i will also say i believe that we should be funding restorative justice programs and not increases the police force as people said from the public. i also did want to say too that i think from joyce hicks from the occ suggestion, i think we should drop the recommendation on how we insure the police academies and various processes to diversify and eliminate and reduce the bias within the police department. how we fund those type of programs. i think the other questions that cheer sir raised on civilianization of the department, i think more information is important i with will ask him for that rr those questions. osthe data on the new officers hired through the academy and field training, there were dem ographic information providing and i'll work the w the department to get more of the information. the 4th academy class was presented as a new budget item, i'll ask questions about the necessity of that budget ask, but also some of the concerns raised by the public on the growing number of academy classes and officers within thdepartment. i'm looking at a number of other things i was goi

we need fewer people thip jails mpt i agree with everything about restoreative justice and transformativegisting and communeky service and people getting out of the jail. ime a nurse so see things through the lens of a community and of people. i only see increased police presence as being detrimental to the helt of both individuals and the community and san francisco. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please >> hello my name is [inaudible] i work with [inaudible] i'm here to oppose the proposal to fund all 23 million to sfpd. in a recent harassment and displatement studyd ofthis is because contact och the police results in being harmed or put in jail. expandeding the budget for the police demonstrates disregard if the things that keep [inaudible] as well asneighborhood residence. as the action of the police sets a precedent of how transwomen are addressed. the city can move 1 police academy and move of sth 11 million saved towards addressing the human rights issues or better yet give the money to community based programming>> thank you very much, next speaker, please. >> my name i

allow people to work at the headquarters there everybody should be involved in redemption and restored justice this community has learned (clapping) for many, many years to fast forward this is why we've got new leaders it is about building education and about taking advantage of transportation and about investing in people's lives to prop c and the children that are here as well rebuilding homes for all different incomes to people can choose to live here not that i was forced i choose to live here by the way, hold into our properties when this gives up people will be chu's to live here i'm excited we're working with all the different agencies i just met our acting captain with the boyer station she's going to help me recruit cadets because people need to change the candle stick bring in the youth for all folks to become police officers all the different languages and cultures this is the way to help the culture like at the city hall we've affected the culture changes through the new lisp the puc and public works and everybody is working hard for our community i want to end by saying thank you

created the first charter high school for men and women, she stood with us with we started our restorative justice program for incarcerated men and social justice, we have everything to gain as san franciscans, as women in the overall community so i stand here with great happiness and celebration for this appointment as we have everything to gain. thank you. >> good morning, chairman avalos, supervisor tang and supervisor cohen, i'm here in strong support of debbie mesloh, i've known her for 14 years and i've worked both at the d.a.'s office here and at the ag's office statewide, two piece, she's been a critical advocate for women in gh*es i can violence cases as well as part of the coalition than d.a. harris did with human trafficker, so, she'd be a great advocate, i think the partnership between the status of women and the public safety system of san francisco is one where we need to continue to collaborate and making sure we're serving women and girls, as a mother of three girls in san francisco, i know supervisor tang and supervisor cohen, we've been lucky to have powerful leaders with women a

think it is a time to look at community resources we know are significant, effective, look at restoreative justice, we can be a leader instead of a follower. we have [inaudible] and alex neato in the city and those crimes have not been justly [inaudible] and also for the people who did not at the board challenge-i have been here for 4 hours, i want to say for the board members who did not challenge chief sir what so ever and all there were was applause for his comment. i want to recommend a book to you called-michele alexanders book, the new jim crow >> thank you very much >> i agree completely. my name is irish [inaudible] a retired nurse and appalled. i do not support the increase money to the sfpd and training new officers. i feel less safe in my neighborhood when i see police. i'm a senior and white woman and feel less safe. i have seen people young men of color, african americans and latinos being

