[applause] next, we'll invite commissioner toni carter, elected commissioner from ramsey county, minnesota, to the podium. welcome. >> thank you. let me see if i can get my bearings a little bit. it's wonderful to be here with you. i've had the opportunity to come last night, to see the city, to feel the warmth of people. and many of whom are working together with a focus on escalating the work you are doing to make sure that san francisco is a place where all can grow and thrive. and i say that knowing that that is not easy work. i come to speak with you about the work we do in ramsey county minnesota, and see if i can figure out how the slides work. okay, thank you. great. i will come over here a little bit -- i don't have to do that. >> mr. miller will. >> so i'll tell you a little bit about where i come from. it is my hope in sharing with you some of the characteristics of my county, whose central city is st. paul, minnesota, ramsey county, and sharing with you our motivation then to not only be a diverse community, but to being a community that works for all. sharing with you that we