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more for the americanized, american-born people. there are people who come through our doors that do not come from that. we're trying to get them jobs, too. it is a difficult task with less manpower and money to do it. we aske you to consider our plae and what we do on a daily basis. thank you. [applause] supervisor campos: thank you very much. i do have one question. on the way here, i ran into someone who pleaded with me to ask this question. we have a very diverse community in the mission and throughout the city. the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transistor -- transgender committee has ...

we have organizations in spanish and english. of the last two years, our budget has been cut by 50%. we're working with less manpower to do the same job. we're always thinking outside of the box about how to do that. we are asking you to think about that and have consideration for that. we talk about safety. i believe that jobs keep people off the street. [applause] my father always said that. with that being said, we have to continue to provide that avenue for people to come through our doors. today alone, i placed three people myself and got them off the street. we have a great pro...

there were a lot of people that put in a lot of work to make this happen. even with all the work, we cannot have got here today without the leadership and backing of the elected officials and the commissioner. i want to recognize a few people at the planning department. they were incredible and spent months seeking feedback for practitioners, hunting to make sure that a zoning code would work for the people. in the mayor's office, they shepherded this through throughout. at the department of environment, thank you. of course, the mayor himself for cosponsoring its. i think you for be...

>> it is great to see all of you here, and that is really sweet of you to calm down for a minute on the talking. when the winners get up, seriously, everybody, try not to talk. it is intimidating to get in front of a crowd of people, and this room is so gorgeous, but you know, it is the acoustics. scott wiener, i'm talking to you. [laughter] he is so tall, i can pick him out in a crowd. for those of you who do not know, spur is a member-supported non-profit organization. any of you who are not yet members, i hope you will join. we helped start mfac in the late 1970's. we took over ma...

>> [inaudible] management team. having been nominated by trent rohr, head of the human services agency. [applause] >> thank you. i guess i have been in the work force development team for 43 years, and it has taken me that long to get to the oscars. [laughter] thanks to my fellow managers, i would like to say that in these 42 years, this has been the most successful collaborative effort that i have ever participated on. our director tim w. years ago made a presentation where he said what san francisco needs is a subsidized employment program, where here we are. 4227 families were put...