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Solvang council adopts three‑year downtown surveillance camera pilot, limits scope to fixed cameras
Summary
The council unanimously approved a three‑year pilot for fixed downtown surveillance cameras and clarified the policy excludes body‑worn cameras and drones, which would be addressed separately.
Solvang, Calif. — The Solvang City Council on Sept. 8 approved a three‑year downtown surveillance camera pilot limited to fixed cameras in the downtown corridor, and the council clarified that the policy does not apply to body‑worn cameras or drones.
City staff presented the surveillance policy as a confined pilot for fixed, Mercator‑style cameras on the downtown corridor; staff said the policy was drafted to avoid “mission creep” and to keep different surveillance technologies under separate review.…
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