it really is a reflection of our values as a city and it's one that we want to work hard at, but ultimately it is who we are and it's a combined effort here, a collaborative effort. so it still is that way, and you'll see from the highlights that we'll be announcing today, as reflected in this budget, it still is a reflection of all of our values. so good morning, everybody. thank you for joining me here today. again, thank you for board president chiu and budget chair carmen chu and all the others that i've identified here today. i also want to say at the outset this budget reflects countless hours of work. a lot of work behind the scenes. in addition to all the neighborhood budget meetings that we had, there were numerous, numerous staff meetings. kate howard's done a wonderful job with her staff. they've met with all of the different departments -- [applause] this is her first full year budget working with us and she's done a great job and her staff has done a great job. it isn't just putting numbers together, it's listening to each of the finance personnel from each department, it is en

how can we, as a city, step in and help? any questions for a deputy superintendent? great job, as always. commissioner mendoza? commissioner mendoza: our next -- we are going to have a committee as a whole. we will have a bunch of discussion next month. perhaps we can report back to select on where the challenges continue to live, and the plans for the school district, in terms of approval and what have you. does that sound like the right thing to do? >> that sounds pretty good. i am not sure when the committee is going to meet next, but that sounds about right. commissioner mendoza: we are combining our budget committee for that. after june 19, we can report back to the select committee. supervisor campos: thank you. any member of the public would like to speak on this item, please come forward. >> it is a pleasure for me to come to this committee meeting. i came here to celebrate espinola jackson. i watched the proceedings at home. they are very long, back and forth. it is always speaking the horse dead, reviving it, beating in baghdad, reviving it. we have 10,000 y

as a city is a minister, he represented gavin newsom in defending this city's proclamation. asian pacific american history when he was elected as the city's first asian-american mayor. ladies and gentlemen -- all right, join me in welcoming mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] you have your own crowded back there. the m. in your middle name stand s for ma. >> thank you all for coming. i'm glad to be here on the eighth time we've celebrated this, and want to give a thank- you for helping us put this on. thank you! and of course, i join here as part of an official city family. thank you for being here. he is joined by supervisors carmen chu, jane kim, and eric mar. our elected officials, jeff adachi, the public defender, the recorder assessor, hydra mendoza, and emily murase. we're also thankful for the chief of police, thank you. i would like to also acknowledges someone that has been a very special friend of mine, someone that has given me a lot of support and advice over the years. and also someone who has not missed one of these asian pacific heritage month associations, mayor w

adding with all come together as a board, as a city. we should come together as san franciscans, and, colleagues, at this time, i hope, and i asked that we unanimously vote for ed lee to be our next mayor. this is also a historic day for the asian-american community. for a community that has been here in santa francisco, for over 160 years, i am a product of that community. i know the ed and all of us of asian-american decent feel the legacy. i want to thank all of you who have been part of this historic moment to make this happen. and say that this is obviously not just about a chinese- american community or an asian american community. this is about the american dream. the idea that anyone of any background of any color from any part of the globe can come here and sunday be at the very top of what our community is about -- and someday be at the very top of what our community is about. chairperson chu: good morning, and welcome to the regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. i'm joined by supervisor: shortly and -- i'm joine

the answer is, as a wise man once said, just follow the money. if you are ripping off the city of enough money, official misconduct is a virtue, not a crime. the public-private partnership is not just immune from accounting for the money. they are immune from the ethics, justice, and democratic values. if people no longer accept the result when their faith in the institutions is broken, the lie cost more than the money. thank you. >> i am peter warfield, executive director of library users association. we have been working for months to save a worthy and wonderful city asset, the bernal heights branch library mural, featuring a range of working women and musicians. scaffolding went up to prepare for a paint out that was supposed to start yesterday. luckily, we have found and alerted the city to a legal issue that we hope will provide at least a temporary stop. here is the merrill as it was a few weeks ago. this is before the scaffolding went up. this is the famous and chilean singer-songwriter. what is that going to be replaced by? no people. no words. on the side is a panel ho

as a city, we own buildings, cubicles, museums, golf courses, so much that we have -- >> yes, but it is our property, right? >> yes. that is a very good point. stewards of these resources, and they are often underutilized resources, so how do we improve access to those? there is a lot to learn from this that could be applied to the public comments. >> thank you. let's open it up. do we have a microphone for people to come to? ok, we will just it old school. if you have a question, raise your hand, and speak loudly. concise questions will be greatly appreciated. >> [inaudible] >> did everyone here that? ok. >> something that is really amazing about the sharing economy is it is being pioneered in cities. cities exist because of sharing because it is more efficient and more productive to collaborate and share resources, and that is something we are seeing, that our biggest markets are big metropolitan cities, which is different when you look at the tourism industry throughout the world. i mean, of course, we will be in the beach towns, but, the real innovative factor here is it is happen