him being convicted will not restore justice to this family and the community. >> what do you think abouthe problem is it's a culture and the culture is we all say there are good police officers out there and nobody denies that but why aren't those good police officers speaking up when they see this bad conduct? >> he's claiming the guy went after his taser gun, so the cop must have known he was unarmed. so he started to run away. isn't there a constitutional judgment here on shooting someone running away from you that is unarmed? >> absolutely. it is the fourth amendment and tennessee versus gardner, that you can't shoot fleeing felons. >> he talked about how low the bar is. how many times do we have to go over that bar? how many young people have been shot dead unarmed and nothing happened to the police officer because of the narrative? we have to first make something happen to that officer. that's what should happen when you murder somebody. you should be charged with murder and found guilty. >> it is training as withell. his instinct was to pull the firearm out. >> in the back. >> the

you with us. >> thank you. >> listening to eric holder say goodbye to the justice department i thought that he made much of restoringtice department. what do you make of that? >> i am surprised that he didn't have a broken arm to pat himself on the back. as usual they take credit for all of the things that they really haven't done and they take no responsibility for all of the negative things they have done or failed to do. as you mention, "fast and furious" is still an unsolved chapter in our countries history. but what about the refusal to prosecute the new book black party for intimidating voters saying that we are only hearing to prosecute white people that interfere with the voting rights of minority people and not the other way around. so he has a checkered his dream as attorney general to answer for. >> as attorney general upon saying that america is essentially a nation of cowards when it comes to the issue of race i expected after that even as annoying and infuriating as the statement was when he made it nothing really followed from that and there was nothing positive or a national dialogue or the issues of

a third of our justice department's budget is in the bureau of prisons not in stopping terrorists. these laws do not help us. i oppose all mandatory minimums. [applause] let's restoreiscretion to judges. you will find this is something that will unite people on the right in the last. rand i think you will agree with that. senator rand paul and i introduced the justice safety act to restore discretion to judges and restore sanity to our system. not because judges will be right every single time. of course some of them will make mistakes but to pass a law and say one-size-fits-all is foolish. it is wrong. it doesn't help our country. as a former prosecutor i'm opposed to it. the president has power under the constitution. i offer clemency to those hired by mandatory sentences did very little in this administration. i hope the president will step up with this and say let's change this. i have spoken too long. i am preaching to the converted on so many things but it's nice. [applause] it's nice to be with the converted. it's nice to share this award with my dear friend rand paul. it's nice to have people who actually care about the constitution. thank you very much. [a

. >> for many the return of crimea was the restoration of justice, which in its significance is equivalent to the fall of the berlin wall the re-unification of germany. >> western leaders, u.s. nato and the u.n. refuse to recognise the move. the cost to the economy reached $27 billion. that figure could balloon to more than 80 billion this year. >> hard times may be on the way. reports say european regulators announce antitrust charges against the energy company. the charges accuse gazprom of inflating prices and forcing out the constitution it could mean a billion in fines. >> japan and the u.s. hope to create a trade pack. talks on the trans-pacific partnership are in their final stages. the economies of japan and the u.s. would make up 80% of the entire group. >> japan's prime minister xi jinping sent an offering honouring the war dead. china calls on them to acknowledge the contep somehows hist -- contentious history, before the two nations plan to met at app asian summit in indonesia. they are hoping to improve strategic ties. >>> more than 20 years ago ecuador jans went to court over

inspector general listed as one of the top management challenges for the department of justice -- quote -- restoring confidence in the integrity, fairness and accountability of the department, end of quote. quite a major management challenge that the department faces. this inspector general cited several examples, including the department's falsely denying basic facts in the fast and furious controversy. the inspector general concluded this -- quote -- "resulted in an erosion of trust in this department." end of quote. in that fiasco, our government knowingly allowed firearms to fall into the hands of international gun traffickers, and sorry to say it led to the death of border patrol agent brian terry. and then how did the department respond to all this obviously wrong action on their part? they denied, they spun and they hid the facts from congress. and if you hide the facts from the american congress, you're hiding the facts from the american people. they bullied and intimidated whistle-blowers. the same to the members of the press. and you might say to anyone who had the audacity to come forward

