the city in the san francisco unified school district elaborate partnerships for services such as family health and mental health services. in this area, when i came into office, the board of education was contemplating shutting down or consolidating six of the eight schools in the area. if it was not for the people in this room and others, who came to the defense of the schools, they would have been shut down. i want to say how proud i am of the people in this area. to provide a community and community support system that had grown thin over the years. many of these schools -- they ...