honorable davis chiu. [applause] >> good morning. it is a real pleasure for me to be here for a number of reasons. first of all, a couple of years ago i was honored to be part of a group of american policy folks that was invited under the german marshall foundation to go to europe and to meet with policymakers in brussels and other points in europe to share ideas that we had from the united states. and it was a remarkably fruitful exchange and i think many of us that went on that trip brought back ideas to the united states that we are trying to legislate here locally. i'm also excited to see all of you here in part because some of you know, i'm one member of the board that doesn't have a car, that rides my bicycle many days of the week -- [applause] >> and like all of you, i think we are remarkably excited about the fact that the bike plan is moving forward, the fact that today is the start of the trial on market street, the fact that we are really moving our city's biking agenda forward. and i think with those of our friends from e

. >> president chiu, supervisors. rsjita davis. developer of affordable homes here in san francisco for both first time home buyers but also for families who need supportive services. i really urge you to support this project and deny the appeal. i was also on the community advisory board for the housing element, the part of the general plan, and through many months of very rank rows discussions about the future of housing in san francisco, it was clear that there were certain neighborhoods who felt that the affordable housing responsibility should only be in a very few neighborhoods. and they would love to talk about victorians, and as the owner of a victorian, i have to say that there is this wonderful part about that. but we also have to realize we live in are 21-century city. we're a phone callal point around the world and i urge you to provide opportunities for disadvantaged young people, who are in one of the most expensive cities in the world and take on that responsibility to provide services and support services that provi

president chiu: next speaker, please. >> my name is mabel davis, and i have been a home care worker for 33 years. my insurance is with kaiser. please do not let them cut me. i am a diabetic. i have not had any problems with kaiser and my diabetes is under control. i have been working for almost 33 years. i beg you not to let this be cut. i still love kaiser. that is where my doctors are. that is where i would like to stay. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the director of substance abuse services at the bayview/hunters point foundation for community improvement. i am here to speak about the proposed reduction of funding in the maintenance still services program, and the elimination or reduction of other substance abuse programs throughout san francisco. the station has been providing outpatient treatment to heroin- addicted individual since 1981. it also provides treatment to those who are incarcerated in san francisco city and county jails. we provide services to approximately 300 clients per year. the needs for substance abuse programs to remain open is vital to the comm

chiu, members of the committee. i am beth mar. we operate and maintain the major institutions. including the opera house, veterans building, davis symphony hall and a rehearsal hall. our mission is to provide safe, first-class facilities that promote cultural, educational, and entertainment opportunities in a cost-effective manner for maximum use and enjoyment by the public. and to best serve the interests of the beneficiaries of the war memorial trust, which include veteran organizations. for the coming fiscal year we are projecting to have 854 performances and defense and the rental facilities, opera house, davies hall in the green room. we projected attendance of 1.2 million patrons. in addition, we anticipate there will be a total of 400 meetings of various veterans' organizations and the veterans buildings attended by 8000 veterans and their guests. an additional estimated 15,000 persons will attend exhibits of the rest of arts commission gallery and museum of performance of design and to our programming. -- sf arts commission in gallery and museum of performance and design and tour programming. as provided in the city's te