We're in the ballpark. None of us likes the idea of a tax increase. But at the same time, we're trying to make sure we're finding the means to provide the best services we can. When I walk the district, people say over and over again that they want more police officers.

I find it absolutely astounding, given the fact that over the last six years our airport has run at a deficit between $11 million and $13 million, that we have not raised landing fees for 20 years.

We need to be visionary; we have to be bold.

And I hope at the end of the day, we can all come back together to create the best center we can.

There are few things happening in our city right now that's more exciting than what's happening in the Arts District. We're getting this at a very low cost for our city. The backers – they're putting their money where their mouth is.

It's so hard to have them see me this way, ... I have been honest with my daughter. She knows I have a drug problem. I told her I have a very bad habit that is very hard for me to quit. I try to explain it in a language a 5-year-old understands. My mom says my son wakes up at night, crying for me. Both of the kids are insecure. When I use meth, I will take off for days. Then when I come home to crash, they won't leave my side.