Glad youre here and appearing before this committee today to discuss your departments fiscal 2018 budget request. As you know, the budget is significantly challenged in terms of the cuts in your department. I think the proposed cuts of 2. 3 billion are about onefifth of the departments operating level. Certainly while i appreciate and many of us appreciate the departments prioritizing limited resources and making decisions to realign programs, the fundamental question is really what you choose to cut and whether you can possibly look at that number and make an argument as to why that much of your previous budget should be cut this year. Its not the first time these kinds of cuts have come in the department. Last year president obama proposed about the same level of cuts, though he proposed somehow these programs would lean heavily on new mandatory spending for the budget caps in the law then. Of course, those budget caps are in the law still. Instead of making difficult decisions, it w
Glad youre here and appearing before this committee today to discuss your departments fiscal 2018 budget request. As you know, the budget is significantly challenged in terms of the cuts in your department. I think the proposed cuts of 2. 3 billion are about onefifth of the departments operating level. Certainly while i appreciate and many of us appreciate the departments prioritizing limited resources and making decisions to realign programs, the fundamental question is really what you choose to cut and whether you can possibly look at that number and make an argument as to why that much of your previous budget should be cut this year. Its not the first time these kinds of cuts have come in the department. Last year president obama proposed about the same level of cuts, though he proposed somehow these programs would lean heavily on new mandatory spending for the budget caps in the law then. Of course, those budget caps are in the law still. Instead of making difficult decisions, it w
Support. I feel for the young people that go to horace mann and that was my school and we never had the situation like that growing up. We had kick ball and soccer and we didnt have to worry about anybody being killed or murdered. I think this leadership here in San Francisco is one that really cares about our city. We have 700 million dollars, you know . We have Development Going up, but while they are going up, our children are going down and our families are being tossed out and urteachers cant afford to live here any more. We have to stop the violence on every level. Not just our schools and our teachers not being paid a decent salary, that is a violent act. They have to move and higher rent. That is a violent act. Mental Health Services not being given to them, that is a violent act and we have to take a good look at this. Were suffering. To hear their voices and their emotions, it disturbs me. Because it reminds me of my children when my son was killed that. That is how they soun
I wanted revenge and i wanted retaliation, but i got help and support. I feel for the young people that go to horace mann and that was my school and we never had the situation like that growing up. We had kick ball and soccer and we didnt have to worry about anybody being killed or murdered. I think this leadership here in San Francisco is one that really cares about our city. We have 700 million dollars, you know . We have Development Going up, but while they are going up, our children are going down and our families are being tossed out and urteachers cant afford to live here any more. We have to stop the violence on every level. Not just our schools and our teachers not being paid a decent salary, that is a violent act. They have to move and higher rent. That is a violent act. Mental Health Services not being given to them, that is a violent act and we have to take a good look at this. Were suffering. To hear their voices and their emotions, it disturbs me. Because it reminds me of
Ago. I wanted revenge and i wanted retaliation, but i got help and support. I feel for the young people that go to horace mann and that was my school and we never had the situation like that growing up. We had kick ball and soccer and we didnt have to worry about anybody being killed or murdered. I think this leadership here in San Francisco is one that really cares about our city. We have 700 million dollars, you know . We have Development Going up, but while they are going up, our children are going down and our families are being tossed out and urteachers cant afford to live here any more. We have to stop the violence on every level. Not just our schools and our teachers not being paid a decent salary, that is a violent act. They have to move and higher rent. That is a violent act. Mental Health Services not being given to them, that is a violent act and we have to take a good look at this. Were suffering. To hear their voices and their emotions, it disturbs me. Because it reminds m