years, it hasn t gone well for the people there or democracy. joining me now is pontiac city councilman donald whitecage who has been working without pay since 2011. thank you for being here tonight. thank you, reverend sharpton. good to be here. councilman, you ve had four years of the emergency manager. you told the new york times, quote, an emergency manager is like a man coming into your house. he takes your checkbook, he takes your credit cards, he lives in your house and he sleeps in your bed with your wife. he tells you it s still your house but he doesn t clean up, he sells off everything, and then he packs his bag and leaves. now, those are strong words. what is happening in pontiac since the emergency manager took over? well, reverend, since we ve gotten here, first of all, the city of pontiac, just as you