ASSISTANCE IN CREATING A
04:13:04 LEGALLY BINDING PROMISSORY NOTE FOR TWO FILIPINO CAREGIVERS WHO
04:13:08 WERE UNPAID FOR THEIR WORK TO SECURE AND OBTAIN THE EVENTUAL
04:13:12 PAYMENT OF THEIR OWED WAGES UPON THE DEATH OF THE CARE
04:13:15 RECIPIENT OR THE SALE OF THE HOUSE WHERE THEY CURRENTLY
04:13:17 LIVE. >> THE CURRENT CITY BUDGET
04:13:19 PROPOSAL DOES NOT FUND YEAR TWO OF THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY
04:13:21 COLLABORATIVE AND THIS KIND OF CREATIVE CO ENFORCEMENT
04:13:24 COLLABORATION THAT PROTECTS IMMIGRANT WORKERS.
04:13:27 >> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO DEFUND THIS PROGRAM.
04:13:31 I URGE THE SUPERVISORS TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS BY FULLY
04:13:35 FUNDING YEAR TWO OF THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.
04:13:36 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:13:41 >> HI MY NAME IS MEN. I'M ALSO WITH ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
04:13:45 AS A PART OF THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.
04:13:49 >> AS A LAW CLERK THAT WORKS WITH LOW WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS
04:13:51 INCLUDING DOMESTIC WORKERS, TRUCK DRIVERS, RESTAURANT
04:13:54 WORKERS I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW WE CAN BUILD TRUST AND RAPPORT
04:13:57 WITH THESE WORKERS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE
04:14:00 OPPORTUNITY TO DEMAND BACK THEIR STOLEN WAGES, OVERTIME
04:14:02 AND BREAKS. >> MY GRANDFATHER IS A
04:14:05 VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT TO THE U.S. AND HE WAS WORKING AS A
04:14:08 TAILOR WHEN HE WAS TERMINATED BECAUSE OF RACIAL
04:14:12 DISCRIMINATION AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE COULD SEEK LEGAL
04:14:13 HELP SO HE DIDN'T AND IF HE HAD ACCESS TO THE NETWORK OF
04:14:17 LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT ADVOCATES AND LAWYERS
04:14:20 THAT WE HAVE AT THE WRC, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO
04:14:24 FIGHT. >> SO I URGE THE BOARD OF
04:14:25 SUPERVISORS TO PROTECT THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY
04:14:28 COLLABORATIVE FUNDING AND TO GIVE THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE
04:14:32 IN THIS CITY THE BARE MINIMUM. >> THANK YOU.
04:14:33 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:14:36 PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
04:14:39 MY NAME IS ARIADNA TURI. I AM THE LEAD ATTORNEY FOR THE
04:14:44 SAN FRANCISCO IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE COLLABORATIVE SFI LDC.
04:14:47 WE ARE A COALITION OF 15 DEDICATED LEGAL SERVICE
04:14:51 AGENCIES. DESPITE THE ROLLBACK OF MANY
04:14:54 PROTECTIONS AND THE UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF ICE
04:14:55 ENFORCEMENT, CITY INVESTMENTS HAVE ALLOWED US TO BUILD
04:14:58 STRATEGIC COORDINATED INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEFEND OUR
04:15:02 DIVERSE AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
04:15:05 AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS, IN THIS PAST APRIL WHEN ICE ILLEGALLY
04:15:07 ARRESTED A DISTRICT 11 ASYLUM SEEKER FROM CHINA, OUR RAPID
04:15:13 RESPONSE TEAM WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE ICE PROCESSING
04:15:15 PROCESSING CENTER WITHIN AN HOUR.
04:15:18 A YEAR AGO THIS MIGHT HAVE MEANT THE QUIET DEPORTATION OF
04:15:19 A COMMUNITY MEMBER BUT INSTEAD IT MEANT OUR TEAM WORKING
04:15:23 AROUND THE CLOCK FOR TWO DAYS. BUOYED BY THE REAL TIME
04:15:26 TECHNICAL AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF OUR 14 ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
04:15:29 UNTIL THIS COMMUNITY MEMBER WAS BACK HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO
04:15:33 SAFELY. THIS INCREASED CAPACITY EXIST
04:15:34 TODAY BECAUSE OF YOUR FUNDING. THANK YOU FOR ANCHORING THIS
04:15:37 VITAL SUPPORT IN THE 2627 BUDGET TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT
04:15:41 COMMUNITIES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:15:44 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
04:15:48 MY NAME IS MOLLY ATKINSON WITH THE JUSTICE AND DIVERSITY
04:15:52 CENTER AND A PROUD MEMBER OF THE SFI LDC OUR COLLABORATIVE
04:15:55 REPRESENTS OVER 1000 SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS WHO ARE
04:15:59 IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS AND THE BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WAS
04:16:00 PASSED LAST NOVEMBER ALLOWED US TO SERVE HUNDREDS MORE.
04:16:03 >> WE WERE ABLE TO HOST MORE CLINICS, FILE EMERGENCY MOTIONS
04:16:07 AND APPLICATIONS AND STAND BESIDE OUR CLIENTS AT
04:16:08 IMMIGRATION APPOINTMENTS AND COURT HEARINGS WHEN THEY
04:16:12 WERE AT THE HIGHEST RISK FOR DETENTION BY ICE.
04:16:15 BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT WE ARE ENSURING THAT EVERY SAN
04:16:16 FRANCISCO IS AFFORDED DUE PROCESS.
04:16:19 WE HAVE DOCUMENTED HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL ARRESTS BY ICE AND LAST
04:16:22 YEAR AND JUST YESTERDAY OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES PARTNER THE
04:16:24 LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS WON A GROUNDBREAKING
04:16:27 DECISION ENDING ICE'S ILLEGAL PRACTICE OF ARRESTING ASYLUM
04:16:30 SEEKERS AT THEIR COURT HEARINGS.
04:16:31 BUT THESE VICTORIES ARE NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT SUSTAINED
04:16:35 AND RELIABLE FUNDING FROM THE CITY.
04:16:36 WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING THE MAYOR'S DECISION
04:16:38 TO EXTEND OUR FUNDING FROM THE BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL FOR ANOTHER
04:16:42 YEAR AND ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE SERVICES FOR
04:16:45 IMMIGRANTS AND THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGETS SO WE
04:16:47 CAN CONTINUE TO FIGHT, WIN AND RESPOND TO THREATS OF POWER
04:16:50 NOT PANIC. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:16:52 PLEASE. >> HELLO SUPERVISORS.
04:16:58 MY NAME IS LUCIO BUT I GO IN AND I REPRESENT THE SAN
04:16:59 FRANCISCO LATINO PARTY AND EQUITY COALITION.
04:17:02 >> THEY CUT OUR FUNDS. THEY CLOSED THE DOOR.
04:17:06 BUT WE'VE SEEN THIS FIGHT BEFORE FOR OUR WORKERS
04:17:13 AND IMMIGRANTS TO WE'LL KEEP SHOWING UP FOR YOU TOO BECAUSE
04:17:17 NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM CARING FOR MY PEOPLE.
04:17:21 NO ONE CAN STOP ME FOR FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.
04:17:25 NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM PROTECTING OUR SERVICE.
04:17:29 >> WE'LL RAISE OUR VOICES. WE'LL STAND AND FIGHT BECAUSE
04:17:32 NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM CARING FOR OUR PEOPLE.
04:17:37 NO ONE CAN STOP ME FOR FIGHTING FOR TRY.
04:17:38 NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM PROTECTING OUR SERVICES WILL
04:17:42 RISE. >> OUR VOICES WILL STAND
04:17:46 AND FIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:17:52 >> I AM MEDIA CANDELA THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
04:17:55 AS A DECISION MAKER I AM HERE TODAY REPRESENTING MY PEOPLE
04:17:59 IN INDIGENOUS MY COMMUNITY. I AM RESPECTFUL.
04:18:03 WE CAME BEFORE YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
04:18:04 OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO CONTINUE
04:18:07 SERVING OUR FAMILIES IN PRESERVING OUR CULTURE.
04:18:11 THE PEOPLE I REPRESENT ARE HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS.
04:18:16 THEY WORK LONG HOURS OFTEN 8 TO 10 HOURS AND EVEN MORE EVERY
04:18:20 DAY AS THEY DO SO WITH DEDICATION IN PRI.
04:18:23 MANY MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WORK AS CAUCUS AND CHIEFS
04:18:27 THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO. THEY WORK CONTRIBUTE
04:18:30 SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CITY'S RESTAURANTS, ECONOMY
04:18:34 AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. I ASSURE YOU THAT YOU PLEASE
04:18:38 CONSIDER THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY
04:18:40 MAKES TO SAN FRANCISCO EVERY DAY.
04:18:42 THESE WORKERS HELP KEEP THE CITY RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
04:18:46 STRONG. THEIR EFFORTS SUPPORT COUNTLESS
04:18:49 BUSINESSES IN FAMILIES. AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
04:18:53 ASSOCHAM I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:18:54 >> FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU.
04:18:57 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
04:19:01 MY NAME IS EVA DIAZ. I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE
04:19:05 AND WORK AT GALERIA DE LA RAZA ALSO IN DISTRICT NINE SAN
04:19:08 FRANCISCO. ARTS AND CULTURE IS ALWAYS ON
04:19:11 THE CHOPPING BLOCK YET WE RELY ON ARTISTS TO MAINTAIN THE LIFE
04:19:15 AND VIBRANCY OF THE CITY. AT GALERIA I WORK DIRECTLY WITH
04:19:19 ARTISTS IN OUR REGION AND RAISES ARTISTS WORKFORCE
04:19:20 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS BENEFIT ARTISTS
04:19:24 THAT RESIDE IN YOUR DISTRICTS NOT JUST DISTRICT NINE.
04:19:28 >> WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS WE CUT PATHS TO SUSTAINABLE
04:19:31 ARTISTIC PRACTICES AND AVENUES TO FINANCIAL STABILITY.
04:19:35 ARTISTS AREN'T JUST A SMOKESCREEN TO THE ISSUES OUR
04:19:37 CITY FACES. OR DATA FOR GENERATIVE A.I.
04:19:40 ARTISTS OR HUMANS THAT WORK AND CREATE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
04:19:44 AND THEY WANT TO DO THIS WITHOUT STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE
04:19:48 IN ONE OF THE RICHEST CITIES IN THE WORLD.
04:19:49 PLEASE ADD THESE ARTISTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
04:19:53 BACK ON THIS BUDGET. OUR ARTISTS NEED TO KNOW THAT
04:19:56 THE CITY ISN'T JUST USING THEM TO LOOK GOOD.
04:19:57 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:20:00 MY NAME IS NORIA MEDINA. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 11 AND I
04:20:04 WORK AT GALERIA DE LA RAZA AS PART OF THE BLOOMBERG ARTS HIGH
04:20:07 SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. THE AMERICAN TO PRIORITIZE SAN
04:20:11 FRANCISCO ARTS AND CULTURE BY CUTTING FUNDING ON ARTISTS
04:20:12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS UTTER HYPOCRISY.
04:20:15 AS A STUDENT WHO BENEFITS FROM THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
04:20:19 PROGRAMS, I HOPE YOU CONSIDER THAT THESE DECISIONS AFFECT ALL
04:20:22 PEOPLE. THE ARTS MUST BE FUNDED AS
04:20:23 PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME ARE WHAT MAKE THESE POSSIBLE
04:20:26 AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. >> SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE OF THE
04:20:30 MOST PROSPEROUS CITIES IN THE NATION WHERE ART IS VERY MUCH
04:20:31 ALIVE. WE DEMAND AN END TO
04:20:33 DISINVESTMENT AND INSTEAD ASK FOR FUNDING TO EMPOWER
04:20:35 AND STRENGTHEN THE ARTS AND COMMUNITY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
04:20:38 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ARTIST IN THE CITY.
04:20:42 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:20:43 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. MY NAME IS OLIVER TINOCO AT THE
04:20:46 SAN FRANCISCO LATINO PARITY AND EQUITY COALITION AND THE
04:20:50 PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION. FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS I'VE
04:20:53 WORKED IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS.
04:20:56 IN THAT TIME THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT'S KEPT ME
04:20:57 AND EVERYONE ELSE YOU'RE HEARING FROM TODAY HERE IN SAN
04:21:00 FRANCISCO AND THAT'S OUR COMMUNITY A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE
04:21:04 WHO HAVE LEANED ON EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEIR CITY REFUSES TO
04:21:05 FUND THEM. A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE EACH
04:21:08 AND EVERY CITY HALL EMPLOYEE HAS MANAGED TO ISOLATE A
04:21:11 COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST TRUST IN THEIR LEADERSHIP.
04:21:13 A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT TRUST IN THEIR FOR LACK
04:21:16 OF A BETTER WORD MAYOR DO MORE THAN RESTORE THE CUTS TO EACH
04:21:20 CD. DO MORE THAN RESTORE THE CUTS
04:21:23 TO IWD RESTORE THE TRUST THAT ALL OF US THAT THE LATINO
04:21:27 COMMUNITY HELD IN YOU STAND WITH THE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT
04:21:30 AFFORD TO MISS THE DAYS OF WORK WHO DON'T GET TO SIT BEHIND A
04:21:32 BARRIER AND ENJOY WATER FROM GOLD PLATED PITCHERS.
04:21:34 NICE TOUCH BY THE WAY. STAND WITH YOUR PEOPLE.
04:21:38 >> STAND WITH SAN FRANCISCO. THANK YOU.
04:21:39 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:21:42 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS .
04:21:46 MY NAME IS KATHY UPADHYAYA AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
04:21:47 THE LATINO TASK FORCE, THE SAN FRANCISCO LATINO PARITY
04:21:50 AND EQUITY COALITION IN THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
04:21:52 >> I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO RESTORE THE CUTS IMPACTING
04:21:54 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, STABILITY AND COMMUNITY BASED
04:21:57 SERVICES ACROSS OUR CITY. >> I SAID THIS BEFORE BUT THE
04:22:01 LATINO COMMUNITY MAKES UP 15% OF SAN FRANCISCO'S POPULATION
04:22:04 BUT DRIVES 31% OF ITS WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC ENGINE
04:22:09 CONTRIBUTING MORE THAN $3.5 BILLION IN PURCHASING POWER
04:22:12 AND OVER 1 BILLION IN TAXES EACH YEAR.
04:22:13 >> YET INVESTMENT LATINO COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN CUT BY
04:22:16 73% OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. >> THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS
04:22:18 NOT WHETHER SAN FRANCISCO CAN AFFORD TO INVEST IN LATINO
04:22:22 COMMUNITIES. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER SAN
04:22:23 FRANCISCO CAN AFFORD NOT TO. YOUR CONSTITUENTS AFFECTED BY
04:22:26 THIS ARE PARENTS WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS TO KEEP A ROOF
04:22:29 OVER THEIR CHILDREN'S HEADS? THEY ARE IMMIGRANTS LEARNING
04:22:31 NEW SKILLS SO THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE FULLY TO OUR
04:22:33 LOCAL ECONOMY. THEY ARE WORKERS WHO WENT WHO
04:22:34 WANT OPPORTUNITY NOT HANDOUTS. AT A TIME WHEN FAMILIES ARE
04:22:38 RAISING RISING COSTS, HOUSING STABILITY AND ECONOMIC
04:22:40 UNCERTAINTY, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS.
04:22:42 BUDGETS ARE MORAL DOCUMENTS. >> THEY REVEAL OUR PRIORITIES.
04:22:45 THANK YOU. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:22:48 PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
04:22:49 COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS GABRIELLA
04:22:53 CASTELLANOS RUMBOUGH AND I WAS APPOINTED BY THE RULES
04:22:54 COMMITTEE TO ONE OF THE HEALTH EQUITY SEATS ON THE SODA AT THE
04:22:58 SODA TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE. >> TO SUM UP WHAT I'VE ALREADY
04:23:01 COMMENTED BEFORE. 1 IN 3 KINDERGARTNERS IN THE
04:23:05 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AN ACTIVE
04:23:09 BACTERIAL INFECTION IN THEIR MOUTH.
04:23:11 ONE THIRD A GLARING BLIND SPOT THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD ONCE
04:23:15 DURING ANY OF THESE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS IS THAT H.R. ONE
04:23:17 IS NOT JUST CHANGING MEDICAL BENEFITS BUT IT'S COMPLETELY
04:23:20 ELIMINATING DENTAL COVERAGE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE UNDER
04:23:24 DOCUMENTED. >> SO THEN WHY IS OUR
04:23:27 MAYOR GOING AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SODA TAX
04:23:29 ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY DEFUNDING EDUCATION AND DENTAL LINKAGE
04:23:35 WHEN WE NEED IT MOST? NUTRITION AND HEALTH START AT
04:23:37 THE MOUTH. I URGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT
04:23:40 WHAT THE MAYOR IS PLANNING TO DO WITH THE SODA TAX DOLLARS
04:23:44 DESPITE BEING GIVEN A BRIDGE PLAN TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TOUGH
04:23:47 BUDGET YEAR. >> WE ARE EXPERTS IN OUR FIELDS
04:23:48 AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXPERTISE SHOULD BE HEEDED
04:23:52 NOT CHERRY COMMENT TO FUND PET PROJECT.
04:23:55 THANK YOU. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:23:56 PLEASE
04:24:38 . GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF
04:24:39 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS ERICA CHAVEZ.
04:24:43 I AM A MEMBER OF NUEVO SOUL AND THEY DATE THERE WAS ALL DAY
04:24:47 LABORER AND DOMESTIC WORKER CENTER I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM A
04:24:55 DOMESTIC WORKER. I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE DON'T
04:24:56 CUT THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT IS ELEMENTAL AND SUBSTANTIAL FOR
04:24:59 US TO GET THE TRAINING THAT WE NEED AND ALSO TO PROTECT OUR
04:25:03 RIGHTS BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY ABUSED AND EXPLOITED
04:25:07 IN THE FIELD THAT WE WORK. THANK YOU.
04:25:10 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE.
04:25:40 >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS MARIA
04:25:42 BALAM. I AM FROM MEXICO YUCATAN.
04:25:45 I AM A MEMBER OF AND RUBBER SOUL DAY LABORER IN THE MYSTIC
04:25:50 WORKER CENTER. I AM A DOMESTIC WORKER AND I'VE
04:25:52 BEEN ASKING FOR THE MAYOR TO PLEASE DON'T CUT THE BUDGET.
04:25:55 >> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR I AM PRISMA RAMOS AND I AM A MEMBER
04:26:08 OF THE NATIONAL ASSAULT ON AN ORGANIZATION IN THE COALITION
04:26:14 AND I AM HERE TODAY TO US THAT DO NOT CUT HAIR IN GENERAL AS
04:26:22 WE ALL NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT. I AM STARTING A CITY COLLEGE
04:26:27 IN MY STUDIES HAVE HELPED ME A GREAT DEAL.
04:26:33 SO IF IT IS WITH YOU PAUL WHERE TO HELP PLEASE WE ARE ASKING
04:26:40 FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FOR YOU TO HEAR US.
04:26:45 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
04:26:46 COMMENTS
04:28:00 BURMESE GOOD AFTERNOON MY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS
04:28:09 JEREMY GEARED MIA CASTELLANO I AM A CO-DIRECTOR OF NOVO SOLE
04:28:13 AND ALSO LATINO TASK FORCE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER
04:28:16 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE PRESENTED THEMSELVES HERE.
04:28:20 I'M HERE WITH A DOMESTIC WORKER BECAUSE I'M HERE TO REPRESENT
04:28:24 THEM IN THIS PLIGHT AND TO HELP US DEAL WITH WITH THESE BUDGET
04:28:31 CUTS. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
04:28:35 BECAUSE THE THESE CUTS WILL AFFECT OUR VISION AND THE WAY
04:28:39 THAT WE CAN TRAIN OURSELVES IS A TERRIBLE TO SEE THAT THESE
04:28:43 CUTS THAT WE HAVE WE WE'RE WITNESSING OUR DEGRADE THE
04:28:46 BIGGEST CUTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST 40 YEARS AND WE ASK
04:28:49 YOU TO PLEASE NOT TO RESTORE THE BUDGET.
04:28:51 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GARCIA I
04:28:55 UNDERSTAND THAT CLERK'S OFFICE USHERS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD AN
04:28:59 IDEA ACCOMMODATE AND THAT WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THE LECTERN AT
04:29:03 THIS TIME AND THEN WE'LL RESUME THE NORMAL LINE.
04:29:06 >> PLEASE BEGIN. THANK YOU.
04:29:07 MY NAME IS DAISY JIMENEZ, A NATIVE SAN FRANCISCAN AND I'M
04:29:13 REPRESENTING THE AGING POPULATION FOR FREE CITY
04:29:16 TUITION. THIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERS
04:29:21 INTRODUCTION A RATIONAL AND DIVERSE RICH ENVIRONMENT
04:29:28 ESPECIALLY FOR THE AGING POPULATION WHERE WE'VE BEEN HIT
04:29:32 WITH A LOT OF BUDGET CUTS WITH THE SENIOR COMMUNITIES CENTERS
04:29:36 AND BY CUTTING THIS IT'S AFFECTING ALL DEPARTMENTS HSA
04:29:44 DOS THE HOUSING BECAUSE THEY ALL WANT US TO STAY IN OUR
04:29:48 HOMES LONGER. >> THANK YOU.
04:29:52 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:29:58 HELLO SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS MAYA SAATHIYA.
04:30:02 I'M A SENIOR IN DISABILITY ACTION.
04:30:03 I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE LIFE SAVING WORK OF OUR
04:30:06 HEALTH CARE ACTION TEAM ALSO KNOWN AS HAT AND TO ASK FOR IT
04:30:08 TO BE FULLY FUNDED. HAT IS A COALITION OF SENIORS
04:30:11 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, CAREGIVERS AND LEADERS WORKING
04:30:14 TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT SENIORS HAVE THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED
04:30:17 TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES. CRITICAL SERVICES THAT PEOPLE
04:30:21 DEPEND ON ARE BEING CUT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AT THE STATE
04:30:24 LEVEL AND NOW AT A CITY LEVEL. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED
04:30:28 ABOUT WHAT THEY QUALIFY FOR. ARE THEY LOSING THEIR HEALTH
04:30:31 CARE? ARE THEY LOSING THIS PROGRAM
04:30:35 AND TOO OFTEN WE HEAR FROM CLIENTS THAT THEY HAVE REACHED
04:30:36 OUT TO MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEY CAN'T GET
04:30:40 THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR
04:30:41 COMPLEX ISSUES THAT MIGHT RELATE TO HAVING A DISABILITY.
04:30:45 IMMIGRATION AND HAVING CHILDREN INCOME CHANGING THINGS LIKE
04:30:49 THAT. AND WITHOUT IN-HOME SUPPORT
04:30:52 SENIORS CAN LOSE THEIR SENSE OF DIGNITY, LOSE THEIR HOUSING
04:30:56 AND EVEN LOSE THEIR LIVES. PLEASE SUPPORT THAT.
04:30:57 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:31:00 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
04:31:45 . GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF
04:31:46 SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS JUST LIKE I SEND YOU THAT I AM A
04:31:47 MEMBER OF NOVO SOLE I'M AND I'M ALSO A DOMESTIC WORKER AND I'M
04:31:50 HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A GROUP I LOVE SAN FRANCISCO AND I HAVE
04:31:53 GIVEN IT EVERYTHING I CAN BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE THIS
04:31:58 MUCH SUPPORT GIVEN BACK TO US BECAUSE IT REALLY TAKES IT'S
04:32:04 GOING TO TAKE IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON OUR
04:32:08 FAMILIES AND THEIR PROGRESS FOR US TO TO PULL FORWARD IF YOU GO
04:32:13 FORWARD WITH THESE CUTS. THANK YOU.
04:32:16 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE WHEN
04:32:20 I START IS USUALLY
04:32:53 LIKE ONLY THAT YOU CAN US SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:32:59 >> I WANT TO NOMINATE YOU MAY THAT THEN THE NEXT STEP.
04:33:01 >> GOOD AFTERNOON OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
04:33:05 MY NAME IS NATALYA SARTORI. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF NUEVA SOUL
04:33:07 . I AM A DOMESTIC WORKER AND I'M
04:33:08 HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE DON'T CUT THE BUDGET.
04:33:12 WE USE THESE FUNDS TO TRAIN ALL OF OUR DOMESTIC WORKERS SO THAT
04:33:16 THEY CAN BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND THAT THEY CAN KNOW THEIR
04:33:19 RIGHTS. AND I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE
04:33:23 DON'T CUT THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.
04:33:24 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
04:33:26 >> PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISOR MY
04:33:30 NAME IS AMY WILLARD MEMBER AND WITH US ARE DAILY LABORER
04:33:37 DOMESTIC WORKER CENTER A MANAGER EVA FRANCISCO GUILLERMO
04:33:41 CASSIANO AND I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO PAUSE
04:33:46 YOUR TIME. >> CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE
04:33:49 RIGHT UP TO YOUR MOUTH SO WE CAN HEAR YOU MORE CLEARLY?
04:33:50 YEAH, WE HERE TO FIGHT TO GET THE FUNDING FOR OUR
04:33:56 ORGANIZATION KEY HERE KEY FIGHT TO GET PEOPLE THERE WITHOUT
04:33:59 EDUCATION WE CAN GO NOWHERE. WE HAVE TO INVEST IN HUMAN
04:34:04 BEING LOOK LIKE CITY COLLEGE TRAINING FOR PEOPLE GET THERE
04:34:08 AND ALSO WE WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT ALL ORGANIZATION LOOK I
04:34:16 ME CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION KYRSTEN LATINO TASK
04:34:19 FORCE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKER COALITION MIDHA
04:34:23 IN MISSION HIRING HALL IS SAN FRANCISCO LATTE SAN FRANCISCO A
04:34:30 LATINO PARTY IN A QUICK COALITION WE HERE TO FIGHT TO
04:34:34 GET THERE AND TODAY WE ARE TOO. SO MUCH FOR NOW WE GOT TO GO
04:34:40 SHORT ON THE CITY. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
04:34:43 DAY. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
04:34:44 COMMENTS. GET A COMMITTEE IN AND THE
04:34:45 CITY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
04:34:48 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> WHICH IS THE MOST GRACIOUS?
04:34:53 GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
04:34:56 MY NAME IS OMAR DEL REAL. TODAY I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE'S
04:34:58 BUDGET COALITION, THE SAN FRANCISCO PARITY EQUITY
04:35:01 COALITION, THE SAN FRANCISCO LATINO TASK FORCE AND OF COURSE
04:35:04 MISSION HIRING HALL THE NONPROFIT I AM PROUD TO WORK
04:35:08 FOR TODAY I ASK TO CONSIDER FUNDING OR REFUNDING THE OUR
04:35:12 GENERAL EMPLOYMENT HOSPITALITY PROGRAM.
04:35:16 OUR OFFICES IS A MERE THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM HERE AND I
04:35:18 CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE COME IN AND VISIT OUR OFFICES
04:35:21 ON A DAILY BASIS JUST SEEKING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
04:35:25 WE ALL KNOW THAT ONCE YOU GET A JOB IT LEADS TO BE ABLE TO FIND
04:35:29 A HOUSE OR RENT PAY RENT, GET YOUR ROOMMATES, GET YOUR LIFE
04:35:33 STABLE. >> WE NEED SUPPORT TO FIND JUST
04:35:39 TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY THEM
04:35:40 ALL THAT MUCH. BUT THESE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES
04:35:44 ARE THEN GO ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ON TO HELP OTHER
04:35:47 PEOPLE FIND EMPLOYMENT. SO PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING
04:35:51 SAN FRANCISCO THE PEOPLE AND VIVA MEXICO COMMAND WORLD
04:35:52 CUP. >> YES.
04:35:55 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:35:59 PLEASE. >> HELLO.
04:36:02 MY NAME'S BRIAN DE NIRO AND NOW FIRMLY WORKING OUR PROGRAM
04:36:06 ASSIST IN OUR MISSION HARJO I'M ALSO A PART THE INCARCERATED
04:36:10 ARE SPENDING A LOT OF YEARS AS A JUVENILE INCARCERATED AND I'M
04:36:15 22 NOW AND NOW BEING A LA I'M AN IMMIGRANT.
04:36:16 I'M FROM NEW SALVADOR AND COMING TO THESE RESOURCES
04:36:20 THAT IT HELP THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY MODEL FOR THE PEOPLE YOU
04:36:24 HELP ME ARE COMING TO WHEN I WAS TOLD TO APPLY FOR WORK
04:36:31 AND THEY HELPED ME AND NOW I'M CURRENTLY WORKING OUR MISSION
04:36:32 HOWEVER AND NOW SITTING DOWN THOSE PEOPLE TO FIND
04:36:35 IN EMPLOYMENT AND HELP THEM MAKE A RÉSUMÉ IT MAKES ME FEEL
04:36:39 BETTER BECAUSE I SEE YOUNG ME AS A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL I
04:36:42 PROBATION AT ALAMEDA COUNTY ALSO IT MAKES ME FEEL AN
04:36:47 INSPIRATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND NOW I WANT TO I SKILL TO
04:36:51 MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE NEXT
04:36:54 GENERATION. >> THANK YOU.
04:36:58 THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
04:37:01 >> SO WELCOME OUR 200TH SPEAKER SO FAR FOR THE DAY.
04:37:03 PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE LECTERN 200.
04:37:05 >> HI MY NAME IS JASMINE EVERETT ALSO HERE IS
04:37:09 REPRESENTATION FROM MISSION HIRING HALL HOME.
04:37:12 SORRY IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE. I COME HERE AS A COMMUNITY
04:37:16 MEMBER AND AS A MEMBER OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
04:37:20 WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT NOT JUST LATINO TASK FORCE IN SAN
04:37:23 FRANCISCO LATINO PARTY PARTY IN EQUALITY BUT ALL OF THE
04:37:28 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HERE TODAY ASKING FOR
04:37:31 CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FUNDING AS OMAR SAID, WE HELP EVERY DAY
04:37:36 INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT SEARCH AND AS BRIAN
04:37:39 SAID THAT WE HELPED HIM A LOT ALONG HIS JOURNEY WITH LIFETIME
04:37:44 IS A VERY YOUNG MAN. HE'S BEEN ABLE TO START HIS OWN
04:37:46 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. HE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO SO MUCH
04:37:50 WITH THE HELP OF NONPROFITS SO PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME
04:37:54 HERE BEGGING FOR DECENCY AND HUMANITY.
04:37:55 PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE TO FUND THESE
04:37:58 NONPROFIT PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU.
04:37:59 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:38:03 GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISOR IS MY NAME IS ALLISON KING AND I'M
04:38:07 SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
04:38:10 TODAY MATT I BEGAN WORKING WITH MADRES EDUCATORS LATINOS TO SAN
04:38:14 FRANCISCO IN 2020 FOR THEIR INTENSIVE TRAINING THEY EARNED
04:38:15 EARLY CHILDHOOD STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND SUCCESSFULLY
04:38:19 BUILT A WORKER OWNED COOPERATIVE SINCE JANUARY 2025
04:38:21 THEY HAVE PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE STAFFING TO THE
04:38:23 FELON INSTITUTE AND FOUR OTHER LOCAL CHILD CARE CENTERS
04:38:27 PROVING THAT COMMUNITY OWNED BUSINESSES CAN SOLVE OUR CITY'S
04:38:30 SEVERE CHILDCARE STAFFING SHORTAGES.
04:38:33 HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS MATTA IS FORCED TO COMPLETELY
04:38:35 TERMINATE ALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THIS CO-OP.
04:38:38 IT WOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR MANY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
04:38:41 IF I COULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MOTHERS THEY STILL NEED
04:38:43 SUPPORT TO MANAGE NEW CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS, UPDATE LEGAL
04:38:46 OPERATING AGREEMENTS AND EXPAND THEIR MEMBERSHIP TO UP TO 25
04:38:48 FAMILIES. CUTTING THEIR RESOURCES RIGHT
04:38:50 NOW ABANDONS THESE WORKING PARENTS AT THEIR MOST
04:38:52 VULNERABLE GROWTH PHASE AND LEAVES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
04:38:53 CHILDCARE CENTERS WITHOUT THE STABLE TRUSTED STAFFING THEY
04:38:56 DEPEND ON TO STAY OPEN. >> THANK YOU.
04:38:57 THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
04:39:00 >> PLEASE WHEN I START THIS MY NAME IS SCOTT AND I'M THE
04:39:05 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
04:39:08 AND MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
04:39:11 I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR MISSION AND TECHIES PROGRAM OUR
04:39:12 MISSION JACKIE'S PROGRAM SUPPORTS 50 INDIVIDUALS EVERY
04:39:15 YEAR TO LEARN THE IMPORTANT SKILLS TO BECOME I.T. EXPERTS
04:39:19 WITH WITH CONTINUE PLANNING WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
04:39:22 PROVIDING THE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM.
04:39:25 RIGHT NOW OUR FUNDING HAS BEEN REDUCED WHICH WILL REDUCE THE
04:39:29 QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAMING AND WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR US
04:39:33 TO CONTINUE PLACING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AN INDUSTRY AND WILL
04:39:36 ALSO CONTINUE MAKING IT HARD FOR US TO SUPPORT MORE
04:39:38 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS.
04:39:40 FOR EXAMPLE ROSALIE ORTEGA WHO HAS CREATED HER OWN BUSINESS
04:39:45 IN OUR MISSION NEIGHBORHOOD WE'VE HAD OTHER COMMUNITY
04:39:49 MEMBERS ALSO BE PLACED IN PLACES LIKE MICROSOFT.
04:39:52 WE'VE HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE PLACED IN OTHER SMALLER TECH
04:39:56 BUSINESSES HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO WE HAVE SO YOU
04:39:57 CONTINUE FUNDING OUR SERVICES SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE
04:40:01 SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
04:40:03 >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:40:05 PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
04:40:08 MY NAME IS CASALI ROCHA AND I WORK AT AND SEE THE FAMILIAR TO
04:40:13 THE LA RAZA AND I'M SPEAKING AS PART OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
04:40:16 LATINO PARITY AND EQUITY COALITION AND THE LATINO TASK
04:40:18 FORCE. >> I URGE YOU TO RESTORE THE
04:40:19 PROPOSED CUTS TO THE CITY TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, PARTICULARLY
04:40:22 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
04:40:24 AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
04:40:27 THESE CUTS WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUTH FAMILIES
04:40:30 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO CASE
04:40:34 MANAGEMENT CARE COORDINATION, RESOURCE NAVIGATION
04:40:35 AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ARE OFTEN THE FIRST
04:40:38 POINT OF CONTACT TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
04:40:42 THESE SERVICES CONNECT PEOPLE TO HOUSING, HEALTH CARE
04:40:46 AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THE VERY RESOURCES THAT HELP
04:40:47 PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, HOSPITALIZATION AND INCREASE
04:40:50 RELIANCE ON OUR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS.
