we've been out in mccarron park cleaning that place up. we've been down in sunny dale trying to keep things clean, safe. we know these neighborhoods but we also want to make sure we honor a tradition that has been long held in the city. we make decisions with our community. never in isolation. that's why it's important that we be out here. that's why it's important i tell you we haven't made any decisions yet on our budget. but we are heading in a particular direction. and that direction has to be recovery. it has to be job creating. it has to be about positive investments in our communities. and in our city. because i really have to tell you the truth. i'm not going to head up a city that's dependant upon the state government that keeps failing us. i can't depend upon a federal government that can't have a decent conversation in both houses to put forward transportation and parks and environment and schools. every time we listen to state and national political discussions, i get so disappointed. so i'm turning to the only hope i got. that