i'm gloria berry. i thought tonight i'd go ahead and describe what it's like to run for supervisor. some of the things that people say to you along the road, one of the first interesting comments for me, unless i raise over $100,000, that i shouldn't even be in the race. what that person didn't know is there's a lady in the bronx, new york, named alexandria cortez, and she raised 1/16th of the establishment's chosen person. so that didn't deter me. the next thing i was told, as a woman, you have to prove yourself. you can't be modest. you have to speak more on your accomplishments. when a man walks in a room, he can wear a suit and automatically get respect and credibility. my accomplishments are as follows. i served this country for 12 years in technical communications field. i was entrusted with writing policy and making decisions for people, thousands of people's lives. after that, i went into law enforcement for eight years with the state of california. i was an expert at de-escalation. i held hearings and investigations and i'm a fact-finder. the third thing being said to me th