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Rules Committee Files Mayor’s Surveillance Proposal and Supervisors’ Countermeasure; Public Outcry Opposes Mayor’s Measure
Summary
The committee filed both competing surveillance ballot measures — the mayor’s proposal to loosen parts of the 2019 surveillance-technology ordinance and a supervisors’ countermeasure to preserve oversight — after extensive public comment from civil‑rights, privacy and community groups urging the mayor to withdraw her proposal.
The Rules Committee on Feb. 14 filed both a mayoral initiative (Item 7) that would expand police access to certain surveillance technologies and a supervisors’ countermeasure (Item 8) intended to reinforce the city’s 2019 surveillance‑technology oversight law.
Chair Aaron Peskin recounted the 2019 ordinance’s goals—transparency, democratic control and the city’s earlier ban on facial recognition—and urged legislative negotiation before resorting to the ballot. Andres Power from the Mayor’s Office said the…
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