i'm matt haney, chair of the budget and finance committee. and gordon mar. i want to thank those from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. chair. the meeting minutes will reflect that the committee members participated in this remote meeting through a video conference as if though

matt haney says it will allow 98 families to stay and work in the city. >> i think that in itself ise opportunity that we should be celebrating. >> today's vote approves a $14 million loan to acquire the site. next in the process is the design process. opponents do worry it will look out of place among the district's single-family homes. >>> you know, it hadn't been the torch relay we've been accustomed to, but it continues to the opening ceremony nonetheless. we'll take the unique approach today when we come back. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00, we're digging deeper into a troubling report made about the man behind the mass shooting at the vta and why local authorities were never informed. >>> plus, what does it take to get to tokyo? mike tirico is in quarantine ahead of the games. these conversations and more in our 7:00 newscast. >>> but first on nightly news with lester holt, some experts say a tidal wave of new infections is coming for people who aren't vaccinated. lester looks into the ongoing battle against the virus coming up in just a minute. >> deepening issues with the delt

i see superintendent safai, budget chair matt haney, supervisor mandelman. thank you for joining us as well as our treasurer, our assessor recorder torrez, the district attorney bodine, and i'm not sure. i think agot all the elected officials here. thank you so much. good afternoon to all the community members, the city staff, elected officials, i can not tell you how happy i am to be here. [applause] not just because we are announcing that we have officially balanced our latest two-year budget -- though that is important. , no, and i'm happy because i am here in chinatown in front of actual people again. and it feels great. this is the first time in so long that i've seen so many familiar faces kinda. i think i recognize you all. over the past few weeks, san francisco has really started to open up. you can see it everywhere. people are going to museums, to baseball games, enjoying the incredible outdoor dining spaces and families and our parks and playgrounds like this one that we are at today. willy woo woo wang. i had the opportunity to go to the symphony

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislationw. mayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem

joining us now is supervisor matt haney, chair of the board's budget committee. and thank you so much. supervisor for being here before we get to the budget, though we are just now getting word that san francisco glide co founder janice america tani has died. she was a well known activist and beloved former poet laureate in san francisco. and along with her husband, as you know, supervisor. the reverence is a williams america. tani was recognized for her decades long work, helping the underserved residents of san francisco and today glide expressing its grief over her passing, saying quote. she brought fierce courage and spirit, too. everything she did. mayor london breed, describing her as a visionary, a revolutionary artist and the very embodiment of san francisco's compassionate spirit. she was 80 years old supervisor haney, i know that glide is in your district. you knew her well such a loss for the city. devastating loss. glide is absolutely one of the most essential san francisco institutions. and it's compassion. it's service was embodied in dr america tin

matt haney for me, this is really reflective you know, bad management at the department of public workslack of a corrupt, a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect. >> years of work and rejecting them at this point. it's not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you want 4 news. >> now it's time to talk about our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look outside here at the golden gate bridge. it's breezy out there traffic's. not too heavy, but that haze is slowly starting to roll in again. we're looking a little bit ahead to the erica caturay joins us now with the forecast. yeah, well, it's actually going to be a little warmer tomorrow and saturday in the meantime, we've seen that our temperatures actually a little lower today versus what we saw yesterday. in fa

. >> supervisor matt haney tells us he's hoping to get the price reduced before the full board of supervisors hold a vote next week. now to our wildfire coverage. take a look at this. intense new video from u c davis. firefighters as a crew drives to a raging fire storm while battling the tamarack fire. the fire was the fire truck was surrounded by flames as the crew race to protect homes. the tamarod fire was ignited by a lightning strike on july 4th in alpine county is part over 50,000 acres just 4% contained. and crews are making some progress against the dixie fire, which has burned been burning for weekend you and plumas counties. containment has risen to about 18%. the fire continues to spread and so far has burned more than a 113,000 acres evacuation orders are in place for several communities. coming up next, the kron 4 morning news san francisco makes a big investment in an effort to help people with mental health issues. you have the details after we get back from break. >> well, the olympics kicks off today. the opening ceremonies are underway right now and fans are and because of

matt haney for me, this is really reflective of, you know, bad management at the department of public a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect. >> years of work and rejecting them at at this point. it's not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you run for news. >> 2 major wildfires continue to grow in northern california. you can see. >> plumes of smoke rising from both the dixie and the tamarack fires. this is satellite footage from yesterday. the dixie fire burning east of chico near paradise has burned more than 100,000 acres. it is 17% contained. it's believed that fire was started by pg e equipment. the tamarack fire just south of lake tahoe is more than 50,000 acres containment on that is just 5%. you know, the crazy thing we're hearing that the bad

