>> good afternoon the meetingly will come to order welcome to it will 24, of the boj and appropriation committee i'm connie chan and joined by melgar, walton and shortly vice chair mandelman and president supervisor peskin. >> our clerk is brent jalipa i would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting, mr.

clerk do you have announcements. >> a reminder to those in attendance sill vennes electronics to preupon vent interruptions to our proceedings. should you have documenting to be included as part of the file they should be submitted to myself. public upon comment on each item on the agenda. when public comment is open line you believe to speak on the west to the right along the curtains and not necessary to provide comment we invite to you fill out a card and leave them on the tray to the left of the doors if you want to be recorded for the minutes. i may submit comment in writing e mail them to myself the appropriation clerk brent. jalipa sfgov.org and if you submit it via e mail tell be forkeded to the supervisors and include part of the official

file. you may sends written comments u.s. postal service to city hall, 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244, san francisco, california, 94102. thank you, madam chair. >> thank you. and -- colleagues this is the second of the 3 hearing to help this committee to get a head start on the budget process. last week's hearing addressed the city's issues around homelessness. supportive housing and tenant protection service. today we hear from the d. early childhood. office labor standard enforcement and the presentation from our community partners who provide that work along side the city departments. they provide support and services to most vulnerable communities. they make sure all have access

to critical services. after the presentation i ask committee members to hold questions until we hear from the public. this way our questions are reflected based on the public comments we also hear. and -- i welcome any clothes to have opening remarks if interested? nobody on the roster we will continue with this presentation and the first that we have is from the d. early childhood. >> madam chair i should call the item >> nile apologies item one. >> of course. a hearing on the city's budgetary decisions regarding funding of essential city service prioritize care giving and security. family and youth serving programs and resources and

supporting support of economic security and initiatives reaching low wage and nonprofit workersch >> thank you. >> my apologies about earlier today we will have our executive director from the san francisco ingrid. >> good afternoon. supervisor and chair chan. and members of the budget and ordinance appropriation committee. excuse me while i fix this microphone. >> we forwarded i think up on the screen. the questions that you had forwarding our department and

spends know plan planning regarding any of the potential service cuts from our department. and i'm happy to say that -- our department expects no service cuts for next fiscal year. we are the new department which was a merger of first like san francisco and office of early care and education. part of that merger included expansion of service under baby prop c that was approved by voter in 2018. but held up in court for years and foiblely we were able to implement the plan we submit to the board of supervisors several years ago. we have a vision for san francisco for early childhood. and that is for every upon child in san francisco to have the best start in life. and that our city is the great place to raise a family. and o our submission to weave every resource we can to support

family community and the system so that all children who grow up in san francisco have a strong foundation of health and learning. with that, we are plan irrelevant is to create long lasting impact on children and families so they enjoy solid foundation for future success. and in our first year of operations the merged department not only we established the department of early childhood and established a strategy plan. as part of that plan to make sure that all children entering k are entering ready. red to learn. and so we have been conduct circumstance readiness survey with san francisco cubeified since 200 upon 7. we completed the last one as limp in addition to this, had

current year have been in expansion mode and will continue for several years to come. the last several years, we add over 6,000 new slots in san francisco for early care and education. which means what that translates to is more families are subsidy eligible. for childcare vouchers. we increase that threshold up to 110% of area median income. so families for example that are making up to 152,000 a year are now eligible for financial assistance. so they can their children can engi a high quality early care and education experience. in addition to that, we provided 352 grants. to expand childcare facilities including creation of new early care and education slots.

and improving the existing early learning is thats we have now. and we can't do this without the support and the workforce of the early care and education teachers with that baby prop c is something that is not really known across the country only san francisco can benefit from this. and thanks to the voters of our city, over 2800 teachers received compensation meaning they get a wage august amation that is to retain and to attract people in the early care and education field. some teachers seen a 47% increase in their salary example that is one and we other only ones doing it in the nation. and so we should be proud of that. so this upon spans over the entire city.