justice -- that's right. right. >> i'm sorry, i do believe that we need to change and we need to develop other strategies for not only reforming but restoring criminal justice issues in the city of baltimore. we need somebody to say, this is what we need to do and this is what's not happening. obviously, it's not done rights. >> i want to bring in reverend wesley west of faith and power ministries. thank you for being here reverend. reverend, you've been leading a lot of the daily, nightly vigils, since this has happened with fred gray grassroots people standing with you. what's your response to what we're seeing right now? >> what we're see right now, i'm very shocked, i'm very displeased what's going on and transpiring in our city. >> now, you've stressed and the family has stressed that you wanted nonviolence and i guess that's the basis of you saying that you're shocked. but you've heard on the ground a lot of the anger and a lot of the outrage. what do you think needs to be done to restore not only order, but restore real peace, the presence of justice and the community feeling like they are heard and expect that there will be justice

. >> trouble may not be over for bonds, however but the justice department is considering appealing to the supreme court to restore the obstruction of justice conviction. >>> a new report finds a plan to ship crude oil across the west coast poses a significant threat to cities in the bay area including oakland. environmental groups joined forces today against a plan to use ships and trains to carry tar sands crude across from canada. the groups gathered at jack london square to release details on that report. it is so dense shipping it could lead to an environmental disaster. >> if tar sands when spilled in water sources is enormously difficult to clean up. unlike conventional crude, it sinks when spilled and spill responders have no methods to address the behavior of tar sand spills. >> philips 66 supports the pan and says safety is its top priority. the oil company says it has one of the most modern crude rail fleets in the industry. >>> the lab is getting $75 million from the federal government to revolutionize the way we get energy. the joint center for artificial photosynth sis is trying to replicate what pla

not able to bring the victim bargaining back to life but it was incredibly value to restore the acceptance of justice from the incident and help to create a safety net in the neighborhood that is so important to montana in this room we all haven't to feel safe in our community while the victim i speak was only representative of thousands of people that experienced this have been victims of crime for me it was a personal turning point where i decided to become a police officer at that point i think in some ways i also kind of changed my opinions about what police officers do it's made up of 0r7d men and women who are gou going out every single day with one goal to intervention in problematic situation and maybe the situation to make it better so i feel that the spirit of the police the essence to move the side to problem solving i have a great amount of respect for crisis intervention and a lot of people ask me what's so special and important before the training in some ways the crisis intervention is what police officers do on 0 daily basis they go out every single day and egging mergeism to make sit

we can restore balance to our justice system and respect in our communities, and we can make sure thate take actions that are going to make a difference in the lives of those who for too long have been marginalized and forgotten. let's protect the rights of all our people. let's take on the broader inequities in our society. we can't separate the unrest we see on our streets from the cycles of poverty and despair that hollow out those neighborhoods. marco: it showed she has already got a speech writing operation up and running that is very professional. maybe i am just reacting to help relatively uninteresting and back performance she had at her initial campaign event, but i was interested in what she had to say, and i found her delivery compelling. that was quite good. john: that is funny. you just stole a exactly what i was thinking. i was looking back to the 2008 campaign and trying to think besides some fiery speeches she gave towards the end, including her concession speech, there were not very many where she was that good, and in some ways, these are tricky to pull off because it

evening, senator rand paul, senator leahy is a cosponsor of the justice sadie bob back -- safety valve act, a measure which is intended to restore a measure of fairness and discretion to justice as they seek to sentence people in the context of mandatory minimums. in a post-9/11 world, senator leahy has lent his voice to the rule of law and the tensions that we face with respect to our constitution and the need to keep the nation safe. standard leahy has been in all these discussions and has been a central figure in all the legislation that we contemplate and has elevated our commitment to our principles even in the most harrowing times. but one unmistakable aspect of senator leahy's leadership with respect to the constitution is that he is not just somebody who voices the important principles of the constitution, but he asked and bipartisan fashion to make sure that laws are enacted to vindicate those principles. in the context of the voting rights act, senator leahy was a tireless voice in the 2006 reauthorization and helped to get that legislation signed. i had an opportunity to collaborate with senator leahy and the staff an

