supervisor kim: next, we have carolyn squeri. are you here today? ok. then i am going to call up christopher elmendorf. after him, we have eric mcdonnell. >> thank you for hearing for me today. my name is christopher elmendorf. as a a professor of law at uc davis school of law where i teach election law, and i am resident of san francisco, where i have lived in the mission district since 2005. i wanted to say a few words this morning about why i want to serve on this task force and the values i would bring to the task of the task force. i see this as a public service opportunity, no more and no yes. i am is a tenured professor. i teach and have relevant knowledge in this area that i think i could bring to the project. but i owe no debt to any candidate, to any interest group, and i have no interest in being into debt or having indebted to me any candidate or interest group that has a stake in this process. the u.s. stands alone among all industrialized democracies the use single member district elections in that we have a largely political process for r