was a city that my husband and i chose to live in as he barely escaped the iranian revolution, the ayotollah, back in iran. in this city my husband and i own a market and bakery. we have locations throughout the city. we're also owners of a premier florist in the heart of the financial district. but more than that we're proud to have raised our only daughter, sophia, who is 18 and born in the heart of this city. so needless to say we are not only proud san franciscans, but we love this city. we chose to support angela alioto because she loves this city as much as we do, but that is not the reason i'm here today. a short while ago -- and this is the first time i have ever participated in a political campaign, if you can only imagine being a persian, being involved in politics is not very pretty, so we tend to put our heads down and pray for the best. but when we met angela, we knew we had to support her. so i made a small contribution, and i did what was required. i filled out the donor check, and -- sheet, and i gave a check. a few days ago, i was told that my contribution was rejected. i wa