the community needs just js when the community sees justice maybe you restore the relationships between the police department and community. i reiterate the police killings that happened, there has to be a sense of justice from the community. >> [inaudible] attorney with the drug policy allys. thank for start thg conversation about the issue. in order to get a broader picture to not only look at aarrests by san francisco fleece department that leads to state prosecution squz also those referred to federal prosecution. a recent filing by the federal public defends office indicated a joint operation between the san francisco police department and the fram drug enforcement administration led to 37 arrests which caeries mandatory minimum sentences mptd these are low level drug crimes. the startling thing about that statistic is all 37 defends are african american. now, all the data and the research studies presented in the federal case indicates that drug selling-it knhs from all racial and ethnic backgroundss however these 37 cases are all african americans. i know the chief said drug arre

we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. now, of course -- [ applause ] -- it is not enough just to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets, in our courthouses in our jails and prisons in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime that help restore trust between law enforcement and our communities, especially communities of color. there's a lot of good work to build on. across the country, there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police departments already deploying creative and effective strategies demonstrating how we can protect the public without resorting to unnecessary force. we need to learn from those examples, build on what works. we can start by making su

justice department. let's listen in. >> in restoring calm and resolving the unrest that broke out across the city. i also want to take this community to express my deepest condolences to mr. gray's family and friends. as you know the civil rights division and fbi are already conducting a full and independent investigation into the tragic death of mr. gray. also both the office of community oriented policing services which we call cops and the community relations service, also known as crs, have been working to defuse tensions as that process continues. the head of the department civil rights division and ron davis, director over cops office are meeting with faith and community leaders in baltimore and they have also visited one of the injured officers who still remains hospitalized. after being injured in this conflict. i'm told he is in good spirits and, of course i want to convey my best wishes and prayers for his speedy recovery. i want to make it clear once again, these senseless acts of violence are not only a grave danger to the community and they must stop, but they are counter productive t

we need to restore balance to our criminal justice system. now, of course, it is not enough just to agree and give speeches about it. we actually have to work together to get the job done. we need to deliver real reforms that can be felt on our streets, in our courthouses, and our jails and prisons in communities too long neglected. let me touch on two areas in particular where i believe we need to push for more progress. first, we need smart strategies to fight crime that help restore trust between law enforcement and our communities especially communities of color. there's a lot of good work to build on. across the country, there are so many police officers out there every day inspiring trust and confidence honorably doing their duty, putting themselves on the line to save lives. there are police departments already deploying creative and effective strategies, demonstrating how we can protect the public without resorting to unnecessary force. we need to learn from those examples, build on what works. we can start by making sure that federal

justice department's budget is the bureau of president onlies not in going after criminals and not in stopping terrorists. these laws do not help us. i oppose all mandatory minute mumps. [applause] let's restore the discretion to the judges. will you find this as something that will unite people on the right and the left. i think that you would agree with that. you know senator rand paul and justice safety valve act that restored the discretion to judges and sanity to the system. this is not because judges will be right every single time. of course somebody will make a mistake. to pass a law and to say one-size-fits-all is or foolish. it's wrong. it doesn't help the country. as a former prosecutor. i am opposed to it. so the president has the power in the constitution to offer clemency by those of imagined tree sentences and very little time looked to the administration. i hope that the president will step up and say let's change in this. but i spoke too long. i am preaching on so many things. [laughter] damn it, it is nice. [laughter] [applause] [applause] thank you so much senator leahy. now to present the award to senator paul. i would like to untro deuce my dear friend and oldest friends

