San Diego drafts new surveillance rules | Teri Figueroa

San Diegans are closer to getting a say in how they might be watched.A City Council committee on Wednesday unanimously approved two proposed ordinances geared at governing surveillance technologies in the city, an action sparked by sustained pushback from activists and others who were surprised and upset last year when it was revealed that San Diego had quietly installed cameras on streetlights throughout the city.“Today’s action is a promising step that will protect both the safety and civil liberties of our communities,” Councilwoman Monica Montgomery said before she and three fellow councilmembers on the Public Safety & Livable Neighborhoods Committee voted to support the proposals.Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-07-15/san-diego-council-committee-unanimously-approves-ordinances-targeting-surveillance-technology