Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel -- November 17, 2009     Insanity Abounds!: Santa Cruz claims illegals fight crime more than they cause it    In the wake of a stabbing death with possible gang ties last month -- and a suspect here illegally who police believe has fled to Mexico -- city leaders are fighting criticism of their "sanctuary city" policy and say that even without it, Santa Cruz could do little more to crack down on illegal [aliens] than it does now...

KGO-TV -- San Francisco -- November 13, 2009      US attorney issues warning over sanctuary law    San Francisco's newest effort to protect illegal [aliens] from deportation could land some city officials in jail. That is the warning from the U.S. attorney about the city's new sanctuary law for minors arrested for a felony. -- The city's controversial sanctuary law amendment takes effect four weeks from now. On Thursday, ABC7 spoke with the U.S. attorney...

Associated Press -- November 10, 2009      King County deputies don't ask immigration status    Seattle, Wash. -- The King County Council has adopted an ordinance ensuring that county services are available to all residents regardless of citizenship. -- The measure approved Monday codifies current sheriff's policies that deputies cannot make stops or ask for information only to check a person's immigration status...

San Francisco Chronicle -- November 10, 2009     Feds, courts may step in if San Francisco supes shield illegal youths   San Francisco supervisors' effort to shield immigrant youths from deportation when they're arrested on felony charges comes to a head today when the board votes on an override of Mayor Gavin Newsom's veto - a vote Newsom says he'll disregard because the ordinance would violate federal law... [See Frisco Watch]

WBUR-FM -- Boston -- November 5, 2009      San Francisco illegal alien sanctuary law prompts battle     For the past two decades, the city of San Francisco has declared itself a "sanctuary" city. It's one of about 30 American cities where local officials won't report illegal [aliens] to federal authorities. -- But San Francisco's reputation for liberal tolerance is being tested in a simmering debate among city leaders over how to treat [illegal alien] juveniles suspected of a crime...

The Examiner -- November 3, 2009     Debate on sanctuary policy unlikely    "I doubt it," was the response of Mayor Gavin Newsom spokesman Nathan Ballard, when asked if the mayor would accept Supervisor David Campos' invitation to publically debate the Board of Supervisors legislation that changed The City's sanctuary policy... [See Frisco Watch]

San Francisco Examiner -- November 2, 2009     Sanctuary-loving crackpot Campos challenges Newsom to debate    Supervisor David Campos sent a letter to Mayor Gavin Newsom on Monday saying the mayor's veto letter on the adopted sanctuary policy law "raises more questions than it answers, which is why I would like to extend a formal invitation for you and I to debate the matter publicly."

Rasmussen Reports -- October 30, 2009       68% oppose cities who give sanctuary to illegals    San Francisco has long prided itself on being a "sanctuary city" that refuses to work with federal authorities to identify and deport illegal immigrants. But now city officials are arguing over how far that policy should go when some of those illegal immigrants are charged with murder and other serious crimes...

San Francisco Examiner -- October 29, 2009      Newsom vetoes hideous sanctuary bill    As expected, Mayor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation amending The City's controversial sanctuary policy. -- The legislation, introduced by Supervisor David Campos, prohibits city officials from reporting [illegal alien] youth arrested on felony charges to federal authorities for possible deportation... [See Frisco Watch]

Stein Report -- October 29, 2009      DC area gangs move to sanctuary cities ahead of enforcement    The Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force report found that as a result of immigration enforcement in Northern Virginia, gang members are moving to the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, where sanctuary city policies protect them...

R. Cort Kirkwood -- The New American -- October 28, 2009     Sanctuary in San Francisco    San Franciscans face two new policies that will further erode what little respect for the law can be found among the city's illegal aliens. Oddly enough, however, leftist Mayor Gavin Newsom is on the right side of one of them. -- The first, which city supervisors passed last week, forbids city police from turning over illegal-alien youths to federal immigration authorities... [See Frisco Watch]

Associated Press -- October 28, 2009      S.F. Supes continue to coddle criminals and threaten public safety    San Francisco is changing the way it deals with illegal [alien] minors who run into trouble with the law. -- The Board of Supervisors gave final approval Tuesday to a measure that would keep law enforcement from turning over minors to immigration authorities unless they have been found guilty of a felony... [See Frisco Watch]

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner -- October 28, 2009      San Francisco protecting illegal alien gang members (again)    Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-2 to stop reporting juvenile illegal aliens arrested in the city, to federal authorities for deportation. -- A former illegal alien himself, and sponsor of the new ordinance, Supervisor David Campos [a former invader from Guatemala] told reporters: "This is really for our youth, for our kids..." [See Frisco Watch]

La Opinion Editorial -- Los Angeles -- October 26, 2009    San Francisco sanctuary (More Orwellian BS from the Reconquistas)    The deportation of minors solely because they are [illegal aliens] is an unfair punishment for two reasons: Parents are usually responsible for their children's presence in the United States and this action breaks up families. -- This week the San Francisco Board of Supervisors took an important step...

