san francisco 911 heroes ceremony and it is presented today by the san francisco department of emergency management and 911 for kids. my name is elise kim and i am with 911 public education and just so you all know, 911 is the universal emergency response number when we need help, and it is used in the u.s., canada, and kayman islands and other countries they use different numbers. but, the 911 for kids program was created in 1990 in response to the alarming number of calls that were not emergencies, and with the whole purpose of trying to reduce 911 misuse. and we are really thrilled with the program and how we work collaboratively with public safety all over the nation and the city of san francisco is just an exemp lary program in public education. now, it is my pleasure to introduce today s master of ceremony, he is a legendary los angeles and oakland raiders wide receiver, 1987 heisman trophy winner from notredame and the national chairman for 911 welcome numbe
good morning. thank you for joining me here at the board chambers, and thank you to board president david chiu, budget chair mark farrell, members of the board of supervisors, our elected officials, our commissioners, and our department heads. and welcome, members of the public who joined us this morning. this year s budget reflects a lot of hard work between city government and the people that we serve. we ve met in every district of the city. we ve worked with our elected city family. we listened to hundreds of community leaders and providers who help us deliver services to the people of san francisco. and it s because of this consensus approach that i m proud to propose a responsible and balanced two-year budget that reflects the core values that we share in san francisco, values of fiscal responsibility, social responsibility, and investing in our city s future. when we began this year s budget, we began like many years before, trying to reduce significant budget defici
hall. and on october 25th, at 8:25 p.m., ten-year-old tala hall, called 911 requesting a medical response for her mother, who was having a severe headache, semiconscious and shallow breathing. her call for help was answered by a public safety dispatcher edgar velasco. but out the contact, he provided assistance and compassion to her and her two young siblings. he gave assurances that help was on the way and reminded her that she was doing a great job helping her mother. together, they worked to help insure a successful out come to this medical emergency. let s take a moment to listen to a brief segment of tala s 911 call. i would like to invite edgar to come up on stage, too. sorry about that. come on up. police department. this the highway patrol i have a transfer, i have paula, she is ten years old and she needs an ambulance for her mom. apartment eight. sorry. tala? yes. i m detective i am going to stay on the line with you until the ambulance gets there.
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and welcome, members of the public who joined us this morning. this year s budget reflects a lot of hard work between city government and the people that we serve. we ve met in every district of the city. we ve worked with our elected city family. we listened to hundreds of community leaders and providers who help us deliver services to the people of san francisco. and it s because of this consensus approach that i m proud to propose a responsible and balanced two-year budget that reflects the core values that we share in san francisco, values of fiscal responsibility, social responsibility, and investing in our city s future. when we began this year s budget, we began like many years before, trying to reduce significant budget deficits. but because we have pursued policies to control costs, grow our economy, create jobs and stabilize our fiscal health, this year i m proposing a budget that protects our social safety net, one that increases public safety, and one that invests