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Brought up the false dichotomy of what goes to the teachers and what goes to the students. But we are indivisible. Our working conditions are our Students Learning conditions. 50 percent, as was mentioned, of new teachers leave San Francisco within the first 5 years. Thats basically because theres not enough compensation and benefits to keep people here, there certainly is a lack of housing, but also there isnt enough support for educators in the most Challenging School community. We in no way want to undermine the resources to do the most important work that all of us face day in and day out ...

Supervisor yee, you know, your daughter is a teacher, the struggle of us to live here and again i feel like im preaching to the choir for you three supervisors because you have worked in our district, you have heard our families, you have heard our teachers, you know what were up against here. And i agree we need to fight at the state level but at the city level we need to fight together too. Because if the cost of living continues to increase at such a rapid rate in San Francisco we will never be able to attract the quality that we need, the talent that we need, in San Francisco to educate ou...

We need, in San Francisco to educate our fine students. And so i emphasize with our ue members. My sister is a teacher also. The they work do is noble work. The work they do is honorable work. The work they do is educating the future generation of San Francisco and how more profound work is that . But we need your help too. This is my opportunity to say as a the board president that we understand your concerns. I want to guarantee i want to tell you we are negotiating in good faith, we want an equitiable solution to this and i really appreciate that you take responsibility also for the School ...

Teacher also. The they work do is noble work. The work they do is honorable work. The work they do is educating the future generation of San Francisco and how more profound work is that . But we need your help too. This is my opportunity to say as a the board president that we understand your concerns. I want to guarantee i want to tell you we are negotiating in good faith, we want an equitiable solution to this and i really appreciate that you take responsibility also for the School District and for our School Age Children and for the education too and that you have also invested many, many, ...

Use that money that has been specifically, again, earmarked for low income English Learners and foster care youth. Having said that, i am glad that i have the opportunity to come here today because respectfully correcting what i just heard is that it isnt all about whats happening in sacramento. It is about whats happening here in San Francisco and the last time i checked, thats your jurisdiction. Because every time i hear testimony at the board of education it is about how our teachers cant live here, how our paraprofessionals cant live here, how the cost of living is too high, they cant find...