and so some of the things i think that would be really important to say today is that not only are we impacting the lives of children but the people who make update system of care. and through our workforce comization has stabilized the workforce allows us to condition to expand early care and education opportunity for children and families. most of the people who receive the compensation augmentation have nothing but positive things to say of how this impacted their lives and their economic well being and economic mobility. and so -- we are -- not only presenting you just general data of what thoez people have to say but also impact of what that does on the early learning system. >> and i mentioned before am part of our work has been about look at children's school readiness and this we have been

doing as a city since 2007 and we with san francisco unified school district have done a study of children looking at their paths since 20007 and 9. when they enter k to see how well they were doing. we are a readiness gap. and that is mostly made up by children of color the pandemic did not help weer an up swing better gain in children's readiness small gains but we believe that by throughout investments that we are enabling we'll start narrowing that gapful the study really showed that if you start behind you

stay behind. so even with any boost that we try to provide after children entered kindergarten it is ditch for them to catch up. so, i leave you the data so you see that the investments in early care and education are twofold. not just in the impact we do in children's life course but the impact on the people who are part of the system. not with standing the families or the early care providers part of the system. our goal is about narrowing the readiness gap and this is why our planning process for the last few years and continues to be is about impacting children's opportunity and ensuring they have the highest and best possible experience in early childhood. our investments with baby prop c allows you to do this is being

able to really focus infant well being the ways of impacting children's readiness is start early as possible. and so that we need to ensure that what we funds is not the childcare itself but also the well being of children in the paces and so we are funding high quality sponsive infant and toddler care to encower families they have acsxesz it is foordzable but that children's learn suggest impacted. of course we can't do this without the workforce and that's why we investing heavy low in the recruitment of new people coming in the field. but their journal and he path ways. they can have economic mobility being part of the early care and education workforce. this work over the next several years will focus on the inclusion of children with

special nieced. we have been doing early identification. what happens when children have needs the supports and service are limited at this point and part of our work again to ensure that children school readiness is impacted we want to make sure that children with special needs have care cordination and special services and that family vs access to them. our work is connecting resources in the system. they are informs and engages and in power to support children they care for every day and through the years. >> as we look forward, the things that we have done what we are currently doing and also what we will do we will continue

on v.ing again first of the kinds investment in the early care and education workforce. through the care's program a teacher stipend and early learning for low and moderate income families this is one of the kinds. don't see it anywhere else other than san francisco. and deepning the investments in places we know, as we do a universal system. of care. we also have to have targeted services and ensuring that children who are in our early learning facilities have really beautiful insmiering places to attends. and that family childcare homes have access to resource. and as we go in a new funding cycle for our family support system which is called the family resource centers. we are looking at ensuring that

children, families and care givers have access to resources so parents and their children are also reaching their developmental mile stones. >> part of our sum row is the same as it has been the last few years. the majority of funding guess toward early learning. 75% our budget is dedicated toward early learning. the rest is around support and wrap around supports and child and family well being and 14% for administration that 14% also includes baby prop c15% tax that returned the general fund. really our actual administration of the service and grant funded program system to a minimum. thank you.

>> thank you. we will hold the questions and then we will do the all the presentation and public comment and then come back. to have a more robust discussion based on public comment and presentations. i think once we start diving in the it is a lot. and so with that, let's go to office of labor standard and enforcement. >> thank you. >> thank you. chair chan and supervisors walon, melgar and president supervisor peskin i'm tom the director of office of labor standards enforcement. thank you for the opportunity to present today. we have slides loaded.

if the slides are not coming up. the -- office of labor enforcement established by unanimous vote of the board of supervisors in october of 2000. initially responsible for prevailing wage enforcement expanded to include enforcement of 36 labor policies. and many of them the first in the nation. >> at one point there is a number of emergency ordinance lapsed following the pandemic. there has been some enand flow and since inception the office of labor standards enforcement collected 150 million dollars on behalf of workers. and excess of 20 million last fiscal year. our mission statement relevant to budget conversations san francisco office of labor

enforcement advances the welfare san francisco workers through the enforcement of labor laws. public education and high quality public service. >> thank you. >> labor laws. high questions of law public service. supporting a strong atmosphere of labor compliance went city of san francisco. so, in service to the goal, and with special attention to low wageim grant and non-english speaking workers, maintains multilingual staff. cantonese, mandarin, spanish, fill pino and vietnamese. staff are always available in person during regular business hours for walk in's, hot line calls and e mail responses.

