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Performing district, we still have a number of young people who are not doing well for whom the system is really failing. And i think that its unacceptable to have the level of achievement gap that we have in San Francisco. And even though money and resources is not the beall, endall it is part of the equation, it is part of the answer. It reality is and i say this as someone who worked at the School District for many years that there is only so much that the administration, that our teachers ca...

In january. So it was important to get this money to the School District so they could begin the programming the first week of school. Our juniors are currently entering their Spring Semester and next year they lo will be seniors inspect we felt it was important to get these programs started the first week the first semester for the juniors. I know were looking at potentially 30 million in cuts of federal request ration but since june 30th weve put money into our fund that means we have 74 milli...

It would be the urban areas applying to the state with the criteria we build into the authorizing language setting aside specific funding would make those as part of the requirements the state would have to fund so what we would do is still identify the hazard analysis. The areas and types of activities and capabilities they would need to build in that area but it would give the state the ability to make those allocations. Part of this was welding this more collaborative so we have local jurisdi...

Experience our great rivers, experience the environment that we now have in this country that we treasure and is so much a part of who we are across the country and in, of course, the state of maine. Ed muskie was a great man. He was a great member of this body, and its an honor for me to say its an honor is a gross understatement to be standing today in his seat, the seat that he held for those important years from 1958 to 1980 and served our country so, so well. Ed muskie is a man who belongs ...

Consolidating a number of Homeland Security Grant Programs and a new National Preparedness Grant Program. Im pleased that fema has finally submitted a legislative proposal with this years request. As our subcommittee continues to review the proposal, we have a few questions about it. Im interested to learn about the many aspects of the proposal and how it will be implemented. Ive questions about the sustainment and competitive and how these funds will be allocated to states. The high risk areas ...

Business incubator. These are all the things that we know we are going into it once its in operation. I will tell you that i know that from experience just managing and maintaining arts organizations without a consistent source of revenue is really difficult. Fortunately for our city owned Cultural Centers there is consistent Level Revenues but challenges that continue to exist. So when moving this project forward which i think is an amazing project, i think it will provide a Tremendous Communit...

Nonprofit that is competitively bid in order to be responsible for managing the facility . I think at that point when we get to, when its designed or run it . To run it . That hasnt been worked out yet. We expect that there could be, it would have to be actively competitively bid. It would have to be competitively bid. Im sure that could go to nonprofit. Its also a model of parks and recreation running programs there as well or some kind of hybrid possibility. But this could be perhaps like the ...

Greater success and the capital campaign. Is there going to be a nonprofit that runs the organization through a nonprofit that is created or nonprofit that is competitively bid in order to be responsible for managing the facility . I think at that point when we get to, when its designed or run it . To run it . That hasnt been worked out yet. We expect that there could be, it would have to be actively competitively bid. It would have to be competitively bid. Im sure that could go to nonprofit. It...

Of modeling hasnt been decided. Although we do want to see that the project, the building is used for theatre and for art space and for performance and for Small Business incubator. These are all the things that we know we are going into it once its in operation. I will tell you that i know that from experience just managing and maintaining arts organizations without a consistent source of revenue is really difficult. Fortunately for our city owned Cultural Centers there is consistent Level Reve...

Of parks and recreation running programs there as well or some kind of hybrid possibility. But this could be perhaps like the African American arts and cultural complex and how thats run and the cultural center. That kind of modeling hasnt been decided. Although we do want to see that the project, the building is used for theatre and for art space and for performance and for Small Business incubator. These are all the things that we know we are going into it once its in operation. I will tell yo...