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Potentially growing next fiscal year. It all comes back to that in many ways. We have a growing pension and Retiree Health care problem that is huge and looming and getting worse. As important, we have a huge Unemployment Rate here in San Francisco. It is about 9. 6 right now, and the fact that we have not done much about that in city hall i think is about to change. That is certainly something i will be focused on, putting people back to work. It is an individual issue, but it is a family issue...

Can pull people together. Very much in the same way, the 49ers are an important part of the community and San Francisco s identity, and i would love to do what we can to help them today. If you have a lot of projects in your district that you are excited about. Can you share any information about the goings on in your district . Supervisor chu our district again has so many families, and we think about how we plan for the future and make sure that the next generation has the amenities that we do...

Hello and welcome to me your District Supervisor. Were here with supervisors got scott wiener. He started his first term this january. We are going to get to know him and talk about the issues facing the city. Welcome. Thank you for joining us today. Tell us about your background, where you grew up, went to school, and what kind of jobs to have had. I grew up in the philadelphia area, in new jersey. I went to school up and down the east coast. I went to undergrad at duke university. I went to la...

Progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. We have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptance, and we need to think hard about how we characterize various votes of either being within that definition or outside of that. Before i ran for office, i worked in San Francisco as a criminal prosecutor and a civil rights attorney and really got to understand how much of a beacon to the ...

Top challenges facing City Government right now. Over each of the years i have served, we have had to balance budget deficits that were around 500 million. This year, were facing another budget deficit of almost 400 million. Fortunately in recent years, we have had some ability to do some onetime budgeting tricks that allow us to balance the budget that do not exist this year. In past years, weve received federal stimulus money. We received more monies from the state government. Last year our la...

Where the world comes to shop in union square, where the tourists spend time on Fishermans Wharf , and the wonderful polk street neighborhoods. My district encompasses the ethnic and Economic Diversity that exists throughout the city. I think my district is emblematic of the entire city. You can find every political perspective you can possibly want in district 3. Oftentimes, the interests of my district and the city are aligned. I do not have to think about those differences quite as often as s...

The Richmond District center. I grew up in the california area, ended up at ucdavis. I made my way out to San Francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. I remember growing up on clement street. I have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering San Francisco in the 1980s. I am hoping we can not support Small Businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. I hav...

Have in humanity, the faith we have in the fight for civil rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. I consider myself someone who shares the progress of value that need San Franciscos many san franciscans hold dear. I do believe that a majority of this board share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. We have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptanc...

No matter how tired or cranky or whatever i might feel, when i walk into this place i always walk out feeling great. If you feel comfortable using computers and you have patience, we want you on our team. Would you show me how to type . [speaking in spanish]. Will you help me learn more . I get really concerned one ip hear people say the payroll tax is a job killer. Maybe in some industries the payroll tax might be a disincentive on business going forward, but i would not be surprised if we came...

Country that was not quite as tolerant or quite as diverse. San francisco drew me, as i think it through all of us, because we live in a very special place. I just want to say on behalf of the board of supervisors we have a special responsibility and a special leadership role in the world. As we come together, we symbolize all of this date we have in humanity, the faith we have in the fight for civil rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. I consider myself someone who shares the...