i am with seiu [speaker not understood] also an ihhs worker. right now i am a residents of district 4. i am currently taking care of my mother that is 78 years old and she is a resident of district 1. and for all the workers here today and not here today, i wanted to let all the department heads know that currently we're earning at 11.54 an hour. that was the same wage five years ago and it is the same rate right now. and there has been a lot of inflation and, so, their standard of living has gone down. and there's been a reduction of 3.6% for the work hours. they want to see another 4.4% reduction in work hours. so, we hope that more services and resources could be placed for ihhs workers. the average hours necessary for an elder is about 80 hours a month earning about $900 a month. and what we do is we help alleviate the burden for convalescent homes and senior homes. so, we hope the city can make sure you under the importance of ihhs workers for a lot of seniors. oftentimes it's very hard because the seniors may have behavioral issues or the

i'm a district resident, ihhs, and seiu. i currently take care of an elderly person in district 4. the person i currently take care of, his son is away from home and so it's very important for us to make sure they take their medication on time, that their needs are met. with the limited income that we have, we really hope that there's more funding to our income. there hasn't been an increase for six years and it's really important that bemake sure we serve all the needy seniors and disabled individuals. please let us to live a good and quality mannered life in the city and county of san francisco. thank you. (applause) >> thank you. do we have any other folks here from [speaker not understood]? >>> good morning, city officials. my name is eric wu. i am a member of the san francisco youth commission. the youth commission is a body of 17 young people ages 12 to 23, that advises the mayor and the board of supervisors on issues that affect the young people in san francisco. one of our priorities is actually the summer job plus program and supporting that and expanding that. currently t

we've heard from seniors, we've heard from ihh -- from your work force, from the experience that you've had. we heard from youth. we've heard from people that need our help and all the gaps that we have and we'll definitely pay attention to that. so, again, thank you for giving up your saturday to join us. i look forward to seeing some of you in the other hearings. and, again, we appreciate your input and your guidance for our priorities. we have some questions? mr. hal? >>> mr. mayor, i wanted to thank you for being here. [speaker not understood]. [speaker not understood]. [speaker not understood]. >> okay. i'm sorry if we missed some cards. we meant to get to every single card that was submitted. so, our apologies if that happened. but i will say, david, if there's any question about our commitment to small businesses, you hear from me directly that we are investing in neighborhoods in a very large amount. my budget from last year and this year reflect a very strong consideration for neighborhood small businesses in our city. and i know of not only your leadership, but mr. carnilowitz