04:40:53 WHEN WE CUT THESE PROGRAMS WE ARE NOT SAVING MONEY.
04:40:55 WE ARE REDUCING ACCESS TO THE SUPPORTS THAT KEEP COMMUNITIES
04:40:57 STABLE AND CREATE PATHWAYS FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY AS THE COST
04:41:01 OF OPERATING AND PROVIDING SERVICES CONTINUES TO RISE,
04:41:05 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE BEING ASKED TO DO MORE WITH
04:41:06 FEWER RESOURCES. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE PARTNER
04:41:09 WITH US PROTECT THE SAFETY NET AND RESTORE THE CUT BEING MADE
04:41:12 TO OUR COMMUNITIES. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:41:14 PLEASE. IT'S YOUR TAX SOURCES FOR OUR
04:41:20 SERVICES. IT'S NOT TAXES FOR OUR SERVICES
04:41:28 IS WHEN I STARTED THIS SUPERVISORS FRANCISCO HERRERA
04:41:31 HERE AND I WAS ALL THE LABOR DOMESTIC WORKERS CENTER WITH
04:41:35 THE COALITION FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS WITHOUT PAYCHECKS
04:41:40 SCHOLASTIC AND LATINO TASK FORCE AS WELL AS THE
04:41:43 ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED ALREADY THE BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT
04:41:47 AS WE'VE HEARD MANY TIMES. THAT IS THE TRUTH.
04:41:51 WE'VE PUT THIS MONEY TOGETHER AS TAXPAYERS.
04:41:55 WE'VE ASKED THE MAYOR TO LOOK FOR MORE MONEYS FROM THE STATE,
04:41:59 FROM OTHER SOURCES BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
04:42:03 WE SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOT HIRE
04:42:07 ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO THE SERVICE AND NOW ARE UP TO ONE YEAR LATE
04:42:10 OF PAYING NONPROFIT ARTS IN THE CITY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE
04:42:16 BEEN DOING. THEY'VE HAD TO GET LOANS OUT.
04:42:18 >> SO IT'S REALLY A TIME RIGHT NOW TO LOOK NOT IN CUTTING
04:42:22 FRANCISCO BUT IN INVESTING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
04:42:23 THANK YOU. >> LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
04:42:26 PLEASE. >> HELLO.
04:42:29 IF YOU ALL COULD ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION WHILE I WAS SPEAKING
04:42:31 THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
04:42:33 MY NAME IS BATGIRL AND I'M HERE TODAY AS THE PRIMARY CASE
04:42:35 MANAGER WITH THE ARAB RESOURCE AND ORGANIZING CENTER IRAQ
04:42:37 AND WITH THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION AND OUR EMILY TD
04:42:40 FUNDED CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS FACING OVER $80,000 IN CUTS.
04:42:44 IRAQ IS THE ONLY ARAB AND SWAN CENTERED SERVICE PROVIDING
04:42:49 ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OUR
04:42:53 CASE MANAGEMENT AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ARE VITAL TO THE
04:42:56 COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY IN A CITY WHERE WE'RE ONE OF THE FASTEST
04:42:59 GROWING POPULATIONS OUR FUNDING AND IRAQ AS AN ORGANIZATION
04:43:03 HAVE REPEATEDLY FACED ISLAMOPHOBIC
04:43:06 AND ANTI-PALESTINIAN ATTACKS AND THREATS AND AT A TIME WHERE
04:43:07 BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE ON THE RISE ALONGSIDE INCREASED
04:43:11 REPRESSION TOWARDS IMMIGRANTS, IT'S NECESSARY THAT THE CITY,
04:43:14 THE SUPERVISORS AND MAYOR LURIE WORK TO PROTECT THOSE MOST
04:43:18 VULNERABLE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE THREATS.
04:43:22 WE ASK THAT YOU RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR A MILLAGE CD FUNDED
04:43:25 CASE MANAGEMENT WORK AND FOR ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS FACING
04:43:27 THESE CUTS. >> THANK YOU.
04:43:30 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:43:33 >> HELLO. MY NAME IS RIMA AND I AM A PART
04:43:38 OF THE ARAB RESOURCE AND ORGANIZING CENTER'S LEGAL
04:43:39 TEAM. IRAQ IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE
04:43:42 ISF IMMIGRANT LEGAL AND EDUCATION NETWORK AND RAPID
04:43:45 RESPONSE NETWORK. IN THAT COLLABORATIVE WE
04:43:46 PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, EDUCATION
04:43:50 AND ICE VERIFICATION. >> WE ARE THE ONLY FREE ARABIC
04:43:53 LANGUAGE IMMIGRATION LEGAL PROVIDER.
04:43:57 CONTINUE INVESTMENT AS F IRELAND AND THE RAPID RESPONSE
04:44:00 NETWORK PRESERVES LEGAL SERVICES RAPID RESPONSE
04:44:01 INFRASTRUCTURE, MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY BASED
04:44:05 RESPONSE SYSTEMS AS F RESIDENTS ALREADY RELY ON SUSTAINING
04:44:09 THESE INVESTMENTS PROTECTS PRIOR CITY INVESTMENTS WHILE
04:44:13 MAINTAINING CRITICAL STAFFING COORDINATION AND SERVICE
04:44:16 CAPACITY ACROSS BOTH NETWORKS. >> THE WORK IRAQ DOES ALONGSIDE
04:44:20 THE SFR NETWORK SERVES THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED
04:44:24 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. PEOPLE WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS
04:44:28 MONOLINGUAL INDIVIDUALS. LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
04:44:29 PEOPLE OF COLOR AND PEOPLE WHO FIND OUR LEGAL SERVICES
04:44:33 CRITICAL TO THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE HERE WITH DIGNITY
04:44:36 AND RESPECT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
04:44:38 . >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:44:42 GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SALMA AND I'M ALSO
04:44:46 HERE WITH ARAB RESOURCE, AN ORGANIZING CENTER.
04:44:47 WE'RE A PARTNER ORGANIZATION OF THE IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING
04:44:51 COLLABORATIVE WHICH CONSISTS OF EIGHT MULTILINGUAL AND CULTURAL
04:44:54 ORGANIZATIONS WITH DECADES OF EXPERTISE IN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS,
04:44:57 EDUCATION, EQUITY AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP.
04:45:00 ERIC IS ALSO PART OF THE LANGUAGE ACCESS NETWORK WHICH
04:45:03 IS A COALITION OF SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN SAN
04:45:04 FRANCISCO THAT PROVIDE LANGUAGE, ACCESS, EDUCATION
04:45:08 SERVICES AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT A TIME WHEN IMMIGRANT
04:45:11 COMMUNITIES ARE FACING CONTINUOUS AND INCREASED
04:45:12 THREATS. THIS IS A CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY
04:45:16 FOR SAN FRANCISCO TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE TO INVEST IN PROGRAMS
04:45:19 THAT ENSURE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FEEL SAFE AND HAVE ACCESS TO
04:45:22 ESSENTIAL RESOURCES IN MOMENTS OF HEIGHTENED ENFORCEMENT
04:45:24 AND POLICY SHIFTS. LANGUAGE ACCESS BECOMES BECOMES
04:45:28 EVEN MORE CRITICAL. WE STRESS THE NEED TO
04:45:31 PRIORITIZE LANGUAGE ACCESS ENSURING LIMITED ENGLISH
04:45:32 PROFICIENCY AND RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO VITAL
04:45:36 INFORMATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES .
04:45:39 >> SO WE ASK THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE FUNDING LEVEL FOR IMMIGRANT
04:45:41 PARENT VOTING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL BOARD
04:45:43 ELECTIONS TWO HUNDRED AND 50,000.
04:45:44 >> THANK YOU. >> DOLLARS EACH YEAR
04:45:47 AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING LEVEL FOR THE LANGUAGE ACCESS NOW WE
04:45:50 HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
04:45:51 THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS GLENN RUIZ
04:45:58 AND I'M A I LIVE IN DISTRICT 11 AND I LIKE TO PUT IN A GOOD
04:46:02 WORD FOR IRAQ AS AS AN OPPONENT TO ISRAELI GENOCIDE, ETHNIC
04:46:09 CLEANSING I FIND APPROX WEBSITES CALENDAR VERY USEFUL
04:46:16 IN AND HAVING A SOURCE OF OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORT YOUR RIGHTS
04:46:21 BE THEY ONLINE OR OR ON THE STREETS AND AS A POSSESSOR OF
04:46:28 OF A FREE MUNI CLIPPER CARD I LIKE TO COMMEND THE MTA IS A
04:46:36 PARATRANSIT PROGRAM THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
04:46:41 AND SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE .
04:46:44 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SYDNEY UKU AND I AM
04:46:48 WITH CHINATOWN MEDIA AND ARTS COLLABORATIVE ALSO KNOWN AS C
04:46:49 MACK URGING YOU TO REJECT THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS TO ARTS
04:46:52 AND CULTURE PROGRAMS IMPACTING CHINATOWN IN CHINATOWN.
04:46:56 >> CULTURE IS OUR ECONOMY AND WE RELY HEAVILY ON FOOT
04:47:00 TRAFFIC. IT'S THE LEGACY MURALS, THE
04:47:04 COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS LIKE C
04:47:05 MAC AND CHINESE CULTURE CENTER THAT NOT ONLY DRAW IN TOURISTS
04:47:08 AND REGIONAL VISITORS BUT ALSO OUR DENSE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
04:47:11 WHO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS BEING A
04:47:16 CULTURAL AMBASSADOR AS MUST CHINATOWN USA, I HAVE CROSSED
04:47:17 PATHS WITH MANY BOARD MEMBERS AND MAYOR LURIE AT COMMUNITY
04:47:21 EVENTS ORGANIZED BY THE VERY PROGRAMS BEING CUT FROM THIS
04:47:25 BUDGET. SEE MAC ENVISIONS A CULTURAL
04:47:27 CAMPUS THAT IS IN THE HEART OF CHINATOWN BRIDGING COMMUNITIES
04:47:29 AND INCREASING ECONOMIC REVENUE.
04:47:32 DO YOU FUNDING OUR PROGRAMS DIRECTLY DECREASES FOOT TRAFFIC
04:47:36 REQUIRED TO GENERATE VITAL SALES AND TAX REVENUE THAT FEEL
04:47:37 SAN FRANCISCO'S BROADER ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
04:47:41 AND I DEEPLY URGE YOU TO RECOGNIZE THIS FUNDING AS A
04:47:44 CRITICAL INVESTMENT AND TO PLEASE RESTORE IT.
04:47:45 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
04:47:48 TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. PLEASE.
04:47:51 HI SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS AARON LAM AND I'M A
04:47:52 CHINATOWN RESIDENT. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
04:47:55 REINSTATE THE $200,000 IN ART ART ACTIVATIONS FOR THE
04:47:58 CHINATOWN MEDIA AND ARTS COLLABORATIVE ALSO KNOWN AS
04:48:03 CMAC WITH PORTSMOUTH SQUARE CURRENTLY SHUT DOWN FOR
04:48:07 CONSTRUCTION. >> OUR COMMUNITY HAS LOST ITS
04:48:10 VITAL LIVING ROOM OUR SENIORS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES HAVE NOWHERE
04:48:14 LEFT TO GATHER CUTTING C-MAX CONTEMPORARY ARTS FESTIVALS
04:48:18 NIGHT MARKETS RIGHT NOW IS NOT JUST A BUDGET ISSUE IT'S A
04:48:22 COMMUNITY WELLNESS ISSUE. THESE ACTIVATIONS ARE SOME OF
04:48:26 THE LAST REMAINING SPACES KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
04:48:29 CONNECTED, ACTIVE AND MENTALLY HEALTHY.
04:48:32 WITHOUT PORTSMOUTH SQUARE WE DESPERATELY NEED PROGRAMS LIKE
04:48:34 THIS TO SURVIVE. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT
04:48:37 CHINATOWN'S HEALTH AND RESTORE THE $200,000.
04:48:40 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:48:44 NEXT PICK A PLACE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
04:48:48 BOARD OF SUPERVISOR. MY NAME IS MICHELLE, A
04:48:52 CHINESE-AMERICAN SAN FRANCISCAN.
04:48:53 I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO REJECT BUDGET CUTS TO THE CHINESE
04:48:56 CULTURAL CENTER. >> THIS IS DEEPLY PERSONAL.
04:49:00 MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER LIVED IN CHINATOWN DURING COVID
04:49:03 EXTREME ISOLATION AND LACK OF SOCIALIZATION CAUSED HER TO
04:49:07 QUICKLY DEVELOP DEMENTIA. OCCURRED TO ME AT BIRTH TO MY
04:49:11 FAMILY THAT COMMUNITY CONNECTION IS A MATTER OF LIFE
04:49:14 OR DEATH FOR OUR SENIORS TODAY PER MOM SQUARE AND THE
04:49:15 COURTYARD WHERE THE KEY OPERATES ALLOWS OUR ELDERS TO
04:49:19 GATHER, SOCIALIZE AND STAY CONNECTED.
04:49:22 EVENTS LIKE THE HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL AND THE ART
04:49:26 REVITALIZATION KEEP OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND GIVE OUR
04:49:30 SENIOR A PLACE TO SHARE STORIES FOR CHINATOWN'S ELDERS THE KEY
04:49:34 IS NOT JUST AN ART ORGANIZATION IT IS HEALTH CARE.
04:49:38 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO
04:49:42 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> I BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY
04:49:46 NAME IS GENUINE. I'M THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE
04:49:47 CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER. >> I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
04:49:50 RESTORE KCS FUNDING FOR HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL A CRUCIAL
04:49:53 TRADITION AND BELOVED GATHERING FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
04:49:57 HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL REIMAGINES A TRADITIONAL RITUAL
04:50:01 AS A CITY WIDE GATHERING ROOTED IN CHINATOWN AND CELEBRATED BY
04:50:05 MANY ACROSS OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
04:50:08 JUST IN 2025, ALLEN COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 40
04:50:11 ARTIST 30 PARTNERS AND 25 CHINATOWN MERCHANTS THROUGH A
04:50:15 HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL DRAWING AN ESTIMATED 18,000 ATTENDEES
04:50:18 AND BRINGING OVER 400,000 DIRECT SPENDING HOURS OF
04:50:22 CHINATOWN. >> MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING
04:50:25 WHY ARE YOU HUNGRY? GHOST FESTIVAL HAPPENING THIS
04:50:29 YEAR AND YOU REALLY BREAKS MY HEART TO TELL THEM IT'S NOT
04:50:30 COMING BACK THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING CUTS.
04:50:33 OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP CHINATOWN
04:50:34 THRIVING AND I URGE YOU TO PROTECT THIS SAFE HAVEN
04:50:38 AND HELP BRING THE HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL BACK.
04:50:41 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:50:42 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HI SUPERVISOR MY NAME'S QI
04:50:50 AND I AM A CHILD AND RESIDENCE AND A CULTURAL WORKER AT
04:50:51 CHINESE CULTURE CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO.
04:50:54 >> I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR
04:50:58 THEIR CHINATOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE HUNGRY
04:51:02 GOLD FESTIVAL WHICH PROVIDES FREE ART AND CULTURE PROGRAM
04:51:05 FOR THE COMMUNITY. TWO YEARS AGO I WAS IN SAN
04:51:09 FRANCISCO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ATTEND OF HUNGRY GOLD
04:51:12 FESTIVAL AND A POPULAR PROGRAM IN CHINATOWN.
04:51:13 >> AND I SAW HOW SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN AND LIKE ANY OTHERS
04:51:19 THAT ASPIRE HAS SUCH A PROFOUND IMPACT ON ME AND THAT I MOVE ON
04:51:23 NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO AND CHOOSE TO MAKE CHINATOWN MY
04:51:26 HOME WHERE I ONCE WITNESSED HOW ART AND CULTURE CAN CONNECT
04:51:30 IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS, VISITOR AND COMMUNITY ACROSS
04:51:34 GENERATION. TODAY IS SAD TO SEE THIS
04:51:37 OPPORTUNITY DISAPPEAR DUE TO THE FUNDING CUT.
04:51:38 SO THEREFORE HERE I AM SINCERELY ASKED THE CITY TO
04:51:42 RESTORE THIS FUNDING SO CHINATOWN CAN REMAIN A VIBRANT
04:51:46 AND CULTURE WHICH THEY BELIEVE WILL FOR US WE THE PEOPLE.
04:51:49 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:51:55 I'M HANNAH CHIA. MISS SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN
04:51:59 AND DAUGHTER OF MY REFUGEES. SPEAKING TODAY AS A COMMUNITY
04:52:00 MEMBER OF THE CHINESE CULTURE CENTER.
04:52:04 >> BEFORE THIS CROWD WHEN I GRADUATED FROM UC BERKELEY I
04:52:07 MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO BECAUSE I SAW THE CITY AS A MAJOR ARTS
04:52:11 AND HOPE AND CULTURE HUB. >> WHEN I WAS FAR FROM FAMILY,
04:52:15 CHINATOWN'S ARTS PROGRAMING GAVE ME A HOME.
04:52:16 >> MY FIRST EVER EVENT WAS THE HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL A
04:52:19 SIGNIFICANT HOLIDAY IN MY FAMILY TO HONOR OUR ANCESTORS.
04:52:23 >> AND I WAS SO MOVED BY HOW THE CHINESE CULTURE CENTER
04:52:26 DEVELOPED IT INTO SOMETHING MODERN EDUCATION AND ALL
04:52:30 DIVERSE AND DEEPLY COMMUNITY CENTERED.
04:52:31 >> THAT LED ME TO REGULARLY VISIT 41 ROSS AND THE EDGE OF
04:52:34 THE SQUARE GALLERY WHERE I MET ARTISTS AND STORIES THAT
04:52:38 INSPIRED ME TO BECOME IN SAN FRANCISCO CHINATOWN.
04:52:39 TO CARRY ON THIS LEGACY THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE LIVING THREAD
04:52:43 BETWEEN CHINATOWN'S PAST AND ITS FUTURE, ESPECIALLY AS
04:52:46 AMERICA'S OLDEST CHINATOWN. WHEN WE CUT FUNDING WE LOSE
04:52:50 THESE SPACES AND STORIES THAT MAKE S.F. NOT ONLY AN ICONIC
04:52:54 CITY BUT THE HOME TO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
04:52:55 >> OR URGE YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT THESE.
04:52:58 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:53:00 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HI MY NAME IS ROOMIE TANG
04:53:05 SMITH. I'M HERE TODAY WITH THE
04:53:06 CHINATOWN MEDIA AND ARTS COLLECTIVE OR CMAC AND THE
04:53:09 CHINESE CULTURE CENTER. MORE THAN 1 IN 3 PEOPLE IN THIS
04:53:13 CITY ARE ASIAN-AMERICAN. AND YET WHEN BUDGET CUTS COME,
04:53:18 CHINATOWN IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.
04:53:20 THE PROPOSED CUTS TO C MAX ACTIVATION FUND WOULD ELIMINATE
04:53:24 THE NIGHT MARKET ACTIVATIONS, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND THE
04:53:28 CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS KEPT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
04:53:29 ALIVE THROUGH DISPLACEMENT IN ERASURE THROUGH THE DECADES.
04:53:33 SO MY QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IS SIMPLE WHEN DOES THE BUDGET
04:53:36 ACTUALLY REFLECT WHO LIVES HERE?
04:53:38 IF WE CUT THE PROGRAMS THAT KEEP CHINATOWN'S CULTURE ALIVE,
04:53:40 WHO BENEFITS AND WHO PAYS THE PRICE?
04:53:44 YOU HEARD FROM OUR COMMUNITY TODAY AND THE ANSWER IS CLEAR.
04:53:48 PLEASE RESTORE THE FUNDING TO SIMEX MAX ACTIVATION FUND
04:53:51 AND STAND BEHIND THE CHINESE CULTURE CENTER FUND THE
04:53:53 COMMUNITY THAT HAS BUILT THIS CITY ALONGSIDE YOU.
04:53:56 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:53:59 >> SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON.
04:54:03 MY NAME IS VIRGINIA CHANG AND I SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
04:54:06 I AM WITH OPEN DOOR ILLEGAL THE ONLY LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER
04:54:08 LOCAL DID ON THE WEST SIDE. AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO
04:54:12 ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE REGARDLESS OF
04:54:15 RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, INCOME, LANGUAGE, AGE, SEX,
04:54:18 SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR ABILITY. WE REQUEST WE REQUEST
04:54:25 RESTORATION OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE
04:54:26 LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH
04:54:30 DISABILITIES ON THE WEST SIDE AND ALL COMMUNITIES AND NEED
04:54:33 CITY WIDE. A PEOPLE'S BUDGET IS NOT JUST
04:54:34 ABOUT FUNDING PROGRAMS. IT'S ABOUT FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO
04:54:37 PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNNECESSARY EMERGENCY
04:54:39 ROOM VISITS, INCARCERATION AND THE CYCLES OF TRAUMA THAT
04:54:42 IMPACT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS.
04:54:46 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO
04:54:49 THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISOR
04:54:53 ARIAS. MY NAME IS SIERRA SPARKS
04:54:54 AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OPENDOOR LEGAL AND THE PEOPLE'S
04:54:57 BUDGET COALITION. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT A
04:54:58 PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN FRANCISCO AND I AS YOU REVIEW
04:55:02 THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION, I URGE YOU
04:55:06 TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING TO PROTECT GENDER JUSTICE
04:55:07 INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF VICTIMS RIGHTS AND RIGHT TO COUNSEL FOR
04:55:10 SURVIVORS AND LGBTQ PLUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
04:55:14 CRITICAL SUPPORT AND STABILITY AS WELL AS FUNDING TO SUPPORT
04:55:17 OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. >> ADDITIONALLY, I ASK THAT YOU
04:55:18 CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THE SUPPORT OF LEGAL SERVICES SPECIFICALLY
04:55:21 RESTORING THE RESCINDED FUNDING THAT WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT
04:55:25 CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT ONE, FOUR AND SEVEN ELDERS, PEOPLE
04:55:28 WITH DISABILITIES AND THE AAPI COMMUNITY SAN FRANCISCO HAS
04:55:31 LONG BEEN A BEACON OF HOPE, SAFETY AND INCLUSION.
04:55:35 WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE.
04:55:36 PLEASE PROTECT OUR LEGACY BY INVESTING IN SOCIAL SAFETY NET
04:55:40 AND SERVICES THAT SAFEGUARD YOUR CONSTITUENTS STABILITY
04:55:43 AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE. >> THANK YOU.
04:55:46 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:55:50 HELLO SUPERVISORS. I'M TAB BUCKNER AND I'LL BE
04:55:54 FRANK PEOPLE WILL DIE. >> I REFER TO A PROPOSED CUT TO
04:55:59 HARM REDUCTION SERVICE IS ONE THE TOOLS FOR SUCH ACCESS ARE
04:56:03 REMOVED OVERDOSES AND SERIOUS INFECTIONS INCREASE PLAIN
04:56:09 AND SIMPLE. AND MERYL DO IT.
04:56:14 CANDIDATE LURIE PROMISED ROBUST HIV RESOURCES CUTTING BACK
04:56:17 AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT HIV PREVENTION AND HEALTH SUPPORT
04:56:21 WILL ENDANGER RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR
04:56:25 IMMIGRANTS, TRANS, YOUTH AND SENIORS.
04:56:30 >> LET'S RETURN TO THE GLOBAL MODEL WE ONCE WERE AND REACH
04:56:34 OUR ZERO GOAL FOR HIV BEFORE CARELESSLY LOSING MORE
04:56:38 COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAKE SURE TO ADOPT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
04:56:42 INCLUDING COMPLETE HARM REDUCTION IN HIV SERVICES.
04:56:45 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TED BUCKNER FOR
04:56:49 YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:56:52 >> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS PATRICK WEXLER.
04:56:59 I'M WITH THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER AND WE SERVE THE
04:57:02 COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT 11 IN THE EXCELSIOR DISTRICT AND WE'VE
04:57:06 BEEN THERE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR FILIPINO WORKERS SINCE
04:57:13 2003. WE'RE PART OF THE WORKERS
04:57:14 RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED
04:57:17 BECAUSE THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL DOES NOT INCLUDE
04:57:23 FUNDING FOR A YEAR OR TWO FOR THE COLLABORATIVE WHICH PUTS
04:57:24 THE CITY AT RISK FOR LOSING. IT'S ONLY IN LANGUAGE
04:57:28 AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE ROOTED
04:57:31 IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE YOU KNOW, WE REALLY SEE THIS AS
04:57:35 REALLY STIFLING THE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE CITY RUN, THE
04:57:39 WORKERS WHO MAKE THE CITY RUN EVERYBODY FROM THE CAREGIVERS,
04:57:42 THE RESTAURANT WORKERS HOTEL WORKERS.
04:57:45 SO WE WANT TO URGE THAT WE ACTUALLY GET THE FUNDING FOR
04:57:49 THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.
04:57:50 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
04:57:53 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE WHEN I STARTED SUPERVISOR I AM
04:57:56 ALEJANDRO QUEST AS THE LEAD ATTORNEY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR
04:58:01 OF THE WORKERS RIGHTS PROGRAM THE LA RAZA CENTER LEGAL WE ARE
04:58:05 ALSO PART OF THE WORKERS RIGHTS COLLABORATIVE IN THE CITY
04:58:11 AND YOU THE SUPERVISORS I KNOW WE HAVE HAD A PARTNERSHIP FOR
04:58:15 THE LAST 19 YEARS. YOU APPROVE THE LABOR ORDINANCE
04:58:19 AND WE WITH THE OIL AND SEE MADE THIS ORDINANCE WE ENFORCE
04:58:23 WE PROTECT WORKERS FOR WHICH STAFF FOR VIOLATION OF BASIC
04:58:27 LEAVE AND MANY OTHER THINGS. BUT THIS YEAR AS PAST MENTIONED
04:58:31 WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR OUR SECOND YEAR.
04:58:34 SO I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE QUESTION WHAT IS THE VALUE OF
04:58:37 THE ORDINANCE? IS THERE NO ONE TO ENFORCE IT?
04:58:40 YOUR WORK WILL BE WORTH LESS AND PEOPLE AND WORKERS THE LOW
04:58:44 WAGE WORKERS WILL LEAVE WITH A PROTECTION.
04:58:47 SO PLEASE FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR CONTRACT THANK YOU.
04:58:51 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
04:58:55 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JUAN BILL VASO.
04:58:56 I'M A STAFF ATTORNEY. YOU HAD LET US I SET THE LEGAL
04:59:00 AND THE WORKERS RIGHTS PROGRAM AND ALSO WE'RE A MEMBER
04:59:03 ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.
04:59:04 >> OUR PROGRAM AT L R C L RECEIVES AROUND 400 CALLS FROM
04:59:07 SERVICE SEEKERS PER YEAR. >> OF THOSE WE'RE ABLE TO
04:59:10 SCHEDULE ABOUT 250 250 LEGAL CONSULTATIONS.
04:59:13 THE WORKERS THAT COME TO US ARE FOR ALL MANNER OF VIOLATIONS OF
04:59:17 THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND PERSONAL DIGNITY.
04:59:18 >> WORKERS WE SERVE HAVE BEEN ROBBED, DEFRAUDED, HARASSED
04:59:22 IN THE WORST CASES, ABUSED AND SEXUALLY VIOLATED.
04:59:25 >> AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED, THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
04:59:28 PROPOSAL IS NOT FUNDING YEAR TWO OF THE COLLABORATIVE EVERY
04:59:29 YEAR WE FIND OURSELVES HERE ASKING TO MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR
04:59:32 A COLLABORATIVE THAT FOR THE BETTER PART OF 20 YEARS HAS
04:59:35 BEEN WORKING FOR S.F. WORKERS TIME THAT COULD BE BETTER SPENT
04:59:38 SERVING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
04:59:39 I URGE THE BOARD TO PRIORITIZE CONTINUE FUNDING TO PROTECT THE
04:59:43 RIGHTS OF WORKERS AND COMMUNITY.
04:59:43 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
04:59:46 TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
05:00:57 YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS DO WE HAVE AN
05:01:02 INTERPRETER YES THERE WE INTERPRET MY NAME IS Z WAY I AM
05:01:06 A RESTAURANT WORKER LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO AND I WORK AT
05:01:07 SFO AIRPORT. AFTER ARRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO
05:01:10 I WORKED AT A PRODUCE SHOP IN CHINATOWN AND A RESTAURANT
05:01:13 IN JAPANTOWN. I WORKED OVER SIX DAYS A WEEK
05:01:16 TEN HOURS A DAY YET MY WAGES FELL FAR SHORT OF MINIMUM WAGE.
05:01:20 I RECEIVED NO HEALTH INSURANCE, NO OVERTIME PAY OR FULL MEAL
05:01:22 BREAKS THANKS TO CPP'S WORKERS RIGHTS COUNSELING SERVICES I
05:01:25 GAINED THE KNOWLEDGE AND COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR MY
05:01:28 RIGHTS WHENEVER THEY WERE VIOLATED.
05:01:29 I HAVE ALSO ACTIVELY DEDICATED MYSELF TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS
05:01:32 OF LOW INCOME WORKERS. >> OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE
05:01:36 ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES ESTABLISH A
05:01:39 FIRM FOOTING AND SUSTAIN THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
05:01:40 IN SAN FRANCISCO. SO WE CALL UPON THE CITY TO
05:01:44 FULLY RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS
05:01:48 COALITION AND TO COMMIT TO CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE
05:01:52 WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.
05:01:53 >> THANK YOU
05:03:03 COHAN KINSEY SO INFORMAL THEY'LL I STARTED COMMENTS MY
05:03:07 NAME IS SO ONE AND I LIVE IN SOHO IN CHINATOWN I'M ALSO A
05:03:11 WORKING LEADER A CPA. >> I URGE ABOUT A SUPERVISOR TO
05:03:15 FULLY RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKER
05:03:16 COALITION CDW AND CONTINUE TO FUND THE RCC WORKER RIGHTS
05:03:20 COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE FOR YEAR TWO.
05:03:24 I AM AN IHS WORKER CARING FOR AND 84 YEARS OLDER.
05:03:27 WE DOMESTIC WORKERS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL DAILY SUPPORT TO MANY
05:03:31 LOW INCOME SENIORS AND ENABLING THE FAMILY MEMBERS TO WORK
05:03:34 AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY. >> HOWEVER, DOMESTIC WORKERS
05:03:36 OFTEN LACK PROTECTION AND FACE WAGE THEFT AND UNPAID OVERTIME
05:03:42 BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIER AND FEAR OF CONTACTING
05:03:44 GOVERNMENT AGENCY, MANY DOMESTIC WORKERS CHOSE TO STAY
05:03:47 SILENCE AS A RESULT FREE WORKERS RIGHT CONSULTATION
05:03:51 SERVICES ARE OFTEN THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN SEEK HELP.
05:03:54 PLEASE DON'T FORGET IMMIGRANTS WORKING LIKE US WHOM WE HAVE
05:03:57 WORKED HARD FOR YEARS TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND I URGE
05:04:01 THE CITY TO COMMIT FUNDING TO CWC AND RCC PROGRAMS.
05:04:04 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:04:05 LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
05:05:16 COMMENTS PLEASE WELCOME. MY NAME IS IAN FAN I LIVE
05:05:21 IN DISTRICT THREE IN S.F.. I AM ALSO A WORK LEADER A CPA.
05:05:24 >> I URGE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO FULLY RESTORE
05:05:26 THAT CITY, BE SEATED AND CONTINUE TO FUND THAT W C
05:05:29 PROGRAMS FOR A YEAR OR TWO. I AM AN HHS WORKER WHO TAKES
05:05:34 CARE OF AN 86 YEAR OLD SENIOR. I WORK SEVEN DAYS IN A ROW.
05:05:38 MY EMPLOYER ALSO DID NOT PAY ME FOR OVERTIME.
05:05:41 MY BIGGEST WORRY WAS NOT HAVING ENOUGH ATTENTION AND TIME TO
05:05:42 RAISE MY SON WHO HAS ADHD WITH CP SUPPORT.
05:05:48 I MUSTER UP THE COURAGE TO NEGOTIATE WITH MY EMPLOYER
05:05:50 AND NOW AT LEAST ONE ONE DAY OFF IN THE WEEK WHICH I USED TO
05:05:53 PAY MORE ATTENTION TO MY SON. >> IF THESE TWO PROGRAMS ARE
05:05:57 ELIMINATED AS STAFF WE LOSE THE ONLY EXISTING SERVICES THAT
05:06:00 PROVIDE FREE WORKERS RIGHT CONSULTATION IN MULTIPLE
05:06:03 LANGUAGES. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO WORK
05:06:04 DIRECTLY WITH OSA TO HELP ENFORCE LABOR LAW AND PROTECT
05:06:08 THE RIGHTS OF LOW INCOME IMMIGRANTS.
05:06:12 IN TODAY'S POLITICAL CLIMATE THE CITY SHOULD BE
05:06:13 STRENGTHENING PROTECTION FOR IMMIGRANTS AND LOW WAGE
05:06:15 WORKERS, NOT WEAKENING THEM. >> THANK YOU
05:07:25 TALK MY NAME IS A YANG I WORK AS A DOMESTIC WORKER HERE
05:07:33 IN SAN FRANCISCO. I LIVE WITH MY FAMILY
05:07:34 IN CHINATOWN. >> WHEN I WORKED AT A
05:07:38 RESTAURANT IN CHINATOWN I WAS PAID ONLY THE MINIMUM WAGE
05:07:41 AND MY EMPLOYER EXPLOITED MY BASIC RIGHTS AS A WORKER I WAS
05:07:45 DENIED MY FULL PAID BREAKS AND THE BOSS EVEN STOLE OUR
05:07:46 TIPS. WE WERE RUSHED TO FINISH OUR
05:07:49 MEALS QUICKLY AND RETURN TO WORK AND OFTEN WORKERS SUFFERED
05:07:52 IN SILENCE UNAWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS WHILE FACING CONSTANT
05:07:55 BULLYING AND EXPLOITATION BY THE EMPLOYER THANKS TO CHINESE
05:08:00 PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATIONS, WORKERS RIGHTS, CONSULTATION
05:08:01 SERVICES I NOW HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK UP
05:08:05 AND STAND UP FOR MY RIGHTS AND FIGHT FOR THE DIGNIFIED
05:08:07 EQUAL BENEFITS THAT I DESERVE AS A WORKER.
