Axon surveillance contract

Said police are expanding surveillance without transparency, asked the council whether they truly understand what they're voting on, and urged them to consult community organizations.

With the Warehouse Worker Resource Center, she opposed the Axon contract and asked the city to invest in street lighting and warehouse-area safety instead.

An Inland Empire worker-center organizer asked that the item be voted separately and warned about AI-driven surveillance and inaccurate police reports generated by the software.

A community organizer said the $7.4 million, five-year deal came with no community outreach and asked the council to vote no.

A father and CAPinchestes director said residents weren't informed about the Axon deal and asked that item 14 stay under discussion.

A lifelong resident working with families said she was shocked by the surveillance expansion and asked the council to reject it.

A seventh-generation county resident who recently returned defended the cameras as cybersecurity, praised the city's cleanup progress and sought to work with the council.

Cited documented misuse of Flock data nationally and cities that dropped it, arguing the $4.1 million should go to homelessness programs instead.