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Public voices equity and privacy concerns as committee considers license-plate readers and grants
Summary
Residents and advocacy speakers told the committee that license-plate readers and expanded surveillance risk profiling and data-sharing with federal agencies; the committee approved related items with one dissenting vote.
Public commenters urged the Public Safety Committee to reconsider expansion of license-plate reader (LPR) technology, saying surveillance tools disproportionately harm communities of color and unsheltered residents. The committee considered agenda items related to donated LPR cameras and city grant authority; those items were approved over a recorded dissent.
A public commenter said in Spanish, "LAPD no son neutrales, perpetúan la supremacía blanca diciendo que es bajo seguridad pública" ("LAPD are not neutral; they perpetuate white supremacy under the name of public safety") and argued that expanded LPR use could feed data to federal agencies including ICE. Another…
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