league took over, -- when mayor lee to go when gavin newsom was appointed -- sorry. he was elected to statewide office as the number two person in the government of california. i think many of us met gavin newsom and was impressed by his leadership. it is good to have the newly- elected mayor with us, it elected a few days ago as the first chinese-american mayor of the city. a great city. many of us do not get here as often as we like. we are often in awe of this place. i think what he brings to the city is an important thing in the time of this city's growth, and as sean said, as all big city in america does, we have pockets of poverty, pockets of trouble, and i think the mayor is really looking at this with fresh eyes, and it is terrific