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i understand that this takes us back to a previous version, but i would note that the standard is not the charternt standard. it is very specific. if we do not follow this, the amendment has to go to the voters. i am not suggesting that this go to the voters. is that this hearing, i believe, is premature and we should allow additional time. how these pieces work together is important for people to understand. as i have expressed before, at moving the nomination deadline to 146 days before the election. i think that works against the goal of reducing campaign expenses. the latest version changes the operative date of that section to january 1 of next year, but it would still apply in future elections to not just office is the subject to public finance, but those that are not. that need some more discussion. i encourage you to discuss whether this matter is timely. supervisor kim: i believe the proposed amendment was made 30 days before. i was confused as to what 30 days you are leading to. >> the 30 day requirement, 30 days that the proposed amendment is available. this latest version is dated mar

us their mobile money innovation of the year award for what we've done in kenya working with standard chartered bank and eric yow to put virtual mastercard numbers. so sudden a whole swath of the population that wasn't able to access anything online now have access to it. by harnessing the existing pavement networks and tailoring precisely for what was used in these networks. >> that's interesting. i know the death knell has been sounding for cashing checks many, many years and it seems that they are still there. maybe you guys are taking a first step down that road to do away with those. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i want to thank all the members of the panel for testifying this one. the chairman of the summer must have additional questions for the panel, which they may wish to submit in writing. without objection the record will remain open for 30 days for members to submit questions to these witnesses and place their responses in the record. this hearing is adjourned. >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> live this morning, on c-span3 the senate armed services committe

and context of guilty clearly fall below the standards of and good faith likely of all public officials. i informed him of my intent pursuant to the charter and to remove him from the office for official misconduct. >> as soon as mir smir served, hennessey will be sworn in and he mass been invited to a public meeting at city hall. it appears the mayor is going into the business. but she can't be sworn in until mirkarimi is out. they aren't ruling out any legal measures but they are looking at all their options. ross mirkarimi is very interested in keeping his job as sheriff. >>> thank you. >> one of the largest teams things are flying off store shelves. >> tommy hill honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] call at&t today to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for th

context of guilty clearly fall below the standards of decency and good faith likely of all public officials. i informed him of my intent pursuant to the charter and to remove him from the office for official misconduct. >> as soon as mir smir served, hennessey will be sworn in and he mass been invited to a public meeting at city hall. it appears the mayor is going into the business. but she can't be sworn in until mirkarimi is out. they aren't ruling out any legal measures but they are looking at all their options. ross mirkarimi is very interested in keeping his job as sheriff. >>> thank you. >> one of the largest teams things are flying off store shelves. >> tommy hill hilfigger is one of the mo >>> apple has been under the microscope for labor conditions in foreign factories that make ipads and iphones. spotlight is on the gap. and kohl's and tommy hilfiger. they are charged about turning a blind eye to sometimes deadly work conditions overseas. brian ross has this investigation. >> few people in the world of fashion has been as successful over the years as tommy filfiger. his classic designs have made him a multimillionaire. even as he re

charter haze its code of misconduct. it's a catchall, if you don't meet a standard of decency, you're out on your keyster.kay, that seems like a catch-all. what do lawyers say about whether mirkarimi can get over that? >> the city attorney says he doesn't stand a chance, is he really as guilty of official misconduct. my but mirkarimi's attorneys thinks he has a chance to fight this. a law enacted in 1995, never fully tested in a process. ed jew from the board of supervisors decided to resign before it got to the point of the ethicsÑi commission and sen to federal prison for not living in san francisco and taking bribes from people from city favors. the last time an official was actually really outsted by the process of official misconduct, 1932, when the public defender, caught up in a murder for hire scheme, and also tested in the 1970s when george muss cconi wa mayor, but he had that decision overturned by a court. in the long history in san francisco, something not tried very often. >> belva: rachel, what could mirkarimi do if he decided to step down? >> that goes into rachael's question as well. what

. >> and this city charter allows remifal from office for official misconduct in relation to the duties of his, or her office or conduct fals below standards of decency. >> there is more coming up at 6:00 including a look at his political future. there could with wettest week of winter. >> there is where it's raining now. around crescent city. there is doppler tracking this storm. there is going to start to feature green heading into tomorrow morning. so that is when the first drops will begin into overnight hours in the morning during morning commute this, is the last week of winter, there are storms that will be hitting the bay area. colder storms coming up later this week, rainfall totals and the timing of the storms in just a moment. >> and there is some great news for west contra costa county unified school district receiving a letter today confirming that it had repaid an $8 million loan dating back to the early 90s. the letter says that the state is confident the west contra costa county district can comply with a fiscal recoverry plan this, will be a huge step to take the district from under state receiveorship. >> pg&e striking a

