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Public commenters urge action on displacement, raise privacy concerns about ALPR cameras and praise Recology response
Summary
During public comment speakers backed a displacement study and raised privacy and security concerns about Flock ALPR cameras, while others praised Recology for fixing bulky-item pickups and urged the council to address homelessness and neighborhood safety project delays.
Public comment at San Mateo’s Dec. 1 meeting covered housing displacement, municipal surveillance, service delivery and homelessness.
Edgar Ryan Silva told the council he strongly supports item 5, the multi-jurisdictional disparate impact study (HEART), and urged the city to pair analysis with robust community engagement so investments reach neighborhoods facing concentrated displacement pressure. "This study is fundamentally about data driven justice," Silva…
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