Blog Topic #7

Two local government units my CP works with are the District Attorney's Office and San Mateo County. The PHS investigates animal cruelty cases and can remove animals from abusive situations but it is the District Attorney's Office's jurisdiction to prosecute. When someone who resides in San Mateo county gives up their animal to PHS, they have to pay a surrender fee which is set by and sent to San Mateo County.

I do not have the whole history of PHS down by heart, but the current president, Ken White, is someone I routinely see when I'm volunteering and he's always very polite and thanks us for volunteering. In addition, PHS is run by a Board of Directors, who are all local residents volunteering their time working to fund PHS. I have a list of current members below, maybe some of you recognize them.

Current PHS/SPCA Board members

Carter Beim

Amanda Brown Chang

Stephen Creager

Barbara Dali

Vanessa Getty

Ken Goldman

Nikita Kahn

Guy Kawasaki

Ian Parker

Rob Solomon

Ken White