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislation1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem like it's too late, but p

for more police funding rather than addressing the needs of our city like 24 hour bathrooms as matt haney has emphasized. i appreciate him for doing so. that proposition seems vital to our city and towards that end i want to add the most efficient use of our budget would be to open the bathrooms we already have in our parks whether it's in dolores or goldengate at night so those existingtoilets and thatexisting sanitary resource may be used . >> clerk: thank you for your comments. ms. runiga, next speaker please . >> i'm doctor amy man in district 9 and i'm a family medicine resident working at the sf general hospital. i frequently see the downstream impact of trauma in my patience and disproportionate policing as led to significantfinancial burdens on our low income patients of color .i would support the city proposal to expand behavioral health emergency response teams and highlight union represented community safety teams for clinicsand hospitals . i'm urging you to diver funding out of sfpd to establish the card program and invest in life-affirming programs for ou communities . please

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislationmayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem li

at a committee hearing wednesday, supervisor matt haney was visibly confused why it would cost so much. though he voted to move forward with the plan, not wanting to create further delays. >> $20,000 again, ridiculous. it is a fox news headline waiting to happen. i really need to understand why it is so expensive. >> reporter: people on the street had similar reactions. does that sound like a reasonable price for a trashcan? >> no, i'm sorry, it sounds really bad. >> $20,000? go to costco and get the for five dollars. >> reporter: the majority of the trash cans are these green ones which have been around for more than 20 years. one of the problems the city has with this model as they say it is too easy to tamper with. people can reach inside, pulling trash out, leaving it over the streets. the new designs have slightly different features, but will be made of stainless steel and have sensors that tell how full they are. >> it will be able to notify and tell us, to send someone out to empty that can. >> reporter: he says once they determine which works best, the cost to actually produce

i am matt haney, chair of the budget and finance committee. i am joined by supervisors

done and we got it done together and i want to applaud him on his leadership and please welcome matt haney. >> i'm going to be brief, because all of the folks here have been working so hard to get us to this moment and they deserve a little bit of a break in relief. first of all, on behalf of the board of supervisors and i want to thank my colleagues, mar, melgar, chan, mandelman and safai and president walton and supervisor ronen, we want to say thank you, mayor breed, for your leadership and for your steadfast commitment and to the health and well-being of our city and we had a budget process and a budget in front of us today and that our residents can be proud of and that prioritized the urgent meet of recovery and that prioritize the most urgent needs of health and safety and economic development and it's one that i think came about through a process that we can be proud of and this was a magical budget process and i'll let him speak to what he means by that but what i think he means and this is a time when our residents needed us and they have sacrificed so much over the last year and

matt haney for me, this is really reflective you know, bad management at the department of public works. a lack of a corrupt, a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect. >> years of work and rejecting them at at this point. it's not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you 4 news. >> next here on kron. producing a new exclusive paul about what could happen if governor gavin newsom's recall was held today and what californians care about the most. plus the search for missing runner continuing in pleasanton how local businesses in the community. now pitching in to help. also why the bay bridge looked a little bit more like a parking lot this afternoon. all th >> the bay bridge looks like a parking lot, at least the toll plaza sure did. this afternoon traffic com

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. >> supervisor matt haney there tells us he is hoping to get the price reduced before the full boardf supervisors holds a vote that is scheduled to happen next week. university of california regents have approved a multi year hike for the systems. 10 campuses for tuition. the plan calls for tuition and fees to rise by 2%. plus inflation for new undergraduates starting in the 2022 academic year. you see officials estimate that will amount to an additional 500 and $34 putting tuition and systemwide fees. it just over $13,000 a year for in-state students university officials say the increase is needed to maintain the quality of the public university system and to provide more financial aid for some students. coming up next on kron, 4 news at 10. a teen has been killed and but the killer has been found. >> we catch up with the police chief on the rise in violent crime and his take on how to try to stop it. plus, a small solution to a big problem. we'll have more on one man's mission to tackle the homeless crisis. one micro home at a time and homelessness homelessness, one of 2 big issues

