Proposition E on the San Francisco March 2024 ballot, sponsored by the group Safer San Francisco and championed by SF Mayor Breed, seems to violate 2021 state law (Assembly Bill 481). The ballot initiative purports to allow SFPD to use…
Category: Drones
Alameda County Militarized Equipment
In the coming weeks, Alameda County will be putting forward for a public vote their inventory and usage policys for the county sheriff’s large arsenal of military equipment. ALCO, partially as a result of their operation of the large correctional…
Drones Flew Over The Solano Stroll
City of Hayward Seeks to Deploy Drones
Oakland City Council Approves Drone Use and Bans Predictive Policing and Biometric Surveillance
In a busy surveillance day at the Oakland City Council, the council approved a use policy for drone use in Oakland. The city currently does not own any drones, but has borrowed from the stable of drones owned by the…
El Cerrito’s New Drone
Alameda and Contra Costa County Sheriffs Flew Drones Over Protests
Originally published at EFF Deep Links At the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in October, presenters from the Orlando Police Department issued a stern warning for fellow local law enforcement officials eager to start a small unmanned…