off hour inquiries receive response no less than a business day. san francisco labor laws are posted requirements in all work places. those postings are provide by office labor and enforced under financial penalty to all employers. comprehensive website available in multiple languages including rerecords webinars and averaging more than 30,000 hits a month on our website. >> and then lastly, significant to today's conversation professional service with community based organizations. the lead organize chinese progressive association and subcontractors asian law caucus. laws. central legal the lower street community service fill pino community center and south of

market action network. and workers united. regarding budget impacts and our role throughout budget process, not a stands alone departmentful we don't interact directly with the mayor's budget staff that would happen through general service administration and the city administrator. we received instruction wynns consistents with all other offices and departments. 10% next fiscal year and 10% again the following. with a 5% contingency. internalally identified one rep e eliminated and increased attrition savings. we seek out ref now from departments and expanded obligations to both sfo and puc commission. outside of those the other areas

for cuts is the general service condition tract. unfortunately, and so that has born and significant better than these cuts. the proposed cuts affect department service tell affect department service and gauge the extent of it. and seems this is still we sdroept directives or any specific decisions from the mayor's office for this. i of course this might be a purpose of today's convening. so. it is difficult to assess the out reach impacts associated with our contract and how the cuts will affect compliance. in terms of how many people might be affected. again very doyle assess or measure the impact. i will say -- ose experienced

really strong out come. upon general metrics during the pandemic. we did implement a number of efficiency throughout the office. and we are limited in the number we can implement toward out come. likely this , would have adverse impact in the metrics and deliverables of the office. i will make myself available for questions. >> thank you. next we will have our community coalition. to make verbal presentation. i see we have a large crowd here and we love everyone to be seated. and turn off your device and that -- shortly we'll dp to public comment and limited one minute and announcement then g. to our community coalition for the presentation today. and i believe the first weave

have oepeiu local 29. . hello. i'm the chief steward for local 29. speak closer to the mic. can you hear me >> okay. i was born and raise in the san francisco. i. a product of the nonprofit community programs that help me. for 25 years i have worked for

communities for cats. which used to be cats. i care for the am [inaudible] homeless parents that become ill from living on the streets. i got a pay raise for 25 dollars on that i live in san francisco. it is not enough. nonprofit workers need economic security. we pay rent, buy food. we pay for transportation in our communities. we need to keep working people in the community. as a steward, i educate my cowork and teach them about their rights. we fight together for a liveable wage. please, support us. we need full funding for workers the communities and the people who depends on us. next.

[speak spanish]. good afternoon i'm garcia i have been work nothing the restaurant industry for 4 years live in the tenderloin and i am here representing delaworkers united. >> kuth the budget for organizations that support workers immigrant wys have a negative affect for us and families.

if one does not know their rights such as sick days special breaks and minimum wage they don't know how to defend themselves. without the organizations we are unprotects. as a member i have learned that employers know the laws but do not follow them. they abuse the laws they think we don't know what they are. i will use my case as an example

i worked at subway can did not know and did in the know my labor rights. i dmotd know hi to take a 10 admissibility break or had sick time or needed to receive tips. my checks will be late i would have to wait a month to receive my pay. rent did not wait the food expenses did not wait my bill dids not wait. i had to leave this job and still waiting to receive my final check.

>> now as a member i learned this wars under the same employer are going through wage theft and don't know their rights. there are workers receiving 13 dollars an hour the minimum wage to 20 dollars an hour.

>> how you think we will support workers without the organization sns >> with the support of you all the organizations can do this and much more. >> we insist you don't cut budget for the organizations, thank you, have a good day. >> the last we are parent voices.

good afternoon thank you for this opportunity for me to share as a patient. i'm a parent, i will say again i say that because i'm an expert and i credential myself today in front of you as a parent leader with san francisco parent voices. a credential myself in front of you as a parent.

sets our children on the right path. our children are the future and the present and they should never be cut out of a budget. our city has an obligation to support our children. and the fact that it would will head up for 3 years impacted our

childcare system. the fact that covid hit impacted our childcare system. we have now access to the funds and need the funds so that we can meet the needs we are facing side. what are some needs. let's talk about needs. we have childcare sites that need repairs. we need healthy learning environments. infant and toddler care sites to meet the group of children on the subsidized wait list that are waiting for care. funds got delayed nought children are being delayed and waiting for care. support new department and it is

d. early childcare and the success. we need to support it by helping them expand the team roll out by staff to hiring processes to have more providers. and identified with special needs. i got a pause so i don't cry. as a parent of a child with special needs i can't tell you how important it is this we have trained staff and providers. we need options we need the infrastructure and need it now. we have an increase with children that are being delay exclude not getting the proper

care they need. funding toward creating inclusion practices and approaches. unacceptable. how can we expand that need the fund to expand that we can't forward because of the needs to cut the d. early childcare. we cannot afford to -- take away from funds of baby prop c. i like to peek to what is our policy and budget

recommendations to support childcare children with special needs. children deserve better and children with disabilities and families are forgotten. they lack meaningful support and fall through the cracks of the system. my daughter is still waiting for a wheel chair at the school she goes to help with field trips. she is about to leave the school they have not provided it. there is a lack of proper training and lack of assessments the time it gets access to services following an assessment or inability to navigate a

complex system many families are unable to have childcare with whole family support. san francisco needs to invest in resources and professional development for educators and resources for family to be connected to care that is right for their child. options. you know. upon parent has option and choices and equity. we move from equity tow liberation and the universal childcare system. we need this now and improve time lines for screenings.

