Cyrus Farivar / The San Francisco Standard:

San Francisco became a laboratory for police surveillance after early resistance; the SFPD recorded 700 drone flights in February, up from 93 in February 2025  —  In 2019, the Board of Supervisors passed a landmark law making San Francisco the first major U.S. city to block the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.

Cyrus Farivar / The San Francisco Standard:

San Francisco became a laboratory for police surveillance after early resistance; the SFPD recorded 700 drone flights in February, up from 93 in February 2025  —  In 2019, the Board of Supervisors passed a landmark law making San Francisco the first major U.S. city to block the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.

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