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important part of our city governance. i thing many of you know that the budget is the most important set of decisions that we make every single year. the budget reflects our priorities as a city and reflects our values. and many of you probably also know that in recent years, every year since i have been in office, we have had a budget deficit. so we have to make some very, very difficult choices. i want to thank not only not of you who have -- not only all of you who have come here t...

reflects our values. and many of you probably also know that in recent years, every year since i have been in office, we have had a budget deficit. so we have to make some very, very difficult choices. i want to thank not only not of you who have -- not only all of you who have come here today, but those from city government, in particular are city officials. this is the second annual budget town hall, something we started in mayor lees first year. in the first meeting i had with mayor...

we talked -- it looks like that is wrong, and that answers a lot of my questions. the other situation is there has been some shadows studies, and as far as any radiation of light or heat, i assume that is not going to cause a prism affect on neighboring homes? >> the original design was submitted before standards went into affect. we talked to planning, and they suggested we conform to them, so we redesign them. now all the glass pieces are less than 24 square feet, and he sent the pla...

coming to the second annual budget town hall. my name is david chiu, and i am honored to represent the district 3, which is the 10 any neighborhoods. i want to welcome all of you to this town hall. i want to thank all of you for your community leadership and let you know that youre taking part in a very, incredibly important part of our city governance. i thing many of you know that the budget is the most important set of decisions that we make every single year. the budget reflects ou...

fact that since he became mayor, weve had an inclusive, open, and transparent budget process. i want to thank you for that, mr. mayor. [applause] youll be hearing from mr. mayor and supervisor wiener and also members of the community from the strychnine and district eight. the thing about drafting a budget is the budget cannot be drafted and be a budget that totally reflects the values that we have as a city unless we have the opportunity to hear directly from the citizens about what y...

board. as the last speaker, i am glad to be able to express my concerns on behalf of cuts to the mental health budget. as you all know, mental health affects every area of city life. and as many of the eloquent previous speakers spoke to senior centers, used shelters, community centers, public transportation, the people who are not getting our corporate mental health care are often hidden in homes where families have to deplete their budgets and take care of them. i am talking about th...

year since i have been in office, we have had a budget deficit. so we have to make some very, very difficult choices. i want to thank not only not of you who have -- not only all of you who have come here today, but those from city government, in particular are city officials. this is the second annual budget town hall, something we started in mayor lees first year. in the first meeting i had with mayor lee after he was sworn in as our interim mayor last year, i asked him and other sup...

supervisors asked him for ways to make our budget process more collaborative and more transparent. and the budget team and mayor lee in the board of supervisors, we thought that this format of budget town halls in many districts around the city would make a lot of sense, and i think it has been a very good way for us to have feedback. without further ado, i would like to introduce my co-host for tonight, who is my neighboring supervisor from across the van ness, supervisor mar farrell....

but those from city government, in particular are city officials. this is the second annual budget town hall, something we started in mayor lees first year. in the first meeting i had with mayor lee after he was sworn in as our interim mayor last year, i asked him and other supervisors asked him for ways to make our budget process more collaborative and more transparent. and the budget team and mayor lee in the board of supervisors, we thought that this format of budget town halls in m...

the community is concerned about the speed at which sfpd is taking to make concrete steps toward doing this and i wonder what your thoughts are on steps you can take to make sure this occurs. >> i would -- i appreciate your interest in making sure we have our officers on the street serving their communities and i believe most of them, is where they want to be. as i told you, i will be a new commissioner so it is -- there is a lot for me to learn about what we can do. what i do know is ...