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A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
in Politics, on the 26th of May 2010
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340038
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340108
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340040
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Are your basic needs being met by the city of San Francicsco? This is how it should be...'

A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, "Are your basic needs being met by the city of San Francicsco? This is how it should be..."

ID: 340032
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Help people held themselves.'

A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, "Help people held themselves."

ID: 340029
Signs  in English and Spanish at a protest of proposed budget cuts say, 'We are San Francisco, Invest in us.'

Signs in English and Spanish at a protest of proposed budget cuts say, "We are San Francisco, Invest in us."

ID: 340022
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Invest in Our Children & Families.'

A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, "Invest in Our Children & Families."

ID: 340021
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340100
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340099
San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340075
San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.

ID: 340074
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Ask me what I think about the budget.'

A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, "Ask me what I think about the budget."

ID: 340105
A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.

A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.

ID: 340102
A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.

A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.

ID: 340101
A protest march around San Francisco City Hall against proposed budget cuts.

A protest march around San Francisco City Hall against proposed budget cuts.

ID: 340093
A sign at a protest march against proposed budget cuts, 'These cuts don't look equal from my neighborhood.'

A sign at a protest march against proposed budget cuts, "These cuts don't look equal from my neighborhood."

ID: 340091
A sign at a protest march proposed budget cuts, 'Find alternatives to cuts.'

A sign at a protest march proposed budget cuts, "Find alternatives to cuts."

ID: 340089
This card was later delivered to the office a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

This card was later delivered to the office a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

ID: 340096
This card was later delivered to the office a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

This card was later delivered to the office a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

ID: 340095
A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.

A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.

ID: 340087
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340086
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340083
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340081
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340079
Jennifer Friedenbacho of the Coalition on Homelessness speaks at a protest of budget cuts.

Jennifer Friedenbacho of the Coalition on Homelessness speaks at a protest of budget cuts.

ID: 340073
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340072
A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.

A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.

ID: 340071
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340070
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340069
People who were at the budget cut protest gather near a statue of Harvey Milk.

People who were at the budget cut protest gather near a statue of Harvey Milk.

ID: 340067
People enter the office of San Francisco Supervisor David Campos to present a card to a member of his staff calling for budget cuts to be stopped and to support new revenue measures.

People enter the office of San Francisco Supervisor David Campos to present a card to a member of his staff calling for budget cuts to be stopped and to support new revenue measures.

ID: 340060
Supervisor David Campos  in the Budget and Finance Committee hearing on a tv screen in his office.

Supervisor David Campos in the Budget and Finance Committee hearing on a tv screen in his office.

ID: 340059
A Free the Hikers sign next to a grave stone for the SRO Collaborative.

A Free the Hikers sign next to a grave stone for the SRO Collaborative.

ID: 340104
A Free the Hikers sign at the San Francisco budget cuts protest.

A Free the Hikers sign at the San Francisco budget cuts protest.

ID: 340103
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340098
Deborah Walker, a candidate for supervisor in District 6, arrives at the budget cuts protest on her bike.

Deborah Walker, a candidate for supervisor in District 6, arrives at the budget cuts protest on her bike.

ID: 340097
A man signs a I heart Mission card in City Hall which will be delivered to the office of San Francisco Supervisor David Campos.

A man signs a I heart Mission card in City Hall which will be delivered to the office of San Francisco Supervisor David Campos.

ID: 340068
 A doctor testifies against privatizing medical care at the San Francisco jail at a Budget and Finance committe hearing.

A doctor testifies against privatizing medical care at the San Francisco jail at a Budget and Finance committe hearing.

ID: 340066
A student testifies at a Budget and Finance committe hearing in support of the Living Library environment program in San Francisco schools

A student testifies at a Budget and Finance committe hearing in support of the Living Library environment program in San Francisco schools

ID: 340065
A student testifies in support of the Living Library environment program in San Francisco schools.

A student testifies in support of the Living Library environment program in San Francisco schools.

ID: 340064
People who attended the protest wait in line to make public comments at a budget and finance committee hearing.

People who attended the protest wait in line to make public comments at a budget and finance committee hearing.

ID: 340062
Two women from the protest sit in a budget and finance committee hearing.

Two women from the protest sit in a budget and finance committee hearing.

ID: 340061
A staff member in the office of Supervisor David Campos accepts a I heart Mission card as part of a protest of budget cuts.

A staff member in the office of Supervisor David Campos accepts a I heart Mission card as part of a protest of budget cuts.

ID: 340056
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340035
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340027
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340025
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340020
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340019
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340130
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340131
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340133
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340134
A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.

A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.

ID: 340136
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340138
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340139
A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.

A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.

ID: 340142

A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010

ID: 340479

SF Weekly June 2, 2O1O

SF Weekly June 2, 2O1O "Bleeding Green" Sharp Park Golf course clearly costs millions of dollars, is used by very few people, most not SF residents ~~ why are we paying for this??!!
http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-06-02/news/bleeding-green/

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San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Are your basic needs being met by the city of San Francicsco? This is how it should be...'
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Help people held themselves.'
Signs  in English and Spanish at a protest of proposed budget cuts say, 'We are San Francisco, Invest in us.'
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Invest in Our Children & Families.'
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks at a rally in front of City Hall protesting proposed budget cuts and calling for new revenue to fund vital programs.
A sign at a protest of proposed budget cuts, 'Ask me what I think about the budget.'
A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.
A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.
A protest march around San Francisco City Hall against proposed budget cuts.
A sign at a protest march against proposed budget cuts, 'These cuts don't look equal from my neighborhood.'
A sign at a protest march proposed budget cuts, 'Find alternatives to cuts.'
This card was later delivered to the office a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
This card was later delivered to the office a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
Jennifer Friedenbacho of the Coalition on Homelessness speaks at a protest of budget cuts.
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A cemetery in front of San Francisco City Hall created for a protest of budget cuts
has grave stones for programs which are proposed to be cut or eliminated.
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
People who were at the budget cut protest gather near a statue of Harvey Milk.
People enter the office of San Francisco Supervisor David Campos to present a card to a member of his staff calling for budget cuts to be stopped and to support new revenue measures.
Supervisor David Campos  in the Budget and Finance Committee hearing on a tv screen in his office.
A Free the Hikers sign next to a grave stone for the SRO Collaborative.
A Free the Hikers sign at the San Francisco budget cuts protest.
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
Deborah Walker, a candidate for supervisor in District 6, arrives at the budget cuts protest on her bike.
A man signs a I heart Mission card in City Hall which will be delivered to the office of San Francisco Supervisor David Campos.
 A doctor testifies against privatizing medical care at the San Francisco jail at a Budget and Finance committe hearing.
A student testifies at a Budget and Finance committe hearing in support of the Living Library environment program in San Francisco schools
A student testifies in support of the Living Library environment program in San Francisco schools.
People who attended the protest wait in line to make public comments at a budget and finance committee hearing.
Two women from the protest sit in a budget and finance committee hearing.
A staff member in the office of Supervisor David Campos accepts a I heart Mission card as part of a protest of budget cuts.
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A protest, picket, and lobby day was held at City Hall in anticipation of severe cuts to social services in the Budget Mayor Gavin Newsom will present on June 1st. San Francisco, USA. 26/05/2010
A sign calling for San Francisco not to fund Sharp Park, a golf course the city owns outside the city.