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San Rafael public urges SRPD to report ICE activity, audit Flock cameras and address vendor trafficking
Summary
Community members at the Police Advisory and Accountability Committee meeting pressed the city to require monthly SRPD reports on ICE interactions, regular audits of Flock vehicle surveillance, and stronger scrutiny of unpermitted street vending that may mask labor trafficking; SRPD provided a recruitment update and the committee approved routine minutes.
San Rafael — Community members urged the Police Advisory and Accountability Committee on March 18 to seek regular updates from the police department about local interactions with U.S. immigration authorities and to tighten audits of commercial surveillance systems after public fears about data sharing were raised.
Multiple speakers during public comment said the committee should require SRPD to report ICE activity — "even if there's nothing to report" — to reassure residents. One public commenter said, "I want to know that because now they don't have to report anything to us," arguing that monthly confirmation of "no activity" would reduce community fear about…
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