San Francisco Chronicle -- October 26, 2009      More Insanity: San Francisco to ease up on unlicensed drivers    Call it sanctuary on wheels: San Francisco is about to give a big break to people, many of them illegal [aliens.... criminals], who are caught driving without a license. -- Beginning Sunday, cops will no longer impound cars the first time drivers are pulled over without a license... [See Frisco Watch]

S.F. Weekly -- October 22, 2009      Immigration Reform Law Institute takes aim at San Francisco's sanctuary policy    You may remember the furor over the memo Mayor Gavin Newsom leaked from the city attorney stating the city would face a "likely legal challenge" if it changed the hard-line policy towards reporting [illegal alien] juveniles charged with felonies...

The Examiner -- October 22, 2009      City's sanctuary policy battle far from over    San Francisco -- Some city workers will be faced with the dilemma of whether to violate San Francisco law or violate state and federal law after the approval Tuesday of The City's new sanctuary policy. -- The guidelines, which set out rules for how city employees handle [illegal aliens], previously mandated that...

KTVU-TV -- San Francisco -- October 20, 2009      Pathetic: SF supes move to amend sanctuary law    The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved legislation to amend the city's sanctuary policy to allow city employees to refer [illegal alien] youth accused of serious crimes to federal immigration authorities only upon conviction. [See Frisco Watch]

Houston Chronicle -- October 18, 2009      Police in illegal alien-bloated Houston won't screen for illegals    The Houston Police Department will not participate in a controversial immigration screening program, federal officials said on Friday, ending a months-long saga over the city's plans. -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had designated this week as the national deadline for agencies to sign recently revamped agreements...

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editorial -- October 11, 2009      'Sanctuary' absurdity    The fact that debate about San Francisco's "sanctuary city" ordinance centers on when to report juvenile illegal aliens' felonies to federal officials, not on scrapping "sanctuary" outright, shows just how ridiculous and misguided that ordinance is... [See Frisco Watch]

San Francisco Examiner -- October 9, 2009      Chief wants compromise on sanctuary policy    As controversial legislation about San Francisco's sanctuary policy moves toward a vote, the new police chief told The Examiner he's seeking a balance between opposing sides. -- Supervisor David Campos has proposed legislation that would make it so illegal [alien] youths charged with felonies are reported to federal authorities only if they are convicted....

San Francisco Chronicle -- October 6, 2009      San Francisco sanctuary rule change moves ahead    San Francisco officials on Monday moved closer to amending the city's controversial sanctuary ordinance and restricting when local authorities can report juveniles for possible deportation. -- The public safety committee of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors approved the legislation on a 2-1 vote, with Michaela Alioto-Pier dissenting... [See Frisco Watch]

The Examiner -- October 5, 2009      Sanctuary policy fight heats up    The controversial proposal to alter The City's sanctuary policy for illegal [alien] youths will receive its first public airing today during a hearing at City Hall. -- San Francisco's sanctuary policy was established in 1989 and is meant to foster an environment in which illegal [aliens] feel safe to report crimes...

San Francisco Chronicle -- October 4, 2009      Sanctuary scheme should draw crowd    The never-ending immigration debate will rear its head again in San Francisco Monday when a Board of Supervisors committee takes up a controversial proposal that would make it tougher for local police to hand over [illegal alien] juveniles accused of crimes to federal authorities. The meeting is expected to draw a large crowd supporting the proposed law...

Right Side News -- Kennesaw, Ga. -- September 26, 2009      Houston P.D. illegal alien sanctuary policies illegal too    Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Houston, the Houston Police Department and Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt on behalf of Houston Police Sergeant Joslyn M. Johnson related to the department's illegal alien sanctuary policies...

The Examiner -- September 25, 2009      Illegal alien fights San Francisco drug charge    A San Francisco jury found a 23-year-old illegal [alien] guilty Friday of selling crack cocaine in the Tenderloin despite his claims that human traffickers forced him to do it. -- The case pitted the issues of human trafficking versus illegal [aliens] who commit crime in the sanctuary city of San Francisco... [See Crime Watch]

San Francisco Chronicle -- September 23, 2009     SF school board weighs in on sanctuary city policy    The San Francisco school board jumped into the city's illegal immigrant debate Tuesday night, officially chastising city officials for reporting [illegal alien students] to immigration and customs officials. -- The approved resolution, sponsored by board President Kim-Shree Maufas and board member Jane Kim...

