It’s 7 a.m. and 53°, and we’re headed for 65°. Details for the next 10 days are here.
In the last couple of weeks, two new galleries have opened — Jane Gallery at 2424 Mission St. and 17th and Hoff, on 17th near Hoff.
The New York Times reports this morning about rampant inconsistencies in the country’s deportation policies that confuse just about everyone around, including those who are supposed to carry out the Obama administration’s policies.
Here are two damning paragraphs:
In a June 17 memorandum, John Morton, the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, laid out more than two dozen factors that its agents and lawyers should weigh when deciding whether to exercise prosecutorial discretion to dismiss a deportation. The memo called for “particular care and consideration” for veterans and active-duty troops, elderly immigrants and minors, and those brought here illegally as children. In August, the homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, announced additional measures to put Mr. Morton’s guidelines into effect, including a review of all deportation cases — about 300,000 — currently in the immigration courts, with the aim of closing cases that do not meet the administration’s priorities.
In a report released Wednesday, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council collected 252 cases from lawyers across the country who had asked Mr. Morton’s agency, known as ICE, to exercise prosecutorial discretion to spare immigrants from deportation. “The overwhelming conclusion is that most ICE offices have not changed their practices since the issuance of these new directives,” the report found.
In one of those news alerts you’d rather not think about, a Sacramento Bee investigation raises questions about the structural soundness of the new Bay Bridge work.
Here’s a snippet:
…a Bee investigation has found that the state Department of Transportation technician who conducted key testing to ensure structural integrity of the span’s foundation was later disciplined for fabricating test results on other projects. The technician, Duane Wiles, also failed to verify that his testing gauge was operating properly, as required by Caltrans to ensure the gauge’s accuracy, before he examined parts of the Bay Bridge tower foundation.
Gulp. Back to the Mission. I walked by the Right Window Gallery at ATA last night and did a double-take. The guy’s impressively big. Turns out it’s an installation by Patrick Hillman, and there’s an opening reception tonight at 6 p.m.
Enjoy! lc