sadly, in ashante's life, his mother had lost her husband in that regard. any time we make policy, we have to know how it translates into people's lives. san francisco has long been a place where gun safety is important to us. ashante has something to say as well. >> i need to talk about what has been going on with the schools. jerry brown is opposed to making cuts, but i do not understand. when you are gone, we are going to be here and we are not going to know what we're doing. it does not make sense. >> did you two ever think about going into politics? maybe? ashante is absolutely right. nothing brings more money to the treasury than investing in education. any economist will tell you. that is an investment that pays off, not only in terms of the lives of the people that receive the education, but also dollars to the treasury. as a personal issue, what it means to people, we must educate our people. if we do not, we are also losing money to the treasury. so it is also a practical matter. as president obama said, some of these cuts will result in making ma