that is fully emersion. >> [speaking spanish]

[applause] >> [speaking spanish] >> good evening. i come from bryant elementary. >> [speaking spanish] >> there has been a week that we requested a meeting with the board of education and we are still waiting. we have some documented that we wanted to discuss with you but i'm going to take this moment to talk to you about something. >> [speaking spanish] >> we know that we are in a crisis. an economical crisis and that we need to improve the educational system but making cuts where they are not appropriate, it is hurting -- -- making cuts in inappropriate places is not going to help us go forward. >> [speaking spanish] >> we need qualified people who knows what is best and not about numbers only. about people. we called our children clients, but they are not clients, they are learners. >> [speaking spanish] gracias. >> this is -- what we have now is like a pyramid. everything stays at the top and it is hard to get there so we need to cut that top. we need to reach the part that we need to reach. we as parents -- finally parents are t

[speaking spanish] next slide please. [speaking spanish] the problem we are trying to solve tonight is looking at ways to balance the budget. we are looking at the city's expenses next year, and they are much greater than the income we have. by law, we have to balance the budget. [speaking spanish] 30 years ago, city government was responsible for the majority of services that we are now receiving. 30 years ago, nonprofits started serving with the goal of having -- instead of reducing costs, provide services to the community. so we have city working in partnership with nonprofit agencies to provide the services you are all provided -- child care, public housing, legal services, support for the elderly, things like that. [speaking spanish] some of the things that are at stake right now is the proposed cuts are to homeless shelter closures. i am speaking in terms of the specific numbers we will be able to pass out later. also, proposed cuts to legal services to elders. there are proposed cuts from 20% to 100% for some after

>> [speaking spanish] [applause] >> [speaking spanish] [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. does anyone want to add anything to that? yes? the last part was not translated. >> she mentioned there are a lot of community members here. she wanted to recognize that women's collective in the back that are here for the same reason everyone else is here. they care about the families. they care about the kids. they are worried about the cuts. a lot of the women's are victims of domestic violence. a lot of the women work day in and day out. they want to work with the city and the supervisors. they want to recognize the work the supervisors have been doing to work with the community. she wants to make sure and emphasize that we have to work together to make sure we are tackling these very important budget issues. supervisor campos: thank you. gracias. the general question to department heads who have not had a chance to speak. how do you decide how to cut? how you approach where to begin? what are your priorities? how does the process work, if you are a number of the public trying to

we have organizations in spanish and english. of the last two years, our budget has been cut by 50%. we're working with less manpower to do the same job. we're always thinking outside of the box about how to do that. we are asking you to think about that and have consideration for that. we talk about safety. i believe that jobs keep people off the street. [applause] my father always said that. with that being said, we have to continue to provide that avenue for people to come through our doors. today alone, i placed three people myself and got them off the street. we have a great program through city college with the construction admin training program that is very vibrant right now. the last thing i want you to consider is the limited english that come through our doors. a lot of services are geared more for the americanized, american-born people. there are people who come through our doors that do not come from that. we're trying to get them jobs, too. it is a difficult task with less manpower and money to do it. we aske you to

thank you. >> thank you. >> [speaking spanish] >> good evening. my name is -- hernandez and i am the president of -- at -- >> [speaking spanish] >> i just wanted to ask for two things that are very important for us as parents at buena vista. >> [speaking spanish] >> the first thing i want to ask is for you to leave our principal with us. when the proposal was made, that was one of the main things we asked that we get to keep our principal. when the move wugs was taken. that we all move together. i'm sorry. >> [speaking spanish] >> because our principal is part of our family. through the years, we have, you know, had a -- we like -- we care for him immensely because he cares for us as well. and everything that goes on. >> [speaking spanish] >> i find unfair that he is not going with us and that we are, you know, on the air without answer for this. >> [speaking spanish] >> so again, that our principal should go with us. it was one of the requests with the superintendent's visit that we all go together as a group. >> [speaking spanish] >> and then we

