cdbg funds, work force and economic development, as well as community development. we know we also have concerns about what is happening at the state level with redevelopment. so there may be compounding impact that i think are important for us to be thinking about. other impact that will not affect the city's budget directly but could affect our community in san francisco are proposed cuts to programs like head start, the corporation for national service, as well as proposals to change family planning funding or eliminate family planning funding. two other things i wanted to point out to you that are important to be aware of as you are thinking about the budget and the federal picture. the federal stimulus acts was signed into law at the beginning of 2009, so some of the funds that were associated with the recovery act are expiring or have been fully extended. for example, there was an additional grant of funding for workforce programs and work force training. that funding has been entirely extended or will be by the end of the fiscal year. so there will be an impa

oewd used to be cdbg. that was a body that took care of all the cbo's in this city. it started from a block grant. i would like to talk with you further down the road before the 18th, because there is a lot of history that has been done in this city. human rights' the others to me has been clipped not doing the job they are supposed to be doing with this ordinance. thank you very much. chairperson avalos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> josh, by one defense project. i want to thank supervisor avalos for his continuing efforts to move this exciting series of policy changes, and to mayor lee and all the departments here. airport, i think it is a testimony we are committing to the aggressive time line laid out in the local higher ordinance. from wanted to make some comments. i want to endorse the statements of jerron brown from power. i want to speak to the face of local hire. we all saw them at the press conference in the mission district. there were 42 students going through the program, faces that are hungry for opportunity, that are ready and excited a

of tax increment financing at the state level -- which is a foregone conclusion -- the assault on cdbg homes, section 8 on the federal level, hazmat san francisco is going to have to ask some serious questions about continuing to provide the level of support to the principal provider of affordable housing opportunities for seniors, which are facing community-based nonprofit development corporations, either through new construction or acquisition and rehab. i hope in this year's budget process you will find in your hearts and ledger books the ability to put some money into affordable housing, especially for senior housing development. we have three large projects currently stalled for the lack of federal and state funds. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is douglas yepp. i have lived in san francisco for 59 years. i would like to think the committee for holding this agenda item. i would like to mention one aspect i do not see mentioned so far this morning, and that is the role of laguna honda hospital, for the issue of senior independence. acco

and mayors have pleaded with you not to cut things like the community development block grant, the cdbg that helps local communities on day-to-day governance issues, and how do you answer to those people that need those funds to do day-to-day governance? >> well, we spared no sacred idols. practically everything was touched. i think we have to prove we are sharing the sacrifice. everyone is pitching into the problem that we have. so these cuts are wide. they are deep, but they are wide. including the items you mentioned. i know the states are having their dullies as well. but the federal government cannot be the backer for the states. we simply don't have that luxury. i would point out to the governorers and everyone else, we're broke. we have to fix this problem, and everyone has to be a part of the sacrifice. >> where in your district are these cuts hitting you the most? what cuts are hitting your district the cost? >> well, if they are enacted into law, which they are not yet, my district would be hurt almost as bad as anybody in the country. i have the second poorest district in ame

we believe that it is very likely there will be a significant reduction to cdbg in the fiscal year 20112 budget, and that it may deepen in fiscal year 2012-2013. another program, for example, that is proposed for a cut by both the president and congress, is the whole program, which provides -- it is a federal formula that provides funding for low-income home ownership programs, home rehabilitation programs, rental assistance to low-income individuals. that program currently receives $8.5 million, and the president has proposed a 9.5% cut, and congress has proposed a 10% cut. so $850,000 there. the other one that is important that i wanted to point out to you now with some specific numbers is our work force investment act funding. as you know, this funding supports training for individuals related to job training -- training and support for individuals who have been laid off from their current jobs, and we receive about $6.5 billion right now. the president has not proposed a cut, but the house of representatives has proposed a 100% cut, completely eliminating the program.