good afternoon. i am currently an employee with central city hospitality house. i just think and look on a daily basis at the two-block stretch from market to howard street. there are no other services available within this two blocks. think about everybody that is out there, those that actually want to get services -- we currently have eight staff members, including case managers. sometimes, all these people need is just one person to talk to. as busy as it is in there and is busy as it is up and down sixth street, the chaos that goes on in our clients' lives, that were sent -- that one person to be able to vent to, to be able to get help from. that one person can make the biggest difference. that one little bit of extra time that we can spend with our clients. just think about those two blocks. think about this two blocks and ask yourself with these people will get that help.

who will they be able to speak to? thank you. thank you. -- supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am staff manager for the health care industry in san francisco. a representative of seiu local 1021. we are honored to represent over 5000 employees who work in the health department. those employees put their life at risk every day when they go to work. they do so willingly, but we feel they do their best in security and safety when they go to work and complete their assignments. we are urging a no vote in this prop j. we feel that would be a step

back in security and safety not only of the staff, but also the patients and visitors and public in sanford cisco that uses these facilities. the dph has been knocking itself out trying to convince you that you should contract out the services. -- visitors and public in san francisco that use the services. we would agree with them and others who have pointed out that this is a defective system that needs to be fixed. for example, the management costs of the current system -- over 28%. we think that is excessive. furthermore, there are definitely excessive overtime costs when we have sheriff deputies filling the jobs of people and being paid time and half. this is a problem that needs to be fixed. there are many things that can be done to make the current system more efficient and more effective. the dph has advanced the argument that says private securities somehow can do more and can do better than the public security can.

we think that is flat out wrong. we have consulted with attorneys on their argument that they could do things that the public cannot do. in fact, a patient has rights. the public has rights when they are in the hospital and around the hospital, and those rights do not change, whether or not they are being violated by public security and -- or private security, and the city is the one liable for that. we encourage you to vote no on the spirit they have used acmc -- supervisor chu: thank you. >> is that my two minutes? what happened to my warning bell? thank you, supervisors. >> just to pick up where ed left off, private security cannot violate civil rights in the way that public security can. in other words, they are saying to you that -- i consulted with many -- i work at the lawyer's committee for civil rights in

the 1990's around police brutality, and we had never heard that private security could suddenly violate someone's civil rights differently than, say, a police officer. when i consulted with some civil-rights attorneys last night, they conferred to me that in fact, yes, private security are bound by the same constitutional protections and when visitors come in to san francisco general, they have the same rights, whether it is private security or police officers, and to argue otherwise to the civil-rights attorneys was morally repugnant and outrageous to claim the you could shield yourself from liability by subcontracting out -- are you going to hired thugs to come in and beat up on people, and is ok because it is private security and not police officers? how outrageous is that? i want to know that we also have concerns about management going around and asking people to come out here and to public comment, and some would argue that that is a violation of labor law and put under pressure

on workers to be asked by management to do so. finally, i just want to recognize that seiu 1021 represents many non-profits. we are in support of full restoration of the budget just as coalitions. -- the budget justice coalition opposing cuts, and ask that restoration be made. thank you. >> hello, supervisors. i work at st. anthony's, which functions as the hands below the government-funded safety net, providing by it -- needed services. we have a free technology program we do in partnership with san francisco network

ministries. we do not receive government funding, but we are affected by our safety net is defunded. as the recession has taken its toll, we have seen demand for our programs sort. our dining room program alone has seen a 10% increase in the number of meals we serve. on our busiest day, with certification 6335 mils. the proposed cuts to substance abuse treatment, employment services for homeless and formerly homeless senior services, mental health support services in support of housing and drop in services for homeless people that remained in the budget will harm balder will members of our community. should the cuts go through, we expect to see more and treated for mental health issues amongst our guests, lack of access to bathrooms, case management, and basic support services for homeless people in the tenderloin, and an increase in active drug use. harvey, homelessness, and health disparities are experienced by communities, not just isolated

individuals. unfortunately, tough economic times often lead to budget battles were one type of community service can be pitted against others. we are here today not as an organization who stands to lose a city contract but as a community member who will suffer if the basic safety net that supports our infrastructure is degraded. we are united today with our community partners who receive city funding, with our clients and guess who also receive services funded by this committee, and with the thousands of guests to volunteer their time with us because they believe the san francisco supports all of its residents, even the most disadvantaged and most vulnerable. supervisor chu: thank you. from my understanding, the overflow room has been closed because we no longer have individuals there. anyone who wants to come into chambers has the ability to do so. there is no line outside, either. if there are members of the public who wish to speak on the budget but have not yet spoken, please line up. otherwise, these will be the last two speakers. >> i am a bay area native and

student. even though the proposed cuts to health and social services might not personally affect me, i have been given an opportunity the past few weeks to experience the people they would be impacting and am therefore advocating full restoration of all of them. due to the meetings i know you have all participated in any handouts you have received, you should be fully aware that the proposed cuts are immeasurably dangerous to our community and understand why full restoration is necessary. there seems to be a few major effects, however, that you still need to be made more aware of. first of all, homelessness is a priority for all voters. yet, you still have some of the 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