When the San Leandro Police Department tried to convince the San Leandro City Council to approve its $441,306.84 purchase of body-worn cameras in May 2014, it argued that the cameras would lead to a reduction in the use of force…
Category: Body Worn Cameras
Body Worn Camera Policy Modified by Council Review in Berkeley
On March 10, the Berkeley City Council completed their mandatory review of body worn camera policy under the surveillance transparency (CCOPS) ordinance passed in the City in March of 2018. Surveillance transparency laws require the legislative body to formally approve…
Two Key Law Enforcement Transparency Bills Become Law in 2019
In a rebuke to the state’s powerful law enforcement unions, California’s governor signed into law on September 30 two bills that will substantially increase law enforcement transparency. The first, Assembly Bill 748, authored by SF rep Phil Ting, will…
Historic Police Transparency Bills Sent To CA Governor
CA Governor Jerry Brown will soon be in possession of two law enforcement transparency bills that faced huge odds getting to his desk, AB 748 and SB 1421
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