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Surveillance advisory board votes to agendize facial-recognition policy for future meeting

Vallejo Surveillance Advisory Board · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The Vallejo Surveillance Advisory Board voted to place the development of a facial-recognition policy on a future agenda as the first step of a two-step city process; the board authorized staff to bring the item back for full deliberation at a later meeting.

The Vallejo Surveillance Advisory Board voted to agendize a proposal to develop a citywide facial-recognition policy, the board decided at a regularly scheduled meeting.

A board member said the question of whether to use facial recognition arises repeatedly when the board discusses surveillance technology and argued the city should have a standing policy rather than decide on a case-by-case basis. "Rather than answering the question each time…

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