Questioning the mayors ability to lead. The mayor sat down with us yesterday for a bay area exclusive oneonone interview. Mayor, thanks so much for being on the program. When and how did you first learn about the alleged sexual relationships between the Oakland Police officers and the teenaged sex worker . I learned about them in march from the city administrator, sand are sabrina landris. But i should have been briefed earlier. Thats why we are not just investigating the misconduct but also investigative process. Oakland has had three Police Chiefs in nine days. It currently has no chief. The city administrator is overseeing the department. Did you have a Succession Plan in place whether you let chief sean wentz go . The fact that he went quickly of not anticipated. We made decisions that we thought were the fweft moment. I have said the best at the moment. I have said it was a mistake to bring ben farrell in without completely having vetted him prior to announcing his appointment. I
Questioning the mayors ability to lead. The mayor sat down with us yesterday for a bay area exclusive oneonone interview. Mayor, thanks so much for being on the program. When and how did you first learn about the alleged sexual relationships between the Oakland Police officers and the teenaged sex worker . I learned about them in march from the city administrator, sand are sabrina landris. But i should have been briefed earlier. Thats why we are not just investigating the misconduct but also investigative process. Oakland has had three Police Chiefs in nine days. It currently has no chief. The city administrator is overseeing the department. Did you have a Succession Plan in place whether you let chief sean wentz go . The fact that he went quickly of not anticipated. We made decisions that we thought were the fweft moment. I have said the best at the moment. I have said it was a mistake to bring ben farrell in without completely having vetted him prior to announcing his appointment. I
The nofly list you should have a right to be heard or have redress to challenges to be on that list. Some like security makes sense. Others might not. But the larger component is there is adequate control and accountability. So everything such as the individualized noticed, it is not feasible. There is the Greater Transparency also. Not the individuals are notified that the generalized disclosure about what is going on. I thought the knowledge meant that some of the of principles could not be fully implemented in the context of the National Security Surveillance Program was an acknowledgement you cannot provide the error correction notice in all circumstances. I was talking more about that secondary screening of the nofly list. But the challenge for you is to figure out the underlying values. In this context the underlying value is prevention of governmental abuse that is what animates everybody and with that behavior. The types of accountability and transparency you have to help build
And ill ask that you identify yourself. And if youre directing your attention to any particular panelist, to let that panelist know who youre directing your questions to. Thanks. Hi. Im diane eikenberry. Im a senior attorney, and i work with detained children in o. R. Custody in virginia and maryland. I sort of have two questions but theyre related to training and stakeholder relations and sort of two parts for barbara and maria. First maria, i want to thank you so much for the wonderful work that the young center does. Thanks. Ive had the pleasure of working with one of your child advocates out of the office in harlingen. You make a great difference. Im so excited youre opening new offices because we need more of your work. Thanks. But barbara, you mentioned theres expanded training for the Immigration Judges. Can you speak a little bit about that . And also maybe generally about what kind of training, if any, is required for Immigration Judges around issues relating to these unaccomp
Now witnessing is the result of of that. 20 cornered civil war and we in are sure that a, there we know whos, b, they are and c we can find them and support them and they will c they will set up a jeffersonian democracy when this done. I met with the head of the political wing of the free in in army two years ago tannable. Talked about an open pluralistic syria in which everyone would participate. It was heartening to hear him. Then i asked him when were you last in syria. He said not for awhile. I said when . Agoo. Rs where do you live now . Stock home. What do you do there . Teach philosophy at the university. A scholar. A good one i gather. Is problem with the moderate syrians. Really syrians. The current head of the Syrian Opposition has not been there for 30 years. Endlessp in on the monolowing. The point you are making and made many times is that the getting killed it is their own damn fault. No, no, no, bob. And it is none of our business. No, bob. I send you a wonderful example