our guest speaker tonight has done so much in his community and for his community in such a short period of time. and i must say, as the founder of the first newcomer owned and operated corporation in southern california, he certainly has come quite far in the last few years. granted, not as far as he came in the years before reaching los angeles.
as mayor of this city, it gives me great pleasure to introduce someone who has so readily made our city his home.  and all of us who live here, his friends. ladies and gentlemen, william harcourt.
william.
william, i was wondering if you wouldn't rather ride with luisa and me. two limousines trying to make it across town in all this traffic, we're bound to be later than we already are.
a pleasure. we really should be going.