05:08:11 CPA'S WORK TO COMBAT WAGE EXPLOITATION AND ENSURE FAIR
05:08:15 TREATMENT FOR IMMIGRANT WORKERS IS CRUCIAL.
05:08:16 SO WE CALL ON THE CITY TO FULLY RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE
05:08:19 CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION AND TO COMMIT TO
05:08:23 CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY
05:08:24 COLLABORATIVE. >> THANK YOU.
05:08:27 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE
05:08:29 INTERPRETATION. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
05:08:31 PLEASE. OKAY.
05:08:32 AND I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF. MY NAME IS JENNY HUANG.
05:08:35 I'M WITH THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION AND WE
05:08:38 HAVE BEEN SERVING LOW INCOME CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN CHINATOWN
05:08:42 FOR NEARLY 55 YEARS. WE ARE PART OF THE WORKERS
05:08:43 RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ,WHICH IS A 19 YEAR
05:08:47 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT.
05:08:50 THE CITY IS AT RISK OF LOSING. IT'S ONLY IN LANGUAGE
05:08:52 AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT LABOR LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
05:08:55 THAT'S ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY .
05:08:59 NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO DEFUND SERVICES PROVIDED PROVIDING
05:09:00 CRITICAL SERVICES TO LOW WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS EXPERIENCING
05:09:04 WAGE THEFT AND OTHER WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS.
05:09:07 BUT THE CONTINUING THREAT OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES LOSING
05:09:10 THEIR SAFETY NETS THE COLLABORATIVE IS CRITICAL
05:09:11 IN STABILIZE ING OUR COMMUNITIES WHICH IS KEY TO A
05:09:15 SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
05:09:19 SO I URGE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PROTECT SAN
05:09:20 FRANCISCO RESIDENTS AND TO FULLY FUND YEAR TWO OF THE
05:09:23 WORKERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.
05:09:27 THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF
05:09:30 THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION. >> THANK YOU.
05:09:31 THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
05:09:37 >> HI SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS KELLY, A COMMUNITY
05:09:38 ORGANIZER, A CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION.
05:09:41 I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE TWO STORY OF ME A CHINESE WORKER
05:09:44 LIVING IN CHINATOWN. THIS IS HER PHOTO.
05:09:47 SHE WORK ALMOST 24 HOUR SEVEN CARING FOR TWO HOURS YET ONLY
05:09:51 GOT ONLY FOUR HOURS OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT AND WAS NEVER PAID
05:09:54 OVERTIME. THIRD, A CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC
05:09:57 WORKER COALITION. WE PROVIDE A FREE CONSULTATION
05:09:59 IN MANDARIN AND HELP HER TO FILED A WAGE CLAIM.
05:10:01 MAY HAS NO FAMILY IN THE U.S. AND CURRENTLY STAYS IN A
05:10:04 SHELTER WHICH IS ALSO FACING SOME DIFFERENT CUTS FROM WHICH
05:10:09 CITY IF THESE PROGRAMS CEASE TO EXIST, DOMESTIC WORKERS LIKE ME
05:10:11 WILL LOSE PATHWAY TO RECOVERY STOLEN WAGES AND WILL BE PUSHED
05:10:15 CLOSER TO HOMELESSNESS DIRECTLY UNDERMINING THE MAYOR'S
05:10:19 PRIORITIES. PROGRAMS LIKE CWC AND RCC ARE
05:10:20 CRUCIAL TO STABILIZING OUR COMMUNITIES AND PREVENTING
05:10:23 HOMELESSNESS. SUPERVISOR PLEASE LOOK AT THIS
05:10:26 PICTURE. >> I URGE YOU TO CENTER MANY
05:10:28 WORKERS LIKE ME IN YOUR DECISION MAKING BY COMMITTING
05:10:31 THE FUNDING OF CWC AND WCC PROGRAMS.
05:10:34 >> PLEASE DON'T LEAVE IMMIGRANT WORKERS BEHIND.
05:10:38 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:10:39 SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO.
05:10:45 MY NAME IS LEE HAMILTON AND I'M A SENIOR IN DISABILITY ACTION.
05:10:49 THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKER COALITION AND THE PEOPLE'S
05:10:50 BUDGET COALITION. I URGE YOU TO WORK ON RESTORING
05:10:54 THE DEVASTATING BUDGET CUTS TO OUR SAFETY NET.
05:11:01 WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND WE NEED YOU TO SUPPORT OUR
05:11:05 COMMUNITY AND RESTORE THE FUNDS TO ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ALL OF
05:11:09 THEM AT SENIOR ON DISABILITY ACTION WE ARE FACING CUTS THAT
05:11:13 WILL END THE PROGRAM FOCUS ON PRESERVING INDIVIDUALS MEDICAL
05:11:21 AND HOMECARE BENEFITS. >> ALSO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT
05:11:22 I MEAN PHYSICAL PAIN AT THIS MOMENT BUT THE MORAL PAIN IS
05:11:28 WARS THAT WE HAVE TO COME HERE BECAUSE THE MAXIMUM LEADER OF
05:11:33 THIS CITY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SO WE
05:11:39 REALLY NEED YOU TO MAKE IT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMUNITY
05:11:43 NEEDS WHEN HE'S FAILING TO DO IT, YOU ARE THE NEXT IN LINE TO
05:11:47 UNDERSTAND NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE .
05:11:55 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE COME FORWARD
05:13:04 YES. >> HELLO MY NAME IS LAURA.
05:13:05 THIS THE ORGANIZERS? I'M HERE WITH MISSION ACTION
05:13:09 AND THE DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION IN CALIFORNIA TO
05:13:12 DEMAND BUDGET FOR EDUCATION FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND PUT AN END
05:13:17 TO MODERN DAY SLAVERY. WE KNOW THAT MODERN DAY SLAVERY
05:13:20 IS STILL VERY MUCH A THING AND WITHOUT FUNDS AND ACCESS TO
05:13:25 EDUCATION FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THING
05:13:28 IN SAN FRANCISCO. PLEASE STAND WITH US.
05:13:32 BE A CHAMPION WITH US TO PUT AN END TO MODERN DAY SLAVERY
05:13:35 AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
05:13:39 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
05:13:40 COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER
05:13:41 PLEASE
05:14:20 LIKE SAN FRANCISCO. >> THAT'S.
05:14:27 >> HELLO MY NAME IS LUCA SANCHEZ.
05:14:28 I'M HERE WITH THE DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION TO DEMAND A
05:14:31 PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
05:14:32 WE ASKED FOR THE SUPERVISORS SUPPORT TO RESTORE MONEY TO THE
05:14:35 OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR
05:14:39 DOMESTIC WORKERS PROGRAM. >> PLEASE GIVE US OUR PEOPLE'S
05:14:44 BUDGET FOR SAN FRANCISCO. AND REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A
05:14:48 SANCTUARY CITY. THANK YOU.
05:14:51 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
05:15:32 I'M HERE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THE WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE AT
05:15:34 MISSION ACTION AND WHAT SO MANY OF US ACTIVISTS WE ARE HERE
05:15:38 ASKING SUPERVISORS TO RESTORE MONEY TO THE OUTREACH,
05:15:41 EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
05:15:44 PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS SINCE WE KNOW
05:15:48 THAT THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
05:15:52 AND THAT HELP US TO STAY EDUCATED.
05:15:53 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
05:15:56 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER PLACE
05:16:45 . HELLO MY NAME IS THE ANALYSIS I
05:16:47 AM HERE WITH THE COLLECTIVE ADMISSION ACTION AND I AM HERE
05:16:50 BECAUSE I WANT MY COMMUNITY TO BE HEARD AND WE'RE ASKING FOR
05:16:54 SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT US AND NOT MAKE MORE BUDGET CUTS.
05:17:00 WE KNOW THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS A CITY THAT HAS SUPPORTED
05:17:04 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PAST AND WE KNOW THAT THESE
05:17:08 ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUPPORTING AN ENTIRE WORKING COMMUNITY THAT A
05:17:11 FAMILY IS DEPEND ON. WE KNOW THAT THIS COMMUNITY
05:17:15 ALSO SOMETIMES DOES NOT ALWAYS KNOW THEIR WORKER RIGHTS AND SO
05:17:19 THAT'S WHY WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE ECONOMIC SUPPORT FROM
05:17:23 THE SUPERVISORS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
05:17:27 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:17:29 NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE
05:18:43 . >> HELLO I'M HERE WITH DOMESTIC
05:18:47 WORKERS COALITION AND WANT TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR
05:18:49 SAN FRANCISCO. WE ASKED FOR THE SUPERVISOR
05:18:52 SUPPORT TO RESTORE MONEY TO THE OUTREACH EDUCATION
05:18:55 AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS PROGRAM BY
05:18:56 ELIMINATING THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE MEANT TO SUPPORT WORKERS
05:19:00 RIGHTS, THE CITY IS ROLLING BACK THE RIGHTS FOR THOUSANDS
05:19:01 OF LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS IN THE CITY.
05:19:04 WE NEED OUR WORKING PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO HAVE A
05:19:11 LIVING WAGE AND THIS IS OUR SAN FRANCISCO FIND THE MONEY,
05:19:15 RESTORE THE CUTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
05:19:16 COMMENTS. LET'S HAVE THE NEXT
05:19:53 GRASSHOPPER COACH ARE ENOUGH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
05:19:55 SO I AM I'M MATT DELGADO AND I'M HERE WITH THE DOMESTIC
05:19:58 WORKERS COALITION TO DEMAND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN
05:20:00 FRANCISCO. I BELONG TO A COMMUNITY OF
05:20:01 DOMESTIC WORKERS AND FAMILIES THAT RELY ON EDUCATION IN ORDER
05:20:07 TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING ENFORCED WITHOUT
05:20:11 ACCESS TO THESE PROGRAMS AND BUDGET.
05:20:15 A LOT OF WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF MOTHERS AND FAMILIES
05:20:19 THAT ARE DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE CITY THAT WILL FACE
05:20:23 FURTHER ABUSE. PLEASE STAND WITH
05:21:16 L'ESPRESSO PUESTOS DEL PROGRAMA YES HELLO MY NAME IS SILVIA
05:21:20 LOPEZ. >> I'M HERE WITH THE DOMESTIC
05:21:23 WORKERS COALITION AND I COME FROM A COMMUNITY THAT RELIES ON
05:21:27 THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
05:21:31 MAKE SURE THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING ENFORCED AND WE ASK THAT
05:21:35 YOU DO NOT CUT THE VITAL BUDGET THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE
05:21:39 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
05:21:42 . PLEASE STAND WITH THE WORKERS
05:21:43 OF SAN FRANCISCO. THANK YOU.
05:21:46 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
05:22:43 DE NIRO PARA RESTERA NECESITAMOS THANK YOU.
05:22:47 MY NAME IS AMMAR SANTANA I'M HERE WITH THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
05:22:51 COALITION TO DEMAND THE RESTORATION OF MONEY FOR THE RH
05:22:55 EDUCATION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
05:22:59 PROGRAM. WE KNOW THAT IF THIS BUDGET IS
05:23:02 CUT IT WOULD TAKE AWAY THE ABILITY FOR SO MANY WORKERS TO
05:23:06 RECEIVE EDUCATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND TO RECEIVE ESSENTIAL
05:23:09 SERVICES THAT OUR FAMILIES WORKING FAMILIES NEED.
05:23:13 IF YOU NEED ANY IDEAS FOR PLACES WHERE TO FIND MONEY YOU
05:23:17 CAN JUST LOOK TO THE OVERTIME BUDGET FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO
05:23:21 POLICE DEPARTMENT OR EVEN THE MAINTENANCE OF ALL THESE
05:23:24 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE PUT UP AROUND THE CITY.
05:23:28 >> PLEASE SUPPORT OUR WORKING FAMILIES.
05:23:29 THANK YOU
05:24:14 QUENTIN IRAQ YES. >> HELLO MY NAME IS LAURA
05:24:17 AND I'M WITH MORE AND THE DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION OF
05:24:18 CALIFORNIA. I'M HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD
05:24:21 THAT WE NEED A PEOPLE'S BUDGET IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE
05:24:25 OUTREACH EDUCATION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR
05:24:29 DOMESTIC WORKERS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS DOMESTIC
05:24:33 WORKERS AND A YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE WORK THAT WE DO WE ENGAGE
05:24:37 WITH AND EDUCATE WORKERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND WE WANT TO
05:24:41 MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR
05:24:45 WORKING IMMIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
05:24:48 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS .
05:24:52 >> NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON.
05:24:53 MY NAME IS EITHER RODRIGUEZ. I AM WITH THE CALIFORNIA
05:24:56 DOMESTIC WORKER COALITION. >> I THINK IT'S NO SURPRISE TO
05:25:00 ANYONE HERE THAT THE MAYOR WAS BORN INTO A LIFE AND COMMUNITY
05:25:04 AND FAMILY OF GREAT PRIVILEGE. SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT HE
05:25:08 DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OUTREACH
05:25:12 AND DIRECT SERVICES BETWEEN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND THRIVING
05:25:15 NEIGHBORHOODS. BETWEEN SOCIAL ISOLATION
05:25:19 AND DRUG ABUSE. BETWEEN EDUCATION AND TRAINING
05:25:23 AND HAVING A HEALTHY WORKFORCE. BUT IT IS SURPRISING THAT
05:25:28 PEOPLE IN HIS OFFICE HAVE LET THIS IDEA OF MAKING THESE CUTS
05:25:32 GET THIS FAR. >> I THINK IT IS VERY UPSETTING
05:25:35 THAT WE ALL HAVE TO BE HERE INSTEAD OF DOING THE WORK THAT
05:25:39 WE ENJOY AND LOVE AND THAT WE ARE THE FRONT LINES AGAINST
05:25:43 CRIME AND POVERTY. >> NOT THE POLICE AND THE
05:25:47 TEACHER PIECE. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
05:25:53 HI MY NAME IS MEGAN WHALEN. I AM THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE
05:25:57 DIRECTOR WITH THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION, A
05:26:01 COALITION OF POWERFUL AND RESILIENT ORGANIZATIONS
05:26:05 ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE EACH COMMITTED TO THE LEADERSHIP
05:26:08 AND POWER OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS.
05:26:12 I AM HERE TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND TO RESTORE FUNDING
05:26:15 FOR THE OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR
05:26:17 DOMESTIC WORKERS. >> IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT THE
05:26:20 MAYOR HAS PROPOSED THE CUTS AND ELIMINATION OF SO MANY
05:26:24 PROGRAMS THAT SERVE WORKING CLASS S.F. NEIGHBORHOODS
05:26:27 AND NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR. >> FOR DECADES, COMMUNITY BASED
05:26:28 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DONE THE WORK, BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
05:26:32 AND TRUST TO LISTEN TO SAN FRANCISCO FRANCISCANS AND FIND
05:26:35 CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.
05:26:39 >> THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR AND BY OUR
05:26:42 COMMUNITIES. IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT INSTEAD OF
05:26:43 LISTENING TO THE WISDOM OF HIS OWN CONSTITUENTS THE MAYOR'S
05:26:47 CHOOSING TO INVEST IN POLICING SURVEILLANCE AND JAILS RATHER
05:26:51 THAN OUR PEOPLE RIGHT HERE WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS, FOOD
05:26:54 INSECURITY AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF WAGE THEFT
05:26:57 AND EXPLOITATION EACH YEAR. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:26:59 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HI, I'M KELSEY PIMENTAL FROM
05:27:05 LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES. AS A PROVIDER WHO DIRECTLY
05:27:09 SUPPORTS UNHOUSED TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH.
05:27:12 I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW CHALLENGING IT IS FOR THEM TO
05:27:13 FIND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES. YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN AGES 18 TO
05:27:17 24 HAVE THE LOWEST EMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE UNITED STATES
05:27:21 AND SECOND LOWEST IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS SAN FRANCISCO.
05:27:25 ON JUNE 1ST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PASSED NEW
05:27:28 AMENDMENTS TO RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDED A
05:27:29 REQUIREMENT FOR RECIPIENTS TO COMPLETE A TOTAL OF 80 HOURS OF
05:27:32 WORK OR VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT A MONTH.
05:27:36 HOMELESS YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH ARE NO LONGER EXEMPT FROM
05:27:38 THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS IS CONCERNING AND WE AS A
05:27:40 LOCAL COMMUNITY NEED TO PROTECT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THESE
05:27:43 FEDERAL CHANGES. EMPLOYMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR
05:27:46 UNHOUSED YOUTH AS IT PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO STABILIZATION
05:27:48 AND PREVENTS CHRONIC ADULT HOMELESSNESS.
05:27:51 WITHOUT EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH CANNOT MAINTAIN HOUSING, LOSE
05:27:55 ACCESS TO EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE MORE LIKELY
05:27:56 TO GO HUNGRY AND HAVE INCREASED CHANCES OF NAVIGATING MENTAL
05:27:59 HEALTH CHALLENGES ALONE. I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE
05:28:02 INVESTING IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR ONE HOUSE
05:28:05 TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:28:06 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS
05:28:11 AND A VERY HAPPY PRIDE MONTH TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE
05:28:15 COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BEYOND. MY NAME IS MARLIN AND I'M THE
05:28:19 PROGRAM MANAGER OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP HERE AT LARKIN
05:28:20 STREET YOUTH SERVICES. THE YOUTH CLINICS AT LARKIN
05:28:23 STREET AS WELL AS HUCKLEBERRY ARE SLATED TO CLOSE IN OCTOBER
05:28:27 OF THIS YEAR AND WE URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER ACCESS TO A CLINIC
05:28:31 THAT CAN OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN A SAFE
05:28:35 AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS FOR ANY
05:28:38 PERSON IN THE WORLD TODAY. EVEN MORE SO FOR THE YOUNG
05:28:40 FOLKS THAT WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS LARKIN STREET.
05:28:43 IF WE LOSE THE STAFFING FOR OUR CLINIC WE ARE ALSO LOSING A
05:28:46 HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERCEPT OUR YOUNG FOLKS AT SOME OF THE
05:28:47 MOST DIFFICULT TIMES IN THEIR LIVES AND INTEGRATE THEM INTO
05:28:51 OUR PROGRAMS THAT CAN DRASTICALLY CHANGE THE
05:28:53 TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIVES FROM HOUSING TO EDUCATION AND EVEN
05:28:57 THE WORKFORCE. OUR CLINIC NOT ONLY SERVES THE
05:28:58 UNHOUSED YOUTH WE WORK WITH BUT ALSO SERVES AS A VITAL RESOURCE
05:29:02 TO ALL THE YOUTH IN SAN FRANCISCO WHO MAY NEED THESE
05:29:05 ESSENTIAL SERVICES. WE CANNOT DO MORE WITH LESS.
05:29:08 DIVESTING IN STAFF TO SUPPORT OUR CLINICS WILL RESULT IN OUR
05:29:10 YOUNG PEOPLE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.
05:29:12 PLEASE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY THEY DESERVE.
05:29:13 THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> NEXT SPEAKER.
05:29:19 >> HI SUPERVISORS MARNI REGAN LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
05:29:24 CHAIR OF HESBURGH AND D1 RESIDENT I URGE YOU TO INVEST
05:29:27 IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.
05:29:30 WITH FEDERAL SNAP CHANGES ELIMINATING THE EXEMPTIONS FOR
05:29:32 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
05:29:35 REMAINING VERY HIGH. >> WORKFORCE SUPPORT IS
05:29:38 CRITICAL FOR THEIR NUTRITION. >> BUT FOR T A JOB ISN'T JUST A
05:29:42 JOB IT'S HOUSING STABILITY. IT'S INDEPENDENCE AND A
05:29:44 SUSTAINED PATH OUT OF POVERTY. >> I ALSO URGE YOU TO PLEASE
05:29:47 FOLLOW THROUGH ON YOUR COMMITMENT FROM LAST YEAR TO
05:29:51 CONTINUE THE YOUTH DCT PART OF THE HOME BY THE BAY TI
05:29:54 STRATEGIC PLAN COMBINING SHORT TERM FLEXIBLE ASSISTANCE WITH
05:29:58 CASE MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EMPLOYMENT
05:29:59 SUPPORT. IT KEEPS YOUTH HOUSED BEFORE
05:30:02 THEY EVEN ENTER THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM WITH
05:30:03 DEMONSTRATED STRONG OUTCOMES. HOMELESS YOUTH HAVE OVERCOME
05:30:06 FAMILY REJECTION, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND TRAUMA BUT TARGETED
05:30:10 SUPPORT AT THE RIGHT MOMENT LEADS TO LASTING STABILITY
05:30:13 AND PREVENTS FUTURE ADULT HOMELESSNESS.
05:30:16 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:30:17 SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO.
05:30:25 MY NAME IS ILSA LUND AND I'M HERE FROM LARKIN STREET YOUTH
05:30:26 SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO WHAT MY
05:30:29 COLLEAGUES HAVE SHARED ALREADY ABOUT WORKFORCE FUNDING, DIRECT
05:30:30 CASH TRANSFER AND THE CLINICS, I WANT TO FLAG A SIGNIFICANT
05:30:33 THREAT. LARKIN STREET IS FACING A MAJOR
05:30:37 CUT IN STATE FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
05:30:40 SERVICES HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAM.
05:30:41 THESE FUNDS ARE A LIFELINE FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING
05:30:45 HOMELESSNESS. THEY COVER BASIC NEEDS LIKE
05:30:47 FOOD, EMERGENCY HOTEL VOUCHERS AND CRISIS COUNSELING WITH A
05:30:51 FOCUS ON YOUTH AT THE VERY HIGHEST RISK OF HUMAN
05:30:53 TRAFFICKING. THIS FUNDING SUNSETS AT THE END
05:30:56 OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. WE URGE YOU TO CONSIDER A ONE
05:31:00 TIME BRIDGE INVESTMENT FROM THE RESERVE TO SUSTAIN THESE
05:31:03 CRITICAL SERVICES WHILE ADVOCATES WORK TO RESTORE FUNDS
05:31:06 AND THE NEXT GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. >> THANK YOU.
05:31:10 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
05:31:14 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
05:31:17 MY NAME IS JULIA HARDING AND I'M THE POLICY DIRECTOR
05:31:21 WITH THIRD STREET YOUTH CENTER AND CLINIC IN THE BAYVIEW
05:31:22 HUNTERS POINT. EVERY DAY I WORK WITH YOUNG
05:31:26 PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND WHO NEED SUPPORT ON THEIR JOURNEY TO
05:31:29 SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AND TODAY I'M HERE BECAUSE
05:31:32 THOSE SAME YOUTH ARE FACING CUTS TO LIFE CHANGING SERVICES.
05:31:36 OUR MOST NEEDY GRANT PER CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO
05:31:40 PARENTING YOUTH WAS CUT THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR AND WITH JUST
05:31:46 $75,000 WE'RE ABLE TO HELP 15 CLIENTS WITH EMERGENCY CHILD
05:31:50 CARE BEAR REMOVAL SERVICES, RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT
05:31:54 TO YOUNG PARENTS WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS.
05:31:58 AT THE SAME TIME OUR CLIENTS MANY OF WHOM ARE FLEEING
05:32:01 COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND WHO HAVE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN ARE ALSO
05:32:05 FACING DESTABILIZATION. >> A LOT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE
05:32:09 SERVE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AS CHILDREN AND HAVE NOW
05:32:12 GRADUATED INTO THE YOUTH SYSTEM.
05:32:13 >> I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT YOUR JOB IS TODAY BUT
05:32:16 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FINDING SOME HONORABLE COMMUNITIES
05:32:20 IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> THANK YOU.
05:32:21 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO, MY SUPERVISOR.
05:32:27 MY NAME IS DANIEL RAMIREZ AND I AM A POLICY ANALYST AT THIRD
05:32:31 STREET YOUTH CENTER AND CLINIC. AND TODAY I WILL BE READING A
05:32:34 STATEMENT BY ONE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T BE HERE
05:32:35 TODAY. DEAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
05:32:38 AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS ACHI SANKEY AND I AM
05:32:39 THE RESIDENT OF SAY FRANCISCO. I HAVE BEEN AN EMERGENCY
05:32:42 HOUSING VOUCHER RECIPIENT WITH 30 FOOT YOUTH CENTER AND CLINIC
05:32:46 FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS BEFORE RECEIVING MY VOUCHER.
05:32:48 I EXPERIENCED HOUSING INSTABILITY AND WAS FORMERLY
05:32:49 HOMELESS HAVING A STABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
05:32:52 HAS MADE MY LIFE SIGNIFICANTLY SIGNIFICANTLY A SIGNIFICANT
05:32:56 DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. >> IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO FOCUS
05:32:57 ON MY WELL-BEING, MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND CREATE A SAFE
05:33:01 AND CONSISTENT HOME ENVIRONMENT.
05:33:02 BEING FORCED TO MOVE COULD DESTABILIZE MY MENTAL HEALTH
05:33:05 AND UNDO MUCH OF THE PROGRESS I HAVE WORKED HARD TO ACHIEVE.
05:33:08 I ALSO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER I WOULD BE SAFE IN A NEW UNIT
05:33:09 AND WHETHER I WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND HOUSING THAT MEETS MY
05:33:12 NEEDS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD OF
05:33:15 SUPERVISORS AND THE MAYOR TO HONOR THE PROMISE MADE TO US
05:33:16 AND KEEP US IN OUR HOMES UNTIL 2030.
05:33:19 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERING THE IMPACT THIS
05:33:22 DECISION WILL HAVE ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIKE MINE.
05:33:23 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:33:26 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF
05:33:30 THE BOARD. MY NAME IS JACKIE CARRILLO.
05:33:33 I HAVE BEEN AN EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER RECIPIENT WITH
05:33:36 THIRD STREET YOUTH CENTER AND CLINIC FOR ROUGHLY THE PAST
05:33:39 THREE YEARS. I WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO
05:33:40 AND RAISED IN HUNTERS POINT. I AM A CHILD OF A FORMERLY
05:33:44 INCARCERATED PARENTS BOTH A DEPORTEE AND AN ADDICT.
05:33:47 I'VE RAISED MYSELF RELYING ON CITY FUNDED PROGRAMS TO HELP ME
05:33:52 AND PURSUING A STABLE LIFE. I AM A FORMERLY HOMELESS YOUTH
05:33:55 AND A SURVIVOR OF DIFFERENT DEGREES OF VIOLENCE WITH THE
05:33:59 UNWAVERING SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE VA AND THROUGH TREAT I'VE
05:34:00 BEEN ABLE TO SECURE A SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR MYSELF
05:34:03 AND MY LITTLE SISTER WHO IS IN MY CARE.
05:34:06 HAVING SAFE HOUSING OUTSIDE OF PROJECT HOUSING HAS BROUGHT ME
05:34:09 AN INDESCRIBABLE PEACE. THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT'S NEXT
05:34:14 FOR US HAS THE POWER TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT MY TRAUMA
05:34:15 RECOVERY AND MY FUTURE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY MY FEELING SAFE
05:34:21 IN MY HOME. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO
05:34:22 HONOR THE PROMISE MADE TO KEEP US IN OUR HOMES UNTIL 2030
05:34:25 AND TO KEEP PRETRIAL DIVERSION AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS FULLY
05:34:29 FUNDED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
05:34:30 AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
05:34:33 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
05:34:41 MY NAME IS JUDY YOUNG AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
05:34:44 SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
05:34:45 I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE IMMIGRANT
05:34:50 AND REFUGEE CLIENTS WE SERVE. >> OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
05:34:53 VIETNAMESE KAMBOJ IN THAI LOTION AND ARABIC.
05:34:57 I URGE YOU NOT TO CUT FUNDING OR SERVICES THAT SUPPORT SAN
05:35:02 FRANCISCO'S SOUTHEAST ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
05:35:05 COMMUNITY. >> THESE SERVICES ARE NOT
05:35:08 OPTIONAL. >> THEY HELP OUR COMMUNITY
05:35:09 ACCESS SPECIALIZED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING SUPPORT,
05:35:13 LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ,LANGUAGE ACCESS, CASE
05:35:17 MANAGEMENT AND BASIC NEEDS FOR MANY OF OUR CLIENTS CDC IS THE
05:35:21 PLACE THEY COME TO WHEN THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO.
05:35:25 >> MANY ARE LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING LOW INCOME SENIORS,
05:35:29 FAMILIES AND WORKERS TRYING TO SURVIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
05:35:33 >> IF THESE CUTS MOVE FORWARD MORE THAN 300 CLIENTS WILL BE
05:35:37 DIRECTLY IMPACTED. >> THAT MEANS PEOPLE WILL LOSE
05:35:40 JOBS TO SUPPORT HOUSING SUPPORT IMMIGRATION AND CULTURALLY
05:35:45 COMPETENT SERVICES. >> THANK YOU.
05:35:46 THANK YOU
05:36:57 I LOVE YOU AND DEAR WHAT ARE THE SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS
05:37:01 NGUYEN DANG I AM THE RESIDENT OF TENDERLOIN.
05:37:02 I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY NOT TO CUT THE FUNDING FOR THE
05:37:06 ADULT SERVICES AT THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
05:37:09 I'VE BEEN RECEIVING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FROM THIS CENTER
05:37:12 FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS FROM EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS
05:37:16 TRANSLATE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IMMIGRATION SERVICES
05:37:17 MAINTAINING MEDICAL BENEFIT, HOUSING AND MORE.
05:37:21 MYSELF AND MY FAMILY TRUST THIS AGENCY AND WE WANT TO ADVOCATE
05:37:25 FOR THIS AGENCY ADULT SERVICES TO STAY IF FUNDING FOR ABC
05:37:28 ADULT SERVICES IS CUT WE WILL LOSE OUR ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
05:37:34 AND NO ONE HERE TO HELP US WITH THE SAME QUANTITY.
05:37:36 I WORK VERY HARD AND PAY ALL THE TAXES I WANT MY TAX MONEY
05:37:39 GO TO THE RIGHT PLACE TO SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY.
05:37:42 PLEASE KEEP THE FUNDING FOR ABC .
05:37:46 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:37:47 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE COME DOWN I'M HERE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
05:38:15 >> YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
05:38:19 MY NAME IS NGUYEN WIN. I LIVE IN TENDERLOIN.
05:38:20 I NEED THE SERVICES FROM THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
05:38:23 CENTER FOR HOUSING, JOBS AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.
05:38:27 IF FUNDING IS CUT, NO. ONE HELP ME.
05:38:30 IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME.
05:38:31 I URGE THE CITY TO RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION NOT TO CUT
05:38:34 FUNDING FOR THE THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
05:38:38 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE
05:39:30 YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
05:39:31 MY NAME IS WHIT HALL. I AM VIETNAMESE.
05:39:34 I HAVE BEEN A CLIENT OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
05:39:35 CENTER FOR OVER TEN YEARS. THE CENTER HAS SUPPORTED ME
05:39:39 IN MANY WAYS FROM JOB APPLICATION SECURED HOUSING
05:39:42 MEDI-CAL, MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT AND FORCED
05:39:49 THEM. MY HUSBAND AND I MYSELF AND THE
05:39:50 VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY DESPERATELY NEED THE COMMUNITY
05:39:55 CENTER LIKE THIS ONE. IF THE FUNDING FOR EDC CENTER
05:39:59 IS CUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE CAN FIND ANOTHER CENTER WITH
05:40:03 THE GOOD SERVICE LIKE THIS ONE TO HELP US I OBJECT.
05:40:04 THE CITY'S DECISION TO COMPLETELY CUT FUNDING FOR CDC
05:40:10 IN OUR COMMUNITY I REQUESTED THE CITY TO KEEP ITS COMMITMENT
05:40:15 TO MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
05:40:16 I SINCERELY THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
05:40:19 CALLER NEXT BE OUT IN THE FUN GET YOUR OUT NOW I'M DOING THEM
05:40:43 I THANK YOU. >> HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS
05:40:46 DOUBTFUL I AM THE TENDERLOIN RESIDENT I'VE BEEN RECEIVING
05:40:49 SERVICES FROM THE ABC FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS FOR HOUSING,
05:40:53 JOBS, WELFARE AND MANY MORE THINGS.
05:40:57 IF FUNDING IS CUT COMPLETELY FOR THIS AGENCY WHO ARE GOING
05:41:02 TO HELP ME, MY FAMILY AND ALL MY VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY
05:41:03 IN TENDERLOIN I REQUEST NO CUTS TO THE ADULT SERVICES FOR THE
05:41:06 ADC. >> THANK YOU
05:41:48 . >> THANK YOU.
05:41:49 HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DAO LAM.
05:41:50 I'M TEN A LLOYD RESIDENT I DEMAND THE CITY NOT TO CUT
05:41:53 FUNDING FOR A DOSE SERVICES ASK THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
05:41:56 CENTER IF FUNDING IS CUT MY VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY WILL FACE
05:42:00 VERY DIFFICULT NO CUTS WHAT EDC AT EDC PLEASE.
05:42:07 WE DESPERATELY NEED THE HELP ON THIS CENTER.
05:42:09 THANK YOU. EVERYONE.
05:42:30 >> YEAH I'M VIETNAMESE WHO I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH THIS TEND
05:42:33 TO HELP ME A LOT IF ONLY CUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO PLEASE
05:42:37 DON'T CUT THE FUNDING FOR THIS AGENCY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
05:42:44 GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISOR. I'M THERE MEAN I'M HERE BECAUSE
05:42:50 I WANT TO ASK YOU TO KEEP SOUTH EAST ASEAN CENTER BECAUSE WE
05:42:57 NEED THEIR CELL THEIR SERVICES THE THEY HELP US FIND JOBS
05:43:04 AND THEY HELP US TO SPEAK ENGLISH BETTER.
05:43:08 THEY TEACH US ABOUT CITIZENSHIP EXAM AS THEY TRANSLATE TO US
05:43:16 WHO IN IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO BE UNDERSTOOD WE NEED THEM
05:43:24 AND THE NEED YOUR WILL WANT THERE NO REASON TO CUT AS IS A
05:43:31 FRIEND WHO IN THEY HELP US IT'S TOTALLY FOR HUMANS UP PLEASE
05:43:38 MAYA PLEASE SUPERVISOR WE NEED SOME BUDGET WE NEED THEM FOR
05:43:43 HELP US WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF TENDERLOIN THANK YOU.
