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taking care of. we cannot be successful if the needs of our children are not taking care of. that is why today is so important for us to hear from you on these important issues. the last point that i will make is this. we have to be fiscally responsible. you can only spend so much money. you can only spend the money you have. i believe this city has been responsible. we have balanced budgets. you cannot simply cut your way out of the budget deficit of this size. we also have to think a...

we recognize long term that is not sufficient. we have to work with the community itself and community- based organizations doing excellent prevention work. that funding and the services need to be protected. we need to ensure that something as important as our parks and recreational areas are protected. when it comes to public safety, it is not just our police department that keeps us say. it is having those programs so that young people have something to do. [applause] to the extent ...

those are the first four names. [inaudible] >> i am melena herrerra. i am part of the bernal heights program. i am here to tell you about the after-school program and what it does for the youth. we go to school. what do we have to do after? we can go walk around. we have after-school programs with things we enjoy. they have activities. we are building our knowledge outside of school. it also ties in with violence. that is something we do not want to have a lot of in the city. this is o...

every san francisco ian is takig care of. [applause] i know that nearly shares in that vision. he has made that clear. we in district 9 and the mission have been going through a tough time. there has been an increase in violence. it is something we are very mindful of. we have taken every step we can to ensure the safety of our neighborhood. were working closely with the mayor and chief of police. were working closely with the police department to make sure that there is a police prese...

responsible. we have balanced budgets. you cannot simply cut your way out of the budget deficit of this size. we also have to think about ways of injecting revenue into the system. i hope that we collectively begin to talk about that. it is something we have said in the last tv viewers and yet it has not happened in a meaningful way. i trust that with this mayor, we will approach the budget in a way that is responsible and equitable and makes the city work for all of us. thank you very...

safety. the police and fire department play important roles. safety is not just about law- enforcement. safety involves a number of things that include protecting the safety net that makes sure every san francisco ian is takig care of. [applause] i know that nearly shares in that vision. he has made that clear. we in district 9 and the mission have been going through a tough time. there has been an increase in violence. it is something we are very mindful of. we have taken every step w...

mayor and chief of police. were working closely with the police department to make sure that there is a police presence in the community. we recognize long term that is not sufficient. we have to work with the community itself and community- based organizations doing excellent prevention work. that funding and the services need to be protected. we need to ensure that something as important as our parks and recreational areas are protected. when it comes to public safety, it is not just...

i believe education is instrumental, especially in crisis. we offer services [inaudible] please come to the mission campus. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: 90. im going to be playing a little bit of oprah tonight, so please bear with me. -- thank you. we are going to give you a brief this -- description about the budget process and how that works. >> [speaking spanish] thank you, all the families with children who are here. this shows how much this really matters to you. [inau...

violence. it is something we are very mindful of. we have taken every step we can to ensure the safety of our neighborhood. were working closely with the mayor and chief of police. were working closely with the police department to make sure that there is a police presence in the community. we recognize long term that is not sufficient. we have to work with the community itself and community- based organizations doing excellent prevention work. that funding and the services need to be ...

safety is not just the typical sense of what we talk about such republic safety -- public safety. the police and fire department play important roles. safety is not just about law- enforcement. safety involves a number of things that include protecting the safety net that makes sure every san francisco ian is takig care of. [applause] i know that nearly shares in that vision. he has made that clear. we in district 9 and the mission have been going through a tough time. there has been a...