and defend sanctuary ordinance not just here in san francisco, where it has been under a lot of pressure and discussion and a lot of debate, bull also all over the country, because other cities also have a sanctuary ordinance. again, it is not about -- the way that the current dialogue that is been happening, a lot is about crime. it is actually about insuring that everybody has equal access and equal process in san francisco. so we want to put that out there and remind people that is what it is about, and we are definitely here to be able to hear any questions and again to continue strengthening and defending the sanctuary ordinance. my colleague is going to talk always more about the complaint process that people can use to file a complaint regarding a sanctuary city violation. >> thank you. if i may, i just want to read more cards, and if you would, line up to speak. once again, forgive me if i am mispronouncing a name. janine. lapeta. thank you. carl. julie so -- soux. bart murphy. guadaloupe, and manava. forgive me if i am pronouncing these names wrong. line up, and you have two minutes. next speaker. >> thank you. good evening, everyone. i am from the human rights comm

we took this step of becoming a sanctuary city before any other jurisdiction did this. and you take the action of domestic partner benefits. even though these were not recognized outside of this jurisdiction, we took the step of doing that even though no one else did this. and along the same lines we say we have a foreclosure crisis. why should we take the lead and say that we are going to have a moratorium here, and set an example for the rest of the country to follow? [applause] >> my sentiments, exactly. >> i think the sense is that this is not our moratorium to call. >> i think that there are things that are locally our call. and i appreciate the willingness on the part of the mayor have this discussion. this is a big step forward. this is not just a resolution before the board of supervisors. this is something where all city officials and the legislative branch can join together and say that we in san francisco will not use our resources to perpetuate foreclosures in a system that is not working. supervisor avalos: to follow on that, i agree wholeheartedly with wha

for example, the sanctuary city for immigrants being one example. but there are other issues when we have taken a stand because we know it is the right thing to do. i am still trying to understand the opposition to this measure, because at the end of the day, what we are talking about is codifying principles and practices that i think we are all in agreement of. as supervisor ken indicated, even though we know and recognize that this police chief is committed to the protection of civil rights, the protection of civil rights is so important that it should go beyond one individual, and it should be embedded in local law and local practice to make sure that your respective of who is in that position those rights are -- irrespective of who is in that position, those rights are protected. i want to mention one of the op- eds that appeared in "the advocate." as a gay man, i was especially touched by what daniel redmond wrote. if i may, i want to read a section of that, because i thought it was something that kind of hit the nail on the head, in terms of w

common-law in terms of quality of life, i would like to see an expansion of the definition of sanctuaries city, with provisions for economic well-being of the people, so things like a program, things that will make this city a safer place to be economically. if you cannot provide for your family, if there is no employment opportunity commo, if you're talking about a community that experiences generation after generation of lack of job skills, and you cannot provide for yourself, this is not a safe place for people to be, and people will go to where they are going to be able to thrive or at least try to survive. thank you. >> i am going to call some additional names. [list of names]

common-law in terms of quality of life, i would like to see an expansion of the definition of sanctuaries city, with provisions for economic well-being of the people, so things like a program, things that will make this city a safer place to be economically. if you cannot provide for your family, if there is no employment opportunity commo, if you're talking about a community that experiences generation after generation of lack of job skills, and you cannot provide for yourself, this is not a safe place for people to be, and people will go to where they are going to be able to thrive or at least try to survive. thank you. >> i am going to call some additional names. [list of names] >> my name is david. i went to jail 14 times for being under the influence of of narcotics. i never sold i never sold drugs. i never committed a felony nor was i convicted of a felony. every time in court, the only treatment i got was being treated like a criminal. having a disease is not a crime. i ended up in a doorway. i ended up by san francisco living in a doorway. i had two choices, get busy living or dying. b

ramos had been arrested twice as a teenager but never deported back to el salvador sikas of the sanctuary city policies. the policy has since been changed. the federal communications commission announced a new national data base aimed at disabling still in smart phone. the nation's largest carriers will launch programs that prevents of funds that are reported stolen from being reactivated on a current network. >>mark: a rare look at the widows of osama bin-laden. they are currently here under house arrest for living illegally in pakistan. >> will be right back as the kron4 news continues until 10:00. >>mark: here is a live look from san francisco, rainshowers coming down right now over the east bay and a look at the walnut creek camera where we see the rain a little bit heavier with 680 north and southbound traffic as we're watching weather and traffic around the area with the rain picking up in intensity. traffic is starting to thick enough as the rain has been heavy. we will have more on the forecast with the rain expected coming of. in bay area news, around 100 phone calls from residents to

