May or may not need to be revisited. One of those policies that came out during this discussion that i do believe needs to be revisited and i do believe needs to be rescinded. Fs sheriffs gag order that made him the last authority whether his department would communicate at all with federal immigration authorities. So on no. 2 there is a resolution that does three things. One, it confirmation this boards support for our existing sanctuary city law which has been a pilar of our Law Enforcement policy and Public Safety policy in San Francisco for decades. It also confirmation our support for the due process legislation that supervisor avalos sponsored in 2013. And third, calls on the sheriff because he asked for direction to rescind the memo that he issued this march 13, 2015, which amounted to the gag order on his department. One of the important pilars of our sanctuary city policy and its codified in federal law is referencing personnel Law Enforcement to give information to these enti
The meeting will come to order. This is a special meeting of the government audit and Oversight Committee for october 1, 2015, im supervisor yee, chair of this committee, joined by supervisor london breed and Supervisor John Avalos the committee would like to acknowledge the staff of sf govtv and bill dylan who record each of our meetings and make the transcript available online. Before i continue may i get a motion to excuse supervisor christensen . No objections. Motion passes. Madam clerk, any announces. City clerk please turn off all cell phones and any electronic devices. Items for the file should be submitted. Items will appear on the agenda unless otherwise stated. Supervisor norman yee madam clerk please call items 1 and 2 together. City clerk [resolution urging the rejection of Priority Enforcement Program] sponsors campos; avalos and mar resolution opposing the scapegoating of immigrants and urging the rejection of the deportationfocused Priority Enforcement Program. City cle
Responsible. This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters. Major raids today north of paris targeting the suspected masser mind behind fridays attacks in paris. [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] gunfire and explosions ringing out earlier this morning. French authorities saying two people were killed including a woman who blew herself up. She is believed to be the cousin of the suspected mastermind whos fate at this hour, unclear. At least seven people are being held. Five Police Officers were wounded, which the french president says is confirmation of the times they live in. Translator these actions confirm to us once again, that we are at war. A war against terrorism, which itself has decided to launch war against us. It was an eighthour standoff in the wee hours of the morning when adam raney arrived he encountered police with their guns drawn. He joins us now live. Good evening, adam. Yes, del, as you can see the sun has set here now. It has been a long day here. Police
On Climate Change, but now the countries must implement it. Plus, meet the Palestinian Family fighting efforts by settlers and the Israeli Government to evict them from the home they lived in for decades. But first, lets go to the International Conference thats under way in rome, and is aiming to end the conflict in libya. Members of the two main political factions are expected to attend, along with the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry. Representatives of both administrations have agreed to sign a u. N. Brokered peace deal on friday. Libyas been in turmoil since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown four years ago. Libyas two parliament have been vying for military and political control since august last year when the militias took over the capital tripoli. It forced out the internationally recognised government to the eastern city of tobruk. The u. N. Brokered deal makes up a unified government made up by both sides. The two rival parliament are set to meet on wednesday, agreeing to sign
This asymmetry suggests its appropriate to be more cautious in raising our federal funds rate than would be the case if shortterm nominal Interest Rates were appreciably above zero. Reflecting these concerns we have maintained our current policy stance even as the labor market has improved appreciably. However we must also take into account the welldocumented effect of Monetary Policy. Were the fomc to delay the policy normalization for too long we would like he likely end up having relatively abrupt rates to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals. Such an abrupt tightening would risks disrupting Financial Markets and perhaps temperament percy economy into recession. Moreover holding the federal funds rate in its current level for too long could also encourage fixed since it was taking and undermine financial stability. On balance, economic and Financial Information received since our october meeting has been consistent with our expectations of continued imp