i can't stress this enough i can talk to the points and the needs and give you my personal store of my struggle. i need to seat city show me they the prioritize our children in the city and our children create being the childcare system. how will we do that investing time and money and not cutting funding. we have children struggling with parents who are dealing with substance use and the children need childcare. universal childcare moves us toward investing in all

children. by honoring the proposals and the funding, to create a more equal childhood education system, supporting passage of baby prop c. it has been delayed for 3 years. the fundses to make a big difference. i just -- want to make sure this we don't cut our department of early childcare that we improve our environment for our children. by invest nothing to -- our providers. by investing in their education. and investing in actual infrastructure of the buildings.

and i said this earlier i can't stress had enough. especially with children with special needs. we need to support this department and create more equal system. should not be a struggle for parents to get childcare. i just recently took a parent down to the rnr children's council and just the process of trying to find a childcare center open and a slot was unbelievable. unbelievable and nought chieldz has a slot. butt chieldz got diagnosed with autism. where is our infrastructure and time and funding. i will say that gwenful where is

our time sdpundzing? please, support childcare system and support early childhood aejsz. support our children with special needs thank you for your time. >> thank you. of i want to thank everyone and i today i think the two key component is to understand the investment in worker's rights and also understand the significant role that childcare play a critical role in our workforce. and equity in our city. i appreciate everyone's presentation today. let's go to public comment we are eatingtory hear from the public for your feedback and how has it been for you. being in the city and servicing and service per in as well. we are seeing a large crowd we

are limiting to make sure everybody can make public evercomment is that we don't lose quorum we will be limiting our public comments to a minute today. >> and yes we invite the public when joined us wish to speak on this hearing to lineup by the curtains to your right. and again we encourage that you fill out a comment card if you wish to be reflected in the minutes and while we are lining up and moving around, each speaker would appreciate if you kept it down.

if you want to line up we are a standing rule if you are not here to provide comment we insist you sit down. when you begin i will start your time. thank you, much. >> thank you, supervisors. i'm carl kramer codirector for san francisco living wage coalition cochair of the budget justice and we are part of the people's budget coalition. we demanding the mayor stop kuth fundses to organizations that serve communities and call for the people of san francisco to reclaim san francisco's budget a people's budget. the people's budget collaboration of more than 40 labor and communitysorptions for a budget that prioritizes poor and working class communities. mayor breed's budget plan prioritizes policing, procorporate policies and fiscal

austerity the mayor's cuts will hurt san francisco in a time weer rents are soaring, wages falling behind inflation and the city is unaffordable. the mayor has allowed police over time to soar resisted diverted spending on jails and reducing revenue for childcare by cutting taxes for downtown corporations. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i stands here before you as a lead nert well tino task force and the sf out back coalition and a member of the budget justice coalition. and today i speak to you about the impact the cuts are having on programs. the projected impact it will have on students.

families. it was a reality for me to deal with needs and realize what is available in services and support is e mitted i like to think of myself someone that is resourceful.

i represent today a network of service viling for our community and i would like to shed light on the work being done by family resource centers. which play a role in supporting immigrant families citywide. provide items diapers and formula and connect individuals to need service. currently we are facing the threat of significant budget cuts and network like good samaritan, mission neighborhood sxernt have expressed the desire to a primary concern around lack of transparency in the budget. we are un, wear of the exact amount of funding allocated the departments have not been fourth coming making challenge to

advocate. we remain in the dark the criteria used. the process are able to advocate >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> hello i'm elizabeth and an emotional upbeat palestine university technical employees. i work at ucsf. i'm here speaking with the workers here and the communities. and i want to point out and reminds people that they can look at not my tax dollars and see just out of the 3.8 billion dollars that the federal government gives to isreal every year. 13 million come from san francisco. this could pay for 1, 571 households with public housing

for a year. behalf educators and children in san francisco convened by council of san francisco. and this budget season we urge you to prioritize black children and the care givers not all black or african-american family

