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Transcripts For WABC Tiempo 20151129

Drastic cutbacks is being felt now, so they want the city to reverse the cuts to a program that offers critical opportunities to new yorks most vulnerable. Joining us this morning, Kevin Douglas is a codirector of policy and advocacy at united neighborhood houses. Our good Friend Council member carlos menchaca, back here with us once again on tiempo. And paola ruiz, from the corporation. Let me cut to the chase with you, kevin, just to get this started. What will not happen as a result of these cuts . Students who are looking to better their lives and build stronger communities wont have the opportunity to do so. Students throw some numbers at me. This is a significant number. Were talking about over 6,300 new yorkers who had classes in may. They come back in the fall, and they found out their programs are shut down and theyre not gonna be able to continue with their education ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20131228

Thank you, supervisor. Id like to acknowledge our next colleague to offer a commendation, our district 2 supervisor, supervisor farrell. Thank you. Colleagues, today i have a really fun one. We are going to be honoring our viking soccer club here in San Francisco and theyre under 9 girls team. So, girls, why dont you come on up. applause so, colleagues, why were honoring them today, this is the vikings under 9 years girls team called courage, and were honoring them because they not only won the San Francisco ccsl prep tournament, but just a few weeks ago they also won the norcal state cup. applause as we can all see, and this is done over the weekend of november 16th. The courage under 9 team is comprised of girls from six different supervisor districts throughout the city of San Francisco, and the name courage encourages t ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140104

Thank you, supervisor. Id like to acknowledge our next colleague to offer a commendation, our district 2 supervisor, supervisor farrell. Thank you. Colleagues, today i have a really fun one. We are going to be honoring our viking soccer club here in San Francisco and theyre under 9 girls team. So, girls, why dont you come on up. applause so, colleagues, why were honoring them today, this is the vikings under 9 years girls team called courage, and were honoring them because they not only won the San Francisco ccsl prep tournament, but just a few weeks ago they also won the norcal state cup. applause as we can all see, and this is done over the weekend of november 16th. The courage under 9 team is comprised of girls from six different supervisor districts throughout the city of San Francisco, and the name courage encourages t ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140319

That. I dont want the board of supervisors to dictate what the Homeless Services should be. I take my position as City Government very seriously and we are the body that take from individuals and departments to make that happen. So with that, madam clerk can we do a roll call vote on the motion. Mr. Chairman, do we have a second on supervisor avalos . I will second it. Mr. Chairman i want to add that im supportive of your efforts to move forward on a new tenured plan on addressing the homeless crisis in our city. I feel like the Stakeholder Community based organization have to be working with all of us to do that and i appreciate the department of Public Health of expertise, but i feel that Community Bas ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140320

Budget committee in 2 weeks . I will second that. I appreciate the comments, i also will not be supporting this motion. This has been in a month 1 2 now where we have worked with stakeholders on this issue and its ready to go. Im convinced and while i appreciate everyones opinion another week is not going to buy consensus if you will. This is something to me i think should be a priority of ours as a city. As mr. Wiener mentioned the city and residents in our neighborhoods to do all we can as soon as we can to get people off the street. I wont be supporting this motion. Madam clerk can we do a roll call . Supervisor john avalos can i respond to that. Its not about a motion about getting people off the streets. I would like a plan that is more baked. I dont hear that. I have asked for that, i havent heard that. So lets have a vote. City clerk on the motion to continue the item for 2 weeks, supervisor mar, aye, avalos aye, breed, no, wiener, no, farrell, no. The motion fails. Supervisor w ....

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