your interest. we are supporting concept but we may change as the bill becomes more fleshed out later in time. that is all on the legislative matrix. the legislature the governor announced his budget yesterday. there had been a lot of work done in november and december by coalitions in sacramento in the wake of the passage of proposition 26. that has the potential to have an effect on state financing to the tune of $2.5 billion if certain legislation is not re- enacted pursuant to proposition 26. i can answer questions, if that is your interest, but i wanted to get to the bottom line. the governor has embraced the coalition perspective which is, let s wrap in the reenact the necessary statute pursuant to proposition 26 so that we save those funds that were adopted a year ago. we think that has a reasonable chance of passing. there were two other notable elements in the bond act i am sorry, in the budget for transportation. one is they tried to maintain faith with the amou
good morning. welcome to the regular mee thank you. i believe we have been good one from the apartment of public health. good morning. i am the administrator of hiv health services. please to announce a chevy health services was announced through a competitive grant process. this is for a three-year period for a total of $3.4 million through the california hiv aids research program to design, implement, and test at least two models of care, designed to treat people 50 years of age and over living with hiv in the context of the h.i.v.-specific patient-centered medical care home model. this is an exciting opportunity to study new models of care and offer best practices, guidelines for treating hiv and aging throhout the state of california. of the projected 1 million people in the u.s. living with hiv and aids, which continues to grow, it is estimated by the year 2015, half will be the age 50 and over. i m happy to answer any questions you may have at this time. superviso
good afternoon, everyone. if you would take your seats for this incredibly happy occasion. i am the director of the san francisco department of public health, and i want you to think back 13 years, because that is when i began. and when i started, the very first crisis i had to deal with is what shall we do about the laguna honda hospital. it has always been known for the incredible care, the loving nurses, the fantastic physicians, the energetic volunteers, the courage of our residents, for all of the things that made the care great. but we had a problem. and the problem was the building. we were in a building that had long outlived its usefulness as a place for residents to live. it was no longer consistent with any medicare or medicaid rules. we were the only facility left in the country running open wards. we were told we would not be allowed any longer by both the federal and state authorities. it was a place where, while the care was wonderful, the buildin
good morning. welcome to the regular mee thank you. i believe we have been good one from the apartment of public health. good morning. i am the administrator of hiv health services. please to announce a chevy health services was announced through a competitive grant process. this is for a three-year period for a total of $3.4 million through the california hiv aids research program to design, implement, and test at least two models of care, designed to treat people 50 years of age and over living with hiv in the context of the h.i.v.-specific patient-centered medical care home model. this is an exciting opportunity to study new models of care and offer best practices, guidelines for treating hiv and aging throughout the state of california. of the projected 1 million people in the u.s. living with hiv and aids, which continues to grow, it is estimated by the year 2015, half will be the age 50 and over. i m happy to answer any questions you may have at this t
hospital in california to be built. i think that really speaks to his commitment to environmental issues at a time, 12 years ago, when it was not so popular, and it seemed like a quixotic kind of adventure to be talking about it. he said it was real. he was right. now people talk about it as a day to day economic reality. mr. mayor? thank you, doctor, and thank you all for taking the time to be here today. to begin with, i would like to recognize a couple of people. one person whose spirit is here, but whose sisters took the time to come out here. that is his sister and his kids that are here somewhere in the crowd. there you are. thank you karen, for coming out. john was a special diet and so many ways. we would not be here had it not been for his constancy, his faith in the notion of this project and his love of every one of the residents, many of whom are here today. it is good to see you guys. and all the caregivers here, john loved. i want to take that moment and refle