Posts Tagged ‘Domain Awareness Center’
Committee vote on police heat sensors signals cooperation between police, privacy activists
The unanimously approved draft policy will govern the use of data collected by thermal-imaging technology on the Oakland Police Department’s helicopter.
Read MoreMayoral candidate: Nancy Sidebotham
Tax specialist Nancy Sidebotham, 69, said she’s run for the Oakland City Council six times. She’s never won a seat. But, to her mind, she’s never lost either. “There’s not too many candidates that lose, and stay involved,” said Sidebotham, who’s lived in Oakland for more than 50 years, and served on the Community Policing…
Read MoreMayoral candidate: Jason “Shake” Anderson
Former Occupy spokesperson Jason ‘Shake’ Anderson, a U.S. Navy veteran, artist and activist, is a candidate for Oakland mayor. “What I see in the city is a lot of dysfunction, a lack of leadership and a lack of direction,” said the 38-year-old Oakland native, citing the resignation of the city administrator and multiple police chiefs…
Read MoreDomain Awareness Center stirs controversy
A surveillance hub being assembled in Oakland could potentially be the largest and most comprehensive citywide surveillance system in California.
Read MoreSchaaf, Oakland’s “Girl Scout Barracuda,” to run for mayor
On a rainy Wednesday, Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf rushed into Laurel Elementary School, staving off any signs of exhaustion from the previous night’s late council meeting. There, potential student council members waited to hear her advice regarding their campaigns.
Read MoreDomain Awareness Center moves forward despite vocal opposition
Dozens of residents packed the Oakland City Council meeting to protest the planned Domain Awareness Center (DAC).
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