Lofgren supports Salinas police technology and fixed plate-reader expansion
Zoe LofgrenU.S. representative for California's 18th District, quoted in Jimmy Panetta's official press release.
Zoe Lofgren supports Salinas' $1.16 million police technology investment, arguing that better transparency is valuable after dangerous incidents. The package includes an expansion of the fixed license-plate-reader network by 20 cameras, alongside mobile readers, dashcams and a data-analysis platform. Her remarks address the combined package.
“it is particularly valuable to have improved transparency”
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Lofgren says she joined Panetta to celebrate the federal investment and thanks him for securing the funding. She cites dangerous incidents, including an officer's killing, as context for her support. Lofgren pledges to work with local safety officials on violence prevention. The release specifies an expansion of the fixed plate-reader network by 20 cameras, plus mobile readers, dashcams and a data-analysis platform.
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Lofgren says she joined Panetta to celebrate the federal investment and thanks him for securing the funding. She cites dangerous incidents, including an officer's killing, as context for her support.
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Lofgren pledges to work with local safety officials on violence prevention. The release specifies an expansion of the fixed plate-reader network by 20 cameras, plus mobile readers, dashcams and a data-analysis platform.
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Relative to the use of fixed or networked license-plate surveillance, Lofgren expressly welcomes a technology investment that includes expanding Salinas' fixed plate-reader network, citing community and officer transparency.
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