matt haney for me, this is really reflective you know, bad management at the department of public works. a lack of a corrupt, a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect. >> years of work and rejecting them at this point is not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you 4 news. >> still ahead at 3.45 today. we will go back to tokyo to continue our team coverage of the olympics. we take this live look here as people they're getting ready to start there. friday morning. we're just hours away from the opening ceremonies during what is a very difficult time for the city. as of all the covid problem right after the break. you'll find out if you will, need proof of a vaccine in order to enter your favorite bar in san francisco. >> no vaccine, no service. that's what so

matt haney for me, this is really reflective you know, bad management at the department of public works. a lack of a corrupt, a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect. >> years of work and rejecting them that at this point it's not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you run for news. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning news coronavirus is still a threat even if you're fully vaccinated. details. a new cases among students at stanford university. jason, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? cool. so what are you waiting for? mckayla maroney to get your frisbee off the roof? i'll get it. ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa. here you go. (in unison) thank you mckayla! dude, get it. i'm not getting it, you get it. you thr

matt haney for me, this is really reflective you know, bad management at the department of public worksa lack of a corrupt, a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect. >> years of work and rejecting them at this point is not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you want 4 news. >> still ahead in sports. second, i just got a whole lot richer, fred warner talking about his record. breaking contract extension. plus, jason dumas says a look at the giants dodgers game. that's coming up in sports. >> and temperatures were lower today versus yesterday. but what can we expect for the rest of this week. i'll have the answer in the 7 day. extended forecast coming up. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the giants trying to take 3 or 4 games from the dodgers down in los angeles

matt haney tells us that he is hoping to get the price reduced before the full board of supervisors holds a vote next week. >> university of california regents have approved a multi year to wish in height for the system's 10 campuses so the plan calls for tuition and fees to rise by 2%. plus inflation for new undergraduate starting in the year 2022 academic year. you see officials estimate that's going amount to an additional $534 put intuition and system. why fees and just over 13,000 a year for in-state students. university officials say the increase is needed to maintain the quality of the public university system and provide more financial aid to students. well, coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news coronavirus is still a threat even if you're fully vaccinated. details on new cases among students at stanford university. >> we are back. 7.30 is the time as we take a quick live look outside here at the embarcadero. it looks a little hazy off in the distance. police. the sun is out. it does. what do we want? the sun to how warm will be today morning john, let's find out. yeah,

commissioner matt haney has requested to be excused. our clerk is brittany milton. er haney? >> i'm here for now. present. >> clerk: mrs. mandelman? >> present. >> clerk: commissioner mar? >> present. >> clerk: commissioner melgar? >> present. >> clerk: commissioner peskin? >> present. >> clerk: commissioner preston? >> present. >> clerk:

matt haney tells us that he's hoping to get the price reduced before the full board of supervisors hold vote next week. >> university california regents approved a multi year tuition hike for the system's 10 campuses. now the plan calls for tuition and fees to rise by 2%. plus inflation for new undergraduate started in the 2022 academic year. you see officials estimate that will amount to an additional $534 putting to wishon in systemwide fees and just over 13,000 a year for in-state students. university officials say the increase is needed to maintain the quality of the public university system and provide more financial aid to students. there. >> we'll take a break at 5.27 coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news coronavirus is still a threat. even if you are fully vaccinated. california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power to keep us up and running! “i do?” yup, we all do! with flex alerts. they notify us when to shift our energy use if our power supply is stretched. so from p

. >> the supervisor, matt haney says that he's hoping to get the price cut way down before the full board of supervisors hold a vote next week. 9.15, let's head over to the weather center will say good morning once again to john. find out what the forecast is like for this friday and the weekend ahead. good morning, john. good morning to you. james. don't have to pay for this forecast today, free nor the sunshine that were and are currently. it's nice to see that sun for a change this early in the morning. >> we actually started this past work week around the you remember monday morning. you're greeted by the sunshine to start the week. then we saw the father turned tuesday into wednesday today, though, as we round out this week. you can see lots of sunshine out there. again for areas like san francisco. now, there's definitely some cloud cover near the coastline and even streaming up into bergen county to know overall, those skies are clear and air quality is really good for the bay area. where's all that smoke heading. that's up in the sierra nevada, from the dixie fire burning in butte

