what other substances are youth taking today? while most youth who use, do use alcohol, marijuana runs a pretty close second with high use in marijuana. but probably the most rapidly growing segment of new use is in the prescription drug area with high increasing numbers of new users coming into the system who've used prescription drugs and normally getting it from a relative or from friends. and inhalants may be a problem as well? inhalants is a problem at younger ages more so than at the older ages. we see a higher use of inhalants with the 13- to 17-year-olds than with the 18- to 24-year-old. and the challenge with inhalants is that they're more readily available. they're in the homes, so. gateway-type drug to using other things, eventually. monique, what are some of the factors that really place a youth at risk? well i think factors that place the youth at risk for using substances include underlying mental health issues. i think that environmental factors play an important role if they're in a community that is highly suppor

the center for youth services does matter. it is a healthy identity for urban youth. this award makes me want to work that much harder to maintain the integrity of the program in a time of financial uncertainty. think you very much. -- thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> all right. getting ready to wrap up. you guys haven't heard a joke in awhile, have you? any comanches out there? it's a comanche joke. this man, he had lost his sight so he was walking around with a white cane. he came up to this committee restaurant, and it serves only comanches. comanche owned and operated. he has a seat and says, i would like some biscuits and gravy. the waiter took his order. he yells out, anybody want to hear a comanche joke? it got real quiet. the waiter comes back over and says, before you tell the joke, i want to make sure that you know we know you're blind. there are five things you need to know before you tell the jokes. the comanche says, the cook is comanche. he has a baseball bat. second, that bouncer by the door is comanche. third, there is a six-foot five- inc

the center for youth services does matter. it is a healthy identity for urban youth. this award makes me want to work that much harder to maintain the integrity of the program in a time of financial uncertainty. think you very much. -- thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> all right. getting ready to wrap up. you guys haven't heard a joke in awhile, have you? any comanches out there? it's a comanche joke. this man, he had lost his

the center for youth services does matter. it is a healthy identity for urban youth. this award

the center for youth services does matter. it is a healthy identity for urban youth. this award makes me want to work that much harder to maintain the integrity of

the center for youth services does matter. it is a healthy identity for urban youth. this award makes me want to work that much harder to maintain the integrity of the program in a time of financial uncertainty. think you very much. -- thank you very much. [applause]

job and youth development. so i ask this evening that whoever you're going to have step into the position of interim mayor, that that person really be sensitive to the needs of our youth today. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is susan and i want to -- and i'd like to state that the interim mayor should be somebody who is honest, who is nondiscriminatory and keeps the welfare of the senior citizens in mind when they're passing legislation. thank you very much. president chiu: thank you. i would remind folks again, this is public comments on whether or not we should sit as a committee as a hold to hold a public hearing on taking nominations in appointing a successor mayor in the event of a vacancy in the office of the mayor. next speaker, please. >> i'm yolanda salazar. good afternoon, supervisors i've been a longtime resident here of san francisco. we need a mayor that is honest and trustworthy and connected with the seniors. sometimes we are ignored sometimes. we do need some help

a good treatment program for youth is going to have, first and foremost, a comprehensive assessment. they have to have a good understanding of where that young person is at in terms of not just their substance use but all the life health areas that are meaningful to them and that would be their relationship with family, their emotional health, their school and vocational orientation and what kind of legal issues or problems they might be involved with as kind of a function of their substance use. so a broad spectrum assessment is critical so that you can work up a good comprehensive treatment plan. so that's the first thing. then you have to have treatments available to deal with those things and that's really kind of the second thing. so if there are some issues such as depression going on and we see with, particularly with females, girls in treatment that oftentimes there are these internalizing disorders that are more common such as depression or generalized anxiety disorder, that type of thing. so that's important that you then have gender-specific treatment available as well and

y -- working with youth is not an easy task. not only must we be there to support them in their studies, we are there to advocate for them and help them to become strong individuals. to allow kids to be kids and support their development in the coming world citizens is a balancing act. this man has taken on the challenge for many years. he has become part of the lives of these young individuals and does not only care and work for them, but for their families and for the community as well. we all truly care for him and are thankful for all that he does. it has been a pleasure to work for him. >> i just want to say that martin is such an exceptional person. even when he is -- more than -- marvin is such an exceptional person. even when he is just playing basketball, and getting into a tickle war, you can feel his intentions and how much he really just cares. he is there unconditionally. a lot of young people -- they don't really see them as native people. marvin never gives up and always rises to the occasion. being a youth worker

i would like to thank the youth and their families. thank you a lot. as the youth workeres, this is

they are the burmese youth association troupe, and they have a special performance for us.lease give them a warm welcome. [applause] ♪

we were talking earlier about the youth population, and i know, dr.rk, you were mentioning some of the reasons why these youth become homeless, and you had a particular insight into that. well, there are a number of reasons. clearly, there are children who are runaways, children who are so-called throwaways, there are children who have value conflicts with their families, and then there's another population of youth that often gets ignored and that is kids who identify themselves as being gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans gender who find themselves at odds with their either family or their community, so they seek refuge in the street, trying to find support and understanding, and sometimes they become victims of predators who exploit their tragic situations for their own gain. and this is, richard, i think is particularly poignant, because the youth really do get victimized. absolutely. and i think the kind of traumas that dr. clark was referring to with families also apply to young adults who are often on the streets. there isn't the same kind of safety net

our youth who want this dream to become a reality. vote for the dream act. it is the proper american behavior at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized.

