i never thought that a candidate would be someone that i would support, but when tom and ammiano ran for mayor against willie brown, somehow, i got inspired. i thought, it someone that has integrity and honesty, that comes from the community, could run for mayor, maybe it is we something that can represent the community. i wanted to look at it from a candid perspective. >> when you did run for the border supervisors, what did you learn from that experience, from the campaign? >> from the campaign? so much. you knock on a lot of doors, talk to a lot of people. some of the things were interesting, how connected a lot of people were to their schools, communities. people were involved in their communities in some many ways. we have neighborhood organizations. there are so many people actively involved in the communities, neighborhoods, our organizations, child care facilities, relationships with seniors, at the park. that was something exciting to see. there were multiple ways for people to be involved as residents and members of the city. i was stunned by just how many artists were in d

supervisor ammiano has someone here. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am from the assembly members office. he asked me to submit for the record regarding the question of the america's cup and local hire, which i know has been an ongoing issue of debate at the border and is up for your consideration today. the letter reads as follows. dear supervisor, it is my understanding that there will be a resolution, that there is an ongoing conversation that was made available through a resolution that offered last year and was signed into law by governor brown. it makes the america's cup a public-works project under the administration code, particularly in one section, which includes the prevailing wage, local hiring, and enterprise ordinances. i understand if the city work spending contracts to spend the city dollars, all of this section 6.22 would apply, but without the public and the structure financing made available through the legislation, the event would not happen. simply because a private entity in this case the event authority is spending money throug