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A proposal to place more than 125 security cameras in San Francisco s Castro neighborhood died June 7 in the face of significant community opposition. In a unanimous voice vote, the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District Board of Directors decided not to continue discussion of the proposal. The vote came just after the results of a survey were announced at the meeting purporting to show majority support for cameras, but the poll was criticized by some for its leading questions. We don t have any commitment for long-term costs, so that s one reason I d say kill the program here tonight, said CBD Treasurer Crispin Hollings, a gay man and longtime community leader. Another thing is . we are an unelected body that would be imposing a system on this neighborhood outside what the CBD ought to be doing. There s a lot of good work that the CBD can do without being distracted by this. ....
The future looks blurry for the proposed network of Castro district surveillance cameras, as neighborhood groups opposed to the plan await word from the Upper Market/Castro Community Benefit District. ....
Andrea Aiello is executive director of the Castro Community Benefit District, the group considering putting in public safety cameras. “We get rashes of broken windows that just drives everybody, the merchants, it s very expensive to fix those plate glass windows residents are appalled,” she said, adding she’s heard the privacy concerns and says policies would be strict. “There is absolutely no sharing of video for any other reason but for investigation of a crime and in order to get access to the video law enforcement has to complete an application and a form and has to be approved,” she said. ....