in serving the youth we have to work with their families and how the youth during and after school hours affect the community and how we can work together to make things better for the youths and the neighborhood. >> welcome. i'm mark christianson vice president of the mersed extension triangle neighborhood. 280 to the east and south along with bright street e. we are fairly new organization. we were founded in 2000. so, we have been an association for 7 years. my background is i'm a third generation of san francisco. a teacher in the school district and cofound of met ma. we publish a news letter 4 times a year and have meetings 4 times a year. we decide today's best not to meet too often if we meet too often we will water down our base. by meeting quarterly we get 35 and 75 beam to attend a neighborhood meeting. we represent 500 to 600 homes in our area. i have news letters later on, copies of news letters if you are interested to take with you and we will talk more about that later. >> good morning i'm judy best of my recollectionwits. bs fn issa a 35 year organization has 45 organiza

and possibly the youth summer olympics in cars on twenty twenty. one unlike big events like the winter and summer olympics and world cup championship on which they usually choose the country is aware of the infrastructure result we developing or sport you're in the i.o.c. has another opinion about the youth and then it's they think that there are to be held at minimum costs then there's money because they're less profitable bright they're not profitable and besides there are four children so in this case because on we'll have the entire necessary infrastructure in we wound have to build anything and beer they cost about that they will be ready to host the youth olympics after two thousand and thirteen and twenty fourteen respectively. mrs wykoff you've mentioned the crisis here which was a very tough year for russia but now the economy seems to be getting better it will actually russia's money and its huge money. but will the budget of such a big countries russia manage such a number of sports events social impacts university a we should mention th

he moved to l.a., and he started a youth foundation which was just wonderful because in his youth foundation, the kids could do a lot. they could dance. they could play the piano, play bad mitten, paint, but there was no boxing. sugar ray robinson did not want to have a child get into a boxing match and go home and not have a father open the door and tell the son that everything's going to be all right because sugar ray robinson's father was not under his roof, and so that's very telling, and actually that was one of the reasons that made me want to really write this book. sugar ray robinson was a fighter. he founded a youth program, and you could do anything you wanted almost in that program except box. okay. i'll go over here. >> okay, hi, two questions. maybe you answered it in terms of the physical toll of booktv.orging. we -- boxing. we know football players have injuries, and boxers have tremendous injuries. what did sugar ray robinson think about that? if i could veer to sammy davis, j.r. and your other books, what death depth of knowledge did he have in judaism? i know he converted t

one of our youth employment coordinators' recently just mentioned to me howl of the youth expressed the importance of finding employment and they are preparing for the work force. and the challenges they have seen for a long commutes to and from the work places. please support it because it helps severances can stay in san francisco. supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. i will read a few more cards. [reads names] ok. >> thank you. first off, have sought to the supervisors that have been working in the community development out reach activists for several years. we have got your back. you represent us as supervisors and you do or what we are asking you to do as implored by us because it is taxpayers' money. i also want to let the unions know that you are basically committing political suicide. we want to work here. i also want to thank the -- the community is educated on this. this report is incomplete. when you are looking at those numbers, and i am just going to give you the numbers that you left out. if you look at our budget, everything was cut. what we all agree on is a lack of

we heard stories about larry ellison's youth where he discovered that passion for sailing here in san francisco proper as well. as we went through the process, more and more people enthusiastically organized around this effort, to support this race. it was remarkable to listen to some of the public comment. i do not recall one comment in any of these committee meetings, any of the meetings at city hall, or at the port commission that were inherently negative. people had constructed criticism, but nobody said, forget it, you are wasting time. it was rather extraordinary. i know it has become a cliche, the cute line to throw away, that unanimous consent being, not necessarily a lost art, but an anomaly, but i have never been a part of something that has brought so many diverse people and public and private sector support to go that it was involved in this bid. we expressed that to mr. ellis said. i think there is a tremendous amount of spirit and pride around being able to compete on the world stage. when san francisco is afforded that opportunity to do something that celebrates those u

been celebrated during the first full week of december to honor the full diversity of our school and youth. today, the san francisco school district is establishing the first annual san francisco inclusive schools week to join the tens of thousands of students and educators around the country celebrating inclusive schools week each year. whereas the san francisco unified school district is dedicated to the students with disabilities in education's needs. in keeping with the tenants of the students with disabilities act and the san francisco unified school district is dedicated to transforming the schools for striving for inclusiveness at all levels of our programs. whereas today's students are the future leaders of our communities, each and every student is given every opportunity to train, learn, the curious, achieve, xl, inspire our future generations. geffen -- gavin newsom declares december 6th-12 as san francisco inclusive schools week in san francisco. congratulations and great job. [applause] >> thank you so much, everyone who is here. there are many people that i failed to mention.

he was previously employed at the center for training and careers as a center for youth services, and after 18 years of substance abuse and several years of incarceration, michael decided to dedicate his life to helping youth and adults find alternative ways to deal with substance use. michael is of apache-chicano and dissent and said this very thing -- "understanding my culture has helped me understand my identity." those words could not be more true, michael, and john would like to say a few words about michael. if i could invite you to the podium please. [applause] >> it is a pleasure for me to represent the indian health center of santa clara valley. we are so thankful to kqed, the mayor's office, and the other organizations that have put this event together. i know it takes a lot of work, a lot of planning. there are a lot of last-minute items that have to be taken care of, so all those who were instrumental in getting this organized so we could be here tonight to recognize our heroes. when i think of michael, i think of the work he does in the community. not just his job, but th