On March 11, the Public Safety committee of the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously recommended passage of a surveillance transparency ordinance for the City of Santa Cruz.
The proposed ordinance includes a complete ban on the use of predictive policing technologies, including Predpol, a company located in Santa Cruz and one of the early adopters of the software.
The legislation is sponsored by Mayor Justin Cummings, the first Black mayor in Santa Cruz history.
The ordinance is expected to reach the City Council agenda for adoption sometime in April.