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i spent years and years in texas trying to be employed, and it does not work, so i come here, and theres no economic opportunity for us, so we need to think about that. thanks. [applause] >> hello. i am here representing the treasure island community. im here -- mayor, thank you for being here this evening. just to support the catholic charities and development center. we really need funding for that. and to reestablish the muni link that helps our families to the grocery store. there ...

>> about three years ago, i moved here because they were cutting a lot of hiv services and taxes. i figured i would be able to get better. it is really frustrating because we do not have enough economic opportunities. disabled people in general cannot work the eight hours a day that a lot of people are able to. theres just not the economic opportunity, and we have all these cuts that were talking about here, and one thing about revenue, and i think that for each of these cuts, we need ...

continuing the work. we are not asking for a raise this year, although of course, that is what our members would like. we are asking you to maintain these services and the work being provided as a whole unit. i wanted to give you a brief lead with -- leaflet. im done, thanks. >> thank you. we have time for a couple more over here, and then we are going to call two more names. >> about three years ago, i moved here because they were cutting a lot of hiv services and taxes. i figured i w...

you see us at the shelters. we employ 25% of our staff are formerly homeless. we are employing formerly homeless at $12.13 an hour. we will lay off -- we will have to lay off some of our staff. again, these are the working poor, and we ask that they not be penalized by these cuts. finally, the neighborhood impact. again, i say that having the shelter opened, having a place for them to watch tv, to rest, to be with each other instead of being on the street is going to save on police cal...

them in the refrigerator as long as youre not in a spot where its freezing. and here in california, we dont have to worry about that too much. >> true, true. >> so in the garage in a nice cool spot in a paper bag is a great spot to store them. >> how long will they last? >> if theyre kept cool, they can actually last 60 to 90 days. but you definitely want to use them quickly. >> probably a little quicker than that, yeah. >> buy thea up and use them up quick. >> so when i think about sw...

>> ok, everyone, but like to thank everyone for coming out this evening. this is a wonderful turnout. i especially would like to thank ucsf for letting us use this beautiful facility. i am honored that mayor ed lee is with us today. thank you, sir, for coming. [applause] i am equally honored to welcome department heads from some of our most important departments -- hint hint. im going to bother them up for all of us. it is also wonderful to see so many people from our communities here ...

thank everyone for coming out this evening. this is a wonderful turnout. i especially would like to thank ucsf for letting us use this beautiful facility. i am honored that mayor ed lee is with us today. thank you, sir, for coming. [applause] i am equally honored to welcome department heads from some of our most important departments -- hint hint. im going to bother them up for all of us. it is also wonderful to see so many people from our communities here tonight. we are having this m...

>> ok, everyone, but like to thank everyone for coming out this evening. this is a wonderful turnout. i especially would like to thank ucsf for letting us use this beautiful facility. i am honored that mayor ed lee is with us today. thank you, sir, for coming. [applause] i am equally honored to welcome department heads from some of our most important departments -- hint hint. im going to bother them up for all of us. it is also wonderful to see so many people from our communities here ...

with the california department of mental health to include these annual update. supervisor avalos: 90. we have representatives from the department of mental health. any presentation briefly? i looked at the file, and it is pretty much a lot of the same plan, but with some cuts because you are not getting the same level of funding. there was one area where there was an increase in funding, possibly. if we could talk about any major changes you are expecting. >> we are required to submit...

thank you, sir, for coming. [applause] i am equally honored to welcome department heads from some of our most important departments -- hint hint. im going to bother them up for all of us. it is also wonderful to see so many people from our communities here tonight. we are having this meeting because the city, as you know, faces a deficit of $300 million, and the mayors predecessor requested that all agencies cut 10% from their budget and prepare an additional 10% cut in their contingen...