most stabilizing services like treatment centers, cuts to the ssi trucks and support of housing on think cutting valuable centers, like hospitality house, will impact the number of homeless people? doesn't it make more sense to have emergency housing and employment services that have proven effective and function by hiring from the community rather than costing the city more in ambulance bills, higher crime, and increased homelessness that is likely to ensue? you may sacrifice programs because they are similar to other ones. when does one size ever fit all, especially when we are talking about bringing and bone marrow people to stability? we all wish we lived in a san francisco that was not in need of services.

that is not our reality. we have all heard the saying, pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. what if you have no boots? the services proposed for cuts are those that allow people to pull themselves up. without them, we're taking away their real chances. thanks. >> i am representing the coalition on homelessness. i want to thank you for listening to what people have to say. there are diverse voices in terms of how the impact of these reductions would impact real lives of san franciscans. what we are asking is for a full restoration of these reductions. we are counting on you.

we have a very high hopes that you will be able to restore these cuts. you have heard me talk about how much community has taken hits the last several years, the millions in dollars in cuts, primary care, mental-health, sublicense look -- substance abuse programs. there have been cuts in all the departments. as you have been hearing these voices, it forms a tapestry. you are hearing from people who are impoverished, who are low- income, and who depend on the public system for their survival. very basic needs are around health care, child care, to make sure that we are present -- preventing violence in our streets, to make sure we have treatment for those suffering from mental illnesses, and all

of these are really -- i cannot emphasize enough how important they are for people's lives. thank you for listening. we are counting on you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> my name is james and i am with planning for elders. i am also a board member for case. the message i would like to convey is that we are not prioritizing services because health and survival are priorities. we are supporting full restoration of the proposed reduction for health and human services. all community-based services help to avoid institutional is asian. nutrition, legalization, senior centers, case management, they

all should be held harmless and do no harm. there has been a lot of money identified. there has been a lot of money found. we think that should be used to sustain the life-saving services people rely arm. the seniors i work with and the kids need these programs. they need seniors service centers. they need these programs. the process was smoother this year. it was quite a change. the priorities identified are the ones we share. we hope you share those as well. full restoration of everything. we don't just want a little slice of the pie. we want the whole pie. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> i have seen some of you before.

some of you are new faces. i have been at this for 38 years. i am the executive director of the high street community services. it provides mental health services in the tenderloin. last year, i used the f-word on the steps of city hall. i can tell you about our program and how we serve the homeless. we are very effective. we keep getting caught. whether the results of this come inability to provide services when people need them, but more outraged than i am about mental health and substance abuse cuts are the cuts to -- services. we have clients to continue to cycle through residential treatment. one reason is they blow their money in the first five days of the month, whether it is on

substance abuse or because they cannot manage money. you will guarantee more people will end up homeless and cycling through the residential sector without those services. it is the basic tool to stabilize them. there are long waiting lists for those services. now they are cut further. my staff are going to go little crazy trying to stabilize these people without those services. i want full restoration. i speak for all those out- patient services providing basic needs to individuals. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon. since 2000, there have been at least -- there has been a decrease in children in san

francisco, and while this issue continues to be portrayed as a white, middle, and upper class issue, that is not the story. those numbers include an increase of 3000 white children. the numbers of latino, asian, and african-american children have decrease. that is a class issue. there are cuts to children and families of san francisco. these things support families. we support the budget priorities we have distributed to all of you for restorations to make sure that the city is addressing the needs of working- class people in san francisco, particularly children. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. if there are other members of the public who would like to speak, please line up. otherwise, this will be the

final speaker. >> good afternoon. i am with the san francisco human services network. every year, people listened for hours thing get depressed about the potential loss of these services. i get motivated because i am proud to live in a city that has such high regard for its partnership with community-based nonprofit, for the dedicated leadership, and hard-working staff of those non-profits, and for those service consumers who are turning their lives around and living a higher quality life with less suffering and with access to health care and the support they need to succeed. i appreciate the process we have had. it is much more respectful, more cooperation, more dialogue. it is easier than last year. we have only got $10 million left in cuts to vulnerable populations.

we ask you to work with the mayor on that. i am very hopeful that we will be able to save all of it. i went through all of the reports and i added up about $19.3 million in general fund dollars in those findings. i know the board won't accept all of those cuts and the departments will negotiate, but if even half of that money is taken, that can save all those services. that is not counting the possible revenues solutions. i'm very hopeful. some of the findings were one- time funds. that has been an issue for some on the board. i would urge and challenge you to go past that. it is ok to use one-time dollars. we are in the middle of a recession, demand is higher, and the economy is improving. those funds will bridge just wait time when there is more funding and we can achieve savings from reforms we're putting in place.

in a couple years, we will have health care reform dollars. i hope you won't hesitate to use those funds to help save critical services. let's not regret losing programs we will need later. with the election to the board of supervisors, you have -- [tone] they are in your hands and i'm optimistic there good hands. supervisor chu: thank you very much. are there any other speakers who would like to speak on the budget? public comment is closed. colleagues, we have heard public comment on the budget. we do have outstanding items and outstanding departments that have not come to agreement. there are a number of items today we would need to continue and a number we could act on. items number one, two, three,

four, and 19 i would request that we continue to monday, the 27th. can we do that without objection? if i can make a suggestion, items number six, as amended, i would continue to wednesday, the 29. then, in addition, items number 12 and 13 we would request to be continued to wednesday the 29th. there is a fee requirement in terms of noticing for those items. there will be additional public comment that will be available on the 29th for those items. can we do that without objection? ok. without objection. the remaining items, item number 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16,

17, 18, these are routine items. i would ask that we move these items to the full board. if we move those items, they would: then meet up with the full budget on july 12, when the budget comes out of committee. can we do that without objection? great. are there any other items before us? >> no, madam chair. supervisor chu: ok. thank you. we are adjourned.