luke's. >> [speaking spanish] >> i also work and am committed to my job. >> [speaking spanish] >> my job as a housekeeper is to guarantee that the patients have a comfortable and clean place to get well and that their families can focus on them and not on the distractions that sometimes happen in old hospitals. >> [speaking spanish] >> my job as a pharmaceutical technician is to ensure that the medicines that patients need are delivered correctly and timely. >> [speaking spanish] >> i think that the best way to serve the patients in the recovery is to keep a clean and comfortable environment. >> [speaking spanish] >> i also believe that the best way to serve the patients in their recovery is to have the equipment and builds that are more modern to give the care to the patients that need it. >> [speaking spanish] >> it will give the patients of san francisco a place to recover in comfort. >> [speaking spanish] >> cathedral hill will give the patients of san francisco a modern hospital that will give the best care. >> [speaking spanish] >> for the sake of the patients that i have seen

spanish] >> and i have come up against a lot of discrimination. >> [ speaking spanish] >> ok. and i feel that they don't support the people very well. >> [speaking spanish] >> and because it has been so hard for me, i want to thank all of the agencies that help our children. because they are the future of our country. [applause] and that was, "thank you very much for your attention. please have a good day." [applause] you have to go where they can see you, ok? a little bit more. >> thank you for being here. my sister has been there. [unintelligible] i think if you take the money away from them, and there will be no more programs. does all i have to say. [unintelligible] >> thank you, maria and oscar. >> [unintelligible] [inaudible] [speaking spanish] >> ok. all right. [applause] and you know, i encourage you to share that. we will hear from sro tenants with david. [applause] >> my name is david lewis, i am here representing the city. i am here representing -- these decisions need to be smart. treatment can cost so much more. consider these trade-offs. community health services

>> [speaking in spanish] u- -- >>r ribe! >> [speaking in spanish] thank you. this is for you guys. thank you. >> the san francisco giants are world champions. [speaking in spanish] [applause] >> now, we saved the best for last. the best team of announcers, k ruk and kuip. [applause] >> the san diego padres -- the atlanta braves, the philadelphia phillies, the texas rangers, they are all otta here! [applause] -- outta here! i came to this organization in 1982 and i only knew the couple of things about it. one, it had a really bad ballpark. it used to have a center fielder by the name of willie mays. its current center fielder was some guy named chilly. i also knew that it had not won a change in ship. my daughter started in 1982 and i am happy to say, thanks to these gentlemen here, the torture is over! [applause] how great was that parade? i know everyone up here felt it. i know you felt it. everyone here today, you are standing here, and you are not standing alone. you are standing with the person who taught you the great story of the san francisco giants, whether it is your dad,

[speaking in spanish] pub [speaking in spanish] we have been ignored. we hold the system and pay the salaries of many people that are here. if we are not taken seriously within a week, we'll go to the press, the public and air our concerns. >> as parents, we are on twitter and facebook. we are informed. we request that we have a moating. if we don't, we are going to have to go out there with the press even to the white house if necessary. >> good evening. my name is brandon, i am a student from brian elementary. i'm here to ask you not to let the teachers that i know and that know me to go away. i want my teachers to remaybe and stay with us. they taught me to put the letters together so i could learn how to read, please don't take them away. thank you. >> my name is kimberly. i want my teachers to stay they help us in everything. they help us with homework. thank you. >> 30 parents will be here. they leave because we have children. we represent them. we have 98% signatures. they keep these teachers in school. we need to sit down and see where the chang

next speaker, please. >> speaking spanish pecan -- [speaking spanish] gracias. >> good afternoon, my name is pil -- is pilar. yes, i am a grandmother. we are here to ask you for your support. we do not want to see a place that sells narcotics. i want you, when you think about the criteria for what we want to have in the community, i would like you to really think about this. thank you. director goldstein: thank you. next speaker, please. >> i have had a lot of affiliations. the coalition is made up of tenant leaders in low-income buildings in san francisco, and many of the low-income buildings happen to be in the tenderloin. 281 turk, our members have to walk down to get to our meetings that we have on a regular basis, so we do that the concern about having access to the sidewalks as we walked down the street, so our community needs to be heard on these kinds of land-use issues. our community is made up of senior, disabled residents who come to our meetings. again, this is one voice that is not being heard. we have the families here, but the seniors and the disabled also want to be h

