and that is because i still have not fully forgiven david chiu for abandoning us in the state legislature. and it's not just that he abandoned us, david and i i'm sorry to say this candice, but david and i have been basically political spouses for almost 30 years. we we we were in law school together although i got the better end of that bargain because his classmate was ted cruz. and my classmate was catanese brown jackson. so and then we both made our way out to california as baby lawyers. i was in private practice. he was at the lawyers committee for civil rights and we co-counsel as baby attorneys a really tragic case of a lawful immigrant who was developmentally disabled and who was illegally deported by the federal government. and so we filed a lawsuit on his behalf and got him a bunch of compensation for that horrific situation. but that wasn't it. we then i then got elected to the democratic county central committee and became chair and we had a vacancy. and i appointed david chu to fill that vacancy and that was during george w bush. we as terrible as things are now, we forgot th

city attorney david chiu has filed three lawsuits, as well as a friend of the court brief against the administration for policies ranging from cutting federal funding for scientific research to withholding federal funding from cities with sanctuary policies. >> this is the federal government coercing local officials to bend to their will or face defunding or prosecution. and that is illegal or authoritarian. >> joining us live now to talk about the city's flurry of new lawsuits against the federal government is san francisco city attorney david chiu. david, good to see you. >> good to see you, too. thanks for having me on. >> yeah, i've seen you in a lot of news conferences, certainly because you've been suing the trump administration on multiple fronts. right. so let's start with the latest action announced friday, which is not really a you're not a plaintiff, but you basically said we stand with the plaintiffs on this, and this is an amicus brief that has to do with cutting federal research funding. tell us what the deal is there and what is your position? >> so we joined 43 jurisdi

i want to begin by thanking city attorney david chiu and his extraordinary team for their leadership and partnership with santa clara county and standing up for the constitutional rights of our residents. santa clara's core mission is to care for its most vulnerable residents and to deliver the critical services that they need to survive and to thrive. santa clara has mission. our job is not to enforce immigration laws and the constitution could not be more clear that the federal government can't require us to help with enforcement of civil immigration laws and constitutional speak. we call that commandeering the federal government can't commandeer our local government. they can't commandeer our local resources and they can't commandeer our local law enforcement to help them carry out a vision of mass deportation. you might ask why santa clara and san francisco and hundreds of other jurisdictions choose not to cooperate with the federal government? for us it's simple. we are striving to create a culture of trust and security within our communities so that our residents know that they

. >> reporter: city attorney david chiu says his office will protect trans san franciscans and is monitoring how the executive orders are implemented. >> regardless of what donald trump says, transgender people have a fundamental right under the united states constitution to equal protection under the law. >> reporter: the fight to feel equal is one reason why kanow a&m inda felt compelled to speak out as well. >> i love my child unconditionally not in spite of who they are, but exactly because of who they are. >> i want to make sure you all understand that i was born this way of nobody made me nonbinary. i am just who i am. >> ignorance above all and so i was hoping if we could sort of humanize the story, right, we're real people. i'm just a mom. this is just my kid, right? we're not trying to undermine the fundamental goodness of america or anything like that. i'm just trying to raise a child. >> a big show of support for the trans youth at the state capitol last night. this was one of nine similar rallies taking place at state capitols around the country. hundreds of people came out to ma

. >> reporter: san francisco city attorney david chiu fired back against the trump administration's efforts to crack down on sanctuary cities with a lawsuit. the city is partnering with santa clara county and three other cities. they threaten to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and threaten criminal and civil prosecution against state and local officials that impede federal immigration enforcement. >> their actions fly in the face of fundamental constitutional provisions. they violate plain statutory language and numerous court orders. >> reporter: it comes after the federal government sued the city of chicago over its sanctuary laws. as a sanctuary city, san francisco generally limits local officials from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration enforcement. >> immigration enforcement is the federal government's responsibility, not the responsibility of state and local governments. sanctuary policies prioritize using our scarce local law enforcement resources to actually fight crime, not do the job of the federal government. >> reporter: officials from both s

