my name is paula bahama, and i am here on behalf of mr. ross mirkarimi. i have sat here and listened to everything that everyone had to say on behalf of him, and we as the people when we elective him, we knew exactly the type of person that we were putting in office, which is mr. mirkarimi. my children or all born in the western addition. i have eight children. in all of the years of living in the western addition, i've never seen a mayor or a supervisor or elected official get out on the streets and do what he has done. i think he is the best thing that could have happened to the western addition. i feel that he has gone through enough pain and suffering. he should be allowed to return back to work with pay. to suspend him is one thing, but to suspend him about the date is a total different thing. he has a family. he has a child to support, and one thing i am asking the commission to please do is to have his wife returned and the year to be able to give her testimony, because she is the only person that can actually tell you guys what you want to know wh