I was pretty successful before Sept. 11 and fully expected that when I left being mayor I would be very successful.
One of my philosophies is that citizens are the mayor... so we have citizens play an integral role in making policies and implementing them.
Oh, when I was mayor of San Antonio, I pushed for expanding high-quality, full-day pre-K. We didn't have the resources to make it universal, but you could clearly see that that was what I wanted to do.
Instead of doing what everybody else does and sue the city of Los Angeles, I decided I was going to run for mayor.
I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.