mr. hopper. thank you. >> thank you. chairperson kim: i will open it up for public comment on this item. if you would like to speak, two minutes. mr. hyde. commissioner, thank you for being here. >> it is good to be here again. i'm glad i'm not doing the presentation this time. i am representing the harvey milk, lgbt democratic club. one of the biggest issues we are working on this year is drug policy. the organization has asked me to come here and offer our backing for backingnaidu for this position -- backing ms. naidu for this item. >> thank you. in the time i have worked for her and known her as a person and as a professional, it is your intellectual brilliance. she is the go to person in our organization for legislative drafting on criminal-justice issues. we need to turn to her for anything. she is so insightful. her turnaround time is quicker than i could ever come up with. her ideas are just so the cute and rarely thoughtful and compassionate. the other thing that really speaks to me is a multi-cultural intuition

mr. hopper has lived in san francisco before. i think both of these individuals have a connection to the city. i am not worried about a residency waiver in that case. that is where i am right now. supervisor farrell: the worst part of being on this committee is you have to pick between some qualified candidates. both of you are incredibly impressive. i think i will absolutely bowed to the judgment of the group. my issue is having san franciscans here. for me, having someone who works in san francisco on a daily basis, that takes nothing away from everything you are doing, at that would be important to me. i have said no to a candidate before you have come before us on the face of the residency waiver requirements, we are the city and county of san francisco and i think it is important of local folks here. that would be my comments. i will throw it back to supervisor kim. i will happily support what is the will of this body. thank you for coming forward. >> i will be happy to support either one as well. that is why chairs of commi

mr. hopper. thank you. >> thank you. chairperson kim: i will open it up for public comment on this item. if you would like to speak, two minutes. mr. hyde. commissioner, thank you for being here. >> it is good to be here again. i'm glad i'm not doing the presentation this time. i am representing the harvey milk, lgbt democratic club. one of the biggest issues we are working on this year is drug policy. the organization has asked me to come here and offer our backing for backingnaidu for this position -- backing ms.

mr. chairman, may i have order, please. >> one last question from the gentleman from michigan. >>> is it true that hopper automatically records and provides commercial skipping for programs on the local ford network affiliation statements in the market? yes or no? >> no, it does not automatically record. >> thank you. now, mr. ergen, is this so because the channels are the most popular channels on your system? yes or no? >> it has to do with a variety of factors. >> is that yes or no? >> it's not a yes or no answer on that one because it relates to how the satellite works and how we can record. >> i have an election coming up like all of my colleagues here on the committee, like every politician everywhere, and we all use political ads on local stations to reach our constituents and those who vote in the districts. mr. hopper, it limits the ability of every member of this sub committee and every one of the challengers to reach constituents with ads to help them make up their minds on election day. do you understand and appreciate the concern that the politicians up here on the dais and other politicians