05:43:54 GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISOR FIRST OF ALL, NO MORE CUTS TO THE
05:43:59 TELL. NO MORE CUTS TO THE SOUTHEAST
05:44:00 ASIAN COMMUNITY. >> MY NAME IS RITA AND I'M A
05:44:04 STAFF MEMBER OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
05:44:06 I'M ALSO A CAMBODIAN REFUGEE AND HAVE PERSONALLY BENEFITED
05:44:10 FROM THE VARIOUS SERVICES AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED CUT.
05:44:12 MANY OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE COME FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAN
05:44:15 ARABIC SPEAKING COMMUNITIES. AS SOMEONE WHO IS BOTH A STAFF
05:44:18 MEMBER AND A REFUGEE, I UNDERSTAND HOW MANY IN OUR
05:44:20 COMMUNITY CARRY TRAUMA FROM WAR, DISPLACEMENT
05:44:22 AND MIGRATION. THESE EXPERIENCES DO NOT
05:44:27 DISAPPEAR WHEN WE ARRIVE IN A NEW COUNTRY THEY CONTINUE TO
05:44:28 AFFECT DAILY LIVES, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ABILITY TO
05:44:31 NAVIGATE SYSTEM. THAT IS WHY CULTURALLY
05:44:34 AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE SUPPORT IS NOT OPTIONAL.
05:44:35 IT IS ESSENTIAL IF FUNDING FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN SUPPORT
05:44:39 SERVICES IS CUT. THERE IS A REAL CONCERN ABOUT
05:44:42 WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE THESE PROGRAMS ARE
05:44:46 CRITICAL. IT PROVIDES STABILITY, TRUST
05:44:47 AND ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING SUPPORT CUTTING IT WILL LEAVE A
05:44:50 SERIOUS GAP THAT MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY WILL STRUGGLE TO
05:44:53 OVERCOME. IT IS PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THAT
05:44:54 HAS MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN MY FAMILY'S LIFE AND IN THE
05:44:57 LIVES OF SO MANY OTHERS. IT MUST BE PROTECTED BECAUSE
05:45:01 IT'S NOT JUST A SERVICE IT'S A LIFELINE FOR OUR COMMUNITY A
05:45:02 THRIVING SAN FRANCISCO IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN ALL COMMUNITIES
05:45:05 DOESN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.
05:45:07 >> THANK YOU. HELLO SUPERVISORS.
05:45:18 MY NAME'S NICOLE. I'M WITH SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH
05:45:19 WORKS YOUTH WORKS HAS BEEN A PROGRAM OF J C Y C SINCE 1997.
05:45:25 IT WAS AN IMPORTANT INITIATIVE BY MAYOR WILLIE BROWN.
05:45:29 SINCE 97, YOUTH WORKS HAS PLACED YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SAN
05:45:30 FRANCISCO IN MEANINGFUL CITY DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIPS.
05:45:33 MANY OF THOSE YOUTH ARE NOW WORKING FOR THIS CITY IF
05:45:37 INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND OUR YOUTH IS IMPORTANT
05:45:41 TO YOU, PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING TO SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH WORKS
05:45:44 DON'T MAKE OUR YOUTH SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACTIONS OF
05:45:48 ADULTS. >> THANK YOU.
05:45:50 >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
05:45:55 MY NAME IS ELLA AND I'M A RECENT GRADUATE OF GALEN'S
05:45:59 CLASS OF 2026 THROUGH ALL OF HIGH SCHOOL I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH
05:46:03 TO BE AN INTERNET J C Y CS BOTH MY URBAN YOUTH WORK PROGRAM I
05:46:06 GOT MANY DIFFERENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHILE WORKING WITH
05:46:07 YOUNG AS PRESCHOOLERS TWO OLDER ADULTS IN A CITY GOVERNMENT
05:46:10 OFFICE PEOPLE I JUST LIKE YOU EACH WITH WORKSHOPS ON THE SIDE
05:46:14 TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OVERALL JOB MARKET.
05:46:17 HAVING A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS MYSELF PROFESSIONALLY
05:46:19 HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS I GO INSIDE THE FUTURE CAREER I
05:46:22 WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE AND GO TO THE MANY TRANSFERABLE LIFE
05:46:26 AND JOB SKILLS I HAVE TITLE ONE GOALS I HAVE IN LIFE TO
05:46:27 CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM TO THE
05:46:30 YOUTH OF S.F. SO THEY CAN TAKE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL HELP
05:46:31 OPEN MANY DOORS FOR THEIR FUTURE BECAUSE I HAVE TO GIVE
05:46:34 CREDIT TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND THE MANY MENTORS
05:46:37 AND COORDINATORS I HAVE. WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOMING
05:46:38 AND SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM I WOULD STILL
05:46:41 BE THE STRESSED OUT TEEN SCARED TO GO INTO THE REAL WORLD
05:46:44 UNPREPARED FOR THE REALITY SHE'S ABOUT TO FACE.
05:46:45 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE YOU'LL KEEP THE FUTURE
05:46:48 GENERATIONS IN MIND TO REFUND OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMS.
05:46:50 >> THANK YOU SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING.
05:46:55 MY NAME IS CHARITY AND I'M HERE AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS HERE LAST
05:46:59 TIME FIGHTING AGAINST THE BUDGET CUTS AND I'M BACK TO ASK
05:47:02 YOU TO CONTINUE FUNDING S.F. YOUTH WORKS.
05:47:07 GROWING UP IN SUNNYDALE I DIDN'T ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO
05:47:08 SAME TO THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS EVERYONE ELSE.
05:47:11 SO S.F. YOUTH WORK GAVE ME OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN WORK
05:47:14 EXPERIENCE AND BUILD CONFIDENCE TO FIND MY VOICE.
05:47:18 THROUGH THIS PROGRAM I LEARNED HOW TO ADVOCATE NOT ONLY FOR
05:47:21 MYSELF BUT FOR MY COMMUNITY. >> I RECENTLY GRADUATED HIGH
05:47:25 SCHOOL AND PLANNED ON BECOMING INTO PROGRAMS LIKE SET YOUTH
05:47:27 WORKS HELP STUDENTS LIKE ME BELIEVE THAT OUR GOALS ARE
05:47:30 POSSIBLE AND GIVE US THE SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE THEM.
05:47:33 WILL YOU FUN I SAID YOU'LL WORK.
05:47:35 YOU'RE NOT JUST FUNDING A PROGRAM YOU'RE INVESTING
05:47:37 IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FUTURES.
05:47:38 PLEASE CONTINUE FUNDING. I SAID YOUTH WORKS SO MORE
05:47:41 YOUTH CAN HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELPED ME
05:47:43 GET WHERE I AM TODAY. >> THANK YOU.
05:47:46 THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
05:47:53 I AM J.LO AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAVE S.F. YOUTH
05:47:57 WORK PROGRAM BECAUSE IT PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE TOO.
05:48:00 IT PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WHAT THEY SAFE PLACE TO LEARN, GROW
05:48:03 AND BUILD IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS.
05:48:04 PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IT HELPS STUDENTS STAY ENGAGED IN THEIR
05:48:08 COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE
05:48:11 CAREERS. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE RELY ON THESE
05:48:14 OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTORSHIP, SUPPORT AND POSITIVE
05:48:16 EXPERIENCES THAT THEY MAY NOT FIND ELSEWHERE.
05:48:19 WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM, MANY STUDENTS COULD LOSE VALUABLE
05:48:23 RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS THAT HELP THEM SUCCEED.
05:48:28 BY CONTINUING CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AND FUND THIS PROGRAM,
05:48:32 WE WE ARE INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE, IN OUR YOUTH,
05:48:36 IN CREATING STRONGER COMMUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.
05:48:39 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
05:48:42 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS JUSTIN FROM JESSIE
05:48:49 BASSETT OR I BELIEVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MY AS IT
05:48:53 WORKS AND IF IT SHOULD HAVE THE FUNDS RESTORED BECAUSE THEY
05:48:55 PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF
05:48:58 YOUNG PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO THANKS TO THESE PROGRAMS I
05:49:01 ALONG WITH MANY OF MY PEERS WERE ABLE TO GET JOBS
05:49:05 THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE TAUGHT ME
05:49:08 VITAL LESSONS INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING HOW
05:49:10 TO MAINTAIN A JOB WELL, HAVING OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO
05:49:13 OVERALL IMPROVING MY TIME MANAGEMENT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
05:49:16 COMMUNICATION SKILLS. >> WE ARE THE FUTURE OF AMERICA
05:49:20 AND TAKING AWAY FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WHICH HELPS US
05:49:21 GREATLY IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR AND UNJUST.
05:49:23 THIS IS TO ME AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE FOR US AND IS ONE OF
05:49:28 THE ONLY WAYS A YOUTH LIKE MYSELF CAN GET A JOB.
05:49:31 AS THIS WORKS ALONE, THIS YEAR IS THE BIGGEST CUT OF $2
05:49:33 MILLION FROM THE ORIGINAL $2.4 MILLION FROM THE BUDGET MEANING
05:49:37 A 83% BUDGET CUT. LAST YEAR THEY HAD 400 INTERNS
05:49:41 COMPARED TO THIS YEAR AFTER THE CUT IS AROUND 80 INTERNS.
05:49:48 >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
05:49:49 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
05:49:51 >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO.
05:49:54 MY NAME IS GEORGE AND I'M AN EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR WITH
05:49:59 YOUTH WORKS. IN MY WORK I SEE THE JOY WHEN A
05:50:02 TEENAGER GETS THEIR FIRST PAYCHECK CHRYSLER FIRST RESUME
05:50:04 AND OPENS THEIR FIRST BANK ACCOUNT.
05:50:05 I'M ALSO THERE TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR FIRST
05:50:09 MISTAKES AND WHILE THEY'RE LEARNING ON THE JOB, OUR
05:50:12 PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL SPACE FOR OUR CITIZENS TO LEARN, GROW
05:50:15 AND MAKE MISTAKES WHILE EARNING MONEY.
05:50:16 WITH MANY OF THEM OFTEN SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES, THE
05:50:20 PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS WOULD DECIMATE OUR PROGRAM BY 80%.
05:50:21 I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS BUT BALANCING
05:50:25 THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF YOUTH IS UNACCEPTABLE
05:50:28 AND BRINGS OUR CITY SHAME. PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING TO YOUTH
05:50:32 WORKS. >> THANK YOU.
05:50:35 >> GOOD AFTERNOON DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAYOR AND
05:50:40 CITIZENS FOR SAN FRANCISCO. FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANT TO SAY
05:50:44 THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFE. SIX MONTHS AGO I COME FROM
05:50:48 EUREKA, CALIFORNIA MESSED UP AND HOMELESS, HAD NO IDEA WHAT
05:50:51 I WAS GOING TO DO. PROBABLY WAS GOING TO TAKE THE
05:50:55 NEXT SMOKE AND DIE. BUT THE INTEGRATED OF CARE
05:50:58 SYSTEM THAT SAN FRANCISCO CARE FOR ME FROM SHELTER TO MEDICAL
05:51:03 TO MENTAL HEALTH I'M NOW SRO IN THE TENDERLOIN.
05:51:06 ALSO JUST SAY THANK YOU MOM AND GOD TAPPABLE FOR LOOKING
05:51:10 OUT FOR ME. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THE
05:51:11 CITIZENS AND INTEGRATED CARE SYSTEM AND AS WELL AS THE CITY
05:51:17 OF SAN FRANCISCO IS THE REASON WHY I'M STILL ALIVE HERE TO
05:51:19 SPEAK TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
05:51:22 YOU TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE MAYOR.
05:51:24 I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE OF YOUR THAT FIGHT
05:51:26 FOR A BUDGET. >> NOW I WANT TO KEEP THIS CITY
05:51:29 GOING. >> GOOGLE YAHOO SALESFORCE
05:51:32 AND ALL YOU ALL THE ONES YOU HAVE TO KNOW POCH IS TO HELP
05:51:36 THIS BUDGET HELP THESE FOLKS GET THIS MUCH NEEDED HELP AS
05:51:40 NEEDED. >> ALSO ONE MORE POINT.
05:51:41 THANK YOU SPEAKER. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
05:51:45 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
05:51:50 >> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARQUITA COLLINS.
05:51:54 I AM AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY.
05:51:58 I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILD CARE WORKERS.
05:52:02 WE WERE FACING LAYOFFS. EVERYBODY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
05:52:05 MAKE WHOLE WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOLE.
05:52:09 BUT OUR CHILD CARE WORKERS. MAYOR LURIE IS PROPOSING THAT
05:52:12 HE GIVE A STIPEND TO FAMILIES EARNING UP TO $400,000 PER
05:52:17 YEAR. THOSE FAMILIES DON'T NEED A
05:52:20 STIPEND. WE NEED OUR CHILD CARE CENTERS
05:52:21 OPEN. WE WANT YOU GUYS TO RECOGNIZE
05:52:24 CHILD CARE CENTERS AS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
05:52:28 PLEASE DON'T LET THIS TEMPORARY MAYOR DESTROY OUR FOUNDATION OF
05:52:32 SAN FRANCISCO. >> WE ARE.
05:52:35 >> SAN FRANCISCO SHOULD BE EXPANDING ALL OF OUR SERVICES.
05:52:40 WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE FIGHTING FOR OUR SERVICES.
05:52:41 I'M RAISING TWO BLACK SONS AND I NEED EVERY SINGLE
05:52:43 SERVICES IN SAN FRANCISCO THAT I USE FOR MYSELF.
05:52:46 FREE CITY. YOU FOR EVERY SINGLE THING THAT
05:52:47 WE HAVE WE NEED. >> PLEASE DO NOT LET
05:52:50 MAYOR LURIE DESTROY SAN FRANCISCO.
05:52:52 THANK YOU. >> MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE
05:53:00 PLEASE DO GIVE THE SPEAKER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND BE
05:53:02 HEARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
05:53:04 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHAUNCEY HERBERT.
05:53:06 I'M A NATIVE OF SAN FRANCISCO AND RESISTING A VISITATION
05:53:09 VALLEY. >> MY PARENTS WERE FORMER
05:53:12 WORKERS OF CITY HALL. >> MY STEPFATHER WAS SUPERVISOR
05:53:16 THAT TOOK DAN WHITE'S POSITION. >> RIGHT NOW WORK AS A 2019
05:53:23 CHILD CARE SPECIALIST AT HSA. AND MY POSITION IS BEING CUT
05:53:27 THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING OVER 1000 CHILDREN
05:53:31 AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY WE OFFER SAFE CARE, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
05:53:36 AND GENTLE GUIDANCE DURING MOMENTS THAT CAN FEEL
05:53:39 OVERWHELMING FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS.
05:53:42 >> WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR COLLEAGUES AT 17 WHEN I'M SORRY
05:53:46 WHEN SOMEBODY'S OLDER 30 120 MISSION AND 1440 HARRISON BY
05:53:50 SHARING INFORMATION THAT STRAINED THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE
05:53:53 FAMILIES WITH CONFIDENCE AND COMPASSION, THE POTENTIAL
05:53:57 LOSS OF CHILD CARE SPECIALIST POSITIONS WERE DEEPLY AFFECT
05:54:00 FAMILIES AND IT WOULD AFFECT WORKERS WORKERS AS WELL.
05:54:04 >> STAFF WOULD BE ASKED TO CHANGE.
05:54:05 THANK YOU SPEAKER. THAT WAS IT.
05:54:08 >> THAT CONCLUDES YOUR ONE MINUTE.
05:54:09 YES. >> THANK YOU.
05:54:12 OKAY. THANKS.
05:54:13 ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISOR.
05:54:22 MY NAME IS CARLO BONDO AND I HAVE WORKED FOR THE HUMAN
05:54:24 SERVICES AGENCY FOR 16.5 YEARS AS A CHILD CARE SPECIALIST.
05:54:27 MY ENTIRE UNIT WAS LAID OFF WITH THE MAYOR'S NEW BUDGET.
05:54:31 >> AND ON THE DAY THAT THE MAYOR'S BUDGETING OFFICE CAME
05:54:35 TO OUR OFFICE IT WAS 9 A.M. DURING A SLOW PERIOD.
05:54:38 THEREFORE WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF KIDS.
05:54:41 >> NOW THAT IT'S SUMMER THE OFFICE IS FILLED WITH CHILDREN
05:54:45 AND OUR COWORKERS WHO PROCESS ELIGIBILITY PAPERWORK ARE
05:54:49 HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME DOING THEIR WORK BECAUSE THE
05:54:53 CHILDREN ARE CAUSING DISTURBANCES WITH US NOT BEING
05:54:57 THERE YET THE MAYOR IS OFFERING FAMILIES EARNING UP TO $400,000
05:55:04 A YEAR CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES. PLEASE RECONSIDER THE BUDGET
05:55:11 AND DON'T MAKE CUTS TO SAN FRANCISCO.
05:55:12 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER.
05:55:17 >> THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO.
05:55:21 MY NAME. MY NAME IS JESSIE STANTON.
05:55:25 I'M AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY.
05:55:27 I'M AN ELIGIBILITY WORKER, AN ACTIVE RANK AND FILE MEMBER OF
05:55:31 SEIU 10 TO 1. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
05:55:32 THE CHILD CARE SPECIALIST AS A PROGRAM THE HUMAN SERVICE
05:55:35 AGENCY IS INTENDING TO CUT THE WORK OF THE CHILD CARE
05:55:37 SPECIALISTS AT THE COUNTY WELFARE OFFICE IS TO CARE FOR
05:55:41 CHILDREN WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE THERE CONDUCTING BUSINESS
05:55:43 AT THE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL FOR OFFICE.
05:55:44 THE BUSINESS THAT PARENTS COME TO CONDUCT AT THE COUNTY
05:55:48 WELFARE OFFICE CAN BE UNPLEASANT.
05:55:49 IT CAN INVOLVE INTERVIEWS THAT ARE INTENSE, THEY CAN BE
05:55:52 EMOTIONAL. THAT CAN BE FRUSTRATING
05:55:55 AND DISTRESSING TO THE PARENTS. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER IF THE
05:56:00 CHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE FOR THAT.
05:56:01 THE INTERVIEWS WOULD TAKE LONGER.
05:56:04 THE INTERVIEWS WOULD TAKE ON A MORE DISTRESSING CHARACTER.
05:56:07 ALSO WITH THE RECENT CHANGES TO THE MEDICARE MEDICAID SNAP
05:56:11 AND CALWORKS PROGRAMS COMING FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL
05:56:12 LEVEL, THERE'S GOING TO BE INCREASED FREQUENCY OF VISITS
05:56:18 TO THE COUNTY LEFT FOR OFFICE. THE RESIDENTS WHO USE OUR
05:56:21 SERVICES WILL BE DOWN AT THE OFFICE MORE OFTEN SO THERE'S
05:56:23 GOING TO BE AN INCREASED NEED FOR THE SERVICES PLEASE
05:56:25 PRESERVED. >> THANK YOU.
05:56:26 THANK YOU SPEAKER GOOD AFTERNOON.
05:56:32 MY NAME IS VERONICA DYNAMIC OPERATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPER
05:56:35 WITH MISSION ACTION. WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD OF
05:56:37 SUPERVISORS AND THE MAYOR TO PROTECT CRITICAL PROGRAMS THAT
05:56:40 HELP SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS STAY SAFE, STABLE AND CONNECTED
05:56:44 WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE RESTORE 250,000 FOR OUR
05:56:48 HOME AND COMPANIONSHIP SUPPORT COOPERATIVE WHICH CREATES
05:56:51 DECENT WORK WHILE SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH
05:56:55 DISABILITIES. EACH OF THEM CONTRIBUTES TO THE
05:56:58 ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY.
05:56:59 THE COOPERATIVE MODEL ALLOWS PEOPLE AND PARTICULARLY
05:57:02 IMMIGRANTS IN TRANSITIONAL LEGAL SITUATIONS TO ESTABLISH
05:57:06 THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AS WORKER OWNERS IN THEM LIES THE
05:57:09 ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THIS CITY. BUDGET CUTS STOP THE ECONOMIC,
05:57:13 POLITICAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF THIS NEW SMALL BUSINESSMEN
05:57:17 AND WOMEN WILL NOT SERVE TO PROVIDE JOBS TO OTHER RESIDENTS
05:57:21 WHO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES WHO SHOULD REALLY REPRESENT THEIR
05:57:24 INTERESTS AND NEEDS. OUR COMMUNITY DEMANDS THE
05:57:25 SUPPORT OF ITS LEADERS AND THAT IS WHY WE ASK YOU TO REFUND TO
05:57:32 THE FUNDS. >> THANK YOU.
05:57:32 SPEAKER OPERATIVE PROJECT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
05:57:35 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
05:57:39 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS A
05:57:41 REMINDER PLEASE THE BOARD RULES PROHIBIT AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF
05:57:44 SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION SO PLEASE NO CLAPPING OR CHEERING IF YOU
05:57:48 WANT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT PLEASE USE YOUR HANDS.
05:57:54 >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLACE.
05:57:56 HI MY NAME IS GREAT DISCUSSION AND THOUSAND DOLLARS CUT TO
05:58:05 MISSION ACTIONS MISRATA PROGRAM WHERE WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET CUTS
05:58:08 IT'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT NUMBERS BUT THIS IS ABOUT PEOPLE.
05:58:11 >> IT'S ABOUT THE MOTHER I MET LIVING IN AN SRO WHO STAYS
05:58:13 AWAKE EACH NIGHT SWATTING ROACHES OFF HER CHILDREN
05:58:16 AND NOW HAS PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE FROM THE LACK OF SLEEP.
05:58:19 >> IT'S ABOUT THE MAN WHO'S LIVING.
05:58:20 CONDITIONS WERE SO SEVERE THAT MOLD WAS GROWING ON HIS LEGS.
05:58:22 IT'S ABOUT THE FAMILY OF SIX LIVING IN A SINGLE ROOM FOR
05:58:26 MANY RESIDENTS SORROWS ARE THE LAST STOP BEFORE HOMELESSNESS.
05:58:27 >> THERE ARE ONE EMERGENCY, ONE ILLNESS OR ONE MISSED PAYCHECK
05:58:30 AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS. >> MS. ROCK PROVIDES COUNSELING
05:58:34 TENANT ADVOCACY WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT THAT HELP PEOPLE
05:58:37 STAY HOUSED AND FIGHT FOR SAFE LIVING CONDITIONS.
05:58:40 THIS WORK IS NOT EXTRA. IT IS ESSENTIAL THE TRUE COST
05:58:42 OF THIS COST WILL NOT BE MEASURED IN DOLLAR SAVED.
05:58:45 IT WILL BE MEASURED IN PEOPLE PUSH CLOSER TO HOMELESSNESS.
05:58:48 PLEASE REJECT THESE CUTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND CHOOSE
05:58:50 PEOPLE OVER AUSTERITY. >> THANK YOU.
05:58:52 THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER PLACE WHEN I
05:59:00 STARTED THIS NARRATIVE SUPERBLY STORIES.
05:59:15 >> I HAVE BEEN A COUNSELOR FOR OVER 12 YEARS AND I SERVE AS A
05:59:16 COUNSELOR OF TENANTS RIGHTS ANGELES KNOWS A LA PROGRAM WAS
05:59:38 ALMOST KILLING US I BEG YOU PLEASE TO NOT GO FORWARD WITH
05:59:41 THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS AS IT WILL AFFECT OUR IMMIGRANT
05:59:45 COMMUNITY IN THE MISSION DISTRICT GREATLY LACK OF MONEY
06:00:03 IMMIGRANT THEY SAY UP OR YELLOW AS WE FIGHT FOR TENANT RIGHTS
06:00:07 PARTICULARLY IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT TENANT RIGHTS DURING
06:00:10 THIS TIME WE KNOW THAT IT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE
06:00:12 LATINO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE
06:00:15 CONTINUE FUNDING OUR COMMUNITIES SO THAT WE MIGHT BE
06:00:23 SEE I AM POSSIBLE AS IS THAT THAT THESE YOUNG GHETTOS
06:00:24 ATMOSPHERES THANK YOU. >> I ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO ALL
06:00:27 OF US AND PLEASE CONSIDER OUR DEMANDS.
06:00:29 THANK YOU FOR WHEN I START THIS ME NUMBER IS WITH YOUR
06:01:32 TOILET COMMUNITY SAN FRANCISCO GRACIAS THANK YOU SO AQUINO SEE
06:01:40 I THANK YOU MY NAME IS SCOTT KAREN YOUR AND DELGADO YOU
06:01:45 REPRESENT AND I REPRESENT HOME SUPPORT AND COMPANIONSHIP CO-OP
06:01:51 A CAREGIVER CO-OP IN SAN FRANCISCO I WANT TO EXPRESS THE
06:01:55 IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING THE FUNDS FOR
06:01:57 OUR CO-OP. OUR WORK ALLOWS ELDERLY PEOPLE
06:02:00 AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES WITH
06:02:04 DIGNITY, SECURITY AND COMPANIONSHIP.
06:02:08 CAREGIVERS PROVIDE NOT JUST ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY
06:02:12 ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO COMPANIONSHIP AS WELL AS
06:02:13 EMOTIONAL AND SUPPORT AND TRANQUILITY FOR FAMILIES.
06:02:16 MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE PREFER TO GROW OLD AT HOME AND AND OUR
06:02:23 JOBS ALLOW THIS OPTION. THAT'S WHY WE ASK RESPECTFULLY
06:02:28 FOR THE OFFICE OF TWD TO RESTORE FINANCING OF THE
06:02:34 250,000 FOR MISSION ACTION TO ALLOW US TO DEVELOP OUR CO-OP
06:02:38 AND THIS SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING QUALITY
06:02:42 SERVICES AND STRENGTHENING THE NETWORK THAT BENEFITS THE
06:02:45 ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
06:02:50 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
06:02:51 THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
06:03:00 >> MY NAME IS JAVIER. I'M A PROGRAM MANAGER AT
06:03:02 MISSION ACTION. >> ALL OF THESE ARE WORKER
06:03:04 RIGHTS, NOT WORKER FIGHTS. I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO
06:03:08 EVERYBODY IN TERMS OF SPACE. >> I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
06:03:11 TO HAVE AGENCY FOR EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM.
06:03:15 ENACT IN I AM ASKING THE SUPERVISORS TO PLEASE RESTORE
06:03:21 250,000 FOR OUR HOME SUPPORT AND CO OP WHICH CREATES
06:03:25 DIGNIFIED WORK WHILE SUPPORTING SENIORS WITH PEOPLE
06:03:29 AND DISABILITIES. THANK YOU.
06:03:31 >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
06:03:35 MY NAME IS YASHA AND I AM WITH MISSION ACTION AND SPEAKING TO
06:03:40 YOU FROM MY HEART BUT I'M ALSO ANGRY.
06:03:43 FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS MISSION ACTION HAS STEPPED IN WHEN THE
06:03:46 CITY'S SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED OUR COMMUNITIES FOR 20 YEARS AS A
06:03:50 PILOT IT HAS PROTECTED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO ARE
06:03:51 LIVING IN FEAR ANY TRUST ILLEGAL SUPPORT.
06:03:53 NOW THE CITY IS ASKING US TO ACCEPT CUTS TO THE HOME SUPPORT
06:03:57 COMPANIONSHIP CO-OP AS I FILE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO RAPID
06:03:58 RESPONSE NETWORK, THE MISSION SRO COLLABORATIVE AND OUR
06:04:02 WORKER RIGHTS COLLECTIVE ON CESAR CHAVEZ.
06:04:03 >> THESE CUTS HAVE CONSEQUENCES A FAMILY MAY LOSE LEGAL HELP.
06:04:06 >> A TENANT MAY REMAIN TRAPPED IN A DANGEROUS HOUSING.
06:04:09 A WORKER MAY CONTINUE TO BE EXPLOITED.
06:04:10 YOU CANNOT PRAISE OUR WORK, DEPEND ON OUR STAFF AND THEN
06:04:13 TAKE AWAY THE FUNDING THAT MAKES OUR WORK POSSIBLE.
06:04:16 WE'RE ASKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
06:04:17 WE'RE ASKING AND DEMANDING THE FULL RESTORATION OF OUR FUNDING
06:04:20 FOR OUR AGENCY. STOP FORCING OUR COMMUNITIES TO
06:04:22 PAY THE PRICE FOR DECISIONS THEY DID NOT MAKE.
06:04:25 RESTORE THESE PROGRAMS AND EXPLAIN TO MY SEVEN YEAR
06:04:28 OLD WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING
06:04:29 TO SAY OUR CITY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US AND THEY DON'T CARE
06:04:33 ABOUT YOU EITHER. SO LET'S FIX THAT GUYS.
06:04:36 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO WE DON'T HAVE THE
06:04:43 NUMBERS OF ADVISORS MANUEL PINA AND WITH MISSION ACTION AND I'M
06:04:47 HERE JUST TO ASK YOU TO REJECT THIS BUDGET THAT IS LEVERAGE ON
06:04:54 ACTUALLY WORKING CLASS AND THEN RATHER JUST FOCUS AND FULLY
06:04:58 FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
06:05:00 LET ME TELL YOU WHO ARE THESE PROGRAMS FOR THEIR FOR THE
06:05:03 IMMIGRANT WORKER LOCKED OUT OF EVERY TRADITIONAL JOB WHO FINDS
06:05:07 DIGNITY AND INCOME THROUGH AN ADULT HOME SUPPORT
06:05:10 AND COMPANIONSHIP CO-OP PLEASE PRIORITIZE IT THERE FOR THE
06:05:14 FAMILY ONE UNANSWERED HOTLINE CALL AWAY FROM SEPARATION THAT
06:05:18 DEPENDS ON AS A VETERAN AND AS A VIOLENT NETWORK.
06:05:22 THAT WORK ALREADY INCLUDES OVER 200 LEGAL CONSULTATION POINTS.
06:05:26 PLEASE MAKE THAT $1.64 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL PERMANENT.
06:05:29 THEREFORE THE SRO SENIOR THE IMMIGRANT, THE TENANT WITH
06:05:33 DISABILITY AND LIVING ONE EMERGENCY FROM HOMELESSNESS SO
06:05:36 PLEASE PLEASE CONSIDER JUST AVOID THIS COURT AND SUPPORT
06:05:40 THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL SERVE IN THIS ROOM AND YOU SERVE FROM
06:05:43 THE SEATS THAT YOU'RE HOLDING. >> THANK YOU.
06:05:50 >> HI, MY NAME IS ALICIA SCOTT AND I'M AN ARTIST WHO'S BEEN
06:05:53 LIVING AND WORKING IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR 23 YEARS ACROSS
06:05:55 MANY COMMUNITIES. I'M THE CURRENT ARTIST
06:05:58 IN RESIDENCE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
06:06:01 GALLERIES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF THE
06:06:05 ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM.
06:06:07 I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT.
06:06:09 >> I AM ALSO A FACULTY AND THE FIRST YEAR PROGRAM AT CESAR
06:06:13 CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS .
06:06:17 WITH ITS CLOSURE AND NO INCOMING FRESHMAN CLASS.
06:06:18 MY ENTIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DISSOLVED.
06:06:22 >> AS SUCH, THIS RESIDENCY WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO ARTS
06:06:26 COMMISSION IS LITERALLY KEEPING ME IN THE CITY IN THIS MOMENT
06:06:30 WHEN S.F. IS LOSING ITS ARTS INSTITUTIONS AND ITS BROAD
06:06:34 COMMUNITY. CUTTING THE MANAGER OF PUBLIC
06:06:37 PROGRAMS POSITION AT THE SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
06:06:41 GALLERIES ONE OF ONLY THREE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES IN OUR CITY
06:06:44 GALLERIES IS WORKING AGAINST THE CITY'S STATED INTERESTS.
06:06:50 >> WITH THIS CUT I COULD BE THE LAST CIVIC IN RESIDENCE.
06:06:55 >> THANK YOU SPEAKER. THANK YOU COMMUNITY.
06:06:56 THANK YOU. >> HI MY NAME IS KATE RHODES
06:07:04 AND I'M AN ARTIST, EDUCATOR AND CULTURAL WORKER IN SAN
06:07:05 FRANCISCO. IT'S SHAMEFUL AND HEARTBREAKING
06:07:09 THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS SO AWFUL THAT HUNDREDS OF WORKING
06:07:12 CLASS PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO WAIT IN LINE ALL DAY LONG TODAY TO
06:07:16 BEG YOU FOR CRUMBS. THE SITUATION I'M HERE TO BEG
06:07:20 FOR IS THE CRISIS AT THE S.F. ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY.
06:07:23 >> THE SFA C GALLERY PROGRAM IS THE SMALLEST PORTION OF THEIR
06:07:27 CFA C BUDGET YET THEY ARE TAKING THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE
06:07:28 OF CUTS WITH 50% OF STAFF POSITIONS BEING ELIMINATED
06:07:31 INCLUDING MANAGER OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS MASON
06:07:35 WADSWORTH WHOSE WORK IS CENTRAL TO CONNECTING THE SFA C WITH
06:07:38 THE PUBLIC. THE GALLERY ACTS AS A FEEDER
06:07:42 PROGRAM THAT ESTABLISHES LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
06:07:43 ARTISTS, INTRODUCING THEM TO THE GRANTS AND PUBLIC ARTS
06:07:47 COMMISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES OF THEIR SPACE.
06:07:49 HE PROVIDES ACCOUNTING FOR LESS THAN 2.5% OF THE SFA C'S
06:07:53 BUDGET. THE GALLERY'S IMPACT ON THE
06:07:54 COMMUNITY IS MORE THAN RETURNS THE INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY
06:07:57 PUTS INTO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND YOU KNOW,
06:08:00 SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET. >> THANK YOU MS. MILLER.
06:08:07 GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MY NAME'S EMILIO ST I'M FROM
06:08:11 IMA NETWORK AND I HOPE YOU WILL EVER NEVER GET SHUT DOWN.
06:08:15 THEY COULD TEACH ARABIC AND MUSLIM HOW TO SPEAK ARABIC
06:08:19 PROFESSIONALLY AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY THANK YOU FOR THE
06:08:22 PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTING ME THANK YOU.
06:08:29 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BASHAR HUSSEIN.
06:08:33 I STAND HERE TODAY NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR THE IMEN NETWORK
06:08:37 AND COUNTLESS ARAB AND MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE TENDERLOIN WHOSE
06:08:38 STORIES RARELY REACH THE SURFACE.
06:08:41 PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE TENDERLOIN AS A PLACE DEFINED
06:08:45 BY HARDSHIP, CRIME, POVERTY AND DESPAIR.
