. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff paul miamoto getting to the heart of the issue there. sheriff requires that everyone who agrees to wear an ankle monitor as an alternative to jail must consent to warrantless searches while a federal judge has decided that violates the right to privacy and freedom. now the mayor, the city attorney, the district attorney, they all say this is not in the interest of public safety and a threat to a criminal justice reform tool . >> as you heard, that will mean potentially more people have to be incarcerated because the court is not going to have this option. >> first i want to note that it is not the federal court order that requires the sheriff to stop operating its program. as a result of the disagreement with the court's order. >> reporter: a staff attorney with the aclu of northern california brought the case on behalf of three defendants. >> the problem here is that the sheriff is seeking to assert warrantless search authority in circumstances where a criminal court judge found that condition is inappropriate and unnecessary to supervi

. >> hi good evening, i'm paul miamoto the current sheriff for san francisco. you for your service and the capacity that you have. are exactly why the reason i'm serving for my 29th year. i was born and raised here from san francisco and grew up about 5 minutes away while i still lived with my family. i'm very proud to be the sheriff right now, i believe that the vision that i have brought along with my plan, has been the right direction to follow for us in san francisco as the sheriff's office and as member of our public safety partners. we were challenged at the very beginning of my first administration, within a month of becoming a sheriff, we dealt with covid and the resolve and resilience that the members of the police department showed, in care owing out our duties in those conditions and we transitioned is an example of what i bring to the table as the sheriff and the leadership that i share. having been in this office for many years, growing up through the ranks just being in the one office has given me inside and perspective, that is very beneficial in