Are dreaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment period are available via phone, by calling 888 2045984, access 35010083501008. Code 3501008. And then press pound and pound again. When youre connected, dial one then zero to be added to the queue to speak. Youll be lined up in the system in the order you dial one and zero. While youre waiting, the system will be silent. The system will notify you when youre in line and waiting. All callers will remain on mute until their line is open. Everyone must account for the same time delays and speaking discrepancies, coverage and streaming. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly. And turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment in either of the following ways. Email me at linda. Wong sfgov. Org. If you submit Public Comment esaw email, it will be included in the legislative
Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. This is the may 20th, 2020, rescheduled budget and finance committee meeting. Im sandra lee fewer, chair of the budget and finance committee. Im joined by Committee Members Shamann Walton and rafael mandelman. Our clerk is miss linda wong. Id like to thank Lawrence Bryant from sfgov tv for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, do you have any announcement . Clerk yes, maam. The board of supervisors, legislative chair and Committee Room are closed. However, members will participate in the meeting remotely, at the same extent if theyre physically present. Public comment will be available both channel 26 andsfgovtv. Org are dreaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during Public Comment period are available via phone, by calling 888 2045984, access 35010083501008. Code 3501008. And then press pound and pound again. When youre connected, dial one then
The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Good to see this morning. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second Budget Hearing of the year. , we are goingknow to examine the department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, this much was clear to me. To privatizeng Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards earlying policies like childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but are expanding it. I will get more into the consequences that you are proposing, but i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The false premise on which it is built and the research. , theary to your claim Public Education system, which 90 of our children attend, has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students. Scores haveematics improved for
Renters from access to legal help, more will be able to stay in their homes and avoid unfair eviction. Today we will hear initial data from the programs supplementation. And the story that these numbers tell is clear, providing tenants with an attorney stops unfair displacement and gives San Francisco residents a fighting chance when facing eviction. In the last six months alone, over 700 tenants households have avoided eviction thanks to this program. The data supports the theory behind prop f. Since implementing the right to counsel, evictions have decreased overall with a 10 drop from 2018 to 2019. Of the tenants receiving fullscope legal representation, 67 achieved a successful outcome of being able to stay in their homes. This program stops evictions and prevents homelessness. The Mayors Office of housing is here and will provide a broader overview of the data in their presentation shortly. But i just want to highlight a few important points at the out set. First, as predicted, ev
Of it is your fourth hearing yours with us. Today, as you know, we are going to examine the department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, this much was clear to me. You are seeking to privatize Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards expanding policies like Early Childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but are expanding it. I will get more into the consequences that you are proposing, but i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The false premise on which it is built and the research. And the research that it ignores. Contrary to your claim, the Public Education system, which 90 of our children attend, has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students. Average mathematics scores have improved for fourthgraders by 14 .