Room 250 (Legislative Chamber) 1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Place SF
Alert: Monday SF Board of Supervisors – Rules Committee mtg. on Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Dept. (from Adrienne Fong)
SF Board of Supervisors Rules Committee Meeting
On
Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department
Use of Non-City Surveillance Cameras
Monday, July 18
10:00am
In Person Meeting
San Francisco City Hall
Room 250 (Legislative Chamber)
1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Place
SF
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PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN
1 (415) 655-0001 / Meeting ID: 2483 435 9050 # #
Agenda: https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/rls071822_agenda.pdf
The sponsor of the ordinance is Mayor London Breed.
Currently this is the last item on the agenda.
This is the second meeting of the Rules Committee regarding this ordinance. A new version will most likely be presented at the meeting on Monday.
This is a very DANGEROUS ORDINANCE! This will give SFPD 24/7 access of all the cameras in the city including private residences and business cameras.
Matt Cagle, staff attorney at the ACLU, put it this way:
“…SFPD wants to co-opt private cameras, apparently to place certain neighborhoods under near constant, preemptive surveillance. Police commandeering people’s cameras to spy on their neighbors doesn’t reduce crime but it will fuel inequality and invite racial profiling.”
“Cagle said that the level of surveillance the cops are asking for is “unprecedented in city history. It allows the police to monitor First Amendment protected activity, and broadly share the footage with police in other states.”
(Quotes are from the 48 Hills article below)
A vote on this will most likely happen at this meeting.
People are encouraged to attend this meeting in-person to voice your opposition.
Please see the two articles below.
2 ARTICLES
Supes delay SFPD spy policy after alarming presentation by Chief Scott – July 11, 2022
Supes delay SFPD spy policy after alarming presentation by Chief Scott – 48 hills
One of Brooke Jenkins’ first moves as SF DA: backing London Breed’s police surveillance plan – July 11, 2022
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/jenkins-backs-police-surveillance-plan-17297287.php
Contact the supervisors on the committee with your opinion!
Supervisors on the committee:
Aaron Peskin
Email: Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org
Voice: (415) 554-7450
Rafael Mandelman
Email: MandelmanStaff@sfgov.org
Voice: (415) 554-6968
Connie Chan
Email: ChanStaff@sfgov.org
Voice: (415) 554-7410
Clerk:
Victor Young
Email: Victor.Young@sfgov.org
