city. it is a very expensive city. housing, food costs, transportation costs all those things add up. this would be a great step and a small investment to families like hector and his brother and city sister and mom who are here, to make san francisco family friendly. the only we will be able to do that is to make me any free for all youth. another important reason is because we want this to be a chance the city first. 60% of travel in the city still is done by car. we need to change that, and the only way we will change that is if we get an investment from youth, a cross-section of the city, across social demographics, not just low- income but all youth. the only way we will do that as it we really make muni free for all youth. as one to come up and say that. i said that. my name is desmond miller from larkin street services. san francisco is taking a $4 million cut the services. in addition, due to the change, and the serving women, infants, children, and yet, we know
hiv aids. outside the delores hotel is probably the largest number of spanish speakers. also, the loss of those units could cost about $1 million per year to the city. we also want to preserve hiv aids services in the mission and throughout the city. our community is very grateful you have made the savings through june. we know we are expecting cuts come as the supervisor has already mentioned. we will face a 20% reduction in funding. at least half of our patients, about 200 patience. most of the severe cuts will impact the most important services for people living with hiv. it is vital to preserve clinical services. many of them they are some of the most fragile patients. protect mental health services in the district. the potential funding will result in the loss of 1040 hours of mental health services. the loss will institute [inaudible] we are piloting this integrated model, which served 594 patients last year. it is estimated that 50% of the clients are up in margina
facing cuts. i ve been working with kate and having conversations with you. a lot of those support of housing projects that are out there and for the jri workforce development providers better in those redevelopment project areas, it s important that we keep those work force development programs going. when you are making a cut would organization, know that you are also making the cut to an organization that provides a vast array of services to a vast array of clients who are here in the city and county of in san francisco county of san francisco. i appreciate san francisco s participation and their constant quest for knowledge and advocacy. thank you for having another year of community dialogue. the budget process is always difficult. i know you have to make difficult decisions. because of tonight, they will be informed decisions. thank you very much for that. [applause] thanks, brett. bill from dbi is also here. excellent. [applause] wellcome. the next beaker from dist
as a mission native and as a queer latina, it is important to me that the city supports cross community partnerships, representing understanding that there are many youth that is across cultural identities. [applause] thanks. [reading names] good evening, supervisors. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. i am the community organizer for the jamestown community center. jamestown community center actually does the after-school program in your. these are a couple of students from buena vista. we are also part of a coalition that is working on creating free muni for all use, and that is what i wanted to speak to tonight for all youth. last night, we were at the mta commission hearing trying to figure out this issue, and we are here today to urge mayor lee to please support the proposal. i know you have been doing a lot of work, and i want to recognize that. you and supervisor campos have had a lot of conversations about this. we are in the last push. specific
me that the city supports cross community partnerships, representing understanding that there are many youth that is across cultural identities. [applause] thanks. [reading names] good evening, supervisors. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak. i am the community organizer for the jamestown community center. jamestown community center actually does the after-school program in your. these are a couple of students from buena vista. we are also part of a coalition that is working on creating free muni for all use, and that is what i wanted to speak to tonight for all youth. last night, we were at the mta commission hearing trying to figure out this issue, and we are here today to urge mayor lee to please support the proposal. i know you have been doing a lot of work, and i want to recognize that. you and supervisor campos have had a lot of conversations about this. we are in the last push. specifically, three of the reasons that we want is one, because they a