. >> my name is angela jenkins and i appreciate the hearing today and i want to thank you for the opportunity to encourage our leaders to look fearlessly at the policing and congratulate this committee for voting to divest from funds that in part cruelty to animals is very important that we look at that and it's a big move forward. it takes tremendous courage to prevent cruelty to animals and proof that the city earns to be known as a humanitarian hero but if we invest time, energy and funds into systems, structures, organizations that repeatedly dehumanize african-americans, other people of color can we really truly call ourselves a humanitarian hero? my suggestion of going forward have been reiterated and spoke of. in particular i would like to address the patrol specials, particularly under san francisco police department. i personally had an experience where there is bias there as well. i surface this and sent it directly to the internal affairs committee about five years ago and i haven't heard from it. there was a statement that was questionable by a person under the auspices of san fra

. >> my name is angela jenkins and i appreciate the hearing today and i want to thank you for the opportunity to encourage our leaders to look fearlessly at the policing and congratulate this committee for voting to divest from funds that in part cruelty to animals is very important that we look at that and it's a big move forward. it takes tremendous courage to prevent cruelty to animals and proof that the city earns to be known as a humanitarian hero but if we invest time, energy and funds into systems, structures, organizations that repeatedly dehumanize african-americans, other people of color can we really truly call ourselves a humanitarian hero? my