Police Accountability & Limits on Surveillance

BCC has expanded police surveillance infrastructure — license plate readers, predictive policing tools, facial recognition — without meaningful community oversight or consent. Police misconduct complaints are rarely investigated and almost never result in accountability.

We support a civilian oversight body with real investigative power, not an advisory board. We oppose the expansion of surveillance technology without community consent and independent oversight. Police budgets should reflect community priorities, not default to expansion.

Government surveillance disproportionately impacts communities of color, immigrants, and political organizers. A city council that claims progressive values while expanding surveillance is not progressive — it is performing progressivism while doing otherwise.