Pedro Rