why don't we move on to john calper. if i pronounced that correctly? >> actually. no. can you hear me? >> yes, sir. >> it is pronounced "kiper." i'm a commercial real estate licenser. i'm a certified general in the state of california. and i have quite a lot of experience with appraising property in san francisco. and i'm doing three san francisco appraisals right now. so i think i probably bring a pretty fair amount of knowledge to the assessment appeals board. and with that... >> chair: thank you for that. i appreciate your words and your applying. why don't we go on to elizabeth zoria. >> i'm an attorney and i serve as a pro tem in superior court. i'm obviously an attorney of 23 years, with doing litigations both in real estate and commercial business. i have my own practice here in san francisco. i've been on the board for many years. i started with board 2 and then changed to board 1, and now it is time for reappointment to the board 1. and we've had a lot of legal hearings and legal issues that needed to be dealt with, and i've been trying to provide the board wi