vs access to quality childcare that meets needs we waited 3 years for abc funds the time is now to expedite implementation of prop c universal childcare. in california educators experience poverty double the rates of white pierce we need fair wages for black educators. thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. i'm lisa alexander i'm a resident in d10 and speaking on behalf of black early educators a glaup advocates for black early educators and children in san francisco. convened by children conference of san francisco the budget season it is critical top search the needs of black children and edindicators. provide them with resources to

assure them there is support for them in san francisco. as an early educator i want to ensure black students enter k with self confidence and good foundation. we implore the city to maintain investments in black sxhrn waited 3 years asked for the funds for baby prop c. the time is now and our goal is universal childcare. thank you. hello i'm paloma tracie i coordinate the san francisco latino equity coalition. as a residents and a community organize weir latin x community i'm concerned with the budget. is san francisco a city for billionaires. we would like to know.

or isa a city for working class communities who love it and make it what it is? we must fund public services to ensure well being of all residents and staff and up stop beens the budget on the backs of work class communities. we hear about efforts to revitalize san francisco. butt budget will make life harder for working class families supporting family system how you revitalize the city. supporting service is the way we build. show us that you care bus. thank you. i'm a resident. i became homeless in 2016. i lived in a homeless shelter and moved to houseings for a year. in that time i was bull ed by

staff and isolate friday pierce the important time is the community we built not enough to stick an individual with no support system. we know home is had you make it. and the roof over your head does not mean you have a home. homes need comfort, safety and security. i'm theme say i have a home thanks to community cash it is our solution. thank you. representing homefulness want to say that after unhoused for 10 years thrive nothing a heeling community which is a poor people solution to homelessness and very loving community and we need money to wrap around everaround services to support our unhoused and not just keep putting them in the temporary bandaid solutions. and thinking we are helping the

problem we need to love our people. thank you. mother earth is in the for sale itch know there is conscious not pol tricks terse but legislators on this council. and i ask to you think about in this budget homeless people solution homefulness. we know there are prop i and m. which have been mickey moused and that money is gone that

money would fund social interdepartment housing which is when we built in oakland with first nation's guidance and housing families and elders now and permanent rent free housing as you look we'll come back we have been asked in san francisco to bring homefulness back.

[speak spanish] i work at an upon restaurant they cut my hours to 13 hours per pay period how will i support my family as

a single mom with 13 hours of work? i can't get food stamps or rent relief what is happening with the city? thank you. next speaker, please.

i'm eye member of the chinese progressive association. required me to work but ask i w 2 hours a day 7 consecutive days a week without rest violating my

rights as a worker. after received education and support from the chinese progressive association i negotiate and now have a day off every week preserving my legal rights. and as a member through exchanges with other organizes in the coalition of community collaborative i understand that workers of different ethnicities and cult urs face similar and diverse worker issues and we all need worker right education. i hope you commit to preserving funding of the worker's right community. so we could continue to educate people and so we can understand and protect our rights. thank you.

and i met a worker who shared with me she has been working 10 hours per day and did not know that she was reserved over time payment and demand her right at the work place from there i know i w is the first step for wers to learn burden of proof rights. i work by the right's community collaborative is crucial for immigrant workers in san francisco. >> thank you. next speaker, please.

i'm and a member from chinese progressive association and i participated in work with cpa and during this time i met

workers across different industry. many have been not receive the protection under labor laws. i believe it is to provide protection for workers. in reality many immigrant workers are not aware of rights and often recognize like when the employer violating their rights. and i think the situation by myself before when i worked when i work in the restaurant. and i did not know that the part time workers entitleed paid sick leave if i known this and could have demand to to ask for the day off. i believe that worker out roach and education are crucial for workys like me and i urge all of you to support the labor right's funding and out reach and labor

right's case. thank you.

i'm worker leader from chinese progressive association and last year around on april 26 i stand to urge the government not to cut budget for labor rights out reach and today i am again to advocate not to cut budget for labor rights. and they are supposed to be the basics for workers. for immigrants they like don't understand. their right when is they came here i met workers work more than 10 hours away. and paid

hourly wage is less than 5 dollars if they resist.

i live and china town and w in a

restaurant i'm here to tell you why it is important for us to understands our rights. i came to the u.s. from chien in 2012 and strug toll find a job i don't understand english. i found a job and paid minimum wage and i did not know until later like when organize are reach out to me i was entitleed over time payment work for over 40 hours if a restaurant but never get any over time payment and when i got sick i did not know i can pick pay time off to take care of myself and my family. so, it is important for the non-english speak communities to understand our right in our own language. serve the funding of worker

right community organizations which cpa is part of and protect provide more protection for the workers in different communities. thank you >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello. my name is chin.

