we had asked for the deputy mayors and latino deputy major, lilliam paoli, gladys carri_n, buery, and so forth, to be there, people with the decision-making power that needed to be there. and so to that end, what we ended up doing was preparing a letter with our recommendations directed to the mayor himself. >> that you wanted to present at the meeting. the meeting. so, given the lack of respect that they have shown towards our campaign and the lack of dealing with our campaign, we used the opportunity rather than canceling the meeting, since we didn't know who was going to be there or not, to give them at least that respect and show up there and at that meeting, when they showed up, and you had certain -- i think the highest-ranking person in the administration was maya wiley, i think, the general counsel to the mayor, and you had dcas, and you had the office of appointments, and, you know, it's nothing personal, but the reality was that we at least gave them the respect that we were not afforded in -- >> but let me fill in the missing blank. up. were there. >> none of them. talk to.