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Security cameras at Central Park playground→At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
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A 16-year resident objected to $150,000 for cameras when the playground lost $3 million in features, and said the city has no data rules governing the vendor.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 19, 2026 · 25:52 →Said the vendor's website advertises facial recognition and tracking, and asked the council to pull the item for community discussion.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 19, 2026 · 28:18 →Asked the council to pull the item, concerned about children's images entering AI systems and possible data sharing with ICE.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 19, 2026 · 29:10 →With Safety Over Surveillance SMC and an advocate for immigrant domestic violence survivors, warned data could be used by ICE and said 'if you cannot protect our data, do not collect our data.'
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 19, 2026 · 31:15 →A SIREN community organizer and SOS SMC member said learning about the cameras the same day denied the community meaningful input, and raised concerns about AI categorization and chilling effects on immigrant families.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 19, 2026 · 33:39 →A 14-year-old who used to play at Central Park with his little sister urged the council to pull the item, calling continuous camera surveillance of children invasive.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 19, 2026 · 36:47 →