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Rules committee amends and delays vote on SFPD policy for third‑party camera access after hours of public testimony
Summary
After hours of divided public comment, the Rules Committee adopted amendments including a one‑year sunset and quarterly reporting requirements and continued consideration of the SFPD non‑city camera policy so the city attorney can review substantive changes.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on July 25 amended and continued consideration of a proposed San Francisco Police Department policy that would allow SFPD limited access to third‑party (non‑city) surveillance cameras.
Chair Aaron Peskin described negotiated changes to the ordinance — most notably a one‑year sunset so the Board must reauthorize the policy after a year, and four quarterly reporting requirements to provide data on how the policy is used. Peskin said the revisions were intended to ‘‘balance civil liberties and an expectation of privacy in the public realm with law enforcement’s ability to have tools that it needs to make San Francisco safe.’’
Deputy City Attorney Anne Pearson told…
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