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Now, a discussion with democratic congressman adam smith on the issue of foreign aid and National Security. Representative smith is the top democrat on the House Armed Services committee and the guest speaker at this hourlong event hosted by the u. S. Institute of peace in washington, dc. Good morning, im jim marshall their president of the United States institute of peace, and i want to welcome our guests. Let me briefly tell you what the United States institute of peace does. Essentially we st...

Mayor lee when i was here, and i would ask you to talk to our landlord. Maybe you can get a rent reduction for us. That would be very helpful. Thank you. Thank you. applause all right, thank you, linda. So, now id like to call up caroline from the jewish family and children services. Anyone from jfcs here . Okay, all right. So, i guess well move on to public comment, then, or summer jobs, actually, here. Good morning, everyone, mayor lee, supervisors, Department Heads. Eric mcdonald chief operat...

Internship learning about accounting, learning about the different styles of real estate management, property management, you know, also insurance. A lot of different stuff, budgeting from homeowners association. I had the pleasure of working with that. After the six weeks my supervisor asked me if i wanted to be permanent. And i immediately said yes because, why . It was a chance for me because my major is accounting. Its a perfect way for me to link my job and my experience to my education. An...

The. Host i think that is so important. One of the most popular things we have ever done on our website , a terrific photo essay called once upon a time in afghanistan. And people just cannot get enough of pictures of women in pencil skirts. Snazzy magnumera. Guest film students. Host absolutely. Development projects, groovy record hang out kind of clubs. There was a sense of afghanistan on a trajectory of development and actually in that time before it all started to go down the u. S. Was compe...

Foxs lauer are engle has the latest. Reporter five days and nights of violent protests and the situation in ferguson, missouri is still tense. Now, after a night that saw clashes between police and protesters leading to tear gas and smoke bombs, president obama is calling for a federal investigation into the incident that sparked the protests. The Police Shooting of 18 year old michael brown. Ive already tasked the department of justice and the fbi to independently investigate the death of micha...

Something like that. Mirium. And svilen. Kimerly cross and macever and lamb bright and trailer. The first one in that Group Feel Free to come forward everyone is going to have a few minutes to speak. You know, inaudible [ speaking in a Foreign Language ] my name is maria, and i work with the organization inaudible [ speaking in a Foreign Language ] this is the very important issue. We work with women, with immigrant women that have been victims of Domestic Violence. And sexual abuse. [ speaking ...

City and there is no room in this city for violence against women, thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please . Good afternoon, supervisors Beverly Upton San Francisco Domestic Violence, and i would like to thank supervisor cohen for her leadership and supervisor chiu and everybody on the committee for ending all violence against women. I want to thank the department and the status of women and the commission on the status of women, i think that under the leadership of dr. Murase we ha...

And i think that it will be the july time frame to have it completed. Colleagues any more questions or comments . Okay. At this point, i would like to open up to Public Comment, i do have a number of speaker cards, i will open up. And i have Maria Hernandez. And this is not for makeup and Something Like that. Mirium. And svilen. Kimerly cross and macever and lamb bright and trailer. The first one in that Group Feel Free to come forward everyone is going to have a few minutes to speak. You know, ...

Constantly waiting to get into court and there are no translators so that the resources, our resources are called on by the court and so in closing, let me just tell you our appreciation for renewing the commitment of San Francisco to eliminating Domestic Violence, this is a progressive and enlightened city and there is no room in this city for violence against women, thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker, please . Good afternoon, supervisors Beverly Upton San Francisco Domestic Violence,...

225,000. Additionally we may lose cdbg and other government funding due to sequestration. These funds will be vital in maintaining our Current Service level and will allow us to hire an additional attorney, which is something that we would not be able to do if we do not receive these funds at this critical time. And given the current fiscal and uncertainties at the federal level, this funding will help solidify the Domestic Violence and Legal Services for low income survivors in San Francisco. O...