Some LGBTQ+ community members support the plan, while others worry about privacy and a lack of public input on the new camera locations.
San Diego Police plan to install surveillance cameras in Hillcrest without prior approval from the city council. police say they need time to install the cameras before the Pride parade on July 20. But as Katie Anastas reports, privacy advocates say police are bypassing an important public process.
Citing an increase in hate crimes in the neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department plans to install additional surveillance cameras and license-plate readers in Hillcrest in the coming weeks without prior approval from the full city council. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said waiting for city council approval wouldn't give police enough time to install the cameras before the Pride parade on July 20. But privacy advocates said police are bypassing an important public process.
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