You can read it below. The decision has been added to the Westlaw database. Oakland Privacy v. City of Vallejo, No. FCS054805, 2020 WL 8019580, at *1 (Cal.Super. Nov. 23, 2020).
Writ of Mandate Granted in Oakland Privacy vs. Vallejo
Author: Tracy Rosenberg
Ringing Alarm Bells
A study of implicit bias in consumer surveillance device use in San Francisco Noting the rapid spread of Ring/Law Enforcement collaborative agreements in Northern California, Oakland Privacy embarked on a study of the content that device owners in San Francisco…
SF Police Sued Over Public/Private Camera Use To Surveil BLM Protests
Update 1/27/2020: On January 26, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to a) disclose annually to the City any donations received in excess of $100 and not accept donations that are anonymous b) b) shall not use…
Oakland Public Safety Committee Debates JTTF Withdrawal
Update: Oakland terminated its MOU with the JTTF task force on 10-20-20. On October 13 at 2:3opm, Oakland’s Public Safety committee will debate a measure from City Council chair Rebecca Kaplan to withdraw the Oakland Police Department from the Joint…
Vallejo Stingray Use Policy Up for Public Comment at October 27 City Council Meeting
Update: 11-17-2020 The Vallejo City Council incorporated changes requested by Oakland Privacy, ACLU and EFF to strengthen the use policy, including restrictions on First Amendment use, datasharing with federal immigration, publishing a quarterly log, and returning to Council for any…
What Can We Learn From Cell Site Simulator Logs
by Mike Katz-Lacabe We recently obtained and reviewed cell site simulator (CSS) logs from a number of police departments to see what we could learn about how they are used. Cell site simulators, frequently referred to as stingrays, are devices…
Prop. 24 Actually Pokes Holes in Data Privacy Protections
In this op-ed in the San Diego Union Tribune, OP member Tracy Rosenberg breaks down all the loopholes and exemptions in Prop 24 and why Californians who care about privacy rights should vote NO. Proposition 24 pretends it is making…
Portland, Oregon Passes Double Facial Recognition Ban
Our neighbors to the north have passed a facial recognition ban (13th in the country) and added a first in the nation twist – a ban on facial recognition use by private operators in open-to-the-public spaces, like shops. Congratulation to…
AC Transit Adopts BRT Camera Privacy Policy
At the September 9 meeting of the AC Transit Board of Directors, the board unanimously adopted a privacy policy for the cameras that will line the bus stops of the new rapid transit line from DT Oakland to San Leandro.…
Obstructed Public Records Requests at Oakland PD Lead to Lawsuits
A collective of journalists and researchers, including Oakland Privacy and our research director Mike Katz-Lacabe have sued the Oakland Police Department for delaying public records requests – for years and years. A pair of lawsuits, one initiated by journalists Scott…