>> is housed in a spectacular building described by the world renowned architect. it is the san francisco destination for provocative expositions and programs that explore culture, history, art, and ideas. the director of cultural affairs told us more about the mission and to give us a tour of the latest exposition. ♪

>> today we find ourselves of the contemporary jewish museum. with me is the director of the museum. >> i am so happy you are here today. >> we're getting close to a milestone for the museum. it is your third anniversary coming up. >> it is. you were here to help cut the ribbon. it has been an extraordinary journey ever since. we welcome hundreds of thousands of people into the building. we welcome school groups, interests -- tourists. >> the addition of the museum to the cultural pantheons of san francisco has been phenomenon. you have fabulous exhibits. there is one i want to talk about, "seeing gertrude stein."

>> gertrude stein is a local woman. she was raised in oakland. she was an extraordinary individual who helped create -- many people call for the mother of modernism. years ago, i was introduced to someone doing research on her. i thought it would be an extraordinary exposition to take her and understand her at all for complexity. that is what we have on view during the summer of 2011. >> it is full of wonderful drawings, paintings, and sculpture. >> there is incredible art on view. we have photographs. we have sculpture. we have a lot of different things. we have a little something made

for her by picasso. there are five different ways of looking at her life. it is not in chronological installation. it is looking at how she is portrayed in help artists, painters, and photographers presented her and how she thought about her own style and presentation. many people think she always had short hair. it was not until she was 52 that she cut off all of her hair. the second element is called "domestic stein." alice b. toklas was her lifelong partner. they had several different homes. we know about their home in paris, the famous salon. you get a taste of what their domestic life was like. >> one thing recreated is the

fabulous wallpaper. the black-and-white photos do not convey the color. >> in doing a lot of research, you discover a little tidbits. with an exhibition, at the find ways to make it come together. we found beautiful photographs of the interior of their home. then we found a tiny scrap of the wallpaper. we saw how blue and vibrant it was. we had a designer recreate the image of the wallpaper. we had it made into wallpaper so we could all experience what it would have been like to be in their home. it is dynamic and fantastic. they seem very monochromatic because you only know them through black-and-white photographs, but they had such a vibrant life. that is what the exhibition is also trying to show. the third one is the art of friendship.

picasso and matisse were part of their second family. there were people she admired and worked with. we introduced the visitors to her second family in a sense. the fourth story is called celebrity stein. what a lot of people do not know is when she left united states in the early 1900's, she only came back once in 1934. we also have a section of every single first edition book she ever published. >> it is incredible to see all the first edition books. >> it is really impressive to realize not only was she a grand dame of paris, but she had an incredible writing practice. she was a prolific writer.

the fifth level really looks at her legacy and how artists continue to be inspired by her image, work, and concept. >> this is a compelling reason for people to visit the jewish museum. you also have life and theater. >> we are a non-collecting museum. any time you walk in the building, you will always be treated to a range of very different and wonderful exhibitions. in our first floor exhibition space, we have an exhibition on the work of charlotte sullivan. she was a young artist in berlin. the nazis came into power. her parents sent her to the south of france to live with her grandparents. she put herself in a room for about 18 months and created 1200 small paintings telling her life story through a kind of

reflection. it is another example of the way we try to bring a wide range of art and experiences to our public. we want them to find something meaningful to them. >> your institution has been in this neighborhood for three years. how do you like the neighborhood? >> this is the best neighborhood. we are the luckiest city in the world to have this kind of cultural district, to have so many museums and cultural institutions. the center of our tourist life is here because this is where the convention center is. people from near and far can be introduced to the richness of the bay area. it is so wonderful and unique. >> the city thanks you for providing such wonderful leadership and vision. >> we're so happy to be part of the city and so honored to be part of "culture wire."

>> to learn more about the exhibition and other upcoming events, visit the website. thank you for watching "culture >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful.

that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way. >> you can look at the images, they are beautiful.

when i started four years ago, there was a conversation about environmental issues that was very different. this is not being talked about in the way it is now. . this has just been like an amazing growth. i anticipate the project to be something that opens a dialogue to public interest in these ideas. so the work is really made to be seen in this environment. it's been show in museum, in gallery, but never in a public setting. and it's kind of ideal for both myself and the works to have this real dialogue with the public not only in san francisco but people coming from all over the world.

>> since the dawn of electricity, that light is something that people feel connected to and inspired by. personally, there is space to keep that alive, just finding balance. the key is to find some balance.

>> ladies and gentlemen, a very good morning to you. welcome to this very special

occasion as we introduce you to the competitors in the america's cup. this is our world cup soccer match on the water. it is the most exciting thing to come to the bay area in many, many, many years. i am honored to be your master of ceremonies today. thank you. this is a great day for san francisco. it is a great day for the america's cup. in fact, it is a really great day for san francisco and the america's cup. i would like to introduce to you our speakers this morning. we have the chairman of the america's cup event authority. we have the ceo and regatta director of the america's cup race management. and we have our mayor, and when -- edwin m. lee.

please, a round of applause for our special guest today. [applause] we also have representatives from the various teams, the competitors for the 34th america's cup. today, we will introduce you to each one of the teams. we will take a sneak peek into the preparations over the next few months. competitors will be preparing for the first america's cup world series in portugal, and this week, enabled us to get our first glimpses into the future. i'm sure you all saw the video yesterday, did you not? the brief video? really, the america's cup boats are going to light up our waterfront with raw power and speed and show us things that we have never seen in these waters in our day before. so if you did not get to see some of the action yesterday on the water, here is a little taste of