i've built insistencconsensus oe board. i bring results, not anything else. it is common sense. am not a progressive, as evidenced by me getting endorsed by people such as our current mayor newsom. these are people who are highly respect. there on the site of what is right for the people, the common sense approach. i cannot be pigeonholed into an ideological stance. >> thank you. >> miss smith. >> i have rarely missed something. some of these people, since the 1970's, our community has been declining. i'm the person who said -- you know what? the leadership we have had is not working. if it is not working, why are we still doing the same thing? i am a mother. i was 57 when i filed my intent to run. i'm now 58. with a 41-year-old son and grandchildren, i did not like what i saw. i did not like what i felt was a lack of leadership, strong leadership, for the people. it is for the people, of the people, by the people, and that it is us. if it is not us, then it is them. there's not one person in this room that is happy. there's nothing to be happy about. we need someone strong. in