as well as tom o'connor and the local 798 and the firefighters. the public safety contributions from we have some $31 million of savings over the next two years. [applause] and that represents a huge sacrifice. [applause] the public safety officers were part of a larger group of all of the labor unions that we have worked well with in the city. i want to thank all the labor unions for coming together, not only on the budget, but also on our pension reform package as well. to the community-based leaders, one, very personal thought i have here is a wanted to approach this budget in a very different way, and that is working with our community groups. because i have seen so many years that they were dragged out at the end of the month of june, towards the month of june, and had to march out with so many of their constituents to plead and beg, what might be viewed as crumbs. some of the big decisions -- the decisions they felt were already made. it helped the board of supervisors and the labor unions. we went to work with our budget step and with the d

san francisco firefighters union president tom o'connor says last year in the throes of the recession, the need for toys was higher than ever before. >> and also the sisters of mercy were running a soup consume eki of there, as well. >> reporter: it looked like the toy program would not be around to celebrate another christmas. >> it was frightening because it's a real shoe string charity. so if we had to pay apash ont tant rent, we'd be out of business. >> reporter: the fire kept told then construction equipment would soon fill the parking lot and the building would be brought p to code, but the toy program wasn't invited to return. he says after a few frustrating months, they approached one of the city's larger land owners. >> they were looking for space to put their toys. when they came to us, we told them we would support it and provide it rent free. >> reporter: this warehouse in the bayview district is one of more than 40 buildings the cad any o academy owns. o'connor says the gift will not only score more toys than before, but there's room for offices and it's right next door t