Axon contract

Arts Council executive director urged pulling the item and warned of surveillance infrastructure's historical risks.

Ward 2 resident opposed the Axon contract and contrasted it with unfunded arts and culture programs.

Arts Connection associate director urged investing in arts and culture rather than surveillance.

Union del Barrio member urged rejection of the contract and investment in education, arts and housing.

Spoke in support of public safety cameras and praised the city's progress and cleanliness.

Opposed the Axon contract, questioning transparency and councilmembers' understanding of what they were voting on.

Opposed the contract citing privacy risks, false arrests and data misuse; urged redirecting funds to community needs.

Airport community member opposed the surveillance contract over privacy and costs.

Opposed surveillance cameras and robot dogs, citing feeling surveilled and urging investment in streets and parks instead.

Warehouse Workers Resource Center representative opposed the Axon contract and asked that Item 14 be pulled.

Inland Empire Black Worker Center representative opposed the Axon contract citing surveillance harms and requested a separate vote.

Cited lack of public notice, privacy and data security concerns in opposing the contract.

Organizer opposed the contract over data ownership and lack of community input; requested Item 14 be pulled.

Tectonic Justice organizer raised privacy and civil liberties concerns; requested Item 14 be pulled.

Warehouse Workers Resource Center representative demanded Item 14 be pulled for separate vote.

Opposed the Axon contract over cameras, response times and spending priorities.

Opposed the Axon cameras, urging funds go to parks and a clinic instead.

Opposed Flock and Axon cameras, urging funds go toward housing and services instead.

An artist and arts council director urged the council to spend the $4.1 million on murals, festivals, cultural corridors and affordable housing instead of surveillance.

The Garcia Center director asked that item 14 be pulled and urged support for item 17 and $3 million in creative-economy investment in the budget.