. >> [speaking spanish] >> my name is chris martinez. i am translating. she said good afternoon. -- my name is grace martinez. she said she is a child at the heart and a member of days. -- child at brett hart and member of grace. "my concern are all the cuts that have affected our schools." >> [speaking spanish] >> it is necessary that we find funds for education and to improve services for our families. we need to be able to work and have the capacity to have good working jobs. thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i am the political action share for seiu local 1021 and a nonprofit worker here in san francisco. we represent workers, rn's and other health-care providers in community clinics and in general hospitals. we represent the classified nutrition workers and the school secretaries and the folks that keep your schools clean. we also represent many of the nonprofits, especially supportive housing and mental health care. this is, for us, the third year of straight cuts in a row. we see things in san francisco that we have not seen before. we see rec

"today in the bay's" chris submit is live in martinez with more on the study and the impact it has on the folks who live in the east bay. good morning. >> good morning to you marla. this is not the thing you want to hear when you call the sheriff's deputies for help, that they are on their way but maybe not as fast as you think. the new study found average response time for top priority calls has doubled from a goal within five minutes to closer to 8:39. the contra costa county sheriff's department has lost 50 sworn officers in three years. this is one of the findings of the first county wide look at police agencies across the board that found many of them cutting special crime fighting units, doing things like closing substations and driving their cars longer just to keep patrol officers out on the street. the sheriff's department was forced to cut both patrol and special services. in a twist, crime rates, though, have actually declined in the county at the same time. the study also suggests, though, cities with unincorporated areas consider annexation. this could mean boundary shift