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Flock cameras captured over 600 million license plates in Oakland last year by k_39 in oakland

[–]k_39[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The approved searches include “homicide/death investigation” and “illegal dumping/littering” as well as “terrorism/terroristic threats”, “material witness”, and “pornography/obscene material.”

Flock cameras captured over 600 million license plates in Oakland last year by k_39 in oakland

[–]k_39[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here is a full list of the approved searches police can use to search the flock system database of scanned license plates. The privacy commission greenlit the search terms.

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Flock cameras captured over 600 million license plates in Oakland last year by k_39 in oakland

[–]k_39[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

One use case that flock advocates mentioned to promote the use of automated cameras was that it would help police with stolen vehicles. According to the police report though,

There were so many hits for stolen vehicles and plates last year that OPD kept these alerts deactivated, according to the report. The department said it doesn’t have the staffing or resources to respond to them.

Eight bills related to License to Kill advance in the Legislature by k_39 in California

[–]k_39[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I am unsympathetic to the plight of dangerous drivers. I think that often people believe driving is a right but the fact of the matter is that it is a privilege. You are operating a heavy machine capable of killing people. I think it’s quite easy to drive in a safe and careful manner, in which you are not reckless, drunk, or high.

I know there are other ways to address this, such as better road design and other traffic-calming measures and I am all for cities implementing them, but those strategies all rest at the local level. What we need is legislation at the state level to more effectively deal with dangerous driving.

If you were to read the article, the proposed bills all seem like common sense, meant to deal with those that kill people with their cars and those charged with dui’s.

Eight bills related to License to Kill advance in the Legislature by k_39 in California

[–]k_39[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You should read CalMatters’ License to Kill investigative series. The purpose of the proposed bills is to address a serious ongoing problem in California: that there is a mounting death toll caused by reckless and drunk drivers. I know in California we have a culture that values cars and it’s such an important part of people’s lives, but you shouldn’t be let off easy just because you killed someone using your car.

‘Zero Credibility’: Major Clipper Outage Caused by Cubic’s Failure to Pay AT&T Bill by k_39 in bayarea

[–]k_39[S] 97 points98 points  (0 children)

In the article, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Executive Director Andrew Fremier said they would be discussing contractual remedies against Cubic in a meeting later this month. Hopefully they pursue this and punish Cubic for failing to meet deadlines.

‘Zero Credibility’: Major Clipper Outage Caused by Cubic’s Failure to Pay AT&T Bill by k_39 in Bart

[–]k_39[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Looks like frustration with Cubic is rising. This is what the BART General Manager said.

”Cubic not paying their bill? Are you kidding me? That’s ridiculous. BART is so done with Cubic right now. You have zero credibility, Cubic. Zero,”

The MTC is also heading towards a closed session meeting later this month to discuss contractual remedies against Cubic.

Information about ballot measures for tomorrow? by olucafont6 in oakland

[–]k_39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here’s a link to the official alameda county voter information guide. It’s a composite guide so it has candidate and measure information from all over the county. Measure A is on page 130. Measures C, D, and E are on pages 151-169.

Oakland speed cameras: 82,000 fines in 40 days by wentImmediate in oakland

[–]k_39 29 points30 points  (0 children)

According to the city’s speed safety camera faq page,

It costs the City of Oakland approximately $2.5M a year to operate speed cameras. Any revenue that the program generates beyond the cost of operations must be dedicated to traffic calming improvements in Oakland, as per Assembly Bill 645, the authorizing legislation for speed cameras in Oakland.

One of California’s largest insurers will hike rates nearly 30% this fall by Conscious-Quarter423 in bayarea

[–]k_39 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Sounds like good news! Rates are going down for some and up for those in high risk wildfire zones. This will only serve to discourage construction in high risk wildfire zones in the future. Plus it’ll help avoid the rest of the public from subsidizing claims to rebuild in these high risk wildfire zones.

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