Commentary: From COINTELPRO to Social Media – The Ongoing Police Surveillance of Black Communities
For decades, law enforcement agencies have used surveillance as a tool to monitor and control Black communities…
New DA Pushed for Police Surveillance – Public Push Back Forced It to Be Shelved for Now
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Critics alleged that the San Francisco Police…
Davis Police Department’s Surveillance Technology Report Difficult to Read, According to Police Accountability Commission
By Madison Forwood DAVIS — Upon reviewing the Davis Police Department’s 2020 Surveillance Technology report, the Police Accountability…
Police Are Acquiring Surveillance Tech in Secret, Bill Would Give the Public a Say
By Chloe Triplett Recent stories about Amazon’s invasive face scanning surveillance technology and Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of…
Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy
The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike…
Police Drones Give Law Enforcement Vast and Unregulated Powers—Unless the Public Steps In
by Sarah Lustbader Sidney Fussell, writing for Gizmodo, has investigated the field of law enforcement drones, which…
Letter: Police Surveillance and Police Accountability
By Davis People Power We are pleased to see our new city surveillance ordinance being implemented. Last…
Davis Police Submit Surveillance Impact Reports on a Number of Surveillance Technologies
Earlier this year, Davis passed new regulations on surveillance technology, which require the police department to submit…
Senate Approves Bill to Establish Safeguards before Law Enforcement Can Acquire New Surveillance Technology
SB 1186 will require local elected officials’ approval before law enforcement acquires surveillance technologies like drones, social…
Council Asks Staff to Come Back with an ACLU-Modeled Surveillance Ordinance
At last night’s city council meeting, the Davis City Council did not formally vote on a surveillance…
California Bill Could Help Communities Stop Secret and Discriminatory Police Surveillance
By Nicole Ozer and Chad Marlow California is on the verge of passing Senate Bill 21 (SB…
Monitoring Local Police Surveillance Equipment
Editor’s note: The city of Davis may soon be looking into whether to have an ordinance that…
Settlement in Challenge of Police Surveillance of Muslims
Editor’s note: While this relates to a lawsuit in New York, this figures to be a national…