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conscience clause as well which was rejected as redundant by the senate but which has been restored in the modern era by justice harlem in welsh versus the united states. once the democrat i did is form in the free mind of a citizen, madison's text is naturally from the interior precincts of the human spine to the initial public articulation under the free speech clause. what madison recognize that public articulation of an idea while necessary to the functioning of an effective democracy can reach only a limited audience. accordingly madison's text next provide for speech amplifier the free press, to disseminate the idea to a mass audience. once the democratic idea is really concede and widely disseminated, under the conscience speech and press clauses, madison carefully provides for the next phase of democracy by protecting the right to take collective action in support of the idea through free assembly. judicially supplemented in 1958 by the non-textual right to free association. finally, once the parents of organize collective in support of the idea competition clause assures them the right to the idea rese

justice budget is not in stopping terrorists. these laws do not help us. i oppose all mandatory minimums. [ applause ] let's restoreetion to judges. and you'll find this is something that will unite people on the right and the left. rand, i think you'll agree with that. you know, senator rand paul and i introduced the justice safety valve act. it restored discretion to judges. it restores sanity of our system. it's not because judges will be right every single time. of course some will make a mistake. but to pass a law and say one size fits all is foolish. it's wrong. it doesn't help our country. as a former prosecutor, i'm opposed to it. so the president has power under the constitution to offer clemency to those hired by mandatory sentences. very little time left in this administration. i hope the president will step up with this and say let's change this. but i've spoken too long. i'm preaching to the converted on so many things. but dammit, it's nice. [ applause ] it's nice to be with the converted. it's nice to share this award with my dear friend rand paul. it's nice to have people actually care about the con

here in san francisco and cities in your hands to do a variety of ideas and restoration you can myth that improper form and justice i think you can do it. >> thank you thank you pastor walker. >> speaker welcome. >> i'm mr. king

here in san francisco and cities in your hands to do a variety of ideas and restoration you can myth that improper form and justice i think you can do it. >> thank you thank you pastor walker. >> speaker welcome. >> i'm mr. king founding african-american board and the archbishop of the jurisdiction of the west i did not come here to speak i think words are falling only deaf ears i think this is already been expressed clearly enough for us to know that racism exists and is practiced explosive force demonstrates with the two police officers walking into the territory of sheriff's office suggest the intimately attitude of san francisco police department and i think it is something we need to be aware of now it was stated that the chief no one has come to the black community to express their concerns about the pain and the hurt in the community african-american intriegs board had a relationship with the police department that if there was an incident in the community they'll met with the chief within an hour of the incident and speak southerner how would be best to deal with it chief you're aware of this program and i

the power was just restored at the department of justice about 15 minutes ago according to one of ourolleagues there. we want to show you the video of the daily state department briefing as it was interrupted by the power outage. spokesperson maria harf used the light from her iphone. pepco said they experienced a dip in voltage and that this was caused with an issue with a transmission line. it had crews on-site investigating the cause. but a rural cooperative, the southern electric cooperative said it had a fire at one of its transmission centers in suburban washington, dc. that system does connect to our local power company pepco. liz. >> please keep us posted. things look better now. it was a scary moment, i'm sure. peter barnes, live from washington, dc. he may very well be the first president to use facebook, twitter, and bitcoin to announce a run for the presidency. the newest member of team fox business was watching rand paul's announcement. thrilled to have you, blake. it was clearly targeting the new america. >> yeah, rand paul was on facebook just a little while ago as well

senator rand paul and i introduced a justice safety valve act. it restored discretion to judges sanity to our sentencing system. it's not because judges will be right every single time. of course, some of them make a mistake. but to pass a law and say, one size fits all is foolish. it's wrong. it doesn't help our country. and as a former prosecutor, i'm opposed to it. the president has power under the constitution to offer clemency to those harmed by mandatory sentences. they have very little time left in the administration. i hope the president will step up with this and say, let's change this. but i have spoken too long. i'm preaching to the converted on so many things. but it's nice. [ applause ] it's nice to be with the converted. it's nice to share this award with my dear friend rand paul. it's nice to have people who actually care about the constitution. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you so much, senator leahy. and now to present the award to senator paul i would like to introduce my dear friend, one of my oldest friends, julie stewart, wh