Have some very strong opinions on surveillance cameras. Would you like to share . I would love to share. In 2010 there was an attempt to make it a law to have night clubs have Security Cameras and our mayor made a very clear statement that that was not something that our city wanted. Also, if the Police Department wants footage, there are legal ways to go about getting footage if it exist. Putting a condition on a permit to side step those laws, those processes, its not good for our community. If the Police Department wants to have cameras outside of my business, let them engage the community and let them do it themselves. Im not interested in participating in surveillance on my patrons. So, do you think that [ applause ] do you think that more businesses should bear the cost or not bear the cost of cameras instead of the city bearing the cost. I think the city should have cameras. There are places where that is useful. Having cameras near registers can save many dollars. If you believ
That is useful. Having cameras near registers can save many dollars. If you believe your clientele is potentially violent on damaging in terms of graffiti cost, you can have many reasons to have cameras. If a business wants to install their cameras and use them, they should bear that cost. If footage exist that Law Enforcement wants access to, there is a process that allows the Law Enforcement access to that. So, if a business wants to install cameras, absolutely they should bear the cost, but having Law Enforcement require cameras, that cost should not be passed onto the business. I have very mixed feelings about cameras but i tend to lean to what berry is talking about. We seem to be karening willie and nilly to this camera side. We are crossing the line now between reasonable, Video Surveillance in public being a reasonable part of the policing or Police Action and you get into the unreasonable police infringement of the 4th amendment. Let me read you one of these conditions so you
Dollars. If you believe your clientele is potentially violent on damaging in terms of graffiti cost, you can have many reasons to have cameras. If a business wants to install their cameras and use them, they should bear that cost. If footage exist that Law Enforcement wants access to, there is a process that allows the Law Enforcement access to that. So, if a business wants to install cameras, absolutely they should bear the cost, but having Law Enforcement require cameras, that cost should not be passed onto the business. I have very mixed feelings about cameras but i tend to lean to what berry is talking about. We seem to be karening willie and nilly to this camera side. We are crossing the line now between reasonable, Video Surveillance in public being a reasonable part of the policing or Police Action and you get into the unreasonable police infringement of the 4th amendment. Let me read you one of these conditions so you can see what im talking about. I have probably seen 20 of th
Right balance between Public Safety and privacy, it is San Francisco and thats what im hoping for. Supervisor, given your statement, would you be against the requirement for cameras on the interior of clubs as well . I think that as a general blanket rule for all businesses i would be against that. We can have a conversation about whether or not clubs are unique or not where that requirement should be instituted, but the question for me is what is the data, what does it show . Where is the need . Im open to having that discussion but making a blanket rule that its not driven on facts is dangerous. So i would engage the police more in really knowing what the facts around that really are. Thank you. Berry, i know you have some very strong opinions on surveillance cameras. Would you like to share . I would love to share. In 2010 there was an attempt to make it a law to have night clubs have Security Cameras and our mayor made a very clear statement that that was not something that our cit
Entertainment at the Police Department. We want to be the engaged cops telling people have a good time. We are here for directions. We are not supposed to give recommendations but we all eat. Again, we all really really are here for you and i will stay for all the questions, but i want to reassure you again that the video cameras that are being asked by rich and i think he used the phrase that he had a 16yearold daughter in mind and that its up to you on how you protect your asset which i thought was metaphoric. [ laughter ]. You were paying attention. Yeah. East coast. Thats a hint. Im not leaving. Im around. If anybody has a question or concern about how anything goes. You can ask my office and i will get back to you personally and i wish everybody a super successful year until next year at the next summit. Thank you. [ applause ] i have to say that greg is one of the most approachable Police Chiefs that we have. I also have to say the restaurant is now opening one in dc and that it