Berkeley’s top lawyer stops police from loosening use-of-force rules
The Police Accountability Board meeting on Feb. 11. The board said BPD had improperly updated its use-of-force policy…
Vote on Berkeley’s ‘largest surveillance expansion’ gets delayed
The Berkeley City Council listened to dozens of residents and advocates speaking for and against (mostly against) a…
San Francisco once led the fight against police surveillance. Now it’s a test case for it
In 2019, the Board of Supervisors passed a landmark law making San Francisco the first major U.S. city…
Our new tool shows the AI cameras along your commute
From the moment you pop out of your home or office or drive through the city in a…
Berkeley PD asks for $2M in Flock surveillance upgrades
Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii set up a town hall-style meeting on a proposal for new surveillance equipment at…
‘QuitGPT’ protesters rally outside OpenAI HQ in San Francisco over deal with Pentagon
A crowd of protesters picketed outside OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters Tuesday evening to condemn the company’s recent deal…
A very serious investigation into the dog poop dispute rocking Presidio Heights
Something stinks in one of San Francisco’s most affluent neighborhoods. Bags of dog poop have been appearing for…
Border Patrol license plate readers appear in San Diego County
A vast surveillance network is recording every driver passing through a stretch of road between San Diego and…
SF cop investigated for using license plate reader data to track wife’s stolen car
A San Francisco police officer used automated license plate reader cameras to search for his wife’s stolen car,…
San Diego shop turns burglary into social media gold – Annenberg Media
Nothing hits better than a late night sweet treat, but one man took his search for the perfect…
San Jose neighborhood on edge after secret cameras found in bushes
San José residents are on edge after police found secret camouflaged cameras planted outside homes in bushes —…
Border Patrol surveillance cameras approved over California city
The California city of San Clemente will officially allow Customs and Border Patrol to begin a controversial new…