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be implemented many executive order will make our community less safe our residents less prosperous that's why and requesting the court policy part of this executive order is urban constitutional and indicating that san francisco complies that the federal law continue to coordinate with the federal authorities that recent the states right and more importantly the constitution i'd like to give mia moment to say a few words and stated clearing that san francisco will continue to be a sanctuary city and protect that wonderful tradition that san francisco has a little been based on. >> morning first of all, i want to commend
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our city attorney dennis herrera and his entire staff for their swift action in filing of this of those papers to protect our sanctuary city and thank you supervisor ronen from the board of supervisors as i said last week, we are ready to fight to keep our city safe today is a prime example the incidence misguided executive orders make our residents less safe and as a city we will fight back today, we fight back since november of last year the entire city has work together to prepare a legal defense unfortunately, it has come to that. >> strong cities evict san francisco inform must continue to push our nation forward and lift this be a remiss reminder we're a city that fights for
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what is right that we stand as one to protect san francisco and all that we believe in thank you, again to our city attorney. >> and your team for protecting our city and residents thank you, mr. mayor. >> thank you supervisor ronen for being here with that, i'll up, up for questions. >> (inaudible) any and cities or state officials (inaudible). >> you're absolutely right things are at stake some quantifyable some not but just as important we've made it clear in a financial perspective income tax that are billions of at stake for sanctuary cities more important 90 in san francisco billion dollars and 50
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percent is direct 50 is disconnect to the state but more importantly the comfort and the confidence of our residents we have thirty thousand undocumented even resident here in the city and county of san francisco and they are scared and we owe it it our community whether their undocumented or citizens that a comfort not fearing this will be an ice raid at their home we'll support them as stewards of this city to make sure we are providing that assurance and that comfort to our residents we'll fight on their behave against a attempts to violate the rule of law that is very, very important for our community and we're fighting for
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equally as well as with respect to outlet community i know myself and the mayor have been in contact with a host of city not only in california but across the country and i'm hope with the lawsuit today more cities will step up and take action comfortably. >> (inaudible). >> well, like i said, we've been very clear in terms of of laying out our lawsuit we cite what has occurred in the affordable health care act but can't put a gun to the head of elements and we have a variability did case law back decades what is required when we're going after federal funding we're confident and in our analysis and we believe that
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the law is clear you can't come dear local officials to carry out federal dictates if you're going after federal grant it can't be the dictate can't be unconstitutional and put a gun to the head of state elements to get them to comply you might want at federal government. >> (inaudible). >> well, i think if you look at our complaint we're very clear and careful with respect to how we attack that we attack the constitutionality of 1473 number one we say that it is quite clear that san francisco already complies with federal law i'm not worried about this we don't deal with the issues of funding as it were fully knowing what we're articulated is basis
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for getting to that point when that happens we'll be well positions to make those arguments yeah in the back. >> (inaudible). >> we have obviously been looking at the issue for quite sometime a variety of issues we've been looking at since the election to make sure that san francisco is protected and we have been coordinating with the state and 09 governments throughout california to make sure that our positions are protected we've been looking at this issue quite a while and and the health care and vital and climate issues that been going on for months obviously we have to have the first shot and we're
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ready to go. >> (inaudible). >> i think that what you see is that as i mentioned interest the data shows quite different 35 and one-half per residents in sanctuary jurisdictions versus non-sanctuary jurisdictions it is clear that sanctuary cities or sanctuary cities make the coordination between community more robust and confident and in the kate steinle case was a tragedy we empathize with that family whenever someone is a
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victim of crime and i think stwla is a misnomer that with respect to skaurpgz we are protecting criminals that's not the case we comply with federal law and provided with a criminal warrant are court order we turn the information over with the convenient that folks used for political pumpers to the tragedy of kate steinle death but the reality is in the a broader sense xhurnt communities are safer when you have a robust sanctuary policy in place yes. >> (inaudible). >> i would say this then i'll let the mayor give his
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perspective no secret that san francisco has been a target as it were from well before our filing of this lawsuit today and we owe it to our residents to make sure that we are protecting their interests protecting transpire dollars and use every tool to make sure the rule of law is followed our residents are protected and they have an entity that fight on their behalf. >> not a surprise we might be targeted our city's values the way we conducted ourselves to protect our immigrant populations talked about diversity and the ininclusiveness from our airport to how we help advantaged groups in the city it always made us a target there is no surprise 124
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president will target us that's why we need to be ready everyone whether on the health care or the civil rights front or the cabinet we have to be ready that's why we prepare and that's why we're calling not just on the city attorney we've asked attorneys throughout the bay area to join along with the foundations that want to be part of the effort inform resist this politicizing and making sure that those executive orders don't come forward. >> (inaudible).
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>> well again, i think to the extent they have warrant and their abiding by the law we'll be a level coordination, of course, this is a concern when you emphasis people not interested in making sure that our counties are safe safe may be one definition i agree with the city attorney that skaurjz with safer and this has been proven state of california but our chief of police and other law enforcement professionals they believe that having open communications with all the elements of our society is much more preferable to having a safe society increased enforcement in ice is what the president is doing hopefully, he has an objective that will make us
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safer i don't believe that will make us safer. >> (inaudible). >> i think that this is going to be organic i think that we welcome as much support and assistance that the cities might want to provide address we have a history of working with other jurisdictions and that will not change. >> (inaudible) we're in communication with them and any assistance we work together and that's not something i think will be a problem. >> (inaudible). >> i think obey the rule of lieu abide by the constitution we're a nation of law not have men; right? there are processes and there are legal structures
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that give a level of preebltd we have to live by you can't the emperor that - we're going to make that clear san francisco is in accordance with the law we'll live by the law and mr. vice president and administration needs to do so too you have a question. >> (inaudible) >> well that's why we are so we thought that was important to file that lawsuit now i mean as a unfortunately, the mayor knows bernie do the process takes most and there are assumptions that
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are made how the city allocates money and summaries made the last thing in the world we want to the position down the road we don't know where we are and the mayor makes the assumptions this this is money put aside that impacts the law enforcement and health care and homeless services so by filing this lawsuit today wire trying to get a declaration from the court this is unconstitutional we're in correspondence with the law is that wasn't you're talking about is not a risk we are running into. >> wells fargo we filed today, we'll have to wait and is what this case holds. >> (inaudible). >> well the city attorney is lead i'm sure they have i was
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referring to call upon community lawyers and the bar associations he did a few years ago there were over one hundred lawyers that want to step extensive and help immigrants they're part of the community of legal trust we invest in as we put fund out to make sure the rights of residents and the citizens and others are elected as well. >> (inaudible). >> we're definitely going to municipality it by the volunteers and there are a lot of firms that are offering pro bono and i want to be clear the mayor is absolutely right what he's are you aware of to individual immigrant in need of legal assistance with respect at the airport or 09 things it is not the work we do as the city
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attorney and the mayor and the board of supervisors generously made money available to other nonprofits and the bar association and encourages other lawyers this is wonderful and it is needed with respect to this lawsuit we're handling that here in the city attorney's office right now and obviously it develops we need additional help we'll look thanks very >> the office of controllers
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commissioner koppel and commissioner moore. >> we do expect commissioner fong and commissioner melgar shortly and commissioner vice president richards will be absent commissioners, that places you under your is consideration of items proposed for continuance we have several bear with me case one at 2645 ocean avenue is proposed proposed for continuance to april and 3326 mission street to april 13, 2015, item 3 for the academy of art university adoption of ceqa finding is proposed for continuance to july 27, 2017. items 4 ab ac adoption of
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