Well end homelessness for thousand of people in the near future and as she walks up thank you to the president of the board of supervisors lovnd breed and scott wiener and as were creating this new department it includes a significant increase in funding for homelessness for services for homeless residents and focus on homelessness families this is possible because of a consensus process to move on there in our sales tax come this november on the November Ballot i want to particularlycy thank you not only to all the supervisors but in particular to supervisor farrell and supervisor wiener for your leadership in she saiding the sales tax on the November Ballot with our service to the homeless and so create a 20 fee transportation in effect the budget also reflects investments in violence perspectives and Police Officers reform it includes the combheven reform pajts and 20 Million Investment in the violence prevention programs 2 includes first and foremost as and i i said new training for the Police Department and new commit pike like the body worn cameras and funds an increase in oversight transparency, affordability to is he can rebuild did trust between the communities and the Police Officers that serve them this budget also includes a very good focus on the quality of life in the neighborhoods as you know i created the new neighborhood based fix it i having been a former dpw director all things are not just with dpw you look at things on the street and puc and private entrepreneurs sfmta rec and park and others involved we wanted to make sure we had a team that represented all of that including the pointing so people that exhibit the behavior that leads to the quality of life in the neighborhoods streets that were not just relying on the Police Officers were actually having a Health Care Working to assist and clean up teams teams that have nut equipment to assist them and a clovengs and loan to different agencies not passenger seat the finger when we were trying to get things done and building on successful programs like the pit stop pilot programs and i know that supervisors are interested in getting the pit stops up and running in the neighborhoods and vital to our public parks and Public Libraries and they more than libraries and parks they serve as good conversation hubs for the neighborhoods this budget includes over 29 million in capita investment and playground and extend Library Hours across the city this budget also allows us to start investing in the initial engineering of our seawall it also funds critical First Responder equipment and replacement of our Public Safety radios i know this is what the communities wanted as we spoke to a lot of members of the community and got input from a lot of the departments this is what they said and we reflected in our bucketthorax im committed to why we have a strong budget im compromised to great financial policies in place lie two year budgeting. 5 years sftv our reserves and making sure that we deciding strategizing of the things we put before the voters on the ballot like weve done with our bond program and other things to make sure that things are going to be affordable to the long term we have worked together this particular year to close a general Fund Shortfall without Cutting Services and i want to say thank you to supervisor mark farrell for chairing this effort for your leadership in approving the budget and supervisor wiener and supervisor tang for serving offender the and thank you to the rest of the board and the leadership of london breed and making sure that everyone was paying attention to each other that we wanted to make sure the entire board was thanked they acted well most of them acted responsibly to make sure this budget was wellbalanced and i want to thank Ben Rosenfeld for goufs appropriate guidance and making sure when people are out the bound to keep our budget tight this budget balanced budget highlights our San Francisco values our priorities we want to keep the city safe and reliant and compassionate and successful with that, id like to introduce our budget chair supervisor mark farrell. clapping. thank you, mayor ed lee you know, i also love those events were lining up u up for senior prom i wanted to thank everyone for being here the 4 each year an honor to with work any colleagues but more importantly produce a budget that truly represents the values and priorities of. San franciscans in terms of board of supervisors i think we had a few definition distinct priorities through deliberations together first of all, a lot of work onramp railways the homelessness is on the minds of many san franciscans but i think that Public Safety it continues to be on the top of minds strong leaders that are part of effort a large focus on the lgbt we need to continue to support Affordable Housing continues to be a big deal in our city and significant resources towards that as well as improvement the quality of life the mayor mentioned this process is not working without a committee it really tooijz first and foremost supervisor tang and supervisor norman yee we serve on the and supervisor wiener and supervisor jane kim that came in during the budget process it takes really make sure this is a comprehensive process with every single supervisor supervisor president london breed and is supervisor malia cowen that played unconstitutional roles thank you for your efforts all the time i also want to call out a number of people that really make the budget process first of all, mayor ed lee thank you, sir thank you for your leadership in the progress and working together collaboratively and our staff to many others i want to call out Melissa White house of acting budget director this year. clapping. you wouldnt know this is her first year in the Mayors Office by go done an amazing job and congratulations i also want to thank Ben Rosenfeld their Invaluable Partners to all of us. clapping. and i dont know we know how important it is to have ben at the heads of the office for to barbara and everyone thank you to our bye team and. clapping. last but not least to all of the staffs here at the board of supervisors that work hard from any office margo and others but to the staff and every single supervisor that is a collaborative effort and working together with the ceos so thank you all very proud of budget once again it reflects a lot of the priorities in the city it was an honor to lead as your chair and look forward to get to the signing thank you, everyone clapping. and our board president london breed come on up. Board president. Thank you, everyone for being here as supervisor farrell and mayor ed lee have expressed this 9. 