outlying communities compaq so the excellus year, the sunset, -- an outlying communities, so the excelciur, the sunset, and the bayview. i can represent the entire commission as a consensus. as president, i will be absolutely a book, i think, to represent our collective decision in any forum, so thank you very much. president yee riley: commissioner o'brien? commissioner o'brien: dear fellow commissioners and all. i would like to start by thanking you for your nomination to the presidency of the small business commission. i have been honored to work with the office of small business to provide support and guidance to be increasingly important segment of our society that is the small business community. i have been able to bring a perspective and an experience to the commission through the wide range of different businesses that i have been involved in, including my current business in real estate. i enjoy working with city initiatives, including the public advisory committee, or pac, and the community advisory committee, of "c -- or "cac's," as they are known. some things are always involv