s.f. city hall knows the answer to the simple question." joining us is josh kane. good to see you. >> good to see you. kristen: you always have questions. but what was the simple question you wanted the answer to this time? >> i was writing a story about the mayor, and it was a profile for life. i talked with the folks about this story a couple weeks ago. in the process of reporting it, i had a fact check. i said, how many departments and commissions and advisory boards are there in the city? somebody was light, let me get back to you. then it was a protracted question. then they told me to talk to this person, maybe go to that department, read this report. before you knew it, it became almost comical how i was getting the runaround, and weeks were going by. it was only until i finally circled back to one of the first stops where the spokesperson for the city attorney's office was able to confirm there are 53 departments, 56 boards and commissions, and 74 advisory bodies, meaning that there are 183 different government entities, not including informal groups, in ju