>> ima member in 2014-15 i was working for a childcare provision service. and paying me less than 5 an hour. i was experiencing wage theft

and becausey went to cpa and filed a claim the office [inaudible] i was able to recover my wages. again this 2016 special 17. take care of an elder 3 dollars an hour and again i came and able to fight for my wages back i urge the body to sppth the san francisco office of labor enforcement and support work of the collaborative. thank you for your time. next speaker, please.

jury room i'm edwin i work as a care giver and hotel w in san francisco i live in the south of market my experience was not good when i first worked he or she in san francisco in january of 2022. because i did not know my rights as a worker such as i did in the know rights such as pt o, fade sick leave and over time calculation and the program i learned about my rights it start in our own language this is important for us to understands and feel comfortable talking about violation and the work place. let's support and thank you.

>> good afternoon i'm a member of [inaudible] i live in the

south of market a care giver in san francisco. e eliminating or reducing service for thes community is harmful for us low income and working class families. wrc c important buzz they provide guidance for workers like us. this is also gave me strength to fight against unwanted situations. i hope this programs or services not disappear from our community. thank you. foordzable health care has grown. more children identified with

special needs. families and parents are leaving san francisco and to a better quality education we will are here to support the expansion of early childhood for hires and expand existing childcare and early edindicators. we must do what we need it support. thank you. i was executive director with early education department and in our schools in san francisco i sit here and ask you consider and approve funding for braeb prop c increase the support for educators and early childhood and support high quality childcare for families.

in addition, tell support early interventions. if you support children and families. some of you when this monies if you have pledged and made commitments. you have been quoted saying that san francisco is i have scombrant just i start. in order to do this wroi need to support families and the many program this is benefit them. and support most marginalides. thank you. i'm with low income victim fund. since funds released a few years ago we seen impact on ec in san francisco. able to increase subsidies, increase teacher salaries and path ways to sxejz increase access. we created 531 new childcare

pace for children birth to 5 am however, we have a language way to go. protect baby prospect c to grow a high quality system for san francisco children and families. thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello i'm amy i'm a parent of three young children and i live in excelsior neighborhood a resident of 20 years of this staechl i work at children's council of san francisco and active member in our san francisco early care and education coalition. children's council we believe and know our working families at the heart of our economic success as a city. we than investing in early care and education provides a strong start that set children most vulnerable on the path to thrive. as a community we cannot ford to balance the budget on backs of

children and families. we have waited for years for release of the voter approved baby prop c and more left every year we delay implementation of the vision for universal childcare. the department of early childhood needs to be allowed grow to mead needs without further day we need build our system of support for children with special needs. grow and improve our childcare sites and access to nutritious foods.

educatoros the frontline ensure our children receive the service. essential for their development post pandemic language and social emotional delays. we appreciate the expansion of the early learning scholarship program has significantly helped families from 85% to 110% ami. get the need continues to grow. and prop c we can expand this support to families up to 200% ami ensure no children left

behind. want to thank you everyone for upholding the funding prioritizing childcare it is the noonly a management. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello and good afternoon i'm juan a staff attorney for worker right programs [inaudible] and a member of worker's right collaborative. budget cuts are a reality going forward. it is a priority and economic down fault people hit are working class those from racial ethnic back groundses. last year i seen how the situation in the city affected working people of since the contract in july of 22, our program over 414 legal consultation. 116 work and recovered.

we have representative janitors. hotel, construction, restaurant and other workers. we are in final and only recourse for you workers and provide the only opportunity they have and do it free of charge. within your control to preserve the program work for the community and dmangd that you do. thank you. >> next speaker, please. will i'm and i w with [inaudible]. san francisco needs a labor course this is complete and strong.

we need workers in the front lines and the budget to keep happening and not to be cut. it is the working class the people who make economy function in the state why is it that academic relief is not begin to them. invest in workers so the working class can be strong and powerful and for workers.

budget cuts block the possibilities of rebuilding our economy in the city. thank you. thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm here asking for demand to stop the budget cuts

happening. and especially as a mom i had to stop working and had to take care of my daughter. i was told i did nohave rights and gratify have a jobbeen they treated me embassador did not respect my rights that's what i learned here is about my rights as a worker. thank you. thank you. next speaker, please. thank you for hosting hearing today. i know many of you are strong alis in defending all of the programs that have been talked about today. this ensure this san francisco

is liveable for all. i'm here to talk about the worker right's community collaborative. 25 years i have been organizationing with low wage workers in san francisco. i'm proud that the city has the strongest local labor laws if the country and backed by pro robust [inaudible]. you know laws enforcement does not exist if people don't know rights. the strongest way that ose ensures immigrant workers that know rights and get support to exercise them i look forward to preserve in language community out reach and education which is e terrible. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please.