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislationard of appeals. president honda is joined by vice president rick swig, commissioner an lazarus and tina chang. soon-to-be present is brad russy. and alex and i'm julie rosenburg. the board's executive director. we'll be joined by reps from the city departments that will be presenting before the board this evening. scott sanchez with the planning department, jeff duffy, acting deputy dirr,

san francisco supervisor matt haney said.hile he's been a vocal advocate for replacing the city's trash cans. he also expressed concerns about the costs at a committee meeting wednesday. how many, uh, prototype trash cans are being produced? and what is the price of them and i saw the line item, said 15 for $300,000, that that is an extraordinary cost per can supervisor. haney says he's also going to be working with dpw to see if he can get that price tag down. as for a timeline, dpw is hoping to get those prototypes out for testing by the end of this year, then see which designs work best and get about 3000 of the winning design, manufactured and out on the streets next year in san francisco, christien kafton ktvu, fox two news, san francisco mayor london breed announced plans today to expand drug and mental health outreach efforts by adding 400 new treatment facility beds. the mayor described the move as an unprecedented expansion. and she said it would provide an urgent response that the drug and mental health crisis deser

matt haney for me, this is really reflective of. >> you know, bad management at the department of public works. a lack of a corrupt, a department head from years ago and here we are with the decision essentially to put out prototypes that are very expensive. but that also reflect years of work and rejecting them at this point is not going to make our ce our streets. clean supervisor haney says he is in the process of meeting with dpw officials hoping to get the price reduced before bringing the item to the full board of supervisors for a vote which is scheduled to happen next week. think that you run for news. >> well, officials in the city of alameda are also exploring the option of tiny homes. it's a concept as a way to get people off the streets. there. the city council has proposed building a village of about 20 homes on a city own lot near the college of alameda people would be allowed to stay there for up to 6 months. officials estimate it would cost as much as 2.6 million dollars to bill and alameda. as mayor says, it's a worthy investment. >> to have a place where they could slee

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislationmayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem li

for more police funding rather than addressing the needs of our city like 24 hour bathrooms as matt haneys emphasized. i appreciate him for doing so. that proposition seems vital to our city and towards that end i want to add the most efficient use of our budget would be to open the bathrooms we already have in our parks whether it's in dolores or goldengate at night so those existingtoilets and thatexisting sanitary resource may be used . >> clerk: thank you for your comments. ms. runiga, next speaker please . >> i'm doctor amy man in district 9 and i'm a family medicine resident working at the sf general hospital. i frequently see the downstream impact of trauma in my patience and disproportionate policing as led to significantfinancial burdens on our low income patients of color .i would support the city proposal to expand behavioral health emergency response teams and highlight union represented community safety teams for clinicsand hospitals . i'm urging you to diver funding out of sfpd to establish the card program and invest in life-affirming programs for ou communities . please re

get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music history here in san francisco and the part of our cultural fab lick but it's also an economic driver. we produce $7 billion annual' here in san francisco and it's formidable. >> we've been very fortunate here. we've had the department of emergency management and ems division and using part of our building since last april and aside from being proud to i can't tell you how important to have some cost recovery coming in and income to keep the doors open. >> typic

this is the june 25th, budget and appropriations committee, i'm matt haney, the chair of the committeeoined by president walton and supervisors ronen and safai and mar and our clerk is mr. brant olivia. and i thank sfgov-tv for broadcasting this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: thank you, mr. chair. the minutes will reflect that the committee members participated through video conference to the same extent as physically present. and the access to city services is essential and invite participation in the following ways. public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, either channels 26, 78, or

i am matt haney, chair of the budget and finance committee. i am joined by supervisors safai and mar, and our clerk is linda wong. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: if you'll allow me, mr. chair, through to the clerk, the minutes will reflect that members participated in this meeting through video conference to the same extent as physically presence. the board recognizes that city services are essential and invite public participation in the following ways: watching on cable channels 46, 28, and 79 or by watching on sfgovtv. comments or opportunities to speak are available by phone call by calling 415-655-0001. again, that's 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 146-161-0659. that's 146-161-0659. press pound, and pound again. when you're connected, you will be able to hear but in listening mode only. alternatively, you may submit public comment in either of the following ways: e-mail budget clerk linda wong, linda.wong@sfg.org. written comments may be sent by u.s. postal service to city hall. that's 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett pl

matt haney. i wanted to thank mr.isor mar, my apologies for resilience in this conversation with our city's conservative. i know that affordable housing is essential to our city's success and too long it is opposed. the state mandates dictate realization many more units need to be built. they meteorresidential housing needs we need most of the west side. this is the beginning of a long and involved and large scale conversation. i appreciate the political will necessary to have these difficult conversations with neighbors and come to the realization the healthiest choice for all of us is build near where the jobs, transit, a suburban metropolitan which is the city of san francisco. i thank the supervisors for courage in standing up to these attacks and continue to support affordable housing for our city. >> clerk: next speaker, please. >> caller: i am talking about inadequacy of community outreach. >> if you have provided comment, we would not be able to take additional comments from you. we can only provide one minute

i see superintendent safai, budget chair matt haney, supervisor mandelman. thank you for joining us as well as our treasurer, our assessor recorder torrez, the district attorney bodine, and i'm not sure. i think agot all the elected officials here. thank you so much. good afternoon to all the community members, the city staff, elected

i am matt haney joined by supervisors.

