i'm scott patterson, candidate for the ballot simplification committee. my family traces its roots in san francisco back to when they immigrated from italy in 1881 so we've been around for a long time. i've been a member of the faculty at san francisco state university as a professor of broadcast and electronic communication arts for over 20 years. for 10 of those years, i served as chair of the department. i've also been a member of the national academy of television arts and sciences which has brought me before you today. i'm currently serving as a governor in that organization. i live in the richmond district and my wife and i have lived there for well over 20 years and we're child-free. i look forward to any questions you may have. >> great. any questions from committee members? yes? supervisor yee? >> i'm sorry. mr. patterson? >> hello, yes. >> yeah. could you -- i didn't get a chance to meet with you or meet with anybody in my office. so, can you just tell -- give a little more background, your background so i could get to know you? >> i'm trained p