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Rules committee pauses SFPD plan to tap private cameras after hours of public opposition
Summary
The San Francisco Rules Committee continued consideration of an SFPD policy to access non‑city surveillance cameras for temporary live monitoring and historical footage, after extensive public comment raising civil liberties, retention and data‑sharing concerns; Chair Peskin moved to continue the item one week.
The Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 11 continued consideration of a proposed San Francisco Police Department policy that would allow officers to request temporary live monitoring or historical footage from privately owned cameras.
Chair Aaron Peskin framed the measure as a review under Admin. Code §19B of current SFPD practice rather than an expansion of surveillance authority, but he said he planned to negotiate two amendments over the coming week, including one to tie retention periods to California evidence and penal code rules.
SFPD presenters, including Chief Scott and Special Projects Manager Aja Steves, told the committee the policy would cover non‑city‑entity cameras (corner stores, apartment complexes and doorbell cameras) and would allow temporary live monitoring during exigent…
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