please, give a warm welcome to bernard kinsey. bernard? [applause] .

please, give a warm welcome to bernard kinsey. bernard?ause] . >> first of all i want to make sure you can hear me. who has the sound in here? just bring it up a little bit so we can do this. first of all, luis, thank you so much to the san francisco public libraries, stewart, shaw, and carroll. up guys have done a super job. you've got to come down to the san francisco african-american historical society. we have about 50 pieces of the kinsey collection there that documents the frick american experience from 1600 through civil rights. first of all, al, sh go back to florida. and they knew each other before i knew shirley. we've had this long, what, 50-year relationship and bond. so when al called me about bringing some pieces here to san francisco, we didn't hesitate. i'm going to ask all uven to take, when you go to d.c., on the main floor of the main gearly -- gallery at the american history museum, the most visited museum in the world, there is george washington to the left, the american flag to the middle, and the kiprusoffy collectio

our speaker, bernard kinsey, is one half of team kinsey. shirley, so please join me in welcoming shirley kinsey who is with us today also. stand up, shirley. now, my notes go on to say that a few years ago we had a wonderful opportunity to work with supervisors mirkarimi and are lee on the adoption of san francisco's slavery disclosure ordinance and we're looking forward to having is the same kind of experience with supervisor coyne as she moves forward in legislation with us the we're very excited about that undertakele -- taking. that was supposed to lead to a nice little smooth transition for them to make remarks. since they are not here -- somebody's coming, i'm told. on cue, supervisor coyne, right on cue is here. supervisor malia cohen, ladies and gentlemen. >> thank you. hello. happy black history month. -- month. how are you good. thank you for coming out here this morning. i'm so excited to be here. there have been many years that have come and gone in the past that i was in these seats over here listening to the speakers commemora

bernard is expected to finish testimony tomorrow, back on the stand and also randy valarde. >> oakland police have concerns about low morale in his department saying officers aren't happy because they're losing their jobs and officers have to do more with less. he says future cuts will come through attrition as officers retire. it's a problem for police departments throughout california. >> we're taking cuts. and i mean that is the reality. and in the main stay of policing the day and in everyone of those there are police officers unhappy that are losing their jobs like any others. >> the chief says he's making up for the loss by using technology, and responding more efficiently. >> and there is a relieve for one family. their 15-year-old son was found after getting lost overnight in spring lake park. the boy turned up this morning miles from where he was last seen 15 hours earlier, disappearing last night and his mother lost sight of him. crews say he is tired but okay. >> and there is developing news out of sacramento. >> and the fines for hands free law are about to climb higher. >>