>> hello i'm shawn aim guarantee from the philippines. i lacked awareness of rights as a worker i did not realize rights were violated by my former employees until i joined the community center. i'm a volunteer translator. my involvement i learned about importance of being aware of rights and how vital it is in educating and empowering individuals like me. many workers in the city workers of color and immigrants like myself may not understand rights in the work place with language barriers. community center and wrc provides support in enforcing rights share treatment for all workers. kuth their budget deprive work essay crucial resource and

support. organizations that serve community and help enforce rights like wr [inaudible]. not about [inaudible]. thank you. i apologize for cutting anybody off you each get one minute. thank you. >> hello board of supervisors i'm jonnel a mfbt filipino community center and part of the work upper right's community clan taoism serve we served thousands of members throughout san francisco bay area through our program providing education, case management support and legal consultation. many of them able to consent employers after wage theft. injuries and more work place violations because of the

consciousness and knowledge of work upper rights. cutting community programs like hours harms families who rely on services but needed jobs for san francisco residents. e eliminating positions eliminates opportunity for good j.w.s that residents need. we make san francisco work for all. san francisco needs a full work place of service workers, frontline work and more. >> thank you. >> please. you consider >> deserves [inaudible] in san francisco. >> next speaker, please. hello, supervisors i'm mary i'm care giver and i came here to support filipino community and the community that have been giving support for the people like us. on the worker been abused and --

not and being treated fairly. so i raise my voice to support this community. we all mead it and we are also working for like what the other lady said for the millionaires. so, middle people are working for them. don't remove budget for the people for the community. thank you.

one of my staff make sure i'm still -- >> sorry time elapsed. thank you, eddie.

>> we understand. thank you. next speaker, please. your time is up. thank you. we understand. >> thank you. thank you. next speaker, please. you can use the other microphone if you wish.

>> good afternoon supervisors.

we don't know english at work or talking to my employer. we should be listened to there is situations we face in the work place can need help with advocate to get our rights in the work place. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hello. i'm nb i work in filipino community search a part of the worker right's collaborative. i connect with my workers face challenges because of low wages and difficult work conditions.

i support and care for the workers i'm here with some here and here to oppose the 50% cuts for wrc funding. the wrcc builds lasting relationships in need of competent service in language resource material this is wrcc provides. working conscience. when educated about rights workers advocate for themselves and other when is rights are violate instead work place we seen this many times. who often face wage theft and have to fight to be respected by employ and have old wages returned to them j. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. i'm shafera with the filipino commune center and i live in

d10. i'm a staff member and help with programs. a part of work upper right collaborative. during the pandemic saw height of wage thet and in the getting p pe for care givers and low wage workys. providing ppe and also making sure they received unemployment insurance. we have to intercept about paperwork and other matters. we ask you commit to support for work ins san francisco. thank you.

have on our sxoergz district sdpen with the city as a whole. prioritize our families, children and communities. the time is now. thank you. hello i'm an intern at hunter's point [inaudible]. >> hello i'm regina a case manager at hunter's point family in bayview and i work in the youth service departmentful due to the budget cuts june 30 my last day with hunter's point family i brought our youth from

the program. job searchs and life skills and childcare for working parents and youth would not be able to receive and a safe space to succeed in support if they move tell affect the community. thank you.

i'm jen we safe and sound in here on behalf of family service alliance the family resource center alliance. i want to express gratitude to director for her presentation and it is work of the department of early childhood. i'm thankful for the work that has been diagonal i wanted to disagree. there are service cuts we have been told there will be 1.8 million dollars in cuts for funding for frc. the cuts what are enhancement grants significant and important funding for needs. and as well as for case management. significant case management that is responsive.

my colleagues will give more specific examples from their organizations. we know there are available funds reserves in the department to be able to cover these and not cut the impacts on families. we than kids don't show up. thank you. >> i don't envy any of you. i know this this it is one of the roughest budget seasons. i'm executive director. we serve 2500 children, parent and care givers. childcare, after school and preschool. today i speak on behalf of family resource centers.

