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Smart Streetlights Aren’t Delivering the Data Boosters Promised
Streetlight cameras in downtown San Diego / Photo by Megan Wood San Diego’s smart streetlights were supposed to collect and produce anonymized data that planning professionals and app-makers could...
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San Diego Is Embracing Coronavirus-Combating Tech
The DETECT Health Study is collecting vital signs and other information that help track infectious diseases. / Photo courtesy of Scripps Research Translational Institute San Diego’s economy has long...
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Smart Streetlights Are Now Exclusively a Tool for Police
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz San Diego’s smart streetlights program — pitched to the City Council as a means of public planning to capture data about air quality and traffic — is now officially and...
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ShotSpotter Sensors Send SDPD Officers to False Alarms More Often Than...
A ShotSpotter sensor located near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park and Recreation Center on Skyline Drive / Photo by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran As San Diego nears the end of its $1 million...
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Lessons From the Year in Surveillance Tech Debacles
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz City Hall was in damage control mode. It was early 2019 and I’d gotten word that managers were worried they’d opened a backdoor to a rather intense surveillance effort....
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A Tale of Two Local Economies
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz San Diego’s economy is on the cusp of a massive shift. Biotech and pharmaceutical firms are poised to move into the massive waterfront site being built downtown, while...
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Local Law Enforcement Quiet on Relationships With ‘Predictive Policing’ Company
San Diego Sheriff / Photo by Tristan Loper Since 2016, law enforcement agencies in San Diego have spent millions on a data-analytics company known for its predictive policing platform, with ties to...
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ShotSpotter Devices Will Get More Scrutiny Going Forward
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz San Diego’s surveillance ordinance is not yet law, but it’s already having an effect on city policy. The San Diego Police Department said it extended its agreement with...
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San Diego Held Back Materials Sought by Congress on Facial Recognition
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz In 2017, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the primary investigative arm of the U.S. House of Representatives, set its sights on San Diego. The chair and ranking...
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Police Drone Footage Is Off Limits – Unless This Legal Challenge Takes Flight
A drone sits idle at the rooftop of the Chula Vista Police headquarters. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz The Chula Vista Police Department runs one of the most high-profile and advanced...
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