Does this make San Fran a jihadi sanctuary city?
(San Francisco, CA — 05/09/12) — Mayor Edwin Lee will sign the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights Ordinance today. The Ordinance was passed unanimously by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 8. The Mayor will be joined by members of the Coalition for Safe San Francisco. Supervisor Jane Kim, who introduced the Ordinance and has been working closely with the Coalition, will also be in attendance, as will other supervisors supporting the Ordinance.
The Coalition has been working with community members, policy makers and allies for over two years to address racial and religious profiling, transparency and oversight in San Francisco. The Ordinance to be signed requires:
- adherence to San Francisco and California standards when the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) works with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF),
- that before any new agreements are entered into between the SFPD and the FBI regarding the JTTF work, that those agreements must be subject to public review and comment before the Police Commission, and
- yearly reports to the Police Commission of the SFPD’s work with the FBI JTTF.
In the coming months the Coalition will be working with the community, supporting organizations, and various officials to ensure proper implementation of the Ordinance.