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney -- sorry, city attorney david chiu is working on this as we speak. >> and in alameda county the board of supervisors created a new committee to try to protect undocumented immigrants. their goals are to protect access to health and social services and establish a fund to protect programs. this afternoon we are hearing from both sides of this intense sanctuary city debate. we'll start with the san francisco republican party, the chairman joining us live next for his thoughts on all of this. >>> stay with us. ♪ for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. >>> today we are talking about the justice department's threat to punish sanctuary cities, the new attorney general issuing an order to stop pay

according to san francisco district attorney david chiu, the suit seeks to preserve access to essential public health data that medical professionals rely on to treat patients, and that local health departments use to protect communities from infectious disease and public health threats. nba all-star weekend has wrapped up, but it's still getting a lot of buzz. coming up, how one bart train full of students got a big surprise it's a bank holiday in the uk no one's been paid you missed a new payment regulation in argentina! you just got stiffed on the rupee exchange rate australia's pay day was yesterday we miscalculated employees' taxes in germany john john john, relax it's just a workmare we use papaya global to pay our workers parade is returning this sunday. it's one of several events around the bay area celebrating black history month, and one that's certainly great for the kids. with 200 vendors, a kids zone, and live performances. earlier today on the four, i spoke with doctor kendra mcneil, pediatrician at kaiser permanente east bay, and she says she shared some tips on how paren

throughout 2021 the league of women voters in san francisco of san francisco, they lobbied david chiu to appoint cynthia di to a seat on the elections commission in january of 22. chiu appoints cynthia dai to the elections commission in april of 22 and at the direction of the league of women voters san francisco. dai created such chaos with her threats to push for the firing of the three elections commission appointees in 2022 redistricting task force in july of 22. dai begins regular meetings at the elections commission to analyze the chaos that she created. it was she wanted to analyze the chaos that she caused and created and pretended she pretended that the chaos was a result of racist misogynist transphobes and billionaires. but by the time 2023 rolls around cynthia dai and the representatives from the league of women voters they were here. they were locked arm in arm walking through these hallways trying to strong arm supervisors to become legislative champions for their fantasy charter amendment. >> all of this self-dealing by the league of women voters, san francisco and cynth

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's here today to talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney -- sorry, city attorney david chiu is workingthis as we speak. >> reporter: city attorney chiu's office said they will have more to say in the coming days, but experts like professor brandon phillips at cal state east bay predict a lawsuit is coming. >> lawsuits are most likely going to be the most effective strategy that cities have available to them. there is on the part of cities and especially on the part of the states, we do send this revenue to the federal government through taxes and other mechanisms. so in a sense we are demanding some of the money that we allocate to the federal government continue to be allocated back to us. >> reporter: another potential battle in the courtroom brewing between california and the trump administration. special agent harp hopes cooler heads prevail. >> i think san francisco and the department of justice are going to have to take a step back and think about what's in the best interest of the community and sometimes that's give and take on both sides. the old saying about everybody has to m

aseguró que el fiscal de la ciudad, david chiu, ya está trabajando en ello y de hecho, también nos comunicamos todavía a la espera de su respuesta. vamos a repasar los estados que actualmente se califican como santuarios. son 13. de ellos, 4 se encuentran en la costa oeste, que son california, oregón y washington. y tal como lo muestra ese mapa virtual del centro de estudios de inmigración, existen estados que no se denominan como tal, pero sí tienen regiones. un ejemplo es arlen, que tiene condados que se consideran santuarios como son baltimore, charles y howard, además de ciudades como hicksville y rockville. le contamos también que el canciller dominicano roberto Álvarez recibió este jueves al secretario de estado de estados unidos, marco rubio, en el palacio nacional. esto como parte de la gira del funcionario por centroamérica y el caribe durante la semana. rubio visitó panamá, costa rica, el salvador y guatemala para tratar temas de migración y de narcotráfico. se espera que rubio se reúna más tarde con el presidente dominicano y también que anuncie la incautación en territorio dominica

