and also want to shout out to, as elena alluded, all of these wonderful cultural programs that we have, through funding for the grants for the arts. but the beauty of them and the why they are successful is because so many community volunteers come out and they make it work and they make it happen. and i've been through so many of these performances and there's never enough money to pay for these things. it's all organic. it's very much community, very much commitment to the diversity of this city, to the cultural roots that this city has. and this has what's been making san francisco so successful and making sure that it's my philosophy here, that's what makes san francisco successful, that's why so proud of the diverse culture in this city and so proud to be the mayor of such a fantastic san francisco and when we begin the carnavals we are kicking off tonight and as we go through the month of may and begin all the festivities and the carnaval parade, i will continue to celebrate that this city and all of the things that it attracts, the root of it, is our diversity. we don't just rec