6 billion budget is a clear reflection of what our values are here in the city and county of San Francisco record dollar amount for Homeless Support Services and housing hopefully hundreds of formerly Homeless Individuals record dollars investment until our Public Transit and infrastructure and what most people wont point out weve also included money for Public Safety in our Public Housing development in this city we have to make sure that all residents feel that they have a say in city hall, they have a peace of the budget theyre a prioritized in a way to make sure the quality of life for every citizen of San Francisco is enjoyed when we invest in Public Housing and invest no more Affordable Housing when we invest in preserving our existing Affordable Housing stock we make the quality of life better for every san franciscan we have work to do this didnt happen clearly without individuals along with supervisor farrell i agree that we couldnt do this work without Ben Rosenfeld and without the budgetlytics harvey rose and their team, without Melissa White house who stepped in for kate on Maternity Leave and the team worked to bring this process together along with some incredibly dedicated supervisors who are on the Budget Committee working day in and out and supervisor farrell as the leader and supervisor norman yee and supervisor katie tang, conserving and supervisor jane kim link along with their team of legislative teams ultimately we all care about making sure that were making the right investment so as someone who is very you know, i know the value of one dollar this is 9. 6 billion so every single City Department make sure when youre out there spending that money youre thinking about the people lives we need to impact with this money were not wasting money were saving money if possible and making the right investments and right decisions every dollar is going to make a difference in the city and county of San Francisco for this coming budget year i look forward to seeing the fruits of our labor out will will there with new muni bossing buses and housing and new opportunities every single will make that happen thank you everyone for your participation in this process. clapping. all right. Now time to get to work and sign the budget. clapping. go to work dont waste time dont waste money i love teaching. It is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. This really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. This is very enriching as an artist. A lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. There are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. That is a really big draw. This is a signature piece. This is the bill largest darkroom in the u. S. There are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. I think it is the heart of this place. You feel it when you come in. The people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. We get to build the community here. This is different. First of all, this is a great location. It is in a lesspopulated area. Of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. It is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience. The people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. We offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. We offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing. We offer classes basically in the shooting, ton the town at night, treasure island. There is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. Hello, my name is jennifer. My name is simone. We are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. Cmon, cmon, cmon. Actually, i have been here a lot. I have never looked closely enough to see everything. Now, i get to take pictures. We want to try to get them to be more creative with it. We let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. You can focus in here. That was cool. If you see that . Behind the city, behind the houses, behind those hills. The see any more hills . These kids are wonderful. They get to explore, they get to see different things. We let them explore a little bit. They get their best. If their parents ever ask, we can learn they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. Some of the things they come up with are fantastic. That is what were trying to encourage. These kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. A lot of people come into my classes and they dont feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. This is kind of the best kept secret. You should come on and take a class. We have orientations on most saturdays. This is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. Ready to develop your photography skills . The Harvey Milk Photo Center focuses on adult classes. And saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes. Hello. Welcome to culturewire. We are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. I have been doing largescale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. I quickly found out about the San FranciscoArts Commission school and realized there was a prequalified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. How long did it take you to develop this work for the plaza . This was a fast track project. Design development was about a month. Lets look at the beautiful mural. I have never seen a mural created on asphalt. The heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. Then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt, and then everything was handpainted. Maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. [inaudible] the flower of industry. It is like a compass. Theres an arrow pointing north. Within the great bear consolation, there are two pointed stars here. They typically lead one to the northstar, otherwise known as polaris. So i thought it has a layer of theme. Lets talk about some of the other elements in the peace. We are walking along, and there is a weather vane. Theres a sweet little bird hanging on the side. What kind of bird is that . [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. You want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send . [inaudible] around 1926 or so by the dahlia society. What is this bird here . That is the california quail. Coming up here, we had a little blustery theme. What is this area here . This is supposed to be the side view, the expense of the golden gate bridge. There it is. There are really beautiful elements of architecture still around, i would say that it gives that feeling over to the work. What are your hopes for it . That in a way it just becomes part of the area. I think it is starting to have that feeling. People utilize it. They sit and, and have their lunch and play on they sit and, and have their lunch and play on that they sit and come and have their lunch and play on it. Just for it to be part of the neighborhood. That is my hope. Is such a beautiful addition to our public art in San Francisco. Thank you for joining us. It was nice to meet you. And thank you for telling us about your beautiful mural. Thanks for watching culturewire