. >> reporter: san francisco city attorney david chiu fired back against the trump administration's effortsk down on sanctuary cities with a federal lawsuit. the city is partnering with santa clara county and three other cities to challenge recent directives issued by the department of justice. they threaten to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and threaten criminal and civil prosecution against state and local officials that impede federal immigration enforcement. >> their actions fly in the face of fundamental constitutional provisions. they violate plain statutory language and numerous court orders. >> reporter: it comes after the federal government sued the city of chicago over its sanctuary laws. as a sanctuary city, san francisco generally limits local officials from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration enforcement. >> immigration enforcement is the federal government's responsibility, not the responsibility of state and local governments. sanctuary policies prioritize using our scarce local law enforcement resources to actually fight crime, not do th

san francisco city attorney david chiu says his office is fighting for people like minda murphy and herhild, who is non-binary. >> they can write my child's identity out of existence in our federal government. my kids still going to be my kid. they're still going to be exactly the same person that they are. >> when donald trump violates the constitution, violates the law. we think that that judges who follow the law will rule the correct way. >> stop treating us like. >> chiu says while california can provide some protections for those impacted, his office will be fighting for people all around the country. >> in the south bay, former san jose city council member omar torres had his plea hearing delayed today. it is now scheduled for february 14th. he faces multiple charges of sexual abuse, but our media partners at the bay area news group report he may be working on a plea agreement in the east bay. we are minutes away from oakland's waterfront hotel, closing permanently, reportedly for financial reasons. hyatt operates the hotel and announced on tuesday that it will close at midnight

san francisco city attorney david chiu says his office is fighting for people like minda murphy and herld, who is non-binary. >> they can write my child's identity out of existence in our federal government. my kids still going to be my kid. they're still going to be exactly the same person that they are. >> when donald trump violates the constitution, violates the law. we think that that judges who follow the law will rule the correct way. >> stop treating us like. >> chiu says while california can provide some protections for those impacted, his office will be fighting for people all around the country. >> in the south bay, former san jose city council member omar torres had his plea hearing delayed today. it is now scheduled for february 14th. he faces multiple charges of sexual abuse, but our media partners at the bay area news group report he may be working on a plea agreement in the east bay. we are minutes away from oakland's waterfront hotel, closing permanently, reportedly for financial reasons. hyatt operates the hotel and announced on tuesday that it will close at midnight to

san francisco city attorney david chiu says his office is fighting for people like minda murphy and heris non-binary. >> they can write my child's identity out of existence in our federal government. my kids still going to be my kid. they're still going to be exactly the same person that they are. >> when donald trump violates the constitution and violates the law, we think that that judges who follow the law will rule the correct way. >> stop treating us like. >> chiu says while california can provide some protections for those impacted, his office will be fighting for people around the country. meanwhile, there is a push to help the city's economic recovery. san francisco is considering a solution to empty storefronts, making it easier for chain stores to move in. currently, the process can take upwards of two years. a new proposal would allow formula retail on a one mile stretch of van ness avenue between redwood street and broadway. >> these are the former auto showrooms, and so permitting formula retail allows for more flexibility in these really, really big spaces that you're not

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney sorry city attorney david chiu is working on this as we speak mission. we're going to ask for your support, your decision to leave that office wondering what went into that decision and how that aligns with your vision for the future. >> listen, i talking to colleagues at the bar supervisors over the last month what we have stated early and often in my administration is we are going to have a new day and a new era of cooperation and collaboration. i'm looking for commissioners across commission appointed ments who will work with us that will collaborate and that will communicate and i look forward to the support going forward of all of the commission important appointments that i make. yeah. over time to fill this team is there going to be like a central coordination between all these agencies to make sure that the information that needs to go out is being shared? well, let me answer the overtime now these officers are assigned to this task force seven days a week. we can scale up using overtime which we often do because of our staff

