paula davis. you read it. okay. i'm a living testament to the mistakes of the san francisco arts commission. i'm an artist. i've been my entire life. i've sold on the streets of new york and san francisco since i've been 15. without a permit, and with a permit. my troubles began in 2008. i was told by howard lazar, the director of the street artist program to call his number, 415-252-2583 to see if there was a quorum for a meeting. i did, and when i called that number some wom paeked up the phone and said paula you're going to jail or sing gospel music to me. i don't know. i was calling the city attorney's office and kathy barnes, thank god for her told me to follow up with a paper trail which i did. i sent an e-mail documenting this and never once got a response from anyone. i eventually got my permit back. there was no factual basis for it to be denied and at the appeals level i got it back. some time later, about a month later, i was arrested. i was accused of stalking someone at the arts commission who i never m

we have belva davis and san francisco chronicle political reporter, paula maranoochi, welcome back. >> thank you for having us. >> i know you mow 2 political beat. >> my chain has been less than a bit, but i have had a little exposure to the real world of it. >> on the conventions, campaign trail and new hampshire together, it is an exciting election year. this one i think will come down to the wire. >> you think it will be really, really close. >> yes. >> i think a lot of people are predicting the same thing. >> maybe not in california, but when you talk about the swing states, it will be nerve racking. >> ohio seem to be that way. >> oh, yes. >> i want to ask awe few things about the presidential race in general and then we will get to the propositions. first of all in the debate and ever since, everybody is talking about reaching across the aisle. congress? grid locke. everybody agrees on that. can anyone make these five work together, do you think? >> not unless basic philosophies change. we have one philosophy that says you don't tax peoplenick than they are now and the other say