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Council adopts overt video‑monitoring pilot with privacy guardrails after committee amendment
Summary
The council adopted a measure authorizing overt video monitoring in city parks and park-and‑ride lots, and amended the resolution to specify that cameras must not face private property. Supporters said monitoring will deter vandalism and drug activity in parks; opponents raised immigrant‑community privacy concerns.
The council adopted Resolution 25‑128 (CD1 FD1) authorizing overt video monitoring in city parks and park-and‑ride facilities, and amended the proposal to add a privacy safeguard that monitoring devices must not face private property.
Council member Okimoto introduced the measure on behalf of the public‑safety committee. Council member Cordero moved an amendment to the posted FD1 clarifying that overt video…
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