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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 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 wor...

when we look at the citys budget, it is not that much different from how we budget in our own homes. on one side, we have the income that the city has. we have the state and federal dollars that come into the city. in terms of the expenses, they are broken down by the non- general fund, which is what we have to spend, and the general fund. we are here to talk about the general fund where there is some flexibility. the non-general fund comes with specific targets on how the money has to...

the one thing i would add is that as a supervisor who has gone to the process -- gone through the process, it is important for us to understand that when we talk about the city being safe, safety means a lot of different things. 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 safe...

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 protected. we need to ensure that something as important as our parks and recreati...

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 that you hear from all of us in district 9, i want to emphasize that we share your vision and objectives. in fulfilling that mission, we hope you understand our perspective of what it mea...

agencies. this time around, we will not reduce those agencies in the three-year cycle. the city has a limited budget resources. this time around and we do the reduction, were looking at doing that without touching agencies funded on the three- year cycle. that includes work force services, early care education, and violence reduction and intervention. we do not have the best approach in terms of answering to budget response. we do have to meet our budget needs. were doing our best to m...

mayor, whoever he or she may be, needs to be in district 9 and in every district of our great city. [applause] [inaudible] tonight, the topic is about our very serious budget, and i wanted to have that conversation with you because we are beginning that process already with all of our city departments, and conversations with different agencies of our institutions with the state and the federal government. as you all know, our economy is not very good. it has not been good for some year...

success is not a priority, i would like to know what is. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you. we honored the womens initiative at the board of supervisors. they do an incredible job of empowering women, many of them low income, some victims of domestic violence. many are immigrant women. we see success story after success story. i do knownot know if anyone woud want to say something about our commitment to that kind of entrepreneurship on the part of women or groups who have tradit...

central [inaudible] i do not work for the city government. i work for the community. then a good evening, everybody. i am the chief -- >> good evening, everybody. i am the chief probation officer, and im here, all ears, and ready to listen. thank you very much. >> [speaking spanish] my charge is to provide the best possible programs for the community. i believe education is instrumental, especially in crisis. we offer services [inaudible] please come to the mission campus. thank you. [...