From the very ordinance he signed into effect. Reporter i asked the sheriff if there is anything that he or his office could have or should have done that would have helped prevent the death of kate steinly. The only thing he said was, paraphrasing, work harder to convince ice they needed to follow up on their cases. In San Francisco, john sasaki, ktvu news. Within hours after the sheriffs news conference, the Mayors Office reacted to mirkarimis comments, reiterating that mirkarimis office should have picked up the phone to call ice. Lee defended San Franciscos sanctuary city ordinance, saying it does allow for communication with Law Enforcement regarding convicted felons. In a statement, the mayor also said Law Enforcements main job is to protect the public and that, quote, communicating with federal Law Enforcement agencies in these cases is simply common sense and in the best interest of public safety. There was also reaction from ice, which said that despite its requests for notifi