san francisco's politicians and the community have identified san francisco as a sanctuary city, ensuring safe access to cannabis on behalf of those individuals who have recommendations and required it. providing safe access to medicine is critical to the well-being of our san francisco community members, especially as we know that san francisco has one of the largest per-capita prevalence of people living with hiv. 471 jessie st. is a phenomenal resource for san francisco. it is an ideal location for a dispensary. it is ideal and it has been acknowledged by the city that it meets all criteria necessary to establish a dispensary in the location. the zoning rules, proximity or lack of proximity to schools, parks, are part of the zoning requirements. most importantly, this location also complies with federal rules regarding location and proximity. this is different than some of the other dispensaries in the location that this dispensary seeks to inhabit. as i think you know, the department of justice has been targeting dispensaries throughout san francisco. as recently as march 30, another

we just want to let the forum know about this, and my colleague been talking about the sanctuary city in addition, on tuesday, november 17 of this month, we are going to be having a forum on issues affecting -- immigration issues affecting l.g.t. immigrants and same-sex bye national couples not being together. we are going to talk about the h.i.v. ban being lifted but cases previously departmented. the one-year deadline for asylum and also the treatment of lgtb danica patrick's. we hope you can come to the forum. it is going to be at 25 venice, sweet 800, november 17 at 5:30. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello. good evening, commissioners. my name is lupe. i work with the human rights commission as well. thank you for putting this together. this is a great symposium and a great place to be able to share a lot of the different views and work going on. one of the things i wanted to quickly talk about was regarding the sanctuary ordinance. there has been a lot of talk about a sanctuary ordinance. it has been in the news and a nati

we get attacked for the sanctuary city. the id cards in san francisco and connecticut are very, very good. this is an issue that most elected do not want to deal with. in sacramento, it is not a user- friendly situation. people acknowledged that something has to be done, but then they run away from the. commissions such as this, cities such as san francisco, and basically the reality. sometimes i make a joke about immigration. we are here already. we are not going to go away. if you're worried that we have h1n1, then give us health care. i went to washington and ask what is going to happen with health care reform? you have to think of ways. you have to give us more funding for community clinics so people will not be worried about getting deported and not be worried about getting health care. and not be worried about somehow being identified as a criminal. we have a lot of responsibility to all our brothers and sisters who made this country great. we cannot be intimidated. we are a productive people. i walked on the picket l

the policy of sanctuary cities does just the opposite.> which is a related but different topic. mexican immigration to the u.s. a pew hispanic research center report this week that showed that basically you have net zero from 2005 to 2010. you had 1.4 million mexicans immigrated to the u.s. and then 1.4 million left. after 40 years of mass migration to the united states, that has slowed. is that vindication, is that because of laws like this? is it because of a weak economy, you know, job market trumps everything else? what is it? >> well, in my opinion, the recession has proven to be the most efficient deterrent to illegal immigration that we could possibly imagine. it's very difficult for us, especially in the state of arizona where we lost over 300,000 jobs during the recession to say this specific piece of legislation caused this slow down in illegal immigration. the likelihood is that it's a large part because of the economy. but you have to know that sb 1070 is only 1 of almost a couple dozen bills that the state of arizona has pass

they need to have discretion, at the same time, language that was more compelling to the city to eliminate. sanctuary policies are illegal, mr. chairman. it is illegal to have a policy that limits or restricts the enforcement of these laws. not only are states not preempted, they're preempted from having a policy that preempts them under federal law. that's what this is about, making sure they do their job, taking the handcuffs off them, as you've stated, quoted me, and that's exactly what this is doing, and we gave them qualified immunity while enforcing this law and gave the citizens the right to hold their government accountable. >> how does this swear taking handcuffs off law enforcement and then allowing citizens to sue law enforcement because an average citizen with no experience in his or her judgment says they're not enforcing the law? that's sort of a contradiction. and i'm just curious as to why on this particular law you wrote in that provision when it doesn't exist, i don't think, in any other arizona statutes, but certainly not in the vast majority of law enforcement statutes. as somebod

