d. gill sperlein, if you could please approached the microphone. in general, we ask you to be brief, two 23 minutes. if you could talk about your background -- two to three minutes. if you could talk about your background and what you want to serve on the entertainment commission. >> thank you to everyone for coming out today and to my fellow candidates. my name is d. gill sperlein. i was going in baltimore. my father and drove a cab. my mother painted houses. i put myself through college and law school and in my first trip to california when i was 26. i came to san francisco and it happened to be a weekend of one of your famous street fairs. from that day on, i fell in love. i went back and finished law school. the day after i finished law school, i flew back here and have been here ever since. i currently live in the crown heights neighborhood -- corona heights neighborhood. i lived in the castro and on market street, and for several years south of market on 6th street, a couple of doors back from 1015, which has had problems associated with the

d. gill sperlein. i have known him for three years. i will not repeat what he is said about his neighborhood work. he also is not just a neighborhood person. he is someone who deeply understands the importance of entertainment and nightlife in the city. i would never, ever support anyone for this commission who i thought for a second was anti entertainment. i think gil will be a productive force on this commission. he is not employed in the industry. he will add to its credibility. that is why i am supporting him. we have three very credible, strong, and talented, hard- working candidates. i do not want anything to take away from that. supervisor campos: i want to thank everyone who has come out to speak on this appointment. i am not a member of this committee, but i do believe, along the lines of what supervisor wiener indicated, that this is one of the most important appointments we can make because of the important role the commission plays in the life of this city and the important role that entertainment place in the life of the c