Bay Area Reporter -- San Francisco -- September 10, 2009      Supervisor Campos has busy freshman year    ...He caused a stir in August with his pushing legislation that would restrict [illegal alien] youths suspected of criminal activities from being turned over to federal authorities until they are convicted of a crime. It would reverse a change to San Francisco's sanctuary city policy Mayor Gavin Newsom imposed last year... [See Frisco Watch]

WWL-TV -- New Orleans -- September 9, 2009      Nagin to Illegals: You're welcome in New Orleans    [Illegal aliens.... criminals] who are victims or witnesses to crimes won't risk deportation if they come forward, Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley said Wednesday. -- The two city leaders have joined a national effort by a group called the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative encouraging comprehensive immigration reform [read: amnesty] in the US.

Joshua Sabatini -- San Francisco Examiner -- September 9, 2009      S.F.'s GOP speaks out on Sanctuary City    San Francisco's Republican Party has sent out letters to city officials, including Mayor Gavin Newsom and members of the Board of Supervisors, denouncing Supervisor David Campos' legislation that would change the city's Sanctuary City policy...

Philadelphia Inquirer -- August 31, 2009      Camden police want lawbreakers to report crimes    Camden, NJ -- The police chief in New Jersey's most dangerous city is trying to assure [illegal aliens] that it's safe for them to report crimes. -- Camden Police Chief Scott Thomson says immigrants in the city are reluctant to report crimes and unsafe housing conditions because they're afraid of being deported...

San Francisco Chronicle -- August 28, 2009      Dufty not swayed by mayor on sanctuary city legislaton     Supervisor Bevan Dufty is probably glad to be vacationing in Provincetown on Cape Cod - 3,000 miles away from the hubbub over Supervisor David Campos' sanctuary city resolution, Mayor Gavin Newsom's authorization of a leak of a memo outlining legal problems with it and Supervisor John Avalos' launching of an investigation into the memo leak. You know, just another week at City Hall... [See Frisco Watch]

San Francisco Examiner Editorial -- August 27, 2009      Sanctuary policy threatened by misguided fans    Rarely has the fantasy outlook of The City's more avant-garde social activists been as blatant as in Supervisor David Campos' proposed new ordinance watering down San Francisco's 20-year-old sanctuary policy. Campos -- apparently backed by a veto-proof Board of Supervisors majority -- wants to prohibit local law enforcement...

Ken Garcia -- The Examiner -- August 25, 2009      Even this sanctuary policy won’t fly in San Francisco    Based on the events of the past week, I think it’s fair to say that the Board of Supervisors has earned a new name for its stately chambers: The outer limits. -- That would accurately characterize the desire of several supervisors to push the limits of sound and reasonable policy, to boldly go where no public body has gone before...

San Francisco Chronicle -- August 22, 2009     Avalos launches investigation of memo leak    Supervisor John Avalos asked City Attorney Dennis Herrera and the Ethics Commission Friday to investigate the circumstances behind the leaking of a confidential memorandum The Chronicle. -- The memo, written by Herrera's office at the request of Mayor Gavin Newsom, spelled out a myriad legal problems... [See Frisco Watch]

C.W. Nevius -- San Francisco Chronicle -- August 20, 2009     Illegal alien drug offenders should be reported    Supervisor David Campos' legislation saying [illegal alien] juveniles must be convicted of a felony before they can be reported to federal immigration authorities sounds reasonable. -- "It is a balanced, measured approach that is grounded in the values of San Francisco," Campos said Tuesday at a rally on the steps of City Hall...

KGO-TV -- San Francisco -- August 19, 2009     San Francisco supervisor disagrees with sanctuary law    The city of San Francisco changed its so-called sanctuary city policy last year to allow more [illegal aliens.... criminals] to be turned over to federal immigration officials. But now some San Francisco lawmakers want to reverse course to prevent these young people from deportation....

SF Weekly -- San Francisco -- August 19, 2009      Usual suspects think unlicensed illegals should be above the law    This week, advocates for undocumented immigrants are scheduled to meet with new Police Chief George Gascon to discuss a problem for city residents without Social Security numbers: having their cars impounded by police after routine traffic stops because they don't have valid driver's licenses...