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney sorry city attorney david chiu is working on this as we speak mission. we're going to ask for your support, your decision to leave that office wondering what went into that decision and how that aligns with your vision for the future. >> listen, i talking to colleagues at the bar supervisors over the last month what we have stated early and often in my administration is we are going to have a new day and a new era of cooperation and collaboration. i'm looking for commissioners across commission appointed ments who will work with us that will collaborate and that will communicate and i look forward to the support going forward of all of the commission important appointments that i make. yeah. over time to fill this team is there going to be like a central coordination between all these agencies to make sure that the information that needs to go out is being shared? well, let me answer the overtime now these officers are assigned to this task force seven days a week. we can scale up using overtime which we often do because of our staff

san francisco city attorney david chiu says his office is fighting for people like minda murphy and hern-binary. >> they can write my child's identity out of existence in our federal government. my kids still going to be my kid. they're still going to be exactly the same person that they are. >> when donald trump violates the constitution, violates the law. we think that that judges who follow the law will rule the correct way. >> stop treating us like. >> chiu says while california can provide some protections for those impacted, his office will be fighting for people around the country. new overnight some good news the wildfires that have devastated los angeles are all now 100% contained. this comes more than three weeks after the eaton and palisades fire broke out in southern california. evacuation orders had already been lifted, and for more than a week, the fires have not posed a major threat. in total, the palisades fire burned over 23,000 acres and the eaton fire burned more than 14,000 acres. at least 29 people died in the fires. there's a push to help san francisco's economic r

and so district attorney -- sorry, city attorney david chiu is working on this as we speak. >> reportercity attorney's office said they will have more to say in the coming days. but experts like professor brandon philips at cal state east bay predict a lawsuit is coming. >> lawsuits are most likely going to be the most effective strategy that cities have available to them. there is, you know, on the part of cities and especially on the part of the states, we do send this revenue to the federal government through taxes and other mechanisms. so in a sense, we are demanding some of the money that we allocate to the federal government continue to be allocated back to us. >> reporter: another potential battle in the courtroom brewing between california and the trump administration. special agent harp hopes cooler heads prevail. >> i think san francisco and the department of justice are going to have to take a step back and think about, you know, what's in the best interest of the community? and sometimes, you know, that's give and take on both sides. as you always you know, the old saying ac

thank you city attorney david chiu for your work.nks to all the labor unions and community organizations that are doing that work, we're going to take care of all of our people regardless of their immigration status. >> thanks everybody. i'm going to i just want to be able to ask supervisor jackie fielder and shimon walton if they can step up. i want to thank them in front of all of you. right. and for their incredible leadership in taking being able to host us, being able to talk to everybody, bring everybody together. and i just wanted to be able to thank you for your leadership. thank you so much in doing this and to our mayor for also having taken the time to been out here this morning. i want to be able to have comcare, rivas and shanika mahajan from mission action network. this is a group that's responsible for the rapid response network. and i want to make sure that our community allies our mayor of the mission, roberto hernandez and my brother from ucsf was from the teachers union is going to be talking to all of you as well.

our city attorney david chiu is great and his lawyers are great. that we need to litigate, we well, he's already, you know, in court, protecting trying protect birthright citizenship, which it's insane that that's even a question. but there will be a lot of stuff to litigate with the federal government about over the next few years. >> all right. thank you so much to services go board president rafael mandelman for your time so i want to ask you, but that's all the time we have. thank all right. we have. thank all right. we'll be right back. excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. morning. and if you ever feel like your phone is listening to y

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i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's herehe opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in front of city hall i

i want to begin by thanking city attorney david chiu and his extraordinary team for their leadership and partnership with santa clara county and standing up for the constitutional rights of our residents. santa clara's core mission is to care for its most vulnerable residents and to deliver the critical services that they need to survive and to thrive. santa clara has mission. our job is not to enforce immigration laws and the constitution could not be more clear that the federal government can't require us to help with enforcement of civil immigration laws and constitutional speak. we call that commandeering the federal government can't commandeer our local government. they can't commandeer our local resources and they can't commandeer our local law enforcement to help them carry out a vision of mass deportation. you might ask why santa clara and san francisco and hundreds of other jurisdictions choose not to cooperate with the federal government? for us it's simple. we are striving to create a culture of trust and security within our communities so that our residents know that they

