"When you draw a cartoon about your mayor, and you’re the only cartoonist who is drawing your mayor, your impact is certainly greater than when you are one of thousands drawing Colonel Qaddafi. Your voice is arguably more important, and it’s certainly louder. By doing this work, I have an immediate impact on my own community. A graphic I drew last year about poor conditions in downtown San Francisco got the local government’s attention; a redevelopment committee used it in a presentation to the city, asking for funds to make change."