I want people to come into the office and tell us when they think something is wrong or ask questions.

When I first took office there were a lot of problems, both internally and externally. Taxes weren't being put out in time, the computer system was not designed to allow other county offices to communicate with each other or even allow us to do our work on-line, the staff had very little training and proper procedures were not being followed. All that and more has changed.

You asked what you can do for us. Expand the office here and hire about 15 more people,

That was a big play. It gave us new life. We ran a little play action. Michael ran a good route and Duncan made a great throw. We thought we'd throw it early because the ball was getting slicker and slicker as the game went on.

It seems, sometimes, in these sorts of situations, people make allegations about others. These are absolutely false. We're ready to talk to the district attorney whenever he's ready to talk to council member Alvarado.

People don't need to get wrapped up in symbolism. There's still an agreement that she will return once the district attorney finishes his work.