KPBS reached out to the San Diego Police Department for comment about the ordinance, but they declined an interview Tuesday. The San Diego Police Officers Association sent a statement saying the ordinance would burden police with"red tape" and"personnel costs."
While the smart streetlight program is no longer in use, Yusufi said the ordinance will cover a wide range of surveillance issues, both in the present and future. The ordinance includes a one-year grace period, which is intended to give the city time to assemble the privacy advisory board. It will also allow city departments to survey which technologies they use.
loteck SDPOA nameless spox: “However the level of bureaucracy imposed by the ordinance is time consuming and will take officers off the street.” What takes LEOs off the streets are all the surveillance tools that keep them seated while viewing monitors all. the. time.