under federal law, sanctuary policies are illegal, but the obama administration does not sue those cities that adopt such illegal policies. instead it chooses to sue arizona for enforcing the law, protecting its citizens, protecting jobs for lawful residents, and protecting the taxpayers and the citizens of this republic in attempting to secure our borders. during my 11 years in arizona, i authored numerous legislative initiatives designed to protect the state of arizona from adverse effects of illegal immigration, and most importantly, to uphold the rule of law. they include, 2004, voter i.d. at polls passed by 57% of voters. in 2006 a constitutional amendment denying bond to illegal aliens who commit serious crime. passed by 78% of the voters, 60% of hispanics. also in 2006, illegal aliens who sue american citizens cannot receive punitive damages, passed by 75% of voters. 2007, protect american jobs and honest employers by mandating the use of e-verify for every business in the state of arizona. i'm also proud to say that each of these initiatives have become law and survived the variou

and it makes little sense is there are places and sanctuary policies throughout the country in citiesple to come in and have safe harbor in their towns and their cities. why are we down here on the border having agents injured, deputies run over, people killed day in and day out and then someone suggests along the way there is a finish line that okay that the buzzer sounded on the game and you won. the only losers are the american public. >> shannon: sheriff, the guest that we had on last hour cecelia wong from the aclu who will be there on wednesday said frankly the state does not have the right to do this. it is something that is strictly within federal authority. arizona has crossed the line and whether there is a good i'm or a bad game behind it the law simply is unconstitutional. how do you respond? >> well, that is the justice's position and that is what the supreme court is going to determine or at least hear this wednesday those arguments. wheat disagree -- we disagree. we think arizona has a right to protect and defend its citizens and what we do here has an effect throughout

city of homs yesterday. one human rights group says at least three people were killed. senator john mccain says, it's time for the u.s. to arm the rebels. >> we need to get a sanctuary for the free syrian army. we need to get them supplies, weapons and there are many ways to get weapons to them. we showed it in libya, in afghanistan and many other times. it's not a fair fight. >> the uprising against the assad government began over a year ago. >>> president obama is back in the white house this morning after this weekend's summit of the america's in cartegana. on sunday mr. obama tauted a free trade agreement with colombia, expressed hope at the prospect of new leadership in cuba and defended a new round of nuclear talks with iran. but his visit to south america was overshadowed by an alleged prostitution scandal involving secret service agents stationed in colombia. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. questions about these allegations dogged the president during his entire trip to colombia. on sunday evening he finally addressed them. president obama broke his silence on the allegations made against members of

sanctuary. >> he would just invit kids to play and all for free. no matter the age, race, color, age doesn't even matter. >> reporter: and doing that did much more than teach inner-city a racquet sport. >> a lot of them played college tennis and became coaches. >> john was told there will be an effort to carry on marc manning's legacy. >>> next week the san francisco 49ers will break ground on their new stadium in the south bay and the team has grand ambitions for that stadium. the team reportedly plans to bid on super bowl 50 played in 2016. the santa clara stadium can expand to 75,000 seats is is more than enough to meet nfl rules for a super bowl stadium. the team is required to play two seasons in the venue before they can host a super bowl. >>> cot season be over for the beard? that is coming up in sportswrap and it could be warmer than was today. meteorologist mark tamayo tells us which places could hit 70. . >>> well, the bay area finally has a break in the rain with the storm clouds heading to the east, but a much different story across another part of the country react now where severe weather has been popping up. you can see on you are live stormtracker 2 a

sanctuary and comfort within the confines of local mosques. yet fear swept through crowd as one of several powerful aftershocks rippled through the city. "don't panic, stay alert," said the man with the megaphone. inside on the window sills and metal gates people kept watch for incoming waves, but their prayers it seems, have been answered. the quake, while powerful, moved in a way that was less likely to cause tsunami waves and the water, well it rose less than a meter said seismologists tonight. still, it was felt widely around the region. here in had yai, in southern thailand, workers and guests fled their hotel down dimly lit stairwells, then regrouped in the shadow of the city's swaying buildings. and on the thai coast, holiday make and ridents evaated the beaches, many heading for elevated bits of highway on the coastal road. >> sreenivasan: today's quake was one of the most powerful in the last 50 years. but geologists said this time, the earth's tectonic plates shifted horizontally and not vertically. that prevented the formation of huge tsunamis, like the ones that devastated western indonesia in 2004, and northern japan last