the reality is, there is a perception that i certainly share, which is that we, as a city, feel comfortable giving money to wealth, and are really cheap when it comes to things like parks and the poor, as several speakers here have already said, to the people who are residents of the city who are in great need. i would urge that you look at that value system and reevaluate it. the money needs to go where the residents of san francisco need it to go, not just to those -- like twitter and larry ellison -- who are really not in need of our money. [applause] >> we are going to do two more speakers. then i'm going to have to rush you, mayor lee, because i have another meeting at 7:30. what can i say? it is the teacher in me. i cannot help it. pam lee from district 1. the next person is carry patterson. all the rest of these are going to be given to the proper people so that we have everything you wanted to say. >> i have a couple of things i want to say, so i will do it quickly. i am a teacher at city college. the students are in serious crisis. my students are coming up to me, telling me they c

instead as it passes a major reform on city workers' pensions but legal fight is alre,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's wednesday june 6th some chagrin ago. i'm frank monaco. the fate of the measure that sent as the voters gave a big thumbs up to yesterday's senate cut county measure b was passed by a 70 to 30 percent margin the pension modification means and as a city workers are likely to pay a lot more for their pension plans and mackovic down in san jose with the mayor helped push the measure through to adjourn is now with more. to try to deal with ballooning pension costs here the details of measure. >>> scored city employees paid up to 60 percent more for their pensions there to choose a more modest plan future hires will have to pay half the cost of a pension and disability requirement will be more stringent and i'm here live with mayor chuck reed asset is a direct relation to the restoration of city services. cutting positions in order to find skyrocketing. will the control of the costs as they begin to restore services instead of cutting services. they're bound to fight this in court. wh

a very modest amount. if you look at the litigation that was filed against the city a few years back, if you look at the amount of money that the city lost as a result of that litigation, to get us back to the level where we would be on parallel tracks with where we were, you are talking about at least $33 million. that is not to say anything about the tens of millions of dollars that we have lost in the last few years. this is truly about the business community paying its fair share, especially the larger corporations, the larger businesses in san francisco, recognizing one of the reasons we live in san francisco is we really believe that in this city, we care about everyone, and we want a safety net that protects every individual. i hope that we get to a number that is appropriate. i think that anything substantially lower than the $40 million mark that has been proposed by supervisor avalos would not be appropriate. i also think that as we go forward with a measure that makes sense, that we cannot lose sight of the fact that the affordable housing trust does require a property transfer tax. i think the one that has been presented as the

and as a result we begin to take a look at how we can use and leverage our position as a city in the middle of this nation where you can get anywhere from denver in a matter of 2 to 12 hours, anywhere in the world, by air. leveraging our port, growing that global attraction to our city. the last thing i'll say to you is through the investment of our infrastructure is at the height of this recession our then mayor john hickenlooper led the effort to invest in our infrastructure at a tune of a half a billion bond issue. as a result, four years later as we begin to emerge out of this, you see denver sitting as the number one city for the creation of construction jobs because we've been building and investing even during these economic challenges. that sense of vibrancy is beginning to attract even more businesses and opportunities to our city, and as mayor it's an awesome tool for me to use as i try to market the city for job recruitment. >> great. thank you, mayor hancock. kelly jean brough, the director of the metro chamber of commerce for denver. >> thanks. it's good to be here. just

whole, but as it affects us as a city. i would like to ask those questions as to whether or not they belong in this document. >> those are great questions that i would like to address. we do not typically about how the document is constructed within the element itself, simply because the element is supposed to be this overarching document that trend isn't the point in time in which it is created. we do not want to undermine any agencies that might change their names are new agencies that might arise over the next 15 years when this might be in place, but we can provide you the information. there is a significant amount of information on all the agencies, the department of emergency management, the city administrator's office, the gsa, and the other organizations that relate to disaster preparedness and management, how they relate to each other and the roles they play with the city's website. we can kind of incorporate that as well. and your last point about regional cooperation is really important. the city itself is just s

in that time weekly developed a comprehensive set of regulations for the city and we continue as a community task force. one of our key recommendations has been for the city to expand hepatitis c testing because 75% of the people with hepatitis c don't know they have it. leading to advanced liver disease and liver cancer. there are effective treatments for hepatitis c. and many like me can be cured. but the need -- but they need to know they have hepatitis c. in order to get treatment. cpmc can and has been a major partner in this effort. we greatly appreciate that cpmc provided hepatitis c testing with hepatitis b testing at the asian heritage street celebration. as a part of the historic first national hepatitis testing day. san francisco served as a model that day for other cities for providing hepatitis b and c education and testing. and cpmc was a major part of that success. we encourage cpmc to provide -- so san francisco can continue to be a leader in the fight against viral hepatitis. >> thank you. great to see you at the extradite fair as well. last speaker and we will cut off publi