jamie velaria? >> thank you for your time and thank you for having this hearing on this item. and also thank you for the observers for the removal. i'm here in solidarity to support the removal of the early days -- as part of the pioneer statue. because this is a landmark located in a public space. we see it every day. we live around the corner. and this chose to honour a history, ugly part of u.s. history of domination, displacement and destruction of culture that were here before us. and as all of you know, should know that. so please. i hope that this commission makes the decent decision to do and vote to remove this part of the pioneer statue. sometimes an empty base would make more for a poignant symbol to a history we chose not to honour. thank you. >> thank you. other speakers? yes, please come to the stand. >> my name is denny leonard. i lived in san francisco since 1977 from a small indian tribe in oregon, came down here to teach at u.c. berkeley for the school. and reading the book democracy in america by alexis d. toqueville and in that book, he states that those pe