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney sorry city attorney david chiu is working on thisspeak mission. we're going to ask for your support, your decision to leave that office wondering what went into that decision and how that aligns with your vision for the future. >> listen, i talking to colleagues at the bar supervisors over the last month what we have stated early and often in my administration is we are going to have a new day and a new era of cooperation and collaboration. i'm looking for commissioners across commission appointed ments who will work with us that will collaborate and that will communicate and i look forward to the support going forward of all of the commission important appointments that i make. yeah. over time to fill this team is there going to be like a central coordination between all these agencies to make sure that the information that needs to go out is being shared? well, let me answer the overtime now these officers are assigned to this task force seven days a week. we can scale up using overtime f our staffing shortages in terms of communic

i want to begin by thanking city attorney david chiu and his extraordinary team for their leadershipartnership with santa clara county and standing up for the constitutional rights of our residents. santa clara's core mission is to care for its most vulnerable residents and to deliver the critical services that they need to survive and to thrive. santa clara has mission. our job is not to enforce immigration laws and the constitution could not be more clear that the federal government can't require us to help with enforcement of civil immigration laws and constitutional speak. we call that commandeering the federal government can't commandeer our local government. they can't commandeer our local resources and they can't commandeer our local law enforcement to help them carry out a vision of mass deportation. you might ask why santa clara and san francisco and hundreds of other jurisdictions choose not to cooperate with the federal government? for us it's simple. we are striving to create a culture of trust and security within our communities so that our residents know that they can c

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney sorry city attorney david chiu is working on thiseak mission. we're going to ask for your support, your decision to leave that office wondering what went into that decision and how that aligns with your vision for the future. >> listen, i talking to colleagues at the bar supervisors over the last month what we have stated early and often in my administration is we are going to have a new day and a new era of cooperation and collaboration. i'm looking for commissioners across commission appointed ments who will work with us that will collaborate and that will communicate and i look forward to the support going forward of all of the commission important appointments that i make. yeah. over time to fill this team is there going to be like a central coordination between all these agencies to make sure that the information that needs to go out is being shared? well, let me answer the overtime now these officers are assigned to this task force seven days a week. we can scale up using overtime which we often do because of our staffing short

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's hereisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in front of city hall if there's a

we actually won in the courts and so district attorney sorry city attorney david chiu is working on this as we speak mission. we're going to ask for your support, your decision to leave that office wondering what went into that decision and how that aligns with your vision for the future. >> listen, i talking to colleagues at the bar supervisors over the last month what we have stated early and often in my administration is we are going to have a new day and a new era of cooperation and collaboration. i'm looking for commissioners across commission appointed ments who will work with us that will collaborate and that will communicate and i look forward to the support going forward of all of the commission important appointments that i make. yeah. over time to fill this team is there going to be like a central coordination between all these agencies to make sure that the information that needs to go out is being shared? well, let me answer the overtime now these officers are assigned to this task force seven days a week. we can scale up using overtime which we often do because of our staff

i want to begin by thanking city attorney david chiu and his extraordinary team for their leadership and partnership with santa clara county and standing up for the constitutional rights of our residents. santa clara's core mission is to care for its most vulnerable residents and to deliver the critical services that they need to survive and to thrive. santa clara has mission. our job is not to enforce immigration laws and the constitution could not be more clear that the federal government can't require us to help with enforcement of civil immigration laws and constitutional speak. we call that commandeering the federal government can't commandeer our local government. they can't commandeer our local resources and they can't commandeer our local law enforcement to help them carry out a vision of mass deportation. you might ask why santa clara and san francisco and hundreds of other jurisdictions choose not to cooperate with the federal government? for us it's simple. we are striving to create a culture of trust and security within our communities so that our residents know that they

i guess today is david chiu, the city attorney for the city and county of san francisco , and he's here today to talk to us about the opioid crisis, reproductive rights and the non citizen voting program. mr chu, welcome to the show. thanks for having me on happy to talk about whatever you want me to talk about, so can we start by explaining the difference between the city attorney's office and the district attorney's office? i think it could be slightly confused. that is a very common fusion with members of the public so um, if you get arrested in san francisco by the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and