i also know that chris hyland has withdrawn his application, as well as shelly tatum. i believe all four remaining applicants are here. let us hear them in the order listed on the agenda. the first applicant i have is d. gill sperlein, if you could please approached the microphone. in general, we ask you to be brief, two 23 minutes. if you could talk about your background -- two to three minutes. if you could talk about your background and what you want to serve on the entertainment commission. >> thank you to everyone for coming out today and to my fellow candidates. my name is d. gill sperlein. i was going in baltimore. my father and drove a cab. my mother painted houses. i put myself through college and law school and in my first trip to california when i was 26. i came to san francisco and it happened to be a weekend of one of your famous street fairs. from that day on, i fell in love. i went back and finished law school. the day after i finished law school, i flew back here and have been here ever since. i currently live in the crown heights neighborhood -- corona