Activists Demand Progress in Municipal ID Program

A small group of immigrants’ rights activists continued their push to persuade Mayor Gavin Newsom to move ahead with the city’s proposed municipal ID program with a rally outside City Hall yesterday. About 25 people, including members of the Black Alliance For Just Immigration and La Raza, implored Newsom yet again to provide answers regarding the status of the landmark legislation that would provide undocumented immigrants and transgender residents, among others, with a city-issued identification card that would ease access to city services and bank accounts and encourage crime reporting. The SF Board of Supervisors passed the measure with little difficulty last year, and Newsom initially expressed support for the program, which was introduced by District 9 Supervisor Tom Ammiano.