06:08:46 BUT TOO OFTEN THEY STAY SILENT ABOUT US THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
06:08:49 CROSS OCEANS WHO CARRIED THE WEIGHT OF WAR IN OUR PAST
06:08:53 AND WHO NOW NAVIGATE A NEW REALITY THIS HARDSHIP IS 100
06:08:57 TIMES WORSE FOR US AS ARAB MUSLIMS ARAB MUSLIM YOUTH
06:09:02 IN TOW AND IT GOES BY UNANNOUNCED BY THE OFFICIALS I
06:09:05 HERE CAME TO FOR MORE. >> THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME
06:09:09 OUT. APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
06:09:11 THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
06:09:19 CONSIDERATION OF FEELS AND FAMILIES OF THE TENDERLOIN
06:09:23 THAT AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS HIBBERT'S SERRANO
06:09:26 SALAS AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY NETWORK AND THE ARABS
06:09:30 AND MUSLIMS YOUTH AND FAMILIES WE SERVE IN THE TENDERLOIN.
06:09:38 >> THE TENDERLOIN AND SHOULD BE ASKED TO ABSORB CUTS TO
06:09:45 PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
06:09:49 MENTOR CHILD HEALTH SERVICE SERVICES AND AFTERSCHOOL
06:09:57 PROGRAMS ARE NOT JURIES. THEY ARE A LUXURY IN MOST
06:10:04 HUMANS IN COMMUNITY WELL-BEING IN THE NETWORK PROVIDES
06:10:09 CULTURALLY RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIVE MENTAL
06:10:16 HEALTH SUPPORT MENTORSHIP AND SPEAKER THANK YOU GOT A
06:10:21 SPEAKER THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
06:10:25 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
06:10:34 HELLO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS JJ I'M STAFF AT THE
06:10:39 FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED IN THE EXCELSIOR
06:10:42 DISTRICT. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS CONCERN
06:10:43 OVER THE BUDGET CUTS THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE MULTIPLE
06:10:46 COMMUNITIES THAT STAND BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY.
06:10:49 >> I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO RESTORE THE 780,000 BUDGET TO
06:10:52 THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SERVICES $780,000 THAT WILL AFFECT
06:10:56 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PINOY
06:11:00 EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS SAM, KEN AND THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:11:03 CENTER. THE EXCELSIOR DISTRICT HAS THE
06:11:04 HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF FILIPINOS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
06:11:08 THE CONSTITUENTS WE SERVE ARE PRIMARILY FILIPINO MIGRANTS WHO
06:11:11 ARE IN NEED OF DIRECT SERVICES REGARDING WAGE THEFT,
06:11:15 IMMIGRATION OR WORKPLACE EXPLOITATION.
06:11:16 >> FILIPINOS WHO WORK TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE HERE BUT PROVIDE
06:11:19 FOR THEIR FAMILIES OVERSEAS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
06:11:23 >> THESE BUDGET CUTS WILL LEAVE THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HIGH
06:11:26 AND DRY AGAIN. WE URGE YOU TO RESTORE THIS
06:11:29 OVER 780,000 BUDGET. >> THANK YOU.
06:11:30 THANK YOU AFTERNOON I AM ROYAL SANTOS A RECIPIENT OF THE FCC
06:12:03 FOOD FOOD PROGRAM THE BUDGET FOR WORKERS AND LOW INCOME
06:12:10 SHOULD BE RESTORED SERVICES NOT BUSINESS PROFITS.
06:12:17 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:12:24 >> OKAY. HI BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MY NAME
06:12:25 IS NICO. I AM A FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:12:28 CENTER VOLUNTEER. I'M ALSO READING A COMMENT ON
06:12:31 BEHALF OF THE KAPAA CULTURAL CENTER, ANOTHER FILIPINO
06:12:33 NONPROFIT WHO HAS HOSTED FCC SERVICES IN DALY CITY KAPAA
06:12:36 CULTURAL CENTER STRONGLY URGES THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
06:12:40 SUPERVISORS TO RESTORE THE PROPOSED $780,000 IN FUNDING
06:12:43 FOR FILIPINO COMMUNITY SERVICES AS A COMMUNITY BASED
06:12:48 ORGANIZATION SERVING FILIPINO IMMIGRANT YOUTH
06:12:52 AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES, WE WITNESS FIRSTHAND
06:12:53 THE CRITICAL NEED FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL
06:12:57 HEALTH, WELLNESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ARTS AND COMMUNITY
06:13:00 CONNECTION PROGRAMS. >> THESE SERVICES ARE NOT
06:13:03 LUXURIES THEY ARE ESSENTIAL INVESTMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN
06:13:07 BELONGING, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, REDUCE ISOLATION
06:13:11 AND BUILD RESILIENCE. RESTORING THIS FUNDING AFFIRMS
06:13:12 SAN FRANCISCO'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND ENSURES THAT THE
06:13:16 FILIPINO COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO VITAL
06:13:19 PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
06:13:22 >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO.
06:13:30 SPEAKER HELLO, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
06:13:33 >> MY NAME IS MEGHAN. I WORK IN D11 AND I'M A MEMBER
06:13:38 OF GABRIELA EXCELSIOR, A FILIPINO WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION
06:13:39 THAT FIGHTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF WORKING CLASS WOMEN IN THE
06:13:42 EXCELSIOR. >> I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
06:13:45 RESTORE THE $780,000 FOR OUR FILIPINO COMMUNITY SERVICES.
06:13:48 THESE SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE UNDERSERVED WORKING
06:13:52 CLASS FILIPINO COMMUNITIES IN THE EXCELSIOR.
06:13:55 I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THESE RESOURCES HAVE HELPED US
06:13:56 IN CAMPAIGNS FOR FILIPINO CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDING THEM
06:14:00 THE LEGAL RESOURCES TO ESCAPE FROM THEIR DANGEROUS
06:14:03 AND EXPLOITATIVE WORK CONDITIONS.
06:14:04 HOW THEY PROVIDED CRUCIAL KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION TO
06:14:07 WORKERS FACING WAGE THEFT THAT GAVE THEM THE COURAGE TO DEMAND
06:14:09 FOR MORE AND PROVIDED FOOD AND GROCERIES TO MOTHERS WHO
06:14:12 HAVE TO SEND ALL OF THEIR INCOME BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES
06:14:15 TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. THESE CUTS AREN'T JUST NUMBERS.
06:14:19 THEY ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT CAN BE CHANGED BY THESE
06:14:22 ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. SO I URGE YOU TO FULLY RESTORE
06:14:25 THE 780,000 FOR FILIPINO COMMUNITY SERVICES.
06:14:26 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SPEAKER FOR.
06:14:33 >> HELLO MY NAME IS JANELLE AND I'M A STAFF MEMBER OF THE
06:14:37 FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER IN DISTRICT 11.
06:14:38 >> EVERY YEAR WE ADVOCATE TO STOP THE BUDGET CUTS BUT THIS
06:14:41 YEAR IS BY FAR THE WORST. I HAVE SEEN AMID THE WORSENING
06:14:45 ECONOMIC CRISIS WITH LOW WAGES AND HIGH COSTS OF LIVING.
06:14:49 >> CUTTING FUNDING TO OUR ORGANIZATION WOULD MEAN LESS
06:14:50 STAFFING TO PROVIDE QUALITY WORKERS AND IMMIGRATION RIGHTS
06:14:54 EDUCATION THAT OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES GRAVELY NEED.
06:14:57 WE HAVE ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS WHO HAVE FACED WAGE
06:15:00 THEFT, FOOD INSECURITY, HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
06:15:05 HARASSMENT AND MORE AND MANY HAVE COME OUT OF THESE
06:15:06 CONDITIONS AS COMMUNITY LEADERS DRIVEN TO MAKE A CHANGE.
06:15:09 PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR BASIC HUMANITY AND PRIORITIZE
06:15:12 FUNDING FOR OUR PEOPLE TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR
06:15:15 BASIC NEEDS AND FIGHT FOR A DIGNIFIED LIVELIHOODS.
06:15:16 WE URGE YOU TO RESTORE $780,000 IN FUNDING FOR FILIPINO
06:15:20 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
06:15:24 SERVE MIGRANT WORKING CLASS FAMILIES WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
06:15:27 HEART AND ECONOMY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
06:15:28 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL.
06:15:34 HI EVERYONE. MANY MISTURA AND I WORK
06:15:39 IN DISTRICT 11 AND I'M A CURRENT CASE MANAGER AT THE
06:15:40 FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER. THE EXCELSIOR IS ONE OF THE
06:15:43 HANDFUL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT IS BEING HIT WITH THE HIGHER CUTS
06:15:47 AND THAT SHOULD BE A SHAME BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE LAST
06:15:49 WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.
06:15:50 I GREW UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN IT AS ONE
06:15:54 OF THE MOST NEGLECTED NEIGHBORHOOD.
06:15:56 NOW THAT I'M WORKING AT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER I CAN
06:15:58 SHARE HOW IT'S BEEN HELPFUL AND FULFILLING TO PROVIDE
06:16:01 CULTURALLY RELEVANT SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
06:16:02 MANY FILIPINO MIGRANTS HAVE WALKED THROUGH OUR DOORS
06:16:05 NEEDING SERVICES LIKE WORKERS RIGHTS COUNSELING, IMMIGRATION
06:16:08 SUPPORT, FREE GROCERIES AND EVEN A YOUTH LEADERSHIP
06:16:09 PROGRAM. THEY NEED A SAFE AND CENTRAL
06:16:12 PLACE LIKE THE FCC TO THRIVE. I URGE YOU TO RESTORE
06:16:16 AND PRESERVE THE 780,000 FUNDING FOR THE FILIPINO
06:16:17 COMMUNITY. HOW CAN THE MAYOR TAKE PRIDE
06:16:21 IN THE DIVERSITY AND CULTURE OF S.F. YET GO BEYOND THE PEOPLE'S
06:16:24 BACK AND CUT FUNDING FROM ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE
06:16:25 THE CITY LIKE IT IS A PRESSURE TO LISTEN TO US AND RESTORE THE
06:16:29 FUNDING? >> THANK YOU.
06:16:29 THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
06:16:39 MY NAME IS RAY AND I'M HERE WITH MY COMMUNITY TO DEMAND A
06:16:43 PEOPLE'S BUDGET. AS A FILIPINO IMMIGRANT WHO
06:16:46 GREW UP IN THE EXCELSIOR AND STILL LIVES IN DISTRICT 11,
06:16:48 I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT THAT SAN FRANCISCO MUST DEFEND ALL
06:16:51 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND RESTORE CUTS TO OUR SOCIAL
06:16:54 SAFETY NET. THIS MEANS RESTORING THE
06:16:57 $780,000 FOR FILIPINO COMMUNITY SERVICES.
06:17:01 THESE PROGRAMS ARE A VITAL LIFELINE FOR OUR ELDERS
06:17:05 AND FAMILIES PROVIDING CRITICAL HEALTH NAVIGATION, JOB TRAINING
06:17:07 AND A DEEP SENSE OF BELONGING THAT IS CRUCIAL FOR OUR
06:17:10 COMMUNITY'S RESILIENCE IN THE EXCELSIOR AND ACROSS THE CITY.
06:17:13 RESTORING THIS CUT ISN'T JUST ABOUT MONEY.
06:17:14 IT'S ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO KEEPING ITS PROMISE TO DEFEND
06:17:17 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES LIKE MINE. PLEASE RESTORE THIS FUNDING.
06:17:21 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:17:24 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> MY NAME IS JADYN DELA CRUZ.
06:17:28 I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN VISITATION VALLEY AND I
06:17:32 AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID AND I JUST WANT TO
06:17:35 SAY THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT FOR EVERYTHING IN ITS HISTORY OF
06:17:36 WHAT SAN FRANCISCO STANDS FOR A SANCTUARY CITY THAT CHAMPIONS
06:17:40 THE POOREST THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THE MOST OPPRESSED PEOPLE
06:17:44 THOUGH I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUTS OUR MONEY
06:17:48 WHERE OUR MOUTHS ARE AND FUND OUR VITAL SERVICES AND BACK UP
06:17:51 OUR COMMUNITIES. ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR FEDERAL
06:17:55 GOVERNMENT AND THE TRUMP REGIME GROWS EVER INCREASINGLY FASCIST
06:17:58 CUTTING VITAL FUNDING AND GIVING TAX BREAKS TO
06:18:01 BILLIONAIRES ENABLING THEM TO BE AN OLIGARCH RULING CLASS.
06:18:03 >> I WOULD HOPE THAT WE AS SAN FRANCISCO CAN TAKE A STAND
06:18:06 AGAINST TRUMP AND SHOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHAT A BEAUTIFUL
06:18:10 AND JUST CITY CAN LOOK LIKE ONE THAT VALUES ALL OF ITS
06:18:13 COMMUNITIES ONE THAT WILL INVEST IN AN EQUITABLE FUTURE
06:18:17 INSTEAD OF CUTTING ITS MOST VULNERABLE DOWN EVEN FURTHER.
06:18:20 FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST GROUPS IN THE BAY
06:18:22 AREA, ESPECIALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ARE A STRONG PART
06:18:24 OF THE BACKBONE OF THE WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY THAT HELPED
06:18:28 MAKE SAN FRANCISCO AS RICH AND BEAUTIFUL.
06:18:29 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:18:38 >> HI, I'M KAI. I LIVE, WORK AND GO TO COLLEGE
06:18:43 IN SAN FRANCISCO AND HAVE ALL MY LIFE GROWING UP WITH A
06:18:47 SINGLE MOM AND GRANDMA WHOSE TIME HAS MOSTLY TAKEN UP
06:18:48 WORKING GOING UP WITH WORKING, GOING UP WITH WORKING CLASS
06:18:51 AND MIGRANT YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING WORK VIOLATIONS
06:18:55 LIKE WAGE THEFT. >> IT IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP
06:18:59 WORKER'S RIGHTS AND RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
06:19:02 KNOW WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TIME TO TO UH JUST LIKE YEAH, WE
06:19:10 DON'T REALLY HAVE TIME. >> SORRY.
06:19:11 THAT IS WHY WE'RE CALLING NO CUTS TO THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:19:14 CENTER AND TO MAINTAIN ALL THEIR BUDGET.
06:19:17 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:19:26 WHAT'S UP, SUPERVISORS? >> HOW Y'ALL DOING?
06:19:27 I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY BUT WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL LISTENING
06:19:31 TO US. MY NAME IS MALAYA.
06:19:32 I'M FROM THE E THE EXCELSIOR DISTRICT 11.
06:19:35 >> I'M A MEMBER OF ONIGBINDE, A CITY COLLEGE WHERE I ALSO WORK.
06:19:39 MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR THREE GENERATIONS DEEP AND WE
06:19:43 MIGRATED TO SAN FRANCISCO BECAUSE IT PROMISED US TO BE A
06:19:46 CULTURAL HUB WHERE WE COULD GET JOBS AND EDUCATIONS.
06:19:49 AND 70 YEARS LATER IT'S ME AND MY MOM AND MY SISTER WHO
06:19:51 ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE LEFT HERE IN THIS CITY.
06:19:54 WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO WITHSTAND WAVES A GENERATION BECAUSE OF
06:19:58 RELYING ON COMMUNITY SERVICES LIKE SONG CAN AND THE FILIPINO
06:20:02 COMMUNITY CENTER. AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TO
06:20:03 PLEASE RESTORE THE 780 K THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE CUT.
06:20:06 THIS IS GONNA AFFECT MIGRANT WORKING CLASS YOUTH ELDERLY
06:20:14 FOLKS JUST LIKE ME. YOU KNOW THESE CUTS ARE
06:20:15 SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THE FUTURE
06:20:18 GENERATIONS. BUT WITH THESE CUTS THERE WILL
06:20:22 BE NO MORE SAN FRANCISCO TO FIGHT FOR.
06:20:23 YOU KNOW IF THE MAYOR WANTS TO REALLY SAVE THE ECONOMY, HE HAS
06:20:26 TO INVEST IN THE WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES LIKE THE EXCELSIOR
06:20:30 AND THE SOMA. >> SPEAKER THANK YOU.
06:20:33 >> MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY PLEASE REMEMBER WHAT BOARD YOU
06:20:37 ARE. RULES PROHIBIT AUDIBLE SOUNDS
06:20:41 OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION SO PLEASE NO CLAPPING OR CHEERING
06:20:45 BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT PERFECT PLEASE USE YOUR HANDS.
06:20:48 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER OR.
06:20:55 AND I AM A FILIPINO WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN FRISCO.
06:20:56 WE NEED TO RESTORE AND HONESTLY INCREASE THE $780,000 BUDGET.
06:21:02 WE NEED TO FUND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT WORKING CLASS FAMILIES
06:21:06 AND INDIVIDUALS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
06:21:09 GOVERNMENT AND TAXES ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP THE PEOPLE NOT
06:21:11 BUY GUNS AND CAMERAS FOR THE POLICE.
06:21:14 IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT TO CUT FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITIES
06:21:15 ALREADY STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT IN A CITY WITH RISING
06:21:18 LIVING COSTS. IT'S JUST WRONG.
06:21:21 >> MONEY AND RESOURCES SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO SERVE THE
06:21:22 PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
06:21:25 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
06:21:29 HELLO. MY NAME IS KAYLEE AND I'M A
06:21:33 PROUD S.F. USD EDUCATOR. I TEACH.
06:21:36 MOST OF MY STUDENTS ARE NEWCOMERS STUDENTS WHOSE
06:21:40 FAMILIES WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE SLASHED BUDGETS
06:21:43 TO COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:21:47 CENTER IN EXCELSIOR THAT ARE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
06:21:49 AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR WORKING CLASS MIGRANTS LIKE
06:21:53 CASE MANAGEMENT. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS FOR
06:21:57 ICE INTERACTIONS AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE
06:22:01 AND HELPING FILIPINO MIGRANTS FIGHT AGAINST WORKPLACE
06:22:04 EXPLOITATION. >> IT IS UNCONSCIOUS SUITABLE
06:22:08 TO BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF THE WORKERS
06:22:10 AND MIGRANTS WHO MAKE THE CITY RUN ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN
06:22:13 ECONOMIC STRAIN AND HOSTILITY TOWARDS MIGRANTS IS
06:22:16 HEIGHTENING. >> I IMPLORE YOU TO RESTORE THE
06:22:22 780,000 BEING CUT FROM THE BUDGETS OF FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:22:23 PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW US TO HELP OUR KABABAYAN LEAD MORE
06:22:27 DIGNIFIED AND FULL LIVES. >> THANK YOU.
06:22:30 I THANK YOU FOR. >> >> HELLO.
06:22:38 GOOD AFTERNOON. SUPERVISORS AND ASSET
06:22:39 COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS CHARLES FROM
06:22:42 DISTRICT 11 AND THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER.
06:22:43 WE NEED FUNDING SO THAT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CAN RECEIVE
06:22:47 ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN EXCELSIOR SOMA NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING
06:22:50 FAMILIES, IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS AND LOW INCOME
06:22:54 WORKERS. BEING INSPIRED FOR MY
06:22:55 GRANDMOTHER ALICE BLISS WHO SERVED OVER 30 YEARS IN THE BAY
06:22:59 AREA FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND URGING IN HER LIFETIME
06:23:00 PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES AND ACTUALLY HAS BEEN
06:23:03 RECOGNIZED BY THE PREVIOUS S.F. SUPERVISORS TEN YEARS AGO TO
06:23:07 THE STATE. >> WE ARE ADVOCATING TODAY TO
06:23:10 BUDGET FOR THE BUDGET BEING RESTORED SINCE IT'S NECESSARY
06:23:11 TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES MENTIONED FROM ALL OF TODAY'S
06:23:14 SPEAKERS RIGHT NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE UPCOMING YEARS.
06:23:17 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
06:23:21 >> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
06:23:25 MY NAME IS CLAIRE AND I'M A CASE MANAGER AT THE FILIPINO
06:23:29 COMMUNITY CENTER IN DISTRICT 11.
06:23:30 I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 11.
06:23:33 WE ARE HERE TODAY TO URGE THE BOARD AND THE MAYOR TO RESTORE
06:23:36 THE 780 K FOR THE FILIPINO ORGANIZED ASIANS FOR OUR
06:23:40 COMMUNITY. >> THESE FUNDS PROVIDE 100% OF
06:23:43 ALL OF OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR SAN FRANCISCO SO
06:23:48 OUR SERVICES ARE BASED IN THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS OF
06:23:52 FILIPINOS LIKE DISTRICT 11 AND D SIX.
06:23:55 >> BUT WE TRAVEL YOU KNOW, ALL OVER THE CITY TO PROVIDE
06:23:59 SERVICES. RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH
06:24:00 HOTEL WORKERS AND DISTRICT TWO WE HAVE DIFFERENT CAREGIVERS
06:24:03 THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IN DISTRICT FOUR AND IT'S OUR
06:24:06 ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
06:24:10 CITY FOR OVER TWO DECADES FOR THESE PARTICULAR CUTS, THE
06:24:13 PARTICULAR IMPACT OF THEM IS THAT THIS IS THE COMPLETE
06:24:17 ERASURE OF THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
06:24:20 AND SERVICE CONNECTION SERVICES FOR FILIPINOS.
06:24:24 SO THERE ARE OTHER PLACES THAT PROVIDE.
06:24:27 >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
06:24:28 THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
06:24:35 HI, MY NAME IS AMY AND I'M AN S.F. RESIDENT IN DISTRICT
06:24:38 EIGHT. I'M HERE AS A VOLUNTEER FROM
06:24:39 THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER IN EXCELSIOR.
06:24:41 I'M ASKING THAT THE $780,000 BUDGET FOR FILIPINO COMMUNITIES
06:24:46 SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY BE RESTORED.
06:24:47 >> I HAVE VOLUNTEERED AT THE FCC FOR OVER A YEAR AT THE
06:24:50 GROCERY PROGRAM A SERVICE WHICH DELIVERS GROCERIES TO LOW
06:24:51 INCOME FILIPINO ELDERLY AND FAMILIES DURING DELIVERIES
06:24:55 THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE. THE GROCERIES ARE ALWAYS DEEPLY
06:24:59 GRATEFUL AND EXPRESS HOW VITAL THE SERVICE IS TO THEIR LIVES.
06:25:02 >> MANY OF THEM CANNOT EASILY TRAVEL TO GET GROCERIES AND SO
06:25:03 THE FACT THAT THE FCC IS ABLE TO BRING THEM WHAT THEY NEED
06:25:07 DIRECTLY TO THEM IS IRREPLACEABLE.
06:25:09 THIS ESSENTIAL SERVICE AND OTHER DIRECT SERVICES LIKE
06:25:11 MIGRANT'S RIGHTS AND WORKERS RIGHTS TRAININGS ALL WHICH
06:25:14 SERVE TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ARE ALL AT RISK OF
06:25:17 BEING CUT. >> THE FCC IS ABLE TO REACH
06:25:19 COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
06:25:21 AND FORGOTTEN BY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES A PLACE
06:25:24 OF CONNECTION AND BELONGING FOR SO MANY AND TO CUT THEIR
06:25:26 SERVICES IS COMPLETELY UNJUST AND A DISSERVICE TO THE SAN
06:25:29 FRANCISCO COMMUNITY RESTORE THE BUDGET FUND THE FILIPINO
06:25:32 COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE NEGOSYO SO THANK YOU.
06:25:36 THANK YOU. HELLO.
06:25:43 GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
06:25:44 MY NAME IS KAI. I'M A FRANCISCAN THAT HAS BEEN
06:25:48 HERE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. I WAS RAISED IN THE SOUTH OF
06:25:51 MARKET AND EXCELSIOR. TODAY I AM REPRESENTING
06:25:52 DISTRICT 11 WITH THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER RESIDES AT THE
06:25:55 FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE A PART
06:25:59 OF THE KAPITAN PROGRAM AND THE FOOD PROGRAM.
06:26:01 BOTH SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO YOUTH AND ELDERS PROVIDING THEM
06:26:03 WITH CULTURAL EVENT EDUCATION AND FOOD TO THOSE THAT CAME
06:26:06 FROM LOW INCOME HOUSING. >> THESE PROGRAMS CHANGE THE
06:26:10 LIVES OF WORKING CLASS FILIPINO FILIPINOS WHO JUST MIGRATE TO
06:26:14 THIS COUNTRY. I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE FUNDING
06:26:17 LANGUAGE SERVICES YOUTH PROGRAMS AND WORKERS RIGHTS
06:26:21 THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> THANK YOU.
06:26:22 THANK YOU. >> HI, MY NAME IS SHEN RAMIREZ.
06:26:28 I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SEVEN, A GRADUATE, A SUB-STATE
06:26:31 AND A VOLUNTEER WITH FCC FOR A YEAR NOW I CANNOT EMPHASIZE
06:26:35 ENOUGH THE NEED TO RESTORE $780,000 TO THE FILIPINO
06:26:39 SERVICE PROGRAMS AS THE FCC VOLUNTEER FOR THEIR FOOD
06:26:43 PROGRAMS. I'VE WITNESSED FIRST HAND THE
06:26:46 JOY ON FAMILIES, ELDERS AND WORKERS FACES WHEN
06:26:49 DELIVERING THEIR GROCERIES. JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW FCC
06:26:51 PROVIDES ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT REGULARLY
06:26:54 SUSTAINS THEIR DAILY LIVES OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES.
06:26:57 PLEASE DON'T CUT THE FUNDING FOR FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:27:00 SERVICES. IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THE
06:27:01 FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY DOES NOT MATTER.
06:27:04 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:27:11 >> HELLO MY NAME IS KIRSTEN TEO .
06:27:16 I'M A RECENT GRADUATE OF S.F. STATE AND A RESIDENT OF
06:27:17 DISTRICT ONE. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE
06:27:19 CUTS TO THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY. THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY WILL BE
06:27:21 FACING CUTS THAT WILL IMPACT $5.1 MILLION WORTH OF ESSENTIAL
06:27:24 SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CRUCIAL
06:27:27 SERVICES TO MIGRANTS AND WORKERS AND FOR THE AND FOR
06:27:31 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER
06:27:32 IN THE EXCELSIOR PROVIDES A THIRD SPACE FOR STUDENTS
06:27:35 AND YOUTH. CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMS
06:27:36 GROCERY DELIVERIES AND ZUMBA PROGRAMS FOR OLDER FOLKS.
06:27:39 >> WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO S.F. AND CAME TO THE FCC, I SAW
06:27:42 FIRSTHAND THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION THAT THE FCC
06:27:46 PROVIDES FOR YOUTH AND EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING
06:27:49 BEING MORE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
06:27:50 >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP COMMUNITY CENTERS LIKE THIS
06:27:53 ALIVE. IF THE CITY CAN BOAST ABOUT THE
06:27:54 DIVERSE CULTURE IT HOLDS, IT CAN FIND ITS CULTURAL CENTERS
06:27:57 AND PROGRAMS. I URGE FUNDERS, COMMUNITY
06:28:00 AND FUND OUR CITY. >> THANK YOU.
06:28:08 GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. >> MY NAME IS ILENE VELEZ ASPER
06:28:10 WITH THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER.
06:28:12 FIRST I WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR DORSEY FOR
06:28:13 CHAMPIONING THE FILIPINO BUDGET ASK AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE
06:28:17 SUPERVISORS ERS FOR TRYING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET IN A VERY
06:28:21 DIFFICULT YEAR. WE ARE OUT HERE IN FULL FORCE
06:28:24 BECAUSE WE ARE NOT YET IN A CRISIS BUT WE WILL BE IN A
06:28:27 CRISIS IF THIS BUDGET PASSES AS IS THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HAS
06:28:31 KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE AT RISK FOR COMPLETE TOTAL
06:28:35 ERADICATION OF OUR PROGRAMMATIC FINANCES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL
06:28:39 YEAR. SO DON'T ERASE THE 25 YEAR
06:28:42 INVESTMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS DONE
06:28:46 IN THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY. AND PLEASE PASS AND RESTORE THE
06:28:48 FULL FILIPINO BUDGET ASK OF $780,000.
06:28:51 >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
06:28:56 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS DAN AND I'M A
06:29:01 STUDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY.
06:29:02 I'M ALSO AN INTERN FOR SAM KEN. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT
06:29:07 THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET. SAN FRANCISCO PROMISES TO
06:29:09 SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS, YOUTH WORKERS AND FAMILIES BUT
06:29:12 PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS THROUGH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
06:29:15 MAKE THOSE PROMISES REAL. ACROSS THE CITY, COMMUNITY
06:29:19 ORGANIZATIONS ARE WARNING OF LAYOFFS, PROGRAM REDUCTIONS
06:29:22 AND THE LOSS OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES BECAUSE OF THESE CUTS
06:29:26 . BUT SOME CAN BE WORKED WITH
06:29:27 IMMIGRANTS, TENANT WORKERS AND YOUTH AND FAMILIES EVERY
06:29:30 SINGLE DAY. SO WHEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
06:29:33 LOSE FUNDING, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LOSE CRITICAL SUPPORT, ADVOCACY
06:29:35 AND OPPORTUNITY. I URGE YOU TO RESTORE CUTS TO
06:29:39 COMMUNITY SERVICES, PROTECT THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AND FULLY
06:29:43 FUND THE FILIPINO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING SAN FRANCISCO.
06:29:46 >> PLEASE CHOOSE A BUDGET THAT PRIORITIZES PEOPLE.
06:29:48 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:29:53 >> MY NAME IS JOHNNY. SUPPORT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
06:29:56 IN THIS BUDGET. IT'S CURIOUS TO PUT MONEY INTO
06:29:57 A POLICE STATE WITH WEAPONS AND HYPER SURVEILLANCE WHEN
06:30:01 THEY THEMSELVES HAVE ADMITTED AT TOWN HALLS THAT THEY PRODUCE
06:30:04 NO POSITIVE IMPACT. WHILE I SEE REAL POSITIVE
06:30:05 IMPACT WORKING UNDER SOMA PILIPINAS GALING BATA FEMA I
06:30:09 AND MOST NOTABLY TODAY SOM CAN FCC AND PAP.
06:30:12 I SEE PEOPLE GETTING JOBS SAVING HOMES, BUILDING
06:30:16 BUSINESSES. I SEE CELEBRATIONS PLANTING
06:30:20 TREES. FAITH ORGANIZING.
06:30:20 I SEE THE YOUTH AND THE ARTS BRINGING FOOD HOME LEAVING THE
06:30:24 STREETS MARCHING IN THE STREETS GETTING JOBS, GOING TO COLLEGE
06:30:28 AND HERITAGE BUILDING. ALL OF THIS UNDER BUDGETS WE'VE
06:30:31 HAD. IMAGINE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH
06:30:32 MORE BUT THANK GOD WE HAVE BIRDS IN THE SKY AND PIGS
06:30:36 IN THE FARM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER PLACE GOOD
06:30:45 AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS VERMES ORY AS A
06:30:47 SPONSOR. BORN AND RAISED IN SAN
06:30:49 FRANCISCO A CHILD OF IMMIGRANTS A REFLECTION OF SAN FRANCISCO
06:30:53 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LONGTIME EDUCATOR.
06:30:54 I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PINOY PINOY EDUCATIONAL
06:30:56 PARTNERSHIPS ALSO KNOWN AS PEP, A SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM THAT
06:31:00 FORMS A TRIANGULAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO STATE
06:31:02 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY.
06:31:06 WE HAVE SERVED THE 11 AND YOUTH IN S.F. U.S. FOR TWO DECADES.
06:31:08 THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE 25 YEARS AND ARE CONTINUING THE FIGHT TO
06:31:11 KEEP OUR PROGRAM ALIVE. THROUGH PEP WE KEEP STUDENTS
06:31:15 ENGAGED IN SCHOOL CONNECTING THEM TO GRADUATION AND COLLEGE
06:31:18 PATHWAYS GROW A LOCAL EDUCATOR PATHWAY THAT THE CITY AND S.F.
06:31:21 U.S. NEEDS AND DEEPEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC
06:31:22 SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND THE COMMUNITY.
06:31:26 CUTTING PEP WOULD NOT REDUCE PROGRAMING.
06:31:27 IT WOULD WEAKEN OUR THREE CORE JOBS, DISRUPT THE CITY'S
06:31:31 EDUCATION PIPELINE, REDUCE COLLEGE GOING MOMENTUM FOR
06:31:34 GRADUATING SENIORS AND ERODE A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP
06:31:35 STRUCTURE THAT HELPS S.F. DEVELOP THE CIVIC STRENGTH ITS
06:31:38 NEIGHBORHOODS NEEDS. WE'RE URGING YOU ALL TO RESTORE
06:31:42 THE $780,000 CUTS TO FILIPINO ORGS AND SERVICE PROGRAMS
06:31:45 AND RECOMMIT YOURSELVES TO THE LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP THE
06:31:50 CITY HAS BUILT WITH THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY.
06:31:51 >> THANK YOU SPEAKER DUKE OH HELLO BOARD MY NAME IS CAROLYN
06:32:01 AND I'M AN EDUCATOR WITH PINAY EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.
06:32:05 WE ARE HERE TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR SAN
06:32:08 FRANCISCO TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITIES OF COLORS THAT
06:32:09 BUILT THIS CITY. AND I AM A TEACHER IN DISTRICT
06:32:15 11. I TEACH OUR STUDENTS HOW TO
06:32:16 LOVE THEMSELVES, HOW TO QUESTION, HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS
06:32:19 AND LEAD THEM TO HONOR THEIR IDENTITIES IN THEIR EVERYDAY
06:32:23 ARE ALSO KNOWN AS ETHNIC STUDIES.
06:32:24 >> THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAM IS THAT WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO
06:32:28 DREAM BIGGER CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LEAD WITH LOVE
06:32:32 EVERY DAY. >> ONE OF MY FORMER STUDENTS,
06:32:33 KALANI RECENTLY VISITED ME AND CAME BACK TO TELL ME THAT
06:32:37 SHE JOINED TRACK BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO GET TO COLLEGE TO
06:32:41 DREAM BIGGER. >> TEDDY WANTS TO BE A TEACHER
06:32:44 SOMEDAY AND HE TAUGHT ME THAT BULLIES DESERVE A CHANCE TO.
06:32:48 >> THE KIDS I TEACH ARE GOING TO BE SITTING IN YOUR SEAT SOON
06:32:51 AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY WILL BE LEADING ALONGSIDE
06:32:53 THE COMMUNITIES OF COLORS THAT MAKE UP THIS CITY.
06:32:56 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR.