[speaking spanish] >> translator: i also want to know is around employment. are they employing local residents and i also want to know about the impact on the neighborhood, for instance. and the neighbors in the back part. that is what i want to know. [speaking spanish] >> translator: that is why i am asking you don't give the permit. president olague: [calling of names] >> president olague and members of the commission, good afternoon. i am with the mission district here today to convey our organization's support for poll, campero and i would like to direct your attention to the letter of support that was distributed to you earlier by mr. sanchez that was written by my colleague robert lopez who is a community relations developer. and in it it elaborates the reason for our support for this project which evolves around the prospect of increased employment and vocational training and opportunities for mission residents specifically hiring and training 30 to 40 local residents at least and outreach to at-risk youth and low v vocational training for hospitality

[speaking spanish] aayou are translating for her? >> i am represent iing. [speaking spanish] >> we're looking not to change the community and we try to affect that change on a daily basis. >> translator: the big part of the work is to have families have better choys xhu nu trigsally and -- to have better choices nutritionally and that is what we have been trying to get people to look for. [saking spanish] >> translator: so with bringing that change to the community is what does pollo campero offering to the food they will serve themselves and we want to see the healthy alternative. [speaking spanish] >> translator: so i am here to say we oppose with the premise of wanting to know what they actually offer and wanting to see what nutritional changes or type of nutritionle thar things they can bring. [speaking spanish]

[speaking in spanish] [speaking in spanish] [speaking in spanish] president chiu: excuse me. i understand that. you are not actually translating what you said before. you can provide your information in writing if you like. next speaker, please. >> i will return next week to my spears on the rent stabilization board, but the second body on my list was the police commission, and i would like to sort of talk about some of the issues that supervisor mirkarimi brought up. when we're considering hiring a new police chief, we have to remember that there will be a new mayor at the end of this year. and as a result, what we are doing is we are selecting a police chief to last only for a few months and potentially taking away the option of the new mayor to decide who he wants to head the police department. i think that is an error. i think it would be much more appropriate to let acting chief go down, remain as acting chief until the end of the year, and allow the police commission to make a decision on a timely basis. unfortunately, they say the words were open to public input, but t

so we do want somebody that is committed, that is spanish- speaking as a member. right now, we have done a lot of outreach, but unfortunately, we are getting nowhere. >> when people come up and speak, if you could just ask them if there is not a language capacity, if there is a cultural capacity about dealing with people where english is not their first language. supervisor kim: could you remind me again how many seats there are on this committee? >> there are 13. three are appointed by the mayor. two our city employees. there are four seats appointed by the local homeless coordinating board, and this body of wants six seats. supervisor kim: thank you. ok, at this time, we are going to call forward applicants in the order that you are listed on the agenda. sabanur amatillah ali bey. if i call your name, please come up. g.d. kerns -- judy kerns. i misheard you when you were giving public comment. >> my given name is patricia l.. -- patricia farrell. i spoke last time, but i wanted to add that now, i am living in the streets, and it is a perfect example of how the c

[speaking spanish] >> thanks for the support. he learned to focus and concentrate on what he was doing and being more academic oriented. and thank you to his staff. [speaking spanish] >> so i really support my teachers because they have supported me. and i would much appreciate it if all of you will give us a grant. [applause] president mendoza: could i get your name, please. >> margaret grand. >> good evening. i'm jessica files and second year learning specialist at city arts and tech high school. i support students who struggle academically and implement their education plan. i choose to work at c.a.t. because i'm inspired by a community of educators that is committed and willing to support students who sometimes struggle the most in a full inclusion environment. i meet with teachers weekly to discuss how best to support students. we do this by reaccommodations and modifications, lesson plans, i.e.p. goals. we have an open dial owing with students and work together to discuss what we can do to make them successful. i'm continua

. >> [speaking in spanish] i'm a mother from brian elementary. i'm here today to remember the words ta were beautiful. he said use the tools one of the tools he taught us was don't ask, demand. we are really concerned because the most important thing if our life are our children. here i am to demand. the teachers are the second parents of our children. >> [speaking in spanish] . now we are exercising that right. >> thank you. >> good evening everybody. i'm a concerned parent at brian elementary. >> i was here two weeks ago. my son's school did a pretty good job. it is really far for me to learn that teachers will concern. we don't want to help them with these kids. do they have the support of the parents are they capable? it is a really low per torm answer school. it is coined of like we are there. a long time ago, they asked if i wanted to remove my kids from the school, i thought that was selfish. in time of crisis, you have to be a solution. that's not a solution. >> thank you. could we have the staff set up some mo williams mo williams mo wil