To invest in highquality improvement efforts and professional development. I wasnt going to say this. Forgive me, barbara. I love that were investing in our Young Children and in child care and [speaker not understood] care, but if we wanted to be an even greater city, we would need a targeted universal Home Visiting program, targeted universal health and developmental screening program, additional implemental subsidies that include middle lowincome and middle income families and equality Improvement Initiative that build on the lessons we learn from pfa and state quality [speaker not understood]. So, thank you. Thank you, ms. Kumar. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im Barbara Carlson and im the director of the office of early current education and to supplement what laurel said, while Early Education opportunities have improved tremendously for the citys 4 year olds, significant opportunity gaps still remain for children aged 0 to 3. Were hlsd the legislation addresses those issues ~. If
This is an organization that promotes healthy children and families by providing services to prevent child abuse, Domestic Violence and ensuring that our families are safe. And i can certainly tell you, colleagues, and i think many of you know amors work. He has been able to impact hundreds of families and children in ensuring that the city of st. Francis really takes care of her own. With that in celebration of filipino History Month i want to thank amor and i see that supervisor cohen would like to add a few words. Amor on behalf of our constituents in district 3 and many districts around the city i want to thank you for everything youre doing. Supervisor cohen. Thank you for allowing me a moment just to also lift up and honor amor sanity whition owe. ~ santiago. Youve been incredible to the valley since you stepped n. I think your leadership transcends any kind of ethnic boundaries, any kind of class boundaries. You have a good heart. You have a wonderful nature about you that reall
Hotel heart. applause thats tony robles poem. Tony is a true revolutionary, worker scholar who always maintains a humble level head, even in the most crisis oriented situations, even when fighting for the people in the most charged issues like housing justice, and the fight against displacement and gentrification in San Francisco creatively tony writes poetry and stories that inspire hope and struggle of our communities. Im proud to honor him today. I think he uses his mind, his heart, his hands creatively and lovingly to inspire Filipino Community members but also all of us. And i wanted to say again that i believe hes an empowerer of those that need to lead our struggles and for me as a member of this board of supervisors and our whole body, its my honor to recognize brother tony robles as our honoree from district 1. Tony . [cheering and applauding] thank you very much, supervisor mar. And to think that i thought you were going to take me out to joes ice cream. [laughter] i didnt ex
From my own head, but from filipino scholar oscar [speaker not understood]. I want to say we got the world series happening. I tell you, the world San Francisco giants, ive got to tell you, those kids out on the Mission Playground standing up and standing and holding their ground. applause those are the real San Francisco giants. Ill tell you some other giants. The kids who are at west bay, the way they comport themselves, the way they behave with such class and the way they behave around their elders, those are the real San Francisco giants. I take my hat off to them. Those are the real San Francisco giants. My work in the housing organizing is inspired by manila town. Its inspired by my uncle al. I work with senior and disability action. Im the president of the board of manila found heritage foundation. What ive seen in San Francisco, it breaks my hardththv. Ill be honest with you. The eviction crisis that were in, being born and raised here, its heart breaking, you know. It really i
Done. I know to my friends and colleague i have been a pain and to one guy i need to say a special thanks and step up here for a minute and this is important. I spent 18 hours on a plan and bugging him about the grants and were in the middle seats and six and a half ride from dc and all he did was smile so i want to say thank you for believing in us and going after the two grants and everyone thank you very much. Its our absolute pleasure. Yay giants. Yay 49ers, the commissioner is here as well and thank you for being here. I really appreciate it. roll call . Commissioner harrison. Commissioner arata. Here. Commissioner low. Here. Commissioner martin. And commissioner levitan has an excuse, absent. Well start i have a couple of announcements as part of my report and then well move on with the regular agenda. This is the recreation and Park Commission meeting of september 20, we welcome everyone here today and we ask that you turn off Electronic Devices that may sound off during these p