06:33:02 >> MY NAME IS KAT ESCOTO AND I'M HERE WITH PINOY
06:33:04 EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AS AN EDUCATOR AND COMMUNITY MEMBER.
06:33:07 >> PEP HAS SERVED, RAISE AND CARE FOR GENERATIONS OF
06:33:11 FILIPINO AMERICANS IN DISTRICT 11 FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.
06:33:14 OUR OUR ROOTS AND IMPACT ARE UNDENIABLE.
06:33:18 WE TAKE PRIDE IN TEACHING OUR ANCESTRAL HISTORY BRIDGING
06:33:19 FAMILIES TO THE COMMUNITY AND PLANTING SEEDS OF RADICAL
06:33:23 HOPE IN OUR YOUTH. THEY CUT 85,000 FROM PEP
06:33:25 AFFECTING OUR PROGRAM IMMENSELY .
06:33:28 THIS IN TURN AFFECTS TEACHER RETENTION LEADERSHIP
06:33:32 AND ULTIMATELY DIRECTLY AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS.
06:33:33 I'M HERE TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET THAT DEFENDS COMMUNITIES
06:33:36 OF COLOR. IN THE SPRING MY STUDENTS
06:33:37 COMPLETE A YOUTH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT WHERE
06:33:41 THEIR STUDENTS INDEPENDENTLY FACILITATED THEIR OWN RESEARCH
06:33:45 BASED OFF ISSUES THEY IDENTIFIED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
06:33:49 THEIR TOPIC WAS ICE. THEY CONDUCTED DATA COLLECTION
06:33:50 WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS, DEVELOPED AN ACTION PLAN
06:33:53 AND PERFORMED OUR FINDINGS AT A COMMUNITY SHOW.
06:33:56 IMAGINE WHAT THEY COULD DO IF THE CITY CHOSE TO FUND US
06:33:58 INSTEAD OF PUSHING US TO THE SIDE.
06:34:01 THESE ARE BRIGHT KIDS WHO ARE YOUNG SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS
06:34:04 . >> OUR YOUTH ARE OUR FUTURE
06:34:05 AND DESERVE TO BE INVESTED TO FIND THE MAN WHO SAW THAT.
06:34:10 >> HELLO, I'M TIANA. I'M AN EDUCATOR WITH PEP
06:34:15 TEACHING IN DISTRICT 11 AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
06:34:18 TO SEE PEOPLE FROM ACROSS FRISCO COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT
06:34:19 FOR OUR FUTURE. I HOPE THE CITY CAN JOIN US
06:34:22 TOO. FOR 25 YEARS I WAS RAISED BY
06:34:25 MANY OF THE EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS AND FAMILIES
06:34:27 AND THIS YEAR I JOINED MY ELDERS AS ONE OF THE 23% OF
06:34:30 FILIPINO AMERICANS WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE.
06:34:33 NOW I TEACH STUDENTS WHOSE ASPIRATIONS ARE EVEN LARGER
06:34:35 THAN MINE. WHEN THAN WHEN I WAS THEIR AGE.
06:34:38 I WANT TO END WITH A COLLECTIVE POEM CREATED BY MY K ONE PEP
06:34:42 STUDENTS. I AM AN ACTIVIST.
06:34:45 >> MY OFFERING TO THE REVOLUTION IS MY VOICE, MY
06:34:49 HEART MY HELP. FREE HOUSING, FREE FOOD.
06:34:53 A SPIDER, A BURGER TV KIND MY TOYS MY DOG.
06:35:00 MY CAT. MY FAMILY.
06:35:01 MY HOME. HONORING OUR ANCESTORS TO STAY
06:35:04 A LITTLE LONGER. >> MY OFFERING TO REVOLUTION IS
06:35:05 LIVING. >> PROGRAMS LIKE OURS CREATE
06:35:09 PATHWAYS THAT SAVE LIVES. >> ACCEPT OUR STUDENTS
06:35:13 OFFERINGS AND RESTORE FUNDING TO COMMUNITY SERVICES CARE.
06:35:15 >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
06:35:20 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS HARVEY LOZADA.
06:35:24 I'VE HAD THE I HAVE I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF NOT ONLY
06:35:27 LIVING HERE ALL MY LIFE BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE
06:35:29 YOUTH AND FAMILIES OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE LAST 20
06:35:31 YEARS. I DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR
06:35:32 SAN FRANCISCO A BUDGET THAT HONORS OUR CITY'S COMMITMENT A
06:35:36 BUDGET THAT BACKS EVERY WORKER WITH A LIVING WAGE.
06:35:39 NO LAYOFFS FOR CITY WORKERS OR NONPROFIT WORKERS RESTORE EVERY
06:35:43 CUT TO DOMESTIC WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS RIGHTS.
06:35:47 FULLY FUNDED THE TRUE COST OF DOING BUSINESS TO ENSURE LIVING
06:35:51 WAGES FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF THIS CITY.
06:35:55 SAN FRANCISCO MUST INVEST IN ITS PEOPLE THE STRENGTH OF
06:35:58 SAN FRANCISCO LIVES IN ITS IS IN ITS PEOPLE.
06:35:59 WITHOUT US IT CANNOT MOVE FORWARD.
06:36:02 THERE WILL BE NO GO SAN FRANCISCO IF THERE IS NO
06:36:03 PEOPLE'S BUDGET FUNDED. >> THANK YOU.
06:36:06 THANK YOU. >> HELLO.
06:36:13 HELLO. MY NAME NAME'S ALICIA AND I'M
06:36:14 HERE BECAUSE FREE CITY CHANGED MY LIFE.
06:36:17 I JUST COMPLETED MY LIFE SOUND AND SOUND RECORDING ARTS
06:36:21 CERTIFICATES AT CITY COLLEGE. MY PROFESSOR DANA JAY LABRECQUE
06:36:24 GOT ME MY FIRST JOB IN LIVE SOUND.
06:36:25 CURRENTLY LESS THAN 5% OF AUDIO ENGINEERS ARE WOMEN AND AN EVEN
06:36:29 SMALLER PERCENTAGE ARE LATINA. THANKS TO FREE CITY TODAY I'M A
06:36:33 FREELANCE AUDIO ENGINEER AND OWNER OF MY OWN PRODUCTION
06:36:36 COMPANY. >> I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NEVER
06:36:39 PURSUED THIS CAREER PATH IF IT WASN'T FOR FREE CITY.
06:36:42 >> PREVIOUSLY I MANAGED A YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
06:36:44 THAT NO LONGER EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S LAST BUDGET CUTS
06:36:47 TO YOUTH SERVICES. I FREQUENTLY ENCOURAGE MY HIGH
06:36:51 SCHOOL YOUTH TO ENROLL AT CITY COLLEGE CITING MY OWN POSITIVE
06:36:54 EXPERIENCE. >> FREE CITY CREATES ECONOMIC
06:36:55 OPPORTUNITY FOR AS OF NATIVE YOUTH OF COLOR JUST LIKE
06:36:59 MYSELF. >> SO I WONDER WHO IN THEIR
06:37:00 RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY?
06:37:05 >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
06:37:09 ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS ANGELICA.
06:37:10 I'M A MEMBER OF THE FREE CITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
06:37:11 SUBCOMMITTEE AND A LIFELONG DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENT SAN
06:37:14 FRANCISCO. >> YOU KNOW IT'S NOT LOST ON ME
06:37:18 THAT CITY HALL JUST SAN FRANCISCO HAS SEVERAL CAMPUSES
06:37:21 IN DISTRICTS THAT MANY OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS HERE TODAY LIVE
06:37:24 AND WORK IN. OUR BELOVED PROGRAM SUPPORTS
06:37:26 PARENTING FIRST GEN DISABLED VETERAN IMMIGRANT AND WORKING
06:37:29 CLASS STUDENTS WHO OFTEN FACE A MULTITUDE OF BARRIERS IN THEIR
06:37:33 LIVES. FREE CITY IS MORE THAN JUST
06:37:36 COVERING TUITION AND GRANTS. IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
06:37:37 SAN FRANCISCANS TO GAIN SKILLS, SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES
06:37:40 AND BUILD BETTER FUTURES. >> WE CAN IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH
06:37:44 AND PROMOTE VIOLENCE PREVENTION BY CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES
06:37:47 TO VARIOUS LIFE SAVING RESOURCES AT UCSF AND IN THE
06:37:51 COMMUNITY. >> SO I'D URGE YOU TO UPHOLD
06:37:52 YOUR COMMITMENT TO RESTORING THE CUTS TO THE FREE CITY
06:37:55 COLLEGE PROGRAM AND SUPPORT SAN FRANCISCO'S PROMISE OF
06:37:59 ACCESSIBLE HIGHER EDUCATION NOW AND FOREVER.
06:38:02 >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER. THANK YOU.
06:38:06 >> I WANT TO GET GOOD AFTERNOON.
06:38:10 >> MY NAME IS ALLISON. I'M A DISTRICT FIVE VOTER.
06:38:13 FIRST, I AM SAD THAT THE MAYOR ISN'T OBLIGATED TO LISTEN
06:38:17 TO THE PEOPLE'S COMMENTS TODAY. THIS HARM IS HIS DOING YET HE
06:38:21 NEVER HAS TO FACE AND LISTEN TO US.
06:38:24 MY SON JUST GRADUATED FROM SFO USD BUT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
06:38:28 ISN'T PROMISING FOR YOUNG SAN FRANCISCANS.
06:38:31 WE HAVE CUTS TO CITY COLLEGE WHERE MY SON IS ATTENDING
06:38:33 IN THE FALL. >> THE MAYOR IS CUTTING HEALTH
06:38:36 SERVICES SUPPORTS FOR LGBTQ YOUTH MORE YOUTH JOB
06:38:40 AND INTERNSHIPS PROGRAMS WILL BE GONE LEAVING OUR TEENS
06:38:44 AND TODAY VULNERABLE. AND HE'S ALREADY CUT MUNI
06:38:48 SERVICE THAT 55% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS NEED TO GET TO
06:38:51 SCHOOL. I ASK YOU TO FUND OUR YOUTH
06:38:54 NEEDS BECAUSE THAT IS REAL PUBLIC SAFETY.
06:38:58 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:39:01 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> MY NAME IS SOPHIA FLORES
06:39:06 GUEVARA FROM THE MISSION DISTRICT NINE STUDENT
06:39:09 CHANCELLOR FOR CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
06:39:13 >> I'M ALSO A STUDENT WORKER AND SPANISH INTERPRETER FOR THE
06:39:15 CAO WORKS PROGRAM AT OUR OCEAN CAMPUS AND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS
06:39:18 DIRECTOR FOR POSITIVE DIRECTIONS EXCHANGE RECOVERY
06:39:21 CLUB. >> I STAND HERE AS A DAUGHTER
06:39:24 OF A SALVADOR OF SALVADORIAN REFUGEE REFUGEES A SINGLE
06:39:28 MOTHER OF THREE AND SOMEONE WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED
06:39:30 BY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS LIKE FREE CITY COLLEGE, CAO
06:39:33 WORKS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE
06:39:36 RECOVERY PROGRAMS LIKE P-TECH VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES
06:39:40 AND PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS ARE NOT EXPENSES IT'S AN
06:39:44 ANCHOR. >> THEY HELP STUDENTS STAY
06:39:45 IN SCHOOL, SUPPORT SURVIVORS, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
06:39:48 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS, PROVIDE SECOND CHANCES FOR JUSTICE
06:39:49 IMPACTED RESIDENTS, HELP FAMILIES BUILD STABILITY
06:39:52 AND HELP OUR SENIORS OR DISADVANTAGED SERVICES AT AGE
06:39:56 WITH TWO AGE WITH DIGNITY. BUDGETS ARE CHOICES AND Y'ALL
06:39:59 FOUND THE MONEY FOR WASTEFUL SPENDING FOR TAX CUTS
06:40:03 AND FREEWAY FEE WAIVERS FOR DEVELOPERS OVER 20 MILLION FOR
06:40:09 THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME SPEAKER.
06:40:12 THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
06:40:16 >> SPEAKER. PLEASE.
06:40:17 SPEAKER. PLEASE WELCOME NOT THE RICH I
06:40:24 KNOW THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
06:40:28 I AM EVANGELINE BREWSTER, PART OF FREE CITY COALITION.
06:40:31 THE STUDENT VICE CHANCELLOR AT CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
06:40:36 AND BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT POINT .
06:40:39 BORN AND RAISED IN IN THE BUILDING.
06:40:43 ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BABY POINT COORDINATING COUNCIL.
06:40:46 >> FREE CITY NEEDS TO BE FULLY FUNDED.
06:40:47 THERE IS 60% THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM US.
06:40:51 WE NEED IT BACK. >> I AM A FIRST GENERATION WHO
06:40:55 DIDN'T HAVE A ROAD MAP BUT LET ME BE CLEAR.
06:40:58 FIRST GENERATION MY PARENTS DID NOT GO TO COLLEGE.
06:41:01 THEY DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
06:41:02 I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE IT CLEAR.
06:41:06 6.2 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO SFPD
06:41:11 THIS YEAR AS SFPD AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS GOTTEN
06:41:15 A MASSIVE OVERTIME BUDGET. WHY ARE THEY GETTING THE MONEY
06:41:20 WHEN WE NEED THE MONEY? PLEASE FUND THE PEOPLE'S
06:41:23 BUDGET. >> THANK YOU.
06:41:24 THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
06:41:31 MY NAME IS LORENZO CASTANEDA. >> I HOPE TO SEE FOREIGN
06:41:35 REENTRY COUNSEL AND FORMER INCARCERATED.
06:41:38 I AM A CORE MEMBER OF THE STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE
06:41:41 ORGANIZATION ON CAMPUS AT CSUF .
06:41:45 I'M ALSO THE TREASURER FOR THE GARDENS CLUB.
06:41:46 I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF POSITIVE DIRECTIONS SOBRIETY
06:41:50 CLUB. >> AND I'M HERE TO SAY NOT ONLY
06:41:56 THAT BUT I'M A WEB MALONEY. >> THIS IS THE LAND THAT YOU
06:42:00 GUYS EVERY MEETING ACKNOWLEDGE .
06:42:04 SO PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE A MORE WEB MALONEY.
06:42:08 >> GOING TO A SCHOOL THAT NEEDS FREE CITY.
06:42:12 ON MY EX GANGBANGER EX DOPE DEALER EX-CONVICT.
06:42:15 >> AND FREE CITY. AND POSITIVE DIRECTION CHANGED
06:42:19 MY LIFE. >> SO PLEASE DO NOT CUT ANY OF
06:42:22 THIS FUNDING. I MEAN, JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
06:42:23 YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE LIKE ME FALLING BACK ON RECIDIVISM.
06:42:27 BECAUSE YOU CUT THE FUNDING TO OUR EDUCATION.
06:42:30 >> SPEAKER THANK YOU. >> SUPERVISE USERS.
06:42:38 MY NAME IS ARIEL SCOTTO STUDENTS OF FREE CITY COLLEGE.
06:42:41 SAN FRANCISCO IS FOR SAN FRANCISCANS RIGHT NOW SAN
06:42:43 FRANCISCANS ARE IN NEED. WE HAVE WE NEED A HUCKLEBERRY
06:42:47 TRANS YOUTH HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE.
06:42:51 WE NEED OUR ARAB UKRAINIAN ELDERS AND UNDOCUMENTED
06:42:54 MIGRANTS AND DOMESTIC WORKERS COMMUNITIES TO BE WELL FED,
06:42:58 SHELTERED AND LEGALLY PROTECTED.
06:42:59 WE NEED A FREE CITY COLLEGE. >> WE DON'T NEED POLICE BOOTS
06:43:04 THAT COST $1,000 UP HERE. IF YOU LET THIS THESE RICH
06:43:08 LOOTERS OF THE PEOPLE LIKE DANIEL LEARY STARVE SAN
06:43:12 FRANCISCANS OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO, WE WILL NOT WORK
06:43:15 HERE IF WE CANNOT LIVE HERE. YOU HAVE NO PEOPLE AND THE RICH
06:43:19 VULTURES WILL HAVE NO MORE SLAVES AND THEN EVEN THEY WILL
06:43:24 CRY. >> FIND THE MONEY.
06:43:27 >> RESTORE THE FUNDS. PUT OUR PRIORITIES GET YOUR
06:43:30 JOB. >> THANK YOU.
06:43:34 >> THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT WITH YOUR HANDS.
06:43:39 >> NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE LET US SPEAK.
06:43:40 MY NAME IS JOHN BUY SELL AT THE AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD IN SAN
06:43:44 FRANCISCO. I WAS TRIED AS AN ADULT,
06:43:47 CONVICTED AND SENT TO LIFE IN PRISON.
06:43:48 I SERVED 33 YEARS BEFORE COMING HOME.
06:43:51 WHEN I RETURNED I FACED THE QUESTION MANY FOR ME ACROSS THE
06:43:55 WAY THE PEOPLE FACE HOW DO I BUILD A FUTURE FROM HERE?
06:43:58 FOR ME TO ANSWER WAS EDUCATION .
06:44:02 BUT STARTING OVER MAKES COLLEGE FEEL OUT OF REACH.
06:44:03 THAT IS WHY FREE CITY A CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS
06:44:07 BEEN SUCH A BLESSING. IT GAVE ME A CHANCE TO PURSUE A
06:44:10 DEGREE, INVEST IN MYSELF, REBUILD A FUTURE AND ONCE A
06:44:14 FUTURE I ONCE THOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
06:44:17 EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES. I AM LIVING PROOF OF THAT.
06:44:21 I WANT STRONGER COMMUNITIES. WE MUST INVEST IN PEOPLE NOT
06:44:25 PUNISHMENT DEFERRED IN COUNTY JAILS AND PRISONS NOT EDUCATION
06:44:29 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SECOND CHANCES AND FUTURE.
06:44:33 >> THANK. THANK YOU.
06:44:33 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> HELLO SUPERVISORS.
06:44:40 MY NAME IS LUCAS WILEY. I'M HERE TODAY WITH AFGE 2121
06:44:42 THE FACULTY UNION AT CITY COLLEGE.
06:44:46 I WORK ALONGSIDE TEACHERS AT CSUF WHO PROVIDE INVALUABLE
06:44:48 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS.
06:44:51 THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH MUNI THAT GETS
06:44:54 THEIR GRADUATES GOOD PAYING JOBS FIXING THE ENGINES OF OUR
06:44:58 MUNI BUSSES. THERE'S A FIRST OF ITS KIND
06:44:59 CHILD CARE OR CHILDBIRTH TRAINING PROGRAM THAT JUST
06:45:02 LAUNCHED IN THE LAST YEAR. THERE IS AN ADDICTION
06:45:05 AND RECOVERY COUNSELING PROGRAM THAT GIVES SAN FRANCISCANS THE
06:45:09 SKILLS TO ADDRESS THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES FACING OUR CITY.
06:45:13 CO PRODUCE KSF PRODUCES OUR FIREFIGHTERS NURSES.
06:45:16 PARAMEDICS. EDUCATORS.
06:45:17 ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS.
06:45:18 SOCIAL WORKERS, ENTREPRENEURS AND SO MUCH MORE.
06:45:21 AND FREE CITY COLLEGE MEANS ANY SAN FRANCISCAN CAN HAVE ACCESS
06:45:25 TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THESE ARE THE FUTURES YOU ARE
06:45:29 ENDANGERING WHEN YOU CUT THE FUNDING FOR FREE CITY COLLEGE.
06:45:31 >> THANK YOU. >> HI MY NAME IS DONNA AND I
06:45:39 WORK AS A WRITING TUTOR AT CITY COLLEGE.
06:45:40 I TUTOR SO MANY DIFFERENT STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE
06:45:44 BACKGROUNDS AND I WORK WITH RESOURCE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
06:45:47 STUDENTS WHO ARE BORN AND RAISED IN SAN FRANCISCO ON
06:45:50 THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEY. >> FREE CITY IS A LIFELINE FOR
06:45:51 SO MANY OF THESE STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE
06:45:54 IN SCHOOL. FREE CITY GIVES US THE TOOLS TO
06:45:57 DREAM. >> I ALSO HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS
06:45:58 WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM FREE CITY WHO NOW WORK AS LIBRARY
06:46:02 WORKERS IN OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES .
06:46:06 FREE CITY HELP SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS GET JOBS AND LEARN
06:46:08 NEW SKILLS TRAINING SO MANY SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH AND ADULTS
06:46:11 REENTRY STUDENTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
06:46:14 I LOVE WORKING WITH THESE STUDENTS.
06:46:17 >> FREE CITY GIVES US HOPE FUND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
06:46:20 THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
06:46:24 MY NAME IS ALISA MESSER. I HAVE BEEN TEACHING ENGLISH AT
06:46:28 CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR 25 YEARS NOW AND I AM A
06:46:31 MEMBER OF THE FREE CITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
06:46:35 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CARE AND ATTENTION TO ALL OF
06:46:39 THESE GROUPS BECAUSE WE NEED A PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
06:46:43 AMONG THAT WE NEED TO FUND FREE CITY 9.3 IS NOT FOR FUNDING IT
06:46:47 IS JUST BARELY ENOUGH TO COVER OUR STUDENTS AND NOT TO INCLUDE
06:46:52 THOUSANDS, NOT TO EXCLUDE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
06:46:55 STUDENTS. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 22,000
06:46:58 STUDENTS A YEAR WHO HAVE HOPE AND ARE GAINING SKILLS AND AND
06:47:05 PROVIDING FOR THEIR FUTURES THROUGH FREE CITY COLLEGE.
06:47:09 >> AND IT'S NOT JUST THOSE 22 THOUSANDS.
06:47:10 I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE POWER THAT HAS FOR
06:47:17 THE YOUTH WHO SEE THEIR PARENTS, WHO SEE THEIR
06:47:18 SIBLINGS, WHO SEE THEIR NEIGHBORS GETTING FREE
06:47:21 EDUCATION AND WHAT THAT MEANS BECOMES POSSIBLE AS THEY
06:47:26 IMAGINE THEIR WAY THANKS WITH THE CITY THAT LOVES THEM
06:47:29 AND THEIR EDUCATION. THANK YOU SPEAKER.
06:47:36 >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I AM KENISHA ROACH
06:47:37 PRESIDENT C OF THE BABY SUPPORT COORDINATING COUNCIL HERE TODAY
06:47:41 WITH MY COMMUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE CITY BUDGET.
06:47:44 WHEN DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING SAID BUDGET BUDGETS ARE MORAL
06:47:48 DOCUMENTS THAT WASN'T A METAPHOR.
06:47:49 THAT WAS A WARNING BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND SHOWS WHAT WE VALUE
06:47:52 AND WHAT WE CUT SHOWS WHAT WE ARE WILLING TO LEAVE BEHIND.
06:47:56 RIGHT NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED AROUND
06:47:57 FREE CITY SUPPORT FOR CITY COLLEGE ALONG WITH BROADER
06:48:00 REDUCTIONS IMPACTING CRITICAL SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY PUBLIC
06:48:04 HEALTH PROGRAMS, HIV PREVENTION ,IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES,
06:48:07 HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAMS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
06:48:10 AND SERVICES FOR ELDERS AND DISABLED RESIDENTS.
06:48:12 AND I WANT TO PAUSE ON THIS. THESE CUTS ARE IMPACTING OR NOT
06:48:15 IMPACTING EVERYONE EQUALLY. THEY ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
06:48:19 LANDING ON LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, IMMIGRANT FAMILIES,
06:48:21 WORKING CLASS STUDENTS, ELDERS AND DISABLED COMMUNITIES THE
06:48:23 SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY CARING THE CARING THE HIGHEST
06:48:27 COST OF SURVIVAL IN THE CITY. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A BUDGET
06:48:31 GAP, I NEED US TO ALSO TALK ABOUT WHO WAS FILLING THAT GAP
06:48:34 WITH THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. FREE CITY IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED
06:48:37 TO THIS REALITY. >> IT IS NOT EXTRA FUNDING IT
06:48:38 IS ACT THANK YOU SPEAKER GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
06:48:47 I'M ELIJAH BALL AND I'M HERE TO SAY WE MUST PROTECT FREE CITY
06:48:48 COLLEGE. AS AN 18 YEAR OLD I MOVED TO
06:48:51 ACCEPT TO ATTEND COLLEGE I WAS THE FIRST OF MY FAMILY TO EARN
06:48:55 A DEGREE AND THE PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION WAS NOT EASY.
06:48:58 14 YEARS LATER I STAND HERE AS A PROUD SAN FRANCISCAN AND A
06:49:03 PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE CAMPUS PLANNER.
06:49:04 THROUGH MY WORK I HAVE HEARD FROM STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
06:49:06 DISTRICT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS STRUGGLING
06:49:10 WITH THE RISING COST OF LIVING AND TRYING TO OBTAIN HIGHER
06:49:11 EDUCATION FOR MANY STUDENTS HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE FREE
06:49:15 CITY PROGRAM HELPS TO MAKE COLLEGE POSSIBLE.
06:49:19 IT HELPS STUDENTS COVER THEIR ROAD COSTS OBTAINING HIGHER
06:49:22 EDUCATION ESPECIALLY FOR THE ONES WORRYING ABOUT PAYING
06:49:25 RENT, BUYING SCHOOL SUPPLIES OR SUPPORTING THEIR CHILDREN WHILE
06:49:27 BALANCING WORK AND SCHOOL. I URGE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
06:49:31 AND THE MAYOR TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO PREVENT CUTS TO
06:49:34 FREE CITY AS I SEE IT EVERY DOLLAR REDUCED IS ANOTHER INCH
06:49:38 THAT THAT DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY CLOSES.
06:49:41 WE CANNOT FAIL TODAY'S STUDENTS OR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL ONE DAY
06:49:45 LOOK AT THIS CITY COLLEGE AS A PATHWAY TO OPPORTUNITY.
06:49:46 >> THEY SAY HI GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JESSICA.
06:49:55 I A SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR THE LAST
06:50:01 SEVEN YEARS AND I FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT MY ADULT LIFE HAS
06:50:03 BEEN SHAPED BY LIVING HERE. IT'S WHERE I'VE COME INTO MY
06:50:06 LIFE AS A WRITER, AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR AND THANKS TO ARTS
06:50:10 AND EDUCATION, NONPROFITS IN THE CITY AND IN MY TIME HERE
06:50:14 I KNOW THAT THE CITY IS NOTHING WITHOUT ITS ESSENTIAL WORKERS,
06:50:17 ITS WORKING CLASS PEOPLE, THE FAMILIES WHO GREW UP HERE
06:50:21 AND MADE THE CITY WHAT IT IS. I ALSO KNOW THAT MULTIMILLION
06:50:24 AND BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES WOULD BE A WRECK WITHOUT
06:50:26 ESSENTIAL WORKERS. SO NOT ONLY IS IT THAT THE MOST
06:50:29 MARGINALIZED AND MOST IMPACTED WORKERS WILL BE THE MOST
06:50:33 IMPACTED BY YOUR BUDGET, THEY'RE ALSO THE ONES THAT
06:50:37 AND IT IS THAT JANUARY WEALTH FROM BEING HERE ARE DEPENDENT
06:50:41 UPON AND SO I REALLY WANT US TO REMEMBER HOW ESSENTIAL
06:50:47 AND IMPORTANT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED ARE
06:50:52 AND THEY ARE ALSO WHAT MAKE THE CITY SO VIBRANT.
06:50:54 >> THANK YOU SPEAKER WOW WHAT A LONG DAY WHOLE MOLLY THANK YOU
06:51:02 ALL FOR BEING HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE OTHERS
06:51:04 AREN'T BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE HERE.
06:51:08 I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY THAT HAS SHOWN UP.
06:51:11 WOW. WHAT A TESTIMONY.
06:51:12 HOW BEAUTIFUL. AND MY NAME IS NATASHA.
06:51:15 I AM A 28 YEAR RESIDENT IN A RENT CONTROLLED APARTMENT
06:51:18 IN SAN FRANCISCO IN THE MISSION DISTRICT AND I LEARNED ABOUT
06:51:22 THE CUTS AND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION JUST TWO WEEKS
06:51:26 AGO AND I SAID OH, I GOT TO GET ACTIVATED ON THIS BECAUSE THIS
06:51:30 MAKES NO SENSE. >> THIS IS THE WEALTHIEST ONE
06:51:33 OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE WORLD AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
06:51:36 CUTTING VITAL SERVICES, BOTTOM LINE SERVICES.
06:51:40 I MEAN WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TAKING OUR TIME AND ENERGY HERE
06:51:44 . >> SO I'D RATHER SEE US ALL
06:51:45 HERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT MORE COULD WE DO TO MAKE MORE PEOPLE
06:51:49 THRIVE, HAVE GREATER HEALTH AND WELLBEING THAT WOULD BE
06:51:53 INSPIRING. THIS IS AMAZING TESTIMONY BUT
06:51:54 IT'S NOT VERY INSPIRING BECAUSE WE CAN DO WAY BETTER THAN THIS
06:51:58 HERE. LET'S BUILD OUR IMAGINATIONS.
06:52:00 >> THANK YOU SPEAKER HELLO JENNIFER I'M A 15 YEAR RESIDENT
06:52:11 OF DIA AND PART OF THE LEADERSHIP OF SERGE SAN
06:52:12 FRANCISCO SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE.
06:52:15 I'M HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH COMMUNITIES WHOSE SURVIVAL IS
06:52:18 UNDER THREAT FROM THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED CUTS TO ESSENTIAL
06:52:21 PEOPLE'S SURVIVAL SERVICES. SAN FRANCISCO HAS MORE
06:52:23 BILLIONAIRES THAN COMMUNITY CENTERS 58 BILLIONAIRES WHO
06:52:26 TOGETHER ARE HOLDING ABOUT 217 BILLION ONE HALF OF 1% OF THAT
06:52:33 HOARDED WEALTH IS ABOUT $10.8 BILLION MORE THAN ENOUGH TO
06:52:36 FUND THESE CRITICAL PEOPLE SERVING PROGRAMS.
06:52:39 AS YOU FALL ASLEEP TONIGHT IMAGINE S.F. BILLIONAIRES
06:52:42 REDISTRIBUTING ONE HALF OF 1% OF THEIR VANITY COLLECTION OF
06:52:47 NUMBERS FOR THEM THESE NUMBERS ARE AN ABSTRACT GAME FOR THE
06:52:48 PEOPLE. THEY ARE UNITS OF POWER THAT
06:52:51 CAN EITHER SAVE LIVES OR BE HOARDED THEREBY KILLING PEOPLE.
06:52:55 DEMAND S.F. BILLIONAIRES REJOIN THE FAMILY OF HUMANITY BY
06:52:58 PAYING INTO OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT YOU WILL DREAM OF
06:53:00 MAKING THIS DEMAND. YOU WILL SEE YOURSELF TAKING
06:53:03 THIS COURAGEOUS ACTION. LET THIS DREAM GUIDE YOU AND WE
06:53:06 WILL HAVE YOUR BACK. >> THANK YOU SPEAKER YOUR NEXT
06:53:10 SPEAKER PLEASE. >> SORRY.
06:53:18 >> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON.
06:53:21 >> MY NAME IS LIZZIE DURKIN. I'M A SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT
06:53:23 CITIZEN AND A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ PLUS AIA COMMUNITY.
06:53:26 >> I WANT TO IMPLORE MAYOR LAURIE NOT TO MAKE HIS
06:53:30 PROPOSED CUTS TO ANY ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS.
06:53:34 >> THE PLEAS YOU WERE HEARING TODAY ARE ALL FOR ESSENTIAL
06:53:38 PROGRAMS. I URGE YOU TO ACCEPT ONLY CUTS
06:53:41 THAT WILL NOT AFFECT RESOURCES ESSENTIAL FOR THE SURVIVAL OF
06:53:45 OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.
06:53:46 >> WE ALL KNOW SAN FRANCISCO'S BUDGET CAN AFFIRM THIS AND THE
06:53:50 CITY HAS ACCESS TO FUNDING WHERE WE DO NOT DO.
06:53:53 DO YOU SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE IMPLORING MAYOR LAURIE NOT TO
06:53:58 MAKE THESE CUTS? ARE YOU HEARING THESE MESSAGES
06:54:01 CLEARLY? IT'S BEEN MADE VERY CLEAR TODAY
06:54:04 THAT OUR MAYOR WILL DO IRREPARABLE HARM AND EVEN KILL
06:54:06 PEOPLE IF HE CUTS NECESSARY ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
06:54:09 AS A CITIZEN OF SAN FRANCISCO, I DEMAND THAT YOU CONSIDER YOUR
06:54:13 HUMANITY. CONSULT YOUR CONSCIENCE
06:54:16 AND HOLD THE MAYOR'S FEET TO THE FIRE.
06:54:20 >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
06:54:27 GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RIVA AND I'M A
06:54:28 RESIDENT OF SAN FRANCISCO'S DISTRICT SIX.
06:54:31 >> I'M ASKING FOR THREE THINGS TODAY.
06:54:34 FIRST FUND THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.
06:54:35 IT IS THE ONLY AGENCY CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED TO
06:54:38 REPRESENT PEOPLE AND IT ONLY RECEIVES 4.3% OF THE COMBINED
06:54:41 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT BUDGETS.
06:54:45 HOWEVER, DESPITE BEING CHRONICALLY OVERWORKED
06:54:46 AND UNDERFUNDED, THE PEOPLE HERE DO WORK OUT OF A FIERCE
06:54:49 AND DEEP ROOTED PASSION DEFEND THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR
06:54:53 COMMUNITIES. SECOND, KEEP S.F. PRETRIAL
06:54:56 INTACT AS S.F. PRETRIAL HAS A 50 YEAR TRACK RECORD IN 96%
06:54:59 COURT APPEARANCE RATE. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO
06:55:03 DISMANTLE SOMETHING THAT ALREADY WORKS.
06:55:04 >> THIRD PASS BY THE JURY PASS THE 300 THOUSAND DOLLAR BUDGET
06:55:08 SO LOW INCOME SAN FRANCISCANS CAN AFFORD TO SIT ON A JURY.
06:55:12 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
06:55:17 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS CARLO GOMEZ ARRIAGA.