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislationw. mayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and

my resolution is to introduce along with my colleague supervisor dean preston and supervisor matt haney, a resolution supporting the allocation of $2 million to the free muni for all youth that was announced by the mayor through a technical amendment at the budget committee meeting this morning i want to tell you, when i first came to country when i was 13 years old, i would take the 14 muni to my school on mission street. we lived in the outer mission. i went to san francisco christian academy and supervisor safai's district. it gave me a tremendous amount of freedom. it's like the city of open. it is a dream that many of us have held and worked for including supervisors preston and haney that youth would have that freedom. they will be able to go to school and all of the rich experiences that the city has to offer without barriers. many of us have been fighting for this in 2013. we were and to roll out a free muni for low income youth program. that program, while great, did present barriers especially for the income youth who's parents had to submit documentation that they didn't have

my resolution is to introduce along with my colleague supervisor dean preston and supervisor matt haney, a resolution supporting the allocation of $2 million to the free muni for all youth that was announced by the mayor through a technical amendment at the budget committee meeting this morning i want to tell you, when i first came to country when i was 13 years old, i would take the 14 muni to my school on mission street. we lived in the outer mission. i went to san francisco christian academy and supervisor safai's district. it gave me a tremendous amount of freedom. it's like the city of open. it is a dream that many of us have held and worked for including supervisors preston and haney that youth would have that freedom. they will be able to go to school and all of the rich experiences that the city has to offer without barriers. many of us have been fighting for this in 2013. we were and to roll out a free muni for low income youth program. that program, while great, did present barriers especially for the income youth who's parents had to submit documentation that they didn't have

my resolution is to introduce along with my colleague supervisor dean preston and supervisor matt haneyorting the allocation of $2 million to the free muni for all youth that was announced by the mayor through a technical amendment at the budget committee meeting this morning i want to tell you, when i first came to country when i was 13 years old, i would take the 14 muni to my school on mission street. we lived in the outer mission. i went to san francisco christian academy and supervisor safai's district. it gave me a tremendous amount of freedom. it's like the city of open. it is a dream that many of us have held and worked for including supervisors preston and haney that youth would have that freedom. they will be able to go to school and all of the rich experiences that the city has to offer without barriers. many of us have been fighting for this in 2013. we were and to roll out a free muni for low income youth program. that program, while great, did present barriers especially for the income youth who's parents had to submit documentation that they didn't have or because of lang

you know, we found our champion with supervisor matt haney from district six who introduced this legislationw. mayor breed dedicated $1.5 million this fund, and then supervisor haney matched that, so there's $3 million in this fund. this is a huge moment for our coalition. it's what we've been fighting for all along. >> one of the challenges of our business is staying on top of all the opportunities as they come back. at the office of oewd, office of economic and workforce development, if you need to speak to somebody, you can find people who can help you navigate any of the available programs and resources. >> a lot of blind optimism has kept us afloat, you know, and there's been a lot of reason for despair, but this is what keeps me in the business, and this is what keeps me fighting, you know, and continuing to advocate, is that we need this and this is part of our life's blood as much as oxygen and food is. don't lose heart. look at there for all the various grants that are available to you. some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem

this is the june 25th, budget and appropriations committee, i'm matt haney, the chair of the committee and i'm joined by president walton and supervisors ronen and safai and mar and our clerk is mr. brant olivia. and i thank sfgov-tv for broadcasting this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: thank you, mr. chair. the minutes will reflect that the committee members participated through video conference to the same extent as physically present. and the access to city services is essential and invite participation in the following ways. public comment will be available on each item on this agenda, either channels 26, 78, or 99, and sfgov-tv.org, are streaming the public call in number across the screen. each speaker is allowed one minute to speak today. comments are opportunities to speak during the public comment period and are available via phone call by calling 1-(415)-655-0001. again, that is 1-(415)-655-0001 and meeting i.d., 146 586 5393. again, 146 586 5393. then press pound twice. when connected you will hear the meeting discussions but you will be muted an