San Francisco Chronicle -- August 18, 2009      New sanctuary proposal on protecting illegal alien criminals    A San Francisco supervisor's proposed legislation would make it more difficult for officials to hand over undocumented youths suspected of crimes to federal immigration authorities, a policy that, if approved, could have far-reaching impacts... [See Crime Watch]

San Francisco Chronicle -- August 16, 2009     Victims' family loses round in sanctuary suit    The family of a father and two sons who were gunned down on a San Francisco street last year has failed to convince a federal judge that the city violated the victims' constitutional rights by shielding their alleged murderer from deportation... [See Crime Watch]

San Jose Mercury News -- August 16, 2009      Newsom touts illegals' "rights" in speech    Gubernatorial candidate and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Friday staked out liberal ground on immigration and budget cuts in a speech to hundreds of union workers at Stanford University. -- "Do I support a driver's license for everybody? The answer is yes," Newsom said to a burst of applause from members of SEIU United Service Workers West...

Albany (NY) Times Union -- July 21, 2009      Council adopts don't ask policy     The city waded cautiously into the national immigration debate Monday night when lawmakers called on police and other public safety workers not to ask people their immigration status if they are "not posing a threat to the community."

Houston Chronicle -- July 19, 2009     Mayoral race takes up immigration    The city's plans to step up cooperation with federal authorities in efforts to deport illegal [aliens] is garnering new debate in the 2009 mayoral contest. -- Latino advocates have pressed candidates to distance themselves from Mayor Bill White's request that Houston be allowed to participate in two federal programs... 287g

Houston Chronicle -- July 3, 2009      Cops have had enough of Houston's sanctuary city policies    Houston's largest police union, citing the death of six officers during Mayor Bill White's tenure, called on the mayor and City Council this week to hire more officers, restore $14 million in overtime pay and overturn the long-standing policy of not questioning residents about their immigration status...

Judicial Watch -- June 29, 2009      Third officer shot by a Mexican invader in sancutary city    A third law enforcement officer in one of the nation’s biggest sanctuary cities has been shot by an illegal immigrant who was protected by a don’t-ask-don’t-tell immigration policy during previous police encounters. -- The Houston Police Department’s longtime rule prohibiting officers from questioning suspects about immigration status has cost the department dearly in the last few years... [See Crime Watch]

Brenda Walker -- VDare.com -- June 27, 2009     Police officer murdered by invader in sanctuary city    Houston is well known for keeping its criminal-coddling sanctuary policy even after terrible crimes by illegal foreigners have occurred, like the murders of mother Tina Davila and PD Officer Rodney Johnson. -- Houston police officer Henry Canales was shot dead during an undercover operation involving people who wanted to buy stolen televisions...

Houston Chronicle -- June 26, 2009     Illegal alien cop killer no stranger to Houston PD   The gunman who shot and killed an undercover police officer during a Tuesday night sting operation was an illegal [alien] who had been picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso and allowed to return home to Mexico 10 years ago... [Houston is reputed to be a sanctuary city for invaders] [See Crime Watch]

Houston Chronicle -- June 25, 2009     Policeman's killer, suspected accomplices appear to be illegals    The gunman who shot and killed a Houston police officer and then was fatally shot during an undercover sting late Tuesday is believed to have been an [illegal alien.... criminal] from Mexico, law enforcement officials said Wednesday... [Houston is reputed to be a sanctuary city for invaders] [See Crime Watch]

Riley Hunter -- Big Hollywood -- Venice Beach, Calif. -- April 27, 2009    Empty suit, California style    To the delight of California's illegal aliens, socialists, unqualified minority job-seekers and militant bicyclers who blow up Hummer dealerships in the name of suffering polar bears, smarmy San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday he is running for governor in 2010...

Fox News -- April 15, 2009    Texas, Arizona lawmakers considering ban on sanctuary cities    While the financial crisis continues to dominate national headlines, the immigration debate remains a hot topic in two border states. -- Texas and Arizona are considering bills to ban cities from enacting "sanctuary policies" that discourage them from enforcing federal immigration laws...

ABC-TV -- Salt Lake City -- April 14, 2009    Utah Minutemen clash with SLC Police Chief    A safe haven for illegals, that's what Utah's Minutemen say will be created if a new state immigration law is not enforced. -- Monday night the Minutemen held an emergency meeting to get their point across. ABC 4 talked to both sides of this heated debate...

San Francisco Chronicle -- February 26, 2009    Mission District rally for "immigrant" rights    Several hundred people packed a school auditorium in San Francisco's Mission District on Wednesday evening to decry the city's treatment of immigrants, making their case in front of a panel of city officials that included representatives from the Police Department, mayor's office, school board and Board of Supervisors...  [SeeTantrum Watch] [Related item involving Gavin Newsom]

Washington Times -- February 26, 2009    Lawsuits challenge sanctuary policies    Margaret Rains and Haley Tepe were sitting down to enjoy ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Aurora, Colo., when a sport utility vehicle driven by an illegal immigrant sent two cars plowing into the shop, leaving three dead and the two women injured...