we will lose 26 case managers. 10 food pantry and 7 [inaudible]. 1.8 million is a determine in the budget. you work hard to create this budget i hope that you think about this impact and we don't seat cuts. again, each of you are representing children and families i hope you think about this. thank you, again >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon i'm stefani a community health worker representing homeless prenatal program of organization modo to break the cycle of poverty assisting 3, 500 families in the city. we noticed need increase in how longs, food and every day need and diapers.

it is unacceptable this year this sumner june we are cutting down our diaper distribution for those who are 2 years and -- up to less than 2 years. >> we provide 400 food bags and 200-300 families left without food. thank you for hearing me. and my colleagues behind me and everybody here. thank you for your service and thank you for those who looked at me and saws. thank you for your respect. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. i'm ashley down and i work with safer and sounds and here on behalf of the family service alliance. we represent 40 child and family serving organizations across the city. i'm a parent and a former foster

parentful i want to talk about family support. in the city budget. i seen what happens when families don't have access to necessity and community supportful some of them will fall through the cracks and enter the welfare system. the impact is lifelong for family and cost low for the city. frc integrated in the neighborhoods where families live and access care. basic necessities and community support. 90% of care givers participating in support groups and had someone to help when needed versus 21% of other families. restore the money enhancement grants thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm brenldza miles with safe and sound. we "restoration of grants 1.8

million for basic need and case managers for vulnerable families the grants spchlt additional manager and needs food banks and dime are drives. thank you all and thank you for your dedication to family support service. asking we are not asking for new

funding just requesting the restoration of grants. the amount of within.8 million for basic needs. family served face poverty and income inequality and trauma. >> hello. good afternoon i'm rashell. from bauna vista childcare. we provide year round service. after school summer camps for kids. mission. this year we get ready to serve 200 kids. but due to the budget cuts we have to tell families close to 200 families 100 families we'll not provide services.

i share it as insight i hope you are able to consider this information of how have will impact kids mission. but also citywide. thank you. >> hello i'm pharr marcella a resident and community service provider in d11 i'm here to advocate on workers in san francisco. prepare your food. clean your home and care for family members they strug toll meet safe housing access to healthy food and employment. i'm here to ask for to you stop the budget cuts.

i support work they have helped mow with my development. i joined their community health worker program and i was able to get a stifle end. i appreciate they taught me about health and advocacy i ask

we don't cut fund its is difficult for me to get a job and rely on child support. that is why we ask don't cut our funds.

we want our needs met as well. thank you. >> good afternoonful i'm [inaudible].

the interpretation, please, thank you, much. i'm lee i live in the excelsior area for five years and appreciate the work from the work they provide platform to help people this need. their staff helped mow through obstacles as a new immigrant understanding government letters and finding a job and community meetings. i hope the city government understand the budget issue. i believe it is important to support nonprofits because different positive changes to the community. we need to increase resources and provide support. please do your best to continue it serve the people.

>> i'm [inaudible] i live in excelsior for 8 year and

grateful to get w providing help to the people in need. the chinese staff have service like applying for a job and filling out various forms. they have given us great help to the disadvantaged people who don't understand english and low income. help alleviate pressure from daily lives and we urge the government don't take await budget so we need to support nonprofits. this work is important they bring change to the community. thank you. thank you. next speaker, please.

>> thank you. >> hello everyone i'm wu i have lived in excelsior for 30 years. i'm grateful to excelsior work it ises is a community center provide services to people in need. has part of immigrants ability to put down roots and determination and courage. leading us to adopt integrate to american society as soon as

possible. a great help and contribution to immigrant community. we need the help of the community. i hope that the gentleman will not cut down the resources of the community. i thank you for your help the support and funding of nonprofit organization it is important. buzz they bring positive changes to the excelsior community. i'm sue sanchez here on behalf of glide center for social justice a policy arm of glide and the tenderloin. i'm here with other early childcare and education community advocates to emphasize the importance of childcare for tenderloin families that already have to deal with many hardships. glide childcare center be serve 61 in the median income of

family system 30 thousand dollars a year. glide is asking the board preserve funds for childcare with a budget deficit. received a reduction and cut this will flult us serving less children over summer the tenderloin has limited parks and child friend low space our community depends on the promise. our community needs upgrade spaces and support for children with special needs. we urge the board to recognize the importance and impact on families and the economy. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon i'm alipsia. and i'm here with my son. we are members of, workers united and last year i went through wage theft wonging for la cocina and had 6 thousand

dollars dollars stolen. do not cut budget for the organizations that support workers. like me anding rights. being a sing will mom i don't know where i would be without the support. thank you. i worked at burger kin for 12 years special did not know labor rights until i met [inaudible].