i'm next going to introduce our director of public health, barbara garcia. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am so honored and i'm so proud of the department's staff. i get a lot of travel requests and it's to peru and mozambique and tanzania and at the bottom it says how much it costs and it's usually zero and those are the ones i like to sign but it really does. and i want to just acknowledge the d.p.h. aids office staff, please raise your hands, because you clearly -- [applause] >> some of you, in culmination of years, i know you have hundreds of years of experience here and i know that is so, so important and we've done some incredible work in san francisco and you've taken your work and your understanding of this disease to other parts of the world and it makes such a big difference for everyone in the world, particularly around ending this disease. you're doing aids planning and my job as the principal investigator is to help with space planning. this is a 100-year-old building and we were in all kinds of spaces and i want to acknowledge the staf

so we quickly got to work meeting with barbara garcia at the department of public health, supervisorsampos and wiener and the mayor to figure out what solution we could put to these devastating cuts, and i am pleased to report that all of them were keenly aware -- hold on one second. i am pleased to report that all of them were keenly aware of these devastating cuts long before we met face to face, so we gather here today to thank and acknowledge mayor lee, supervisors wiener campos and olague for their receptive ear and nimble response to our request for support to help mitigate these devastating cuts. mayor lee and the supervisors joint request for supplemental appropriation of $1.8 million will help ensure the continuation of vital primary care and supportive services, which are essential to the health and well-being of people living with hiv and aids. san francisco has provided leadership to the entire country with an effective model of care to respond to the aids crisis. the leadership that is represented here today and the cooperation is reflected here today, and we rely on it i

want to thank our director of public health who also was instrumental in making this possible, barbara garciai am very excited about our newly appointed lgbt supervisor, christina olague. i think this is her second -- second press conference as is supervisor cohen that might be her first co-sponsors of providing it is a testament to her commitment to our community that she is here. i think that it says the very clear message also about the unity that we have on the board of supervisors. we, the lgbt supervisors, understand that we have to make sure that we are united in trying to protect our community. and this funding literally will save lives, has saved lives. we're talking about protecting the most vulnerable in our community. so i am proud to be a part of a city government that makes that investment. again, i want to thank speaker pelosi, mayor lee, supervisor wiener, supervisor olague, and we look forward to the full board approving this matter expeditiously. finally, i want to thank the advocacy committee for those who are working with people living with aids/hiv, who brought this to ou

doing a great job as our moderator and for the entire panel, i had the opportunity to work with barbara garcia for 16 years at the health department and heard her very compelling story about the response to loma prieta. so really happy that you were here and each and every one of you were able to provide very unique perspectives that began to give us the whole picture of what a full community response looks like. i'm sure you'll join me in giving a big hand to our panel. [applause] i don't know about you all but i think this was a wonderful opportunity to share ideas this morning, to see old friends, meet new friends and really continue this dialogue which is so important in our recovery. there will be more of this in the future. thank you all for coming and encourage you all to be prepared and to think about our response and our working together. thank you very much. have a great day. [applause] >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert,

the doctor spoke about that commitment, we have been in long-term conversations with director barbara garcia. there is a letter in your packet on this support, which specifically addresses not only this particular use but is particular use at this particular location. supervisor cohen, thank you so much for your leadership in championing this legislation. we fully support and agree with your modification of reducing it to 7000 square feet. the entire land use committee, i respectfully urge you to approve this legislation and help us all fulfil a dream for children. thank you all very much. supervisor cohen: thank you. supervisor mar: the compromise from moving from 15,000 square feet to 7000 square feet, how does that impact the project itself? that is less than half of the square footage that was originally asked. >> the building that we're currently renting, the entire project will be 22,000 square feet. i have legal counsel here for more specifics. but the use for medical institutions concerned with in that building under 7000 square feet, so it does not negatively impact our project, but

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barbara corcoran. speaking of stars >>> good morning to you. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon.n tour group visiting historic sites when armed tribesmen abducted them. that despite a search by the military. after several hours the women were released. they say they were able to remain calm and are looking forward to returning to egypt in the future. >>> first they're coming home. let's see what kind of traffic's out there with mike. >> if you're heading to work, you have some slowing getting there. there's an accident in the center divide and a distraction off the dublin interchange. a new accident involving three cars in the last few minutes westbound of 580 as you're approaching the interchange. could be an issue. more specifically near livermore aft avenue. we have more slowing down the west shore freeway and a live look at the toll plaza shows you the conditions. we have fog in many areas including the bridge. >> thank you, mike. and thank you for joining us. check out nbc bay area on facebook. i'll have another local news update for you in a half hour. have a great morning.

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