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Residents urge council to hold public forum on police drone program after item pulled from agenda
Summary
During public comment on Oct. 21 residents urged transparency, public input and oversight for a proposed Eureka Police Department drone program; council previously pulled item G6 for further research by APD.
EUREKA, Calif. — Several residents used the public-comment period at the Oct. 21 Eureka City Council meeting to press elected officials for transparency and public hearings before the city proceeds with a police drone program.
City staff had removed one agenda item (G6) from consideration, and multiple speakers thanked the council for pausing the matter and asked for a town-hall-style discussion. Speakers described privacy concerns, the risk of surveillance being used against protesters and unhoused people, and worries about mission…
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