No need to wear a mask this Halloween to avoid the Police Department’s downtown surveillance cameras.
The department doesn’t anticipate to install the cameras until after Halloween.
“At this point, the anticipated date of installation is the first week of November,” police spokeswoman Barbara Miller said in an email.
“The surveillance cameras have not yet been ordered as the Chief wanted to insure (sic) a fair bid process was conducted. Because of that, an RFP usually adds 2 months to the estimated timeline,” she wrote.
The cameras will be installed along Tejon Street, but exactly where has not yet been determined.
“Exact locations have not been confirmed as committee members are determining the most cost effective measures when selecting the locations; ie, utilizing existing infrastructure and staying on city or utility property such as light poles or traffic light poles,” she wrote.
“That being said, Tejon will still be the main street with the lights being positioned every few blocks to include a camera at Acacia Park.”
The first person to shoot down a spy camera will be a local hero.
…and when the crime rate does NOT go down in comparison to any other November, then they take them down?
(didn’t think so)
Looking forward to showing them my bare bum.
I though that moving the USOC downtown was going to solve all the problems and breath new life into downtown?
wait a minute… that was the parking garages and new parking meters?
Oh no wait… that was the new convention center and moving Sky Sox stadium.
or was it… the skywalk.
no, no… it must be that we need to close Drake power plant and build more open space for the homeless to camp.
and oh… we need an ice skating rink and coffee shop in Acacia park.
Yes, the downtown business owners are full of ideas to spend other peoples money. But not a single clue as to what the real problem is.
Most normal people realize the simplest solution to all the problems would be to fix the backwards timed traffic lights so people can get in and out of downtown in under 30 minutes. So easy. Stop chasing us away.
Yes, then it might be a place to visit. Until then. I’ll spend my money elsewhere.
I heard these cameras have facial recognition and no future funding or maintenance set up after a year. Daniel, is this true?