06:55:22 I'M THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSGENDER DISTRICT THE
06:55:25 FIRST DISTRICT OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD IN ONE OF THE MOST
06:55:29 DIVERSE DENSE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THIS GREAT CITY THE
06:55:30 TENDERLOIN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
06:55:33 DEVASTATING IMPACT THESE BUDGET CUTS WILL HAVE ON OUR
06:55:36 TRANSGENDER NONBINARY COMMUNITY AND SO MANY VULNERABLE
06:55:39 COMMUNITIES AND SIBLINGS HERE TODAY AS SAN FRANCISCO FACES A
06:55:44 $63 MILLION DEFICIT TRIMMED PARTIALLY BY THE FEDERAL
06:55:48 GOVERNMENT'S RETREAT FROM RESPONSIBILITIES PERPETUATING
06:55:49 THESE TERRIBLE POLICIES FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT
06:55:53 TRICKLE DOWN TO OUR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IS NOT THE
06:55:56 ANSWER. BUT SAN FRANCISCO'S LEGACY IS
06:55:57 BUILT ON PROTECTING OUR OWN. THESE CUTS ARE A DIRECT THREAT
06:56:01 TO THIS LEGACY. WE MUST ABANDON THESE
06:56:04 NEOLIBERAL POLICIES OF AUSTERITY FOR THE MAJORITY
06:56:08 WHILE TAXING THE FEW WHO CAN MOST AFFORD THOSE FUNDS.
06:56:12 THE CITY SHOULD BE A PARTNER, NOT A SOURCE OF UNCERTAINTY FOR
06:56:15 OUR COMMUNITIES. WE'RE WATCHING THE VERY
06:56:17 ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES BE
06:56:20 ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS. >> SO PLEASE RESTORE A THANK
06:56:24 YOU SPEAKER SAYING WE GET GOOD AFTERNOON JESSICA PERSICO
06:56:45 IN NURSING I YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HOUSING FAILS IT
06:56:48 DRIVES ED VISITS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS AND THE
06:56:53 READMISSION THAT COST THE CITY FAR MORE THAN PREVENTION.
06:56:56 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PROPOSED
06:57:01 10 MILLION H S H CUT LEADS ON PROP C DOLLARS THAT MEANT FOR
06:57:08 PERMANENT HOUSING AND BREAK THE CYCLE RUNS ON ONE TIME MONEY
06:57:12 THAT ENDS AFTER 20 2728 THAT PUSHES THE DOWNFALL DOWN THE
06:57:15 ROAD AND LET'S CONSIDER OUR PRIORITIES.
06:57:18 OUR BUDGET ADDS MILLIONS TO POLICING WHILE CUTTING THE
06:57:22 YOUTH SENIOR HEALTH, LEGAL, EDUCATIONAL ARTS AND WORKFORCE
06:57:25 PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE IN THE CITY.
06:57:26 CRIME IN THE CITY IN THE FIRST PLACE REDIRECT EVEN A FUND OF
06:57:29 THAT INCREASE AND YOU COULD SAVE PROGRAMS ON TODAY'S
06:57:33 CHOPPING BLOCK TO ANYONE WATCHING THEM WATCHING THIS
06:57:37 WITH THE MEANS CREATE OR FUND A GRANT TO KEEP THESE SERVICES
06:57:42 IN PARTICULAR THIRD STREET YOUTH CENTER AND I THANK YOU
06:57:48 SPEAKER HIGH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THANK YOU FOR
06:57:56 HEARING ME TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRISSY AND I AM SO
06:57:59 GRATEFUL TO BE A RESIDENT OF SAN FRANCISCO DURING SOME OF
06:58:00 THE MOST WONDERFUL BUT ALSO THE MOST COMPLICATED YEARS OF MY
06:58:03 LIFE I TOOK MY FIRST FULL DAY OFF IN THE LAST 380 DAYS TO BE
06:58:07 HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO NOT SOLVE FOR YOUR DEFICIT BY
06:58:11 CUTTING THE VERY PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY PREVENT BIGGER COSTS
06:58:14 LATER IN THE TENDERLOIN, ROUGHLY 3.8 MILLION IN CUTS ARE
06:58:19 STILL AFFECTING NEIGHBORHOODS SERVICES ESPECIALLY JOB
06:58:21 READINESS AND SERVICE NAVIGATION.
06:58:25 ONE OF THE CLEAREST EXAMPLES IS THE PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF
06:58:28 NEARLY $1 MILLION FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER NAVIGATORS EIGHT
06:58:31 PEOPLE HELPING HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS FIND TREATMENT,
06:58:33 ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON CARE
06:58:35 PROGRAMS. THAT'S THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE
06:58:36 SERVICE EXISTING ON PAPER AND SOMEONE ACTUALLY REACHING
06:58:40 OUT. >> PLEASE RESTORE THESE
06:58:42 NAVIGATION CUTS OR AT A MINIMUM REQUIRE PUBLIC OUTCOME DATA
06:58:46 REPLACEMENT CAPACITY AND A REAL CLIMATE TRANSITION PLAN BEFORE
06:58:50 ELIMINATING THEM. IF THESE BRIDGES DISAPPEAR, THE
06:58:55 NEEDS DO NOT DISAPPEAR. >> THEY SHOW UP LATER.
06:58:56 SPEAKER THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER.
06:59:05 >> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TREVOR AND I HOPE
06:59:10 YOU'RE LISTENING TO EVERY WORD SPOKEN HERE.
06:59:13 I AM A TENDERLOIN RESIDENT, A TECH WORKER AND A VOLUNTEER AT
06:59:17 ORGANIZATIONS LIKE GLIDE CHURCH AND THE SHANTI PROJECT.
06:59:20 SUPERVISORS $900,000 FOR NEW POLICE CARS WILL NOT SAVE A
06:59:24 SINGLE PERSON DYING FROM RADIATION POISONING AND BAYVIEW
06:59:27 HUNTERS POINT. THAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
06:59:28 POISONED BY THE HUNTER'S POINT NAVAL SHIPYARD FOR GENERATIONS.
06:59:32 THAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND THIS BUDGET CONTINUES TO
06:59:36 TURN A BLIND EYE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING RIGHT NOW.
06:59:37 THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYST ALREADY FOUND THE MONEY
06:59:40 TO RESTORE EVERY REMAINING CUT .
06:59:43 THE WORK IS DONE. ACCEPT THE BELLA
06:59:44 RECOMMENDATIONS. RESTORE CUTS TO GLIDE CHURCH TO
06:59:47 SENIOR IN DISABILITY ACTION TO THE ARAB RESOURCE
06:59:51 AND ORGANIZING CENTER. FUND THE BAYVIEW SHIPYARD
06:59:52 CLEANUP AND LITERALLY SAVE LIVES.
06:59:55 THE TENDERLOIN AND BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT AND SOMA
06:59:58 AND EXCELSIOR AND MISSION HAVE CARRIED THE CITY'S HEAVIEST
07:00:00 BURDENS FOR DECADES. YOU DO NOT BALANCE A BUDGET ON
07:00:03 THE BACKS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY BLEEDING.
07:00:06 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKER.
07:00:07 PLEASE. >> HELLO SUPERVISORS.
07:00:10 MY NAME IS JOHN PALO. MY WIFE AND I LIVE IN THE
07:00:15 TENDERLOIN. SHE IS A SERVICE WORKER AT A
07:00:18 TENDERLOIN RESTAURANT AND AS A LOCAL MUSICIAN I HAVE WORKED AT
07:00:20 THE BLACK HAT JAZZ CLUB ON EDDY LEAVENWORTH COUNTLESS TIMES
07:00:23 SINCE IT OPENED IN 2017. THE PROGRAMS ON THIS BUDGET
07:00:26 PROPOSALS CHOPPING BLOCK SUCH AS THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
07:00:29 NAVIGATORS FIND A SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE MOBILE IN OUR
07:00:30 COMMUNITY AND HELP OUR NEIGHBORS BOTH HOUSED
07:00:34 AND UNHOUSED FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO ASK FOR AND RECEIVE VITAL
07:00:37 CARE BECAUSE THIS ULTIMATELY MAKES THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD
07:00:41 MORE SAFE AND STABLE. WE AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO WORKS
07:00:42 WHO WORK AND LIVE IN THE TENDERLOIN ARE ALSO DIRECT
07:00:45 BENEFICIARIES OF THESE PROGRAMS.
07:00:46 YOUR BUDGET PROPOSAL REDIRECTS THESE PROGRAMS FUNDS TO POLICE
07:00:50 SALARIES WHICH WILL REVERSE THEIR AMAZING IMPACTS.
07:00:53 >> POLICING IS PUNITIVE RATHER THAN REHABILITATIVE WHICH
07:00:55 EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW. WHICH WILL END UP COSTING THE
07:00:58 CITY MORE IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND COSTLY INTERVENE
07:01:01 INTERVENTIONS DOWN THE LINE. VOTERS LIKE US WILL REMEMBER
07:01:03 THESE CUTS AS A FAVOR TO THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS TOP 1% OF SAN
07:01:06 FRANCISCO WHO WOULD PREFER TO SEE MORE POLICE AND LESS SOCIAL
07:01:09 PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT REGULAR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.
07:01:12 >> AND WE WILL BE HOLDING OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
07:01:13 ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS OUTCOME. >> THANK YOU.
07:01:18 >> AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS ATHENA CALLED US I
07:01:24 WORK AT LET US THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.
07:01:27 OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SERVING SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS
07:01:31 CITYWIDE FOR 56 YEARS. WE'RE A TRUSTED ORGANIZATION
07:01:35 THAT OFFERS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPORT THAT KEEPS
07:01:36 FAMILIES HOUSED AND SUSTAINED OUR SERVICE CONNECTION
07:01:39 EMERGENCY FUND PROGRAM PROVIDES BOTH IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY RELIEF
07:01:43 THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND LONGER TERM CASE MANAGEMENT
07:01:46 BY STAFF WHO HAVE DECADES OF COMBINED SOCIAL SERVICE
07:01:50 EXPERIENCE. THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
07:01:51 ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO MEET A CLIENT IN THEIR EMERGENCY NEED
07:01:54 AND GET THEM TO A POINT OF STABILITY.
07:01:55 THE PROGRAM PROGRAM CONNECTS PEOPLE TO HOUSING, FOOD,
07:01:58 MEDICAL RESOURCES AND COUNTLESS APPROPRIATE CITY, STATE OR
07:02:02 FEDERAL BASED PROGRAMS THROUGH THOUGH FOR MANY PARTICIPANTS
07:02:06 DUE TO THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, THIS PROGRAM IS OFTEN
07:02:07 THE ONLY IMMEDIATE RELIEF A HOUSEHOLD CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
07:02:10 AND WE KNOW THIS IS MOST CRUCIAL IN THE TIME THAT WE'RE
07:02:14 LIVING IN. MORAL OUR CITY BUDGET IS A
07:02:17 MORAL DOCUMENT SO I URGE YOU TO PASS THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
07:02:21 AND RESTORE THE $339,000 NEEDED TO CONTINUE THE SERVICE
07:02:22 CONNECTION AND THIS PROGRAM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
07:02:36 MY NAME IS MARTIN SEVERE GOMEZ. I'M THE CASE MANAGER AND AS A
07:02:39 COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER I AM URGING YOU TO RESTORE THE
07:02:40 PROPOSED 339,000 MOST CUT TO THE SERVICE CONNECTION
07:02:44 EMERGENCY FUND. SINCE 2017 WE HAVE PROVIDED
07:02:49 OVER 1 MILLION IN BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT TO OVER 2000 IMMIGRANT
07:02:53 FAMILIES AND OTHER VULNERABLE AT RISK HOUSEHOLDS.
07:02:56 THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY STORIES THAT WE CAN SHARE.
07:03:00 THROUGH THE EMERGENCY FUND WE RECENTLY PROVIDED FINANCIAL
07:03:02 ASSISTANCE TO A SINGLE MOTHER WITH THREE DAUGHTERS AGES 14,
07:03:06 13 AND TEN. THE FAMILY HAS BEEN HOMELESS
07:03:10 23. THEY STAYED AT THE BUENA VISTA
07:03:11 FAMILY SHELTER SINCE I'M SORRY THEY STAYED AT THE POINT OF A
07:03:15 SHELTER FOR THREE MONTHS AND THEN PLACE AT THE OASIS
07:03:17 MOTEL AFTER THREE VERY CHALLENGING YEARS THE FAMILY
07:03:20 WAS GRANTED A SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND MOVED IN LAST
07:03:23 MONTH. THE MOTHER IS A DV SURVIVOR
07:03:26 AND HAS A PENDING ASYLUM CASE. ADDITIONALLY THE MOTHER STOPPED
07:03:28 WORKING TO CARE FOR HER MIDDLE CHILD WHO HAD A TERRIBLE
07:03:31 ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST PARALYZED HER.
07:03:35 >> DUE TO THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
07:03:35 SPEAKER THANK YOU. SPEAKER THAT CONCLUDES YOUR
07:03:38 TIME. >> THANK YOU.
07:03:45 >> HOW ARE YOU? GOOD AFTERNOON.
07:03:49 MY NAME IS SOULCYCLE. I'M CASE MANAGEMENT MANAGER
07:03:53 AND I BUILD A WONDERFUL LA RAZA COMMUNITY CENTER.
07:04:00 >> I'M HERE TO SHARE THAT STORY OF SOMEONE WHO TO ABLE BENEFITS
07:04:08 FOR ALL RESULTS. SHE'S FALLING TO SERVICE CANCER
07:04:12 AND HAS NO FAMILY. SHE ONLY HAS THE SUPPORT OF
07:04:15 FRIENDS. BUT AFTER HER SURGERY SHE GOT
07:04:19 CAN WORK AND SHE CALLED PEDRO AND SHE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE
07:04:23 EMERGENCY CONNECTION FOR THIS ESSENTIAL NEEDED PLEASE SO WE
07:04:34 CAN LOCATE THESE ESSENTIAL FUNDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
07:04:37 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
07:04:41 NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS.
07:04:46 MY NAME IS JENNIFER. I'M HERE WITH LA RAZA ASKING
07:04:49 FOR A FULL RESTORATION OF OUR SERVICE CONNECTION EMERGENCY
07:04:52 FUND A TOTAL OF $339,000. THESE FUNDS HAVE ALLOWED US TO
07:04:55 HELP HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WHO ARE WHO HAVE FACED CHALLENGES
07:05:00 BUT OVERCOME THEM WITH THE HELP OF THESE FUNDS.
07:05:03 FOR EXAMPLE, A RECENT CLIENT WHO CAME AND RECEIVED LEGAL
07:05:06 ASSISTANCE GOT HER LEGAL RESIDENCY, RECEIVE RENTAL
07:05:11 ASSISTANCE AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE EMERGENCY
07:05:14 FUND TO COVER UTILITIES. THIS BROUGHT GREAT RELIEF TO
07:05:16 THIS FAMILY WHO MIGRATED FROM NICARAGUA AND IS NOW IN A MORE
07:05:19 STABLE AND SECURE PATH. PLEASE TAKE OUR REQUESTS INTO
07:05:23 CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
07:05:25 >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
07:05:30 MY NAME IS GABRIEL MEDINA AND I'M THE EXECUTOR FOR THE
07:05:33 RESOURCE CENTER. I'M VERY PROUD TO STAND BEHIND
07:05:37 MY STAFF WHO SHARED SOME OF OUR STORIES TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE
07:05:41 RESTORATION OF THE SERVICE CONNECTION.
07:05:42 MERCY FUND SAYS 2017. AS MARISSA SAID, WE'VE WE'VE
07:05:44 SERVED ALWAYS ON CLIENTS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 95%
07:05:49 EXTREMELY LOW INCOME, 90% IMMIGRANT.
07:05:52 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER 243 CHILDREN THIS YEAR ALONE.
07:05:55 I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE BEHIND THEM AND WITH THE
07:05:59 PEOPLE'S BUDGET. I'M VERY YOU KNOW, REALLY
07:06:02 ASHAMED OF WHY I'M HERE AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S
07:06:03 THESE CUTS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO THE MOST VULNERABLE SAN
07:06:06 FRANCISCANS. I'M LEFT QUESTIONING TO SAN
07:06:07 FRANCISCO TO OTHER IMMIGRANTS WE'RE HAVING CUTS AS IF ISLAND
07:06:11 CUTS THE RAPID RESPONSE CUTS THE IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING
07:06:14 COLLABORATIVE AS A FILING OF RESPONSE HAD 1.6 MILLION
07:06:17 IMMIGRANT PARENT VOTING CLARITY THESE 50,000 AND OF COURSE
07:06:20 SERVICE CONNECTION MERCY FUND WE NEED 339,000.
07:06:23 I'M LEFT QUESTIONING THESE THINGS BUT YOU CAN RESTORE OUR
07:06:26 HOPE TO THE PEOPLE HERE TODAY JUST TO GET US BACK TO
07:06:28 BASELINE. SO WE'RE ASKING WE'RE IMPLORING
07:06:30 YOU PLEASE RESTORE HOPE FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
07:06:31 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
07:06:37 >> I SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
07:06:38 SAN FRANCISCO IS AN IMMIGRANT SANCTUARY CITY TO AVOID ANY
07:06:42 CUTS TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY .
07:06:44 IN FACT YOU SHOULD BE INCREASING FUNDING FOR
07:06:45 IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES CASE MANAGEMENT, THE RAPID RESPONSE
07:06:48 NETWORK IN COMPANY PROGRAMS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES FOR
07:06:52 IMMIGRANTS AS THE LEGAL TERRAIN IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING
07:06:53 AND COSTING MORE YOU OWE THIS TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.
07:06:56 THIS TIME LAST YEAR I STARTED ABDUCTING PEOPLE FROM
07:07:00 IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COURT I 100 MONTGOMERY AND 630 SANSOM.
07:07:03 I WAS PART OF A COMMUNITY PROTECTION EFFORT TO DETER
07:07:04 THESE ABDUCTIONS. I WITNESSED ICE'S VIOLENCE
07:07:08 AGAINST THESE ASYLUM SEEKERS I SAW AND STILL SEE THE FEAR ICE
07:07:11 PRESENCE HAS PUT IN THESE FAMILIES AND FOLKS SEEKING
07:07:12 SURVIVAL HOPING FOR A BETTER LIFE.
07:07:15 >> I CAN TESTIFY THAT YOU ALL DID NOT DO NEARLY ENOUGH TO
07:07:18 SUPPORT AND PROTECT THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IN A
07:07:20 SUPPOSED IMMIGRANT SANCTUARY CITY.
07:07:22 NOW OUR IMMIGRATION COURTS ARE BASICALLY GONE WITH NARY A
07:07:24 COMMENT FROM YOU START ATONING FOR YOUR OVERALL INACTION
07:07:27 AND SILENCE AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO CUTS TO THE IMMIGRANT TO
07:07:31 IMMIGRANT SERVICES. BETTER YET INCREASE THEIR
07:07:32 FUNDING. ALSO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN
07:07:36 BEGGING YOU NOT TO CUT THEIR FUNDING ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO
07:07:37 ARE BEING TARGETED BY TRUMP. >> WE DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU
07:07:40 TOO. THANK YOU COLOR SPEAKER NEXT
07:07:42 SPEAKER PLEASE. >> THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
07:07:46 LOOK UP FROM THEIR SCREENS AND PLEASE MEET MY EYES BECAUSE
07:07:50 I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY THAT HASN'T BEEN SAID YET.
07:07:54 >> SAN FRANCISCO SPENDS MORE PER CAPITA ON THEIR POLICE
07:07:58 DEPARTMENT THAN ANY OTHER MAJOR CITY IN AMERICA BY A LOT WE
07:08:02 HAVE THE SMALLEST POPULATION IN AREA AS I SAID OF ANY MAJOR
07:08:09 CITY AND YET WE SPEND OVER $1,000 PER CAPITA ON THE POLICE
07:08:13 DEPARTMENT. >> THE NEXT CITY IS NEW YORK
07:08:20 CITY AND CHICAGO AND SPENDING $750 PER CAPITA FOR THEIR
07:08:24 POLICING. WE HAVE A VERY LOW RATE OF
07:08:28 VIOLENT CRIME MAINLY WE HAVE MISDEMEANOR PROPERTY CRIMES 70%
07:08:33 OF CRIMES THAT'S IT. THIS BUDGET IS OBSCENE.
07:08:37 YOU COULD EASILY CUT $100 MILLION OUT OF THIS BUDGET
07:08:45 AND FUND EVERY SINGLE SOCIAL SERVICE THAT ACTUALLY PREVENTS
07:08:49 CRIME BECAUSE EVER. THANK YOU.
07:08:53 SPEAKER THANK YOU. SPEAKER THAT CONCLUDES YOUR
07:08:56 TIME. THANK YOU AND AND HI.
07:09:03 >> MY NAME'S DAVID. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR OVER 35
07:09:06 YEARS. I CALL THE TOWN HALL IN MY HOME
07:09:07 BY CHOICE BECAUSE I RESPECT AND LOVE THE PEOPLE THERE MORE
07:09:11 THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY I'VE LIVED IN INCLUDING MARINA AND
07:09:14 HILL. I ALSO TAKE ONE CARE IN HARM
07:09:17 REDUCTION DISPLAYS TO PEOPLE. SUPERVISOR DORSEY WANTS TO
07:09:18 FURTHER CRIMINALIZE EFFECTING DISPROPORTIONATELY CITIZENS OF
07:09:21 THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. I HAVE WITNESSED MANY HOMELESS
07:09:26 SWEEPS BOTH AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND FOR THE ACLU SINCE
07:09:30 BEFORE THE CITY WENT CODE RED UNDER LONDON BREED NOW AT THE
07:09:34 BEHEST OF MAYOR LURIE THIS WE HAVE GONE BALLISTIC IN OUR
07:09:37 MEANER THAN EVER BEFORE WE DANCE ON BRIGHT AND SHINY
07:09:41 GRANITE WHERE PEOPLE ONCE LIVED BUT WHO NOW ROAM THE STREETS
07:09:42 LOOKING FOR A LITTLE RESPITE UNTIL I ACCEPT SWEET IN THE WAY
07:09:45 THE OUTRAGES DISGUSTED SAD AS I HAVE FELT IT STILL FEEL
07:09:49 WITNESSING THESE SUITES IS PALPABLE FOR MOST SAN FRANCISCO
07:09:52 RESIDENTS WHERE THERE IS ONLY A LONG WAITING LIST FOR
07:09:55 UNCOMPROMISING SHORT TERM SHELTER AND LONG TERM HOUSING
07:09:59 DURING ONE SLEEP ON A HOT DAY A WITNESS MY FRIEND LIVES
07:10:01 IN INSTANT GO FROM WHILE FROM A VIRAL HUMAN TO A BROKEN MAN
07:10:04 AFTER A FEMALE DPW WORKER SUDDENLY TOOK A KNIFE AND CUT
07:10:08 AN AND CUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE PERFECTLY GOOD PAIN
07:10:12 AND SHELTER DESTROYING IT IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ACT OF
07:10:15 SPITE YOU COULD SEE AND I STILL DO THE BRUTALITY THE MOMENT
07:10:19 IN ELVIS'S FACE HERE WAS A PERSON WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF
07:10:22 FLY A PERSON WHO FIX ANY BIKE IN ELECTRONIC INCLUDING GUITARS
07:10:26 AND COMPUTERS OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER LOOKING
07:10:28 COMPLETELY LOST AND IN WHOM ILLEGAL ACT AT THE BEHEST OF
07:10:31 MAYOR LURIE AS IF SFPD JUST LOOKED AWAY PROVING ONCE AGAIN
07:10:35 THAT THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR LESS FORTUNATE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
07:10:38 THEY ARE THERE TO TAKE MONEY AND POWER.
07:10:41 >> ELVIS THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
07:10:45 >> NO QUIT THROWING MONEY AWAY AND TOO MUCH REALLY IS NEXT
07:10:49 SPEAKER PLEASE. I DON'T EXPECT TO ACCOMPLISH
07:10:53 MUCH. I HAVE LESS THAN SIX HUNDREDTHS
07:10:57 OF A SECOND PER LINE ITEM AND THE MAYOR HAS THE VOTES TO
07:11:02 PASS THIS BUDGET WHILE VALUABLE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEFT FIGHTING
07:11:06 OVER SCRAPS, AUSTERITY MEASURES HAVE NEVER WORKED.
07:11:13 LOOK AT GREECE, ARGENTINA, PORTUGAL, ITALY AND SPAIN
07:11:17 PROMPTLY FAILED WITH THE ARGUMENT THAT IT WOULD COST 800
07:11:24 JOBS. >> THIS BUDGET CUTS A THOUSAND
07:11:27 CITY JOBS AND ANOTHER THOUSAND NONPROFIT JOBS INSTEAD OF CUTS
07:11:31 WE NEED TO GENERATE INCOME STARDOM AND UNTIL MAIN
07:11:36 PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THE UNIQUE CRED IF EACH RESIDENT
07:11:42 BILLIONAIRE CONTRIBUTES $10 MILLION INSTEAD OF SPENDING ON
07:11:46 CAMPAIGNS, WE WON'T HAVE A DEFICIT.
07:11:50 CONVINCE THE REST OF CALIFORNIA THAT PROP 13 WAS NEVER MEANT
07:11:54 FOR COMMUNITY SPEAKING. >> THANK YOU SPEAKER CADDELL,
07:12:05 RETIRED PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER FOR SAN FRANCISCO AND HERE I AM
07:12:09 AGAIN. WE'RE REAL BUSY FIGHTING
07:12:13 FASCISM IN THE WHITE HOUSE. >> THE AUSTERITY CUTS FROM
07:12:17 THERE I REMEMBER I'M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER REAGAN AND THE
07:12:20 TRICKLE DOWN THEORY DOESN'T WORK FOR THE PEOPLE, WORKS FOR
07:12:24 A FEW VERY RICH PEOPLE WE KNOW IT TRICKLES DOWN TO US.
07:12:27 SORRY TO SAY PROP D WOULD HAVE PREVENTED BUDGET CUTS EASILY
07:12:35 CAN STILL SAY THERE ARE LOTS OF BILLIONAIRES HERE IN TOWN TAX
07:12:39 THE WEALTHY AND RESTORE ALL CUTS TO OUR BUDGET.
07:12:42 >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING SAILOR STEIGER
07:12:47 ON BEHALF OF LANDMARK AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
07:12:50 WE ARE A COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC SERVING OUR AND TRANS
07:12:54 COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING AFFIRMING CARE TO PEOPLE ACROSS
07:12:55 SAN FRANCISCO AS WE HAVE DONE FOR DECADES.
07:12:59 IT IS A CRITICAL TIME TO SHOW UP FOR TRANS HEALTH CARE AS OUR
07:13:02 TRANS FAMILY IS UNDER ATTACK WE URGE YOU TO PROTECT AND ADD
07:13:06 BACK THE CLOSE TO HALF $1 MILLION IN CUTS TO OUR
07:13:09 PROGRAMING THAT OUR ORGANIZATION FACES IN THIS
07:13:12 BUDGET. PROGRAMS THAT HELP TRANS PEOPLE
07:13:13 STAY ALIVE AND HEALTHY IN OUR CITY SAN FRANCISCO CAN CONTINUE
07:13:16 TO BE A LEADER IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF BUILDING
07:13:20 AND SUPPORTING A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE HEALTH
07:13:24 CARE SYSTEM THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF US IF WE FUND IT.
07:13:27 >> WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
07:13:28 THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS.
07:13:35 >> MY NAME IS CYNTHIA WITH LAVENDER PHENIX WHERE WE WORK
07:13:39 WITH TRANS AND ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS BASED
07:13:43 IN SAN FRANCISCO'S CHINATOWN AND I'M PERSONALLY A RESIDENT
07:13:47 OF DISTRICT THREE TODAY YOU HAVE HEARD HUNDREDS
07:13:50 AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND I HOPE YOU
07:13:55 HEARD THE PEOPLE LOUD AND CLEAR WE ARE UNITED HERE TODAY TO
07:13:58 DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND TRUE SOLUTIONS TO CARE
07:14:00 AND SAFETY, NOT MORE POLICING. >> SAN FRANCISCO HAS COMMITTED
07:14:06 TO BEING A SANCTUARY CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS AND TRANS PEOPLE.
07:14:10 >> BUT WHAT IS THE POINT WHEN RENTS ARE TOO HIGH FOR OUR
07:14:14 PEOPLE? WHAT USE IS A $16 BILLION
07:14:16 BUDGET IF WE ALL WE CAN FIND MONEY FOR IS LIGHT SHOWS
07:14:21 AND TOYS FOR THE POLICE PLEASE MAKE THE CHOICE TO INVEST
07:14:25 IN CARE NOT COPS. THAT MEANS OUR CLINICS, OUR
07:14:28 YOUTH PROGRAMS AND HEADING COUNSELING SERVICES FIND THE
07:14:32 MONEY, RESTORE OUR PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU.
07:14:36 >> THANK YOU FOR GOOD AFTERNOON.
07:14:40 >> MY NAME IS TINA WITH LAVENDER PHENIX.
07:14:43 WE ARE HERE TO DEMAND FUNDING CARE NOT COPS AND FUND THE
07:14:47 PEOPLE'S BUDGET. TRANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
07:14:48 ARE VERY SYSTEMATICALLY TARGETED AS YOU KNOW ALWAYS AT
07:14:52 RISK OF LIFE SAVING, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE BEING CUT.
07:14:55 >> AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH ORGANIZED COMMUNITIES TODAY,
07:14:59 MANY OF WHOM SERVE POOR AND WORKING CLASS FAMILIES TO
07:15:02 HEAR HOW IMPACTED THEY ARE BY THESE BUDGET CUTS DOWN THE
07:15:06 PIPELINE. WE KNOW EVERYONE IS GETTING CUT
07:15:09 AND WE ASK WHERE COULD THIS FUNDING COME FROM TO REINSTATE
07:15:11 KEY SERVICES? >> IS 2.2 BILLION DOLLARS
07:15:15 CURRENTLY IN THE SPEEDY BUDGET DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER THAN
07:15:19 WHAT'S ALLOCATED IN KEY SERVICES.
07:15:22 ONLY 1% OF THE CITY'S BUDGET GOES TO THESE SERVICES ONLY A
07:15:26 DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR LIFE SAVING PROGRAMS.
07:15:29 >> SAFETY IN IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THAT YOU'VE HEARD
07:15:31 FROM TODAY IS MORE COMPREHENSIVE A MATTER OF LIFE
07:15:34 AND DEATH WITHOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS LIFE LIFE IN S.F.
07:15:38 IS LOOKING GRIM FOR MANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
07:15:42 >> THANK YOU SPEAKER. >> HI EVERYONE.
07:15:49 MY NAME IS DEMA AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN FRANCISCO.
07:15:53 MY PARENTS STILL LIVE IN THE ONE AND I CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE
07:15:56 11. >> I'M HERE WITH LAVENDER
07:15:59 PHENIX TO DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
07:16:02 >> WE'RE BEING REALLY WASTEFUL WITH OUR FUNDING HERE IN SAN
07:16:04 FRANCISCO. WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON POLICE
07:16:07 OVERTIME. WE'RE ALLOWING FOR MISUSE OF
07:16:11 POLICE OVERTIME WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTABILITY.
07:16:14 >> THERE IS FUNDING FOR THESE RESEARCH CENTERS.
07:16:15 WE'RE FUNDING SWEEPS. WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING THE $1.2
07:16:21 MILLION CONTRACT FOR FLOCK. >> WE'RE ALSO SPENDING MONEY ON
07:16:25 OUR VETOING WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON THE RESET CENTERS
07:16:31 WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO CONTINUE POLICING OUR COMMUNITY
07:16:33 MEMBERS AND SO MANY OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE OUT HERE
07:16:40 FOR HOURS THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR ENTIRE DAY DOING PUBLIC
07:16:41 COMMENT BECAUSE THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOSING
07:16:44 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
07:16:50 >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO SUPERVISORS.
07:16:55 I'M JASMINE WITH LAVENDER PHENIX SUPERVISORS IF YOU
07:16:58 CHOOSE TO PASS THIS BUDGET THIS CURRENT BUDGET YOU ARE ALIGNING
07:17:02 WITH FASCIST BILLIONAIRE AND CHOOSING TO HARM THE
07:17:07 WORKING PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
07:17:08 >> SAN FRANCISCO IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PROGRESSIVE CITY BUT NEW
07:17:11 YORK IS MAKING ME FEEL VERY EMBARRASSED TO BE FROM HERE.
07:17:14 >> IF S.F. LEADERS PROMISE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE THEN WE
07:17:18 DEMAND THAT YOU KEEP THE YOUTH CLINICS AND THE SENIOR CLINICS
07:17:23 OPEN TO FUND TRANS HEALTH CARE AND HIV AIDS PREVENTION YOU CAN
07:17:26 EASILY TAKE THE MONEY FROM THE $20 MILLION BEING SPENT ON THE
07:17:30 ILLEGAL DETENTION CENTER THAT YOU CALL THE RESEARCH CENTER
07:17:37 AND WE DEMAND CARE NOT COPS. >> WE DEMAND A PEOPLE'S BUDGET
07:17:41 NOW. >> THANK YOU.
07:17:45 >> HELLO. MY NAME IS NABI AND I'M WITH
07:17:49 THE TRANS API LED GRASSROOTS JUSTICE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS
07:17:53 LAVENDER PHENIX. WE FOCUS ON MODELING COMMUNITY
07:17:54 SOLUTIONS OF CARE EVERY DAY THROUGH OUR DEESCALATION
07:17:57 AND HEALING JUSTICE TRAININGS. I URGE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
07:18:01 TO RISE AND REALIZE THE PEOPLE'S DEMANDS TO PASS A TRUE
07:18:05 PEOPLE'S BUDGET. >> LAVENDER PHENIX IS FIGHTING
07:18:09 FOR A COMMUNITY CARE WE DEMAND NO MONEY FOR INCARCERATION WARS
07:18:13 AND VIOLENCE THAT OUR PUBLIC FUNDING IS LEAKING TO CAUSE
07:18:14 HAVOC AND HARM HERE AND OVERSEAS AGAINST INNOCENT
07:18:17 LIVES. THE CITY IS PROPOSING CUTS OF
07:18:21 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR AND TRANS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
07:18:24 IN SAN FRANCISCO. MEANWHILE, MAYOR LEARY AND THE
07:18:26 BOARD YOU ARE UNDERWAY TO EARMARK MORE THAN $20 MILLION
07:18:31 FOR NEW POLICE EQUIPMENT AND 14% RAISES FOR POLICE.
07:18:35 NINE WOMEN HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY JAIL NUMBER
07:18:38 TWO ON SEVENTH STREET FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST
07:18:42 THE CITY RECENTLY CITING DIRTY AND UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS
07:18:46 IN JAIL. >> WE NEED TO STOP INVESTING
07:18:47 IN JAILS AND INVEST IN JOBS FOR HUMANITY.
07:18:50 THANK YOU. SPEAKER THANK YOU, SPEAKER.