lee says according to the charter, it doesn't matter that the incident occurred before he was sworn in as sheriff and his actions constitute conduct that falls below the standard of decency and good faith and right action and required of all public officials. on the first day of the suspension, another five billboards appeared in san francisco designed to counter a comment that the charges against him were a private family matter. funded by the group la casa de las mad -- madres. >> we took on the bigger issue. this is a much bigger conversation than one incident and one person. >> the charges against him do not rise to the level of official misconduct. they could not take up the case for at least five days under the rules of the city charter. >> john, thanks a lot. now, we posted the ethics charged filed on our website, abc7news.com. if you would like to read it in its entirety go to see it on tv. >>> police say they are following up on more than 150 tips in the case of a missing morgan hill teenager. tonight in fremont there was a vigil for 15-year-old sierra lamar. most who attended were part of the dance studio where she made friends before moving last fal

lee says according to the charter, it doesn't matter that the incident occurred before he was sworn in as sheriff and his actions constitute conduct that falls below the standard of decency and good faith and right action and required of all public officials. on the first day of the suspension, another five billboards appeared in san francisco designed to counter a comment that the charges against him were a private family matter. funded by the group la casa de las mad -- madres. >> we took on the bigger issue. this is a much bigger conversation than one incident and one person. >> the charges against him do not rise to the level of official misconduct. they could not take up the case for at least five days under the rules of the city charter. >> john, thanks a lot. now, we posted the ethics charged filed on our website, abc7news.com. if you would like to read it in its entirety go to see it on tv. >>> police say they are following up on more than 150 tips in the case of a missing morgan hill teenager. tonight in fremont there was a vigil for 15-year-old sierra lamar. most who attended were part of the dance studio where she made friends before moving last fal

clearly fall below these standards of decency and good faith and rightly required of all public officials. i informed him of the intent to fulfill my duties pursue wept to the charter and -- purr see went to the charter and move to suspend him from the office for official misconduct. >> waiting in the wings was the former chief deputy who is the mayor appointed as the new sheriff of san francisco. according to the executive director, the mayor must now present the written charges to them by monday. they will set a hearing date and most likely sometime in early april. after the hearing the ethics commission will submit their recommendation to the board of supervisors for a vote. they will have 30 days to decide whether to remove him or reinstate him. 9 of the 11 must agree in order to remove him. jay now there -- >> now there will be a lot of circumstance shall evidence brought out, and it will get uglier and uglier. it is a big mess and not getting any better. >> this is likely to continue for weeks and maybe even months to come as the scandal continues to unfold. as you heard, there are a lot of political repercussions in the fallout. leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >

clearly fall below these standards of decency and good faith and rightly required of all public officials. i informed him of the intent to fulfill my duties pursue wept to the charter and -- purr see went to the charter and move to suspend him from the office for official misconduct. >> waiting in the wings was the former chief deputy who is the mayor appointed as the new sheriff of san francisco. according to the executive director, the mayor must now present the written charges to them by monday. they will set a hearing date and most likely sometime in early april. after the hearing the ethics commission will submit their recommendation to the board of supervisors for a vote. they will have 30 days to decide whether to remove him or reinstate him. 9 of the 11 must agree in order to remove him. jay now there -- >> now there will be a lot of circumstance shall evidence brought out, and it will get uglier and uglier. it is a big mess and not getting any better. >> this is likely to continue for weeks and maybe even months to come as the scandal continues to unfold. as you heard, there are a lot of political repercussions in the fallout. leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >

charter is unconstitutionally vague. >> as others have pointed out someone can drive a truck through that clause, it's broad and big. standard of decency? whose standard? >> he says suspending the sheriff violates his due process rights and causing immediate harm. >> there is no investigation. there is no findings of fact. and there is simply the sheriff having pled guilty to a misdemeanor for conduct related to before he had been sheriff. >> according to the mayor, the legal action is not a surprise. >> we expected them to. and he says he would fight this at the commission. >> and this ethics commission has not set a date yet but the attorney says they're prepared to fight in that arena swoels in superior court. >> thank you. >> and jant clara county sheriffs say a miss teenager from morgan hill was taken from her home and is not considered a run away. the 15-year-old sierra lamar has been missing for 11 days. members searched by the klaus foundation. he is hoping this search has a different ending. >> just going to is she there? there? it was the same thing i was going through in polly's case, you think she can be anywhere

