The housing element of the general plan is critical at a time when the county and the entire state is facing a housing crisis. Housing costs – both rental and home ownership – are increasingly out of reach for the majority of residents in the county. The median listing price for homes in Monterey County now stands at $1.2 million, according to Realtor.com.
Gabe Kastor, a patrol officer, gave the presentation detailing why the police would like the cameras installed, how it will help them with crimes and thefts and what the technology will do, and who has access to the information.
Landlords, property owners and real estate agents poured into Monterey City Hall Tuesday to, in some cases, lay down a hostile protest of an ordinance that if passed would set up a rental registry, a database that would publicly disclose rental prices, addresses and other data.