07:18:51 THAT CONCLUDES HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
07:18:58 >> THE MAYOR SAYS ARTS AND CULTURE WILL REVITALIZE SAN
07:19:01 FRANCISCO BUT THIS BUDGET TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY.
07:19:05 MY NAME IS ERICA. I'M AN ARTIST.
07:19:06 I'M AN ARTS WORKER. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 11 AND I
07:19:09 STOOD IN LINE ALL DAY WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL HARD WORKING
07:19:13 INSPIRING PEOPLE TO BEG YOU PLEASE STOP CUTTING ARTS
07:19:17 PROGRAMING, STOP CUTTING ARTS FUNDING, STOP CUTTING ARTS
07:19:20 EDUCATION, RESTORE FUNDING TO THE ARTS COMMISSION, RESTORE
07:19:22 FUNDING TO THE CULTURAL CENTERS.
07:19:25 AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO STOP THE
07:19:28 DISASTROUS PROPOSAL TO MOVE INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS TO A
07:19:32 REIMBURSEMENT MODEL WHICH WOULD IMPOSE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP ON AN
07:19:36 ALREADY STRUGGLING POPULATION. >> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
07:19:40 ARTS AND CULTURE HAS BEEN IN HIS POSITION FOR THREE
07:19:43 WEEKS. >> IF YOU NEED TO BALANCE THE
07:19:44 BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF WORKING ARTISTS AND I'M NOT SURE YOU DO
07:19:48 PLEASE ALLOW YOUR DESIGNATED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO MAKE
07:19:50 THE CALL ABOUT WHERE THOSE CUTS SHOULD COME FROM.
07:19:52 >> ARTISTS CAN EVEN HELP WITH ECONOMIC RECOVERY IF YOU JUST
07:19:56 STOP MAKING IT HARDER FOR US. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
07:19:59 THANK YOU. >> MARTHA HAWTHORNE, SEIU 10 TO
07:20:07 1 HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION.
07:20:11 >> I BECAME A NURSE STARTING MY CAREER AT CITY COLLEGE 45 YEARS
07:20:15 AGO WHEN IT WAS FREE. I WANT YOUTH TODAY TO HAVE THE
07:20:18 SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT I DID TO GET THEIR LIVES TOGETHER.
07:20:22 I SOMEHOW DID HAVING NO MONEY BUT I ENDED UP CITY COLLEGE
07:20:26 BECAME A NURSE AND I'M STILL HERE 50 YEARS LATER.
07:20:29 RESIDENT OF D11. SO USE YOUR INFLUENCE
07:20:33 SUPERVISORS TO TELL THE MAYOR TO LOOK US IN THE FACE TO
07:20:37 LOOK US IN THE FACE WHEN WE SHOW UP FOR EVERYTHING WE CARE
07:20:41 ABOUT. FULL FUNDING FOR CITY COLLEGE
07:20:42 HS SAY CHILD CARE CENTERS THEY'VE GOT TO REMAIN OPEN.
07:20:46 DO NOT FORGET THE THREE POSITIONS THAT MAKES APPLYING
07:20:50 FOR BENEFITS MORE EFFICIENT AND COMPASSIONATE.
07:20:53 AL W FIVE OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE LAYOFF NOTICES A BELOVED RAIL
07:21:00 RADIO STATION THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE WITH UNION WORKERS.
07:21:04 >> IMMIGRANT SERVICE THANK YOU SPEAKER THAT CONCLUDES YOUR
07:21:08 TIME. THANK YOU.
07:21:09 SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS.
07:21:16 MY NAME IS KEN TREY I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE UNITED
07:21:20 EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO RETIRED DIVISION.
07:21:24 SO I FIND MYSELF WITH THE RETIRED EDUCATORS AFTER 30 PLUS
07:21:31 YEARS CLOSER TO 40 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR AND ALSO AS A UNION
07:21:35 LEADER I SUPPOSE I CAN SAY I USED TO BE IN SAN FRANCISCO
07:21:42 WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE IN THE 70S AND THEN RETURNED IN THE
07:21:46 EARLY 80S THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO VALUES WHAT ARE
07:21:51 SAN FRANCISCO VALUES? THEY MEAN THAT EVERY KID WHEN
07:21:56 THEY ENTER OUR SCHOOLS WILL FIND THE SUPPORT OF SERVICES
07:22:00 THEY NEED TO SUCCEED K THROUGH 12 AND THE CURRENT BUDGET
07:22:03 THEY'RE GOING TO BE FIERCELY CLASHES THE KIND OF SUPPORTIVE
07:22:07 SERVICES THAT WOULD MAKE SURE THE KIDS WHO ENTERED MY
07:22:11 CLASSROOM HAD SOMETHING FOR BREAKFAST BEFORE THEY STARTED
07:22:15 FIRST PERIOD THANK YOU SEE IN WONKY SPEAKING THAT
07:22:20 CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SPEAKER MR.
07:22:25 SPEAKER, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
07:22:26 >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.
07:22:34 I WILL BE TRANSLATING MY NOTES ABOUT THE HARMLESS MOTION.
07:22:39 YES, BECAUSE I SMOKED SOME A SUMMER RAMADA KRINSKY BURDEN TO
07:22:42 NOT SHOW RAMADA PLAZA PROVIDES NATIONAL GET THAT A THREE YEAR
07:22:46 IGNITION SWITCH TO ROCKET MOTOR I DID MY
07:23:20 WATER SYSTEM YOU BARRIER IT WAS IT THERE INTEGRAL TO INTERRUPT
07:23:22 WHAT IS A BUT WHAT CAN THEY PROVIDE ACTUALLY NEW THANK YOU
07:23:24 THANK YOU MY NAME IS ON THIS MOTION LIKE YOUR NAME IS AND I
07:23:29 WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL UKRAINIAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY.
07:23:31 OUR COMMUNITY CONSISTS MOSTLY OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND THE
07:23:34 ELDERLY. AS A REFUGEE MYSELF I ARRIVED
07:23:38 HERE FOUR YEARS AGO WITH TWO CHILDREN VAST NUMBER OF
07:23:42 REFUGEES DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH HAVING SUFFERED THE TRAUMA OF
07:23:43 WAR THEY FIND IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO ADAPT.
07:23:47 SO THERE IS HIGH LEVEL OF PANIC IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE
07:23:50 DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL BE SENT BACK TO UKRAINE WHERE WAR WAR
07:23:53 IS STILL RAGING AND CIVILIANS ARE KILLED EVERY SINGLE DAY.
07:23:57 OUR IMMIGRATION STATUS PREVENTS US FROM SECURING STABLE
07:24:00 EMPLOYMENT OR RECEIVING MAINSTREAM BENEFITS.
07:24:02 IT'S A TINY PROGRAM AS THE UKRAINIAN SERVICE AND CULTURAL
07:24:05 CENTER FUNDED BY MSD IS THE ONLY LIFELINE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
07:24:09 OUR ONLY CHANCE TO NAVIGATE THIS SOCIETY TO OVERCOME
07:24:12 SYSTEMIC BARRIERS SURVIVE AND INTEGRATE.
07:24:13 PLEASE DO NOT CUT THIS LINE. >> THANK YOU.
07:24:20 GOOD EVENING DEAR WHAT IS OF SUPERVISOR VERY THANKS FOR YOUR
07:24:28 BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME MY NAME IS NATALIA LA HOUSKA AND I
07:24:32 AM THE COORDINATOR OF THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN
07:24:35 FRANCISCO. >> A LOT OF UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
07:24:39 COME HERE BECAUSE OF WAR AND THEY ARE TRYING TO
07:24:40 INTEGRATE INTO A COMPLETELY NEW ENVIRONMENT AND EACH INCREDIBLY
07:24:44 DIFFICULT MENU MY CLIENTS I AND DESPITE IT THEY ARE
07:24:48 CONFUSED BY COMPLEX COMPLEX DOCUMENTATION AND THE
07:24:52 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND THEY GO START US AND THEY ARE LEFT
07:24:55 ALONE WITH THEIR DIFFICULTIES WITHOUT CLEAR GUIDANCE FROM
07:25:00 PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE SAME CULTURE.
07:25:03 A COMPETENCE UKRAINIAN CANNOT UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH
07:25:04 AND PROSPERITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
07:25:07 >> THIS PROGRAM AND OUR SERVICES ARE NOT JUST A
07:25:11 FORMALITY IT IS A VITAL NECESSITY NECESSITY PLEASE
07:25:15 SUPPORT US. YOUR HELP IS OUR CHANCE TO
07:25:19 SURVIVE, TO STAND STRONG AND TO START OVER.
07:25:20 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL >>.
07:25:26 >> GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. I'M DAVID BOGART, DIRECTOR OF
07:25:30 UKRAINE'S SERVICE AND CULTURAL CENTER.
07:25:31 >> AS WAS NOTED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS THE ONLY SERVICE
07:25:34 TARGETING THE UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.
07:25:38 SINCE JULY IT IS ELIMINATED TOGETHER WITH MOST OF THE
07:25:40 COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES PROGRAM AREA AND I AM HERE NOT
07:25:46 ONLY ASKING ABOUT RESTORATION THAT WAS A CRUCIAL PROGRAM FOR
07:25:49 UKRAINIANS. I AM ASKING FOR RESTORATION OF
07:25:50 THE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES THAT FOUND FUNDS SMALL
07:25:53 IMMIGRANT AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY WHO OTHERWISE HAVE NO
07:25:57 ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THIS PROGRAMS THE CITY
07:26:01 IMPLEMENT SANCTUARY ORDINANCE AND LANGUAGE ACCESS ORDINANCE
07:26:04 FUNDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS IN DIVERSE
07:26:08 LANGUAGES. >> SO IT'S A LIFELINE AND ALSO
07:26:11 THE NONDISCRIMINATION INFRASTRUCTURE SECURING
07:26:13 COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY AND STATE LAWS NOT JUST
07:26:16 EXCESSIVE SERVICES. PLEASE USE YOUR POWER TO SAVE
07:26:19 AS THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIFELINES FOR MY UKRAINIAN
07:26:23 AND OTHER MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
07:26:27 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR.
07:26:37 >> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS I AM
07:26:41 ANDREA ERIC A RESIDENT AND FIVE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF HOME MATCH
07:26:45 SAN FRANCISCO AND CO-CHAIR OF CASE THE COALITION OF AGENCIES
07:26:51 SERVING THE ELDERLY PLEASE REJECT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 4.5
07:26:58 MILLION CUT TO SENIOR AND DISABLED PROGRAMS.
07:27:03 TO PUT THIS AMOUNT IN PERSPECTIVE THIS CUT
07:27:06 REPRESENTS 0.028% OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BUDGET.
07:27:13 IT IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR THE CITY BUT A DEVASTATING LIFE
07:27:20 THREATENING BLOW TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.
07:27:22 THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT LINE ITEMS.
07:27:25 THEY ARE A VITAL LIFELINE. WITHOUT THEM COUNTLESS
07:27:28 INDIVIDUALS WILL FACE SEVERE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS
07:27:32 LEADING TO DRASTIC HEALTH DECLINES AND PREVENTABLE
07:27:33 TRAGEDIES. >> YOU HAVE OPTIONS.
07:27:37 PLEASE WORK WITH THE MAYOR TO TAP INTO THE CITY.
07:27:41 >> RETHINK YOU SPEAKER. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
07:27:48 >> WELL KROENKE I'M CO-CHAIR OF MOBILIZATION WITH THE HIV
07:27:52 ADVOCACY NETWORK AND SOMEONE NOW IN RECOVERY WHO SPENT OVER
07:27:53 A DECADE UNHOUSED IN THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
07:27:56 >> I'VE COME INTO THESE ROOMS TO SHARE MY STORY SEVERAL TIMES
07:27:59 NOW I'VE SHARED SOME OF THE DARKEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE
07:28:01 AND I'VE HAD TO BE VERY VULNERABLE TO DO IT.
07:28:03 >> YOU KNOW MY STORY BUT I KEEP TELLING IT IN THE HOPE THAT
07:28:07 EVENTUALLY IT'LL SINK IN. BUT EVERY TIME I GET TO SPEAK
07:28:08 MY HEART SINKS A LITTLE MORE AND MORE BECAUSE I'M STRUGGLING
07:28:11 TO FEEL EMPOWERED HERE STANDING AT THIS MICROPHONE WITH ONE
07:28:13 MINUTE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS MATTERS ONLY TO BE SHRUGGED OFF
07:28:15 UNHEARD OR TOLD THAT HARM REDUCTION DESPITE BEING
07:28:19 EVIDENCE BASED AND LIFESAVING HAS NO HOPE OF GETTING SUPPORT
07:28:22 FROM THE BOARD BECAUSE IT'S NOT POLITICALLY POPULAR POPULAR?
07:28:26 >> WHAT IS THIS HIGH SCHOOL? WE'RE WATCHING PEOPLE DIE WHILE
07:28:27 CUTTING SUPPORT AND EXPANDING CRIMINALIZATION.
07:28:30 WE'RE RESPONDING TO SUFFERING WITH PUNISHMENT INSTEAD OF CARE
07:28:31 EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW PUNISHMENT DOESN'T HEAL PEOPLE FOR
07:28:34 WHATEVER VALUE I COULD CARRY TO YOU AS A HUMAN BEING, AS A
07:28:38 MOTHER AND AS A CITIZEN OF THE CITY, PLEASE KNOW THAT THE ONLY
07:28:40 REASON I'M STILL HERE AND ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY TODAY
07:28:43 IS BECAUSE REPEATEDLY WHEN I WAS ON THE BRINK OF DESTRUCTION
07:28:46 THERE WERE RESOURCES THAT CAUGHT ME, LIFTED ME BACK UP
07:28:50 AND GAVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE. >> PLEASE RESTORE HARM
07:28:51 REDUCTION FUNDING AND DON'T TAKE CHANCES AWAY FROM PEOPLE
07:28:54 WHO STOP. >> BUT THANK YOU MUCH FOR
07:28:55 ADDRESSING THIS COMMITTEE. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
07:29:00 >> HELLO, I'M LISA WASSER. JUST A NEW YORK MAYOR AMANDA
07:29:05 HAS SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED A $12 BILLION DEFICIT SO WE KNOW THAT
07:29:09 SAVING CITY FUNDED COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS IS
07:29:12 POSSIBLE. THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE
07:29:15 ANALYST BILL HAS FOUND ENOUGH FUNDS TO RESTORE EVERY
07:29:20 REMAINING CUT. SO I ADVOCATE EVERY SUPERVISOR
07:29:21 TO VOTE AND ACCEPT EACH RECOMMENDATION THAT MEANS
07:29:24 ACCEPT THE CUTS FOR REINING IN MAYOR LORI'S PET PROJECTS
07:29:28 INCLUDING DEEP W PERMIT S.F. PR PROFESSIONALS FOR CONVENTION
07:29:35 CENTER IMPROVEMENTS JUST LIKE THESE CUTS WIN BACK 11.5
07:29:41 MILLION ENOUGH TO RESTORE ALL SENIOR SERVICES.
07:29:45 DON'T FUND THE RESEARCH CENTER CUT ADULT PROBATION SAVE S.F.
07:29:49 PRETRIAL SPEED DOES NOT NEED A $900,000 BLANK CHECK.
07:29:53 PLEASE ACCEPT THE BE L.A. RECOMMENDATIONS FUND THE LIST
07:29:56 RESTORE THE CUTS. THANK YOU MUCH FOR ADDRESSING
07:29:59 THIS COMMITTEE NEXT SPEAKER. >> HI MY NAME IS REBECCA DON WU
07:30:14 AND I LIVE AT THE JEFFERSON S.R.O..
07:30:15 >> AND I AGREE WITH THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET THE TODAY IT
07:30:18 WAS REALLY SAD TO WAKE UP WALK BY ONE OF THE THE DOG PARKS
07:30:22 THAT URBAN ALCHEMY IS PROTECTING AND WAS DOING AND IT
07:30:26 WAS REALLY SAD TO SEE IT COME DOWN THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE SO
07:30:30 MUCH MORE DOG AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES.
07:30:37 >> ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS HERE RIGHT NOW IS IF IN THE FUTURE
07:30:41 THERE'S GOING TO BE A CLAIMED COMMISSION FOR THE ASTROS
07:30:45 IN THE TENDERLOIN AND IN DESTROYED ESTERO OR HOTELS.
07:30:53 >> AND IF THE INTENT IS TO CIRCUMVENT CIRCUMVENT THIS
07:30:56 BUDGET REPORT AND DO THE CLOSURES LATER ON IN PROPOSED
07:31:01 OVER THE SUMMER, THEN THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
07:31:05 IN VIOLATION OF CEQA BECAUSE OUR HISTORICAL AND AND WE CAN
07:31:09 DO A COMMON LAW RENT OR CITIZENS RENT AND SPEAKER
07:31:17 SERVICES THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU REBECCA DOWN THE NEXT
07:31:18 SPEAKER MARY OUR MAYOR ABOUT A 250 TO $300 MILLION A YEAR FROM
07:31:31 THE OVERPAID CEO TAX HE RECOMMENDED AGAINST PROPERTY
07:31:34 AND HELPED DEFEATED THIS MAYOR IS HOLDING UP $400
07:31:41 MILLION THAT VOTERS GAVE US IN 2020 FOR PROP EM SUPPORTING
07:31:44 A LAWSUIT FROM UBER, LYFT AND AIRBNB A SUIT AGAINST THE
07:31:48 VOTERS WILL HIS REFUSING TO ENLIST OUR LEGAL MONEY AGAINST
07:31:52 THE DEFICIT TO DEAL WITH THIS MAYOR ENABLED DEFICIT HE IS
07:31:56 CUTTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR OUR MOST AT RISK
07:32:00 POPULATIONS A POLICY WHOSE OUTCOMES ALWAYS COST US MORE
07:32:04 IN HOSPITALS, OCEANS, MAYORS, POVERTY AND HUMAN MISERY.
07:32:08 YET HIS BUDGET UP FUNDS POLICE AND FIRE PRESUMABLY TO DEAL
07:32:12 WITH INCREASED DESPERATE IN AN EMERGENCY.
07:32:15 >> THIS IS SO BACKWARD. >> TURN THE BEAST AROUND DON'T
07:32:19 FEED IT CUTS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE FRONT END
07:32:23 SO YOU WON'T NEED TO DEAL WITH SO MUCH.
07:32:24 YOU KNOW WHAT IN THE BACK END STARVE THIS BEAST ON PROGRAMS
07:32:31 AND SERVICES BECAUSE TIME IS EXPIRED.
07:32:32 >> THANKS SPEAKER PLEASE. A COOPER RONA I'M A DISABLED
07:32:39 FIREFIGHTER AND A STREET MEDIC HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
07:32:42 I LOVE MY CITY. WELL, I'M EMBARRASSED BY MY
07:32:43 CITY, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
07:32:49 WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S IT'S NOT TO ME PRETTY
07:32:53 MUCH YOU CAN'T BALANCE THIS THIS CITY WITH YOU'RE BUSY.
07:32:57 I'LL KEEP YOU REAL. THIS IS JUST SOME STRAIGHT UP
07:33:01 BEST TO ME AND YOU CAN'T. DON'T LET THE NOISE OF THE
07:33:05 NUMBERS DROWN OUT THE HEARTBEAT OF THE PEOPLE ELECTED YOU
07:33:09 AND THAT NEED YOU THE MOST. YOU MEAN THIS IS REAL?
07:33:12 THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE NEED YOU AND YOU'RE WIPING AWAY PEOPLE'S
07:33:15 HEART, THEIR SOULS AND WHAT THEY WITH THEIR STRUGGLING
07:33:19 AND SCRAPING THE WAY UP TO JUST EXIST IN THIS CITY.
07:33:20 I MEAN SO WHERE'S YOUR HEART? FIND IT.
07:33:23 WHAT WOULD YOUR MOM SAY? I MEAN THIS IS EMBARRASSING.
07:33:27 MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE. THANK YOU.
07:33:30 >> THANK YOU MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER GOOD AFTERNOON,
07:33:34 SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS RACHEL FROM THE
07:33:35 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOMIE AND I'M A I WAS BORN AND RAISED
07:33:38 IN SAN FRANCISCO AND TODAY IS NOT JUST ABOUT RESTORING CUTS
07:33:42 BUT TO RECENTER THE MORAL COMPASS OF SAN FRANCISCO IN A
07:33:45 CITY WITH 58 BILLIONAIRES WHOSE COLLECTIVE WEALTH IS OVER 217
07:33:49 BILLION DOLLARS. WHY HAS THE BURDEN OF THIS
07:33:53 BUDGET BEEN LAID ON THE WORKING CLASS WHEN THE RENTS FOR THE
07:33:56 STUDIO APARTMENT IS $6,000 AND FAMILIES IN SORROWS ARE
07:33:58 SHARING ONE SHOWER PER FLOOR? YOUR MESSAGE TO US IS LET'S GO
07:34:03 SAN FRANCISCO. HAVE YOU EVER GONE A WEEK
07:34:05 WITHOUT MEDICINE BECAUSE YOU CAN AFFORD IT?
07:34:08 OR LIKE MY MOTHER AND MYSELF TOOK BIRD BATHS AT A GAS
07:34:11 STATION BECAUSE WE WERE HOMELESS.
07:34:13 THERE IS NO TAPAS TASTING RIBBON CUTTING.
07:34:15 LET'S GO SAN FRANCISCO INSTAGRAM PHOTO OP IN THE
07:34:19 GUTTER IN MY BARRIO. >> WE NEED JOBS, HOUSING,
07:34:23 SOCIAL SERVICES AND CLINICS LAY THE BURDEN OF THE DEFICIT ON
07:34:27 THE AIR. MOGUL'S NOT ON US.
07:34:30 >> RESTORE OUR SERVICES BECAUSE WE PAY OUR TAXES AND THE RICH
07:34:35 DON'T PRODUCE. >> THANK YOU MUCH FOR CRITICAL
07:34:38 FOR A NEXT SPEAKER MY NAME IS JUANA TEO BORN AND RAISED
07:34:42 IN D10 CURRENTLY LIVING IN D11. I'M HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
07:34:46 PEOPLE'S BUDGET AS ED OF FIVE ELEMENTS YOUTH PROGRAM AND A
07:34:49 MEMBER OF BILL THERE TODAY WE SEE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF
07:34:53 DECADES OF DIVESTMENT FROM TERRIBLE DECISIONS MADE BEFORE
07:34:56 YOU THIS WEEK WE URGE YOU NOT TO FUEL OR REPLICATE THEIR
07:34:58 ERRORS. YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION
07:35:01 AND OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN AND DO RIGHT BY THE PEOPLE WE
07:35:05 REJECT BILLIONAIRE LARRY'S BUDGET WHICH IS COMPLETELY OUT
07:35:09 OF TOUCH FROM REALITY. HIS BUDGET DECLARE DECLARES
07:35:10 CLASS WAR. BALANCING THE BUDGET ON THE
07:35:13 BACKS OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE SHOULD NEVER BE THE WAY.
07:35:16 SEVEN HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT LATER WE'VE BEEN CONSISTING
07:35:20 AND CLEAR WORKING PEOPLE KNOW THE SOLUTIONS BEST BECAUSE
07:35:21 WE'RE CLOSEST TO THE PROBLEMS. PEOPLE'S BUDGET IS PREVENTION
07:35:26 AND IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS POVERTY, CRIME
07:35:29 AND DISPLACEMENT. IT REFLECTS THE SOLUTIONS
07:35:32 ROOTED IN OUR VALUES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT TRUE HEALTH
07:35:33 AND SAFETY IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE HAVE FULLY FUNDED COMMUNITIES
07:35:36 AND FREE CITY COLLEGE. THESE AREN'T JUST LINE ITEMS
07:35:40 IN OUR SPREADSHEET. >> THESE ARE OUR FUTURES
07:35:41 AND YOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO US. >> THANK YOU TO OUR NEXT
07:35:44 SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING SUPERVISORS.
07:35:50 >> AFTER THESE LONG SEVEN HOURS AND I'VE BEEN HERE FROM THE
07:35:52 BEGINNING AND PURPOSELY WAITED UNTIL THE END TO DELIVER A
07:35:55 SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOU. SINCE THE MAYOR HAS REFUSED TO
07:35:58 MEET WITH THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET COALITION AND HAS REFUSED TO
07:36:02 REALLY FACE US AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND HAS PUT HIS STAFF
07:36:10 IN FRONT OF US, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL OF YOU TO GO TO ROOM
07:36:14 200 AND LET HIM KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEARD TODAY BECAUSE
07:36:17 YOU ARE CREATING YOUR OWN LEGACY.
07:36:20 I WANT TO APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD OPEN DOORS FOR
07:36:22 US BUT WE REALLY NEED THE MAYOR TO HEAR THIS BECAUSE THIS
07:36:25 IS HIS BUDGET AND YOU ARE WRITING A WRONG A SERIOUS,
07:36:29 SERIOUS WRONG AND I WANT YOU TO THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT THE
07:36:33 THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DECIDE BECAUSE THAT WILL BE
07:36:36 YOUR LEGACY AND THAT WILL BE WHAT YOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE FOR.
07:36:39 I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT EVERYONE HERE TODAY SACRIFICED
07:36:41 A DAY TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND UPLIFT THEIR VOICES AND FOR
07:36:44 EVERY PERSON THAT GAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY THERE IS AT
07:36:48 LEAST A THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
07:36:51 >> SPEAKER SIMONS, THANK YOU. I THANK YOU MUCH FOR ADDRESSING
07:36:55 THIS COMMITTEE AND IF WE HAVE NO MORE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
07:36:59 WHO WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU HAVEN'T
07:37:01 ALREADY. >> THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST
07:37:02 SPEAKER. >> YEAH, THERE'S A FEW MORE
07:37:06 BEHIND ME. THEY SHOULD BE STANDING IN LINE
07:37:09 THERE. >> THANKS.
07:37:10 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. OKAY.
07:37:11 VERY GOOD. THANKS.
07:37:12 AWESOME. >> RIGHT.
07:37:14 HI FOLKS. YOU ARE ALMOST DONE.
07:37:15 WE ARE AT THE END HERE. I'M ON YOU ONCE AGAIN WITH
07:37:18 PEOPLE'S BUDGET TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU
07:37:23 IN THIS CHAMBERS HAS FOUGHT FOR SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE'S BUDGET
07:37:26 HAS BEEN BLEEDING OVER FIGHTING WITH EVERY MOMENT FOR THE PAST
07:37:31 FOUR MONTHS AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP
07:37:35 TO THIS AND I HOPE SINCERELY THAT EACH OF YOU SEE THAT WE
07:37:39 ARE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU AND TO STAND WITH YOU.
07:37:43 THESE CUTS ARE SO TREMENDOUS THAT WE WILL ABSOLUTELY WORK
07:37:46 WITH YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT
07:37:51 IN TO SAVE THESE PROGRAMS. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS THROUGH
07:37:55 THROUGH THE FINISH LINE OF COURSE.
07:37:56 AND WE ARE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
07:37:58 THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH THE PEOPLE AND KNOW THAT IN FUTURE
07:38:02 YEARS WE ARE HERE AND WE WILL BE WITH YOU PROACTIVELY WHEN WE
07:38:06 WANT TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT COMMUNITY MEANS FOR THIS
07:38:09 CITY. SO THANK YOU AND WE ARE NOT
07:38:13 DONE AND WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR
07:38:16 THEY CAN MARCH ON YOUR WALLS. >> ZYGMUNT THANKS SPEAKER HI,
07:38:20 GOOD EVENING. >> MY NAME IS CHERYL THORNTON
07:38:24 AND I AM A MEMBER OF I WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
07:38:29 AND ON THE COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER PRESIDENT FOR
07:38:32 SEIU 10 TO 1 I URGE YOU TO RESTORE FUNDING AND KEEP LARKIN
07:38:36 STREET YOUTH CLINIC CALL STREET CLINIC IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
07:38:40 SENIOR CLINIC OPEN THESE CLINICS ARE LIFELINES THAT
07:38:42 PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO
07:38:45 SAN FRANCISCANS YOU SENIORS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY
07:38:49 PLEASE RESTORE FUNDING FOR SERVICES THAT FUND WOMEN
07:38:56 AND SURVIVORS WHO RELY ON WHO RELY ON FULLY FUND.
07:39:01 PLEASE FULLY FUND FREE CITY COLLEGE FOR MANY UNDERSERVED
07:39:02 COMMUNITIES, FREE CITY COLLEGE IS MORE THAN JUST EDUCATION
07:39:06 IT'S A PATHWAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
07:39:09 AND FINALLY I ASK YOU TO RESTORE THE COMMUNITY MENTAL
07:39:10 HEALTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT CITY COLLEGE.
07:39:13 AS A GRADUATE OF THIS PROGRAM IT PERSONALLY I CAN PERSONALLY
07:39:18 ATTESTED MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN HOW I'M ABLE TO DELIVER
07:39:22 SERVICES TO SAN FRANCISCANS AT THE TOP MODEL URBAN HEALTH
07:39:26 SYSTEMS EXPERT THANK THANK YOU MY CHAIR THORTON NEXT SPEAKER
07:39:28 PLEASE. >> SO I LEARNED WHEN I WAS A
07:39:36 PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRAD THAT IF YOU WANT TO REMEMBER A LIST OF
07:39:39 ITEMS YOU SHOULD YOU SHOULD EITHER BE AT THE BEGINNING OR
07:39:40 THE END OF THE LIST THOSE THAT ARE MOST MEMORABLE.
07:39:44 SO HERE I AM DAVID ELIOT, LOUIS CO-CHAIR, TENDERLOIN PEOPLE'S
07:39:48 CONGRESS FOR DECADES SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT TWO DECADE
07:39:51 TENDERLOIN RESIDENT THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS THAT TALK ABOUT
07:39:55 PEOPLE'S BUDGETS COALITION PLEASE SUPPORT IT BUT AND ONE
07:39:59 IN PARTICULAR SUN STREET IS A $215,000 ITEM.
07:40:03 >> IT HELPS SO MANY NEIGHBORHOODS BUT IT ESPECIALLY
07:40:07 HELPS MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE TENDERLOIN WE HAVE VERY LITTLE
07:40:10 OPEN SPACE. WE HAVE ALMOST NO PARK SPACE.
07:40:13 WE HAVE ONE HALF ACRE PARK FOR ADULTS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
07:40:17 THESE CAR FREE STREET EVENTS THAT SANDY STREETS OFFERS
07:40:18 REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE $215,000 IT'S IT'S PENNIES ON
07:40:25 THE DOLLAR YOU CAN ADD IT BACK PLEASE ADD IT BACK SUNDAY
07:40:28 STREETS DO IT FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR RESIDENTS OF OUR
07:40:32 TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD THANK YOU SUPERVISORS FOR YOUR
07:40:33 PASSION AND FOR YOUR COMPASSION.
07:40:36 >> THANK YOU MUCH DAVID ELLIOT, LOUIS NEXT SPEAKER HI
07:40:43 SUPERVISOR HI EVERYONE. I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU PLEASE
07:40:48 FOR NOW I NEED REALLY IF YOU CAN CHANGE FOR LAW FOR THE
07:40:55 WORKER BECAUSE NOW REALLY IF THE MANAGER SHE DIDN'T LIKE ME
07:41:02 OR HE DIDN'T LIKE ME EASY TERMINATION ME THAT'S BIG BIG
07:41:06 PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY FAMILY
07:41:10 FOR EVERYTHING PLUS AND ALSO EXAMPLE IF I HAVE ILLNESS FOR
07:41:18 MY HEALTH SHOULD BE HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT'S NOT GO
07:41:19 EVERYWHERE WHERE THEY REFUSE ME BECAUSE I HAVE ILLNESS.
07:41:23 IT'S NOT WITH MY HAND IT'S FROM GOD AND PLEASE HELP US ABOUT
07:41:26 THIS SITUATION BECAUSE ALSO I HAVE SIX MONTHS I DIDN'T HAVE A
07:41:33 NEW JOB I LOOKING ABOUT JOB I SEARCH FOR EVERY WHERE HONESTLY
07:41:37 I DIDN'T HAVE UNTIL NOW AND ALSO IS A PLACE THEY HELP
07:41:42 ME NOW THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY BUDGET AND THE Z REFUSE THEM
07:41:45 AND Z SPEAKER THINGS LIKE THAT. >> BUT THANK YOU MUCH FOR
07:41:50 ADDRESSING HIS COMMITTEE AND SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS
07:42:00 IN THE PUBLIC IN THE QUEUE. >> MADAM CHAIR THAT COMPLETES
07:42:01 OUR QUEUE SEE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMONS PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW
07:42:05 CLOSE COLLEAGUES I JUST FIRST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO
07:42:11 THE PUBLIC FOR COMING OUT TODAY.
07:42:11 MANY HAVE EXPRESSED THE FACT THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE
07:42:15 THE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO MAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE
07:42:19 ACTUALLY SAW ALSO EARLIER TODAY THAT THERE WERE MANY SENIORS
07:42:23 AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ALSO MAKE THEIR WAY TO CITY
07:42:27 HALL ACTUALLY IS A DAY THAT TO FOR US TO HEAR AND LISTEN TO
07:42:33 THE PUBLIC AND SO FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL AND OF COURSE
07:42:35 COLLEAGUES ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE
07:42:38 AND BEING ON THE COMMITTEE AND SITTING THROUGH THAT
07:42:45 AND WITH THAT, MR. CLERK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE
07:42:49 US TODAY? >> MADAM CHAIR, WE WILL NEED A
07:42:53 MOTION TO CARRY OUR UNDECIDED ITEMS THAT IS OUR ITEMS ONE
07:42:57 THROUGH THREE 1823 AND 24 FROM THIS MEETING FROM CONSIDERATION
07:43:00 TO THE JUNE 25TH MEETING AND THAT WE RECESS THIS MEETING
07:43:06 AND RECONVENE AT 10:00 TOMORROW JUNE 25TH.
07:43:07 >> SO MOVE SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
07:43:10 >> AND ON THAT MOTION BY CHAIR CHAN SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR
07:43:14 DORSEY VICE CHAIR DORSEY DORSEY MEMBER SAUTER SAUTER I REMEMBER
07:43:21 WALTON WALTON I REMEMBER GENTLEMAN RANDLEMAN I CHURCH
07:43:25 MAN I AND I WE HAVE FIVE EYES THE MOTION PASSES AND SO NOW WE
07:43:29 WILL RECESS THIS MEETING UNTIL TOMORROW THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH AT
07:43:37 10 A.M.