chartered institutions, banks, credit unions, thrifts, competing against nonchartered institutions that were not subject to any oversight whatsoever. and we want to make sure they are held to the same sorts of standards and principles and people are put on a level with one another. that's a big part of our job, it's something we're going to be -- it's a big challenge for us to do it, but we're working hard to do that as we go over the first few years of our existence. >> to establish a single regulator for protection, the federal regulators have nonetheless retained enforcement powers for the overwhelming majority of banks. if there is a risk that this will weaken protections for consumers or lead to confusion for financial institutions. >> i don't know that there should be confusion. i think for the vast majority of banks, as you indicated, and it's my understanding as well, they have remained subject to the same regulators they always have. for the large institutions, those with assets over $10 million, they will be overseen by us for consumer protection services and by their regulator for safety and soundness purposes. so there is some overlap there. but for all of these reasons, it really behoove

clearly fall below these standards of decency and good faith rightly required of all public officials. i informed him of my intent to fulfill my duties, pursuant to the charter and move to suspend and remove him from the office for official misconduct. >> reporter: the mayor appointed former chief deputy vicki hennessey as the new sheriff. mirkarimi is suspended without pay. his case will now go behalf the -- before the ethics commission that hearing probably set for early april then the board of supervisors. that board will decide whether he stays on as sheriff. mirkarimi says he looks forward to making his case as to why he should stay as sheriff. he looks forward to addressing those panels. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we posted ross mirkarimi's and mayor lee's news conferences online in their entirety, both compelling. you can watch them on abc7news.com click on see it on tv. >>> friends of a missing m girl are holding on to hope of her safe -- safe return they held a vigil for 15-year-old sierra lamar missing more than four days. lisa amin gulezian reports from morgan hill. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: sierra lamar's parents would give anything to hear the soun

charter allows removeal for official misconduct. described as any wrongful behavior by an officer in relation to duties of his, or her office, or conduct below the standard of decency. >> this question will be whether or not it's within the category of official misconduct, whether it's in the city's interest to proceed further with this focus on the job. >> what would you like to see happen now? >> it's tough for him to stay in the position. >> kathy black heads up an organization that helps domestic violence victims. after mirkarimi was charged they arrest -- erected a bill board, joining others in a protest on the steps of city hall. black believes justice was done, today. >> i think other individuals who might think that the system won't pay attention to their cases will see that in this plea agreement, that all of the elements are in place. >> mirkarimi sworn in office january 8 but the brief tenure has been overshadowed by this case, the mayor said the guilty plea to the unexpected charge introduces a new set of legal issues. >> this when you say something, it doeses that is what we're trying to research. >> but leaving court he says he plans to mov

guilt clearly fall below the standard of decency and good faith rightly required of all public officials. i informed him of my spwnt to fulfill my duties pursuant to the charter and move to suspend and remove him from official, from the office for official misconduct. >>reporter: waiting in the wing was former chief deputy vickie hennessee who the mayor appointed as the new sheriff of san francisco. >> i very grateful for the confidence of mayor lee and asking me to return to public service and lead the department. >>reporter: mirkarimi is now suspended without pay whale the question of his suitability to be sheriff works its way through the system. according to the executive director of the ethic commission the mayor must now present the written charges against mirkarimi to the ethic commission by monday. they will then set a hearing date most likely some time in early april. after the hearing the ethic commission will submit their recommendation to the san francisco board of supervisors for a vote. they will have 30 days to decide whether to permanently suspend mirkarimi or reinstate him as sheriff. 9 of the 11 supervisors must agree to remove him. >> i lac

. >> the city charter allows removeal from office for any wrongful behavior by a public officer in relation to duties of his, or her office, or conduct falling below the standard of decency. domestic violence activists rallied against mirkarimi since the beginning erecting a bill board not far from the court house. >> i think other individuals who might think the system won't pay attention to their cases will see that in this plea agreement that all of the elements are in place. >> i do think justice system did the best possible job it could in this case. >> now, kathy says it's time for the political system to do its job. >> i hope the mayor takes a look at it. >> i know there are place that's suggests i just come and make a decision. it's not that easy to do. >> and there are legal analysts say he agree was ed lee, the mayor and city lawyers need to do more research before making decisions about the sheriff's fate. in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> and ross mirkarimi served on the board of supervisors before becoming sheriff, what are they saying today? >> they've been advised to stay silent on this. if the mayor does begin that process of removeal, the case wo

chartered. we want to make sure they are held to the same standards and principles.he big part of our job. it is a big challenge for us to do it. we are working hard to do it as we go over the first few years of our existence. >> the federal regulators have retained enforcement powers for the overwhelming majority of banks. if there is a -- there is a risk that this will weaken protections for consumers or lead to confusion for financial institutions. >> i do not know that there should be confusion. for the majority of banks, they remain subject to the same regulators they have always had. for the 110th largest institutions, with assets over $10 billion. , they will be overseen by us for safety and soundness purposes. there is some overlap there. it behooves us to collaborate with our federal agencies to make sure we are on the right page, make sure we are consulting carefully and getting their perspective as we act and give them whatever perspective we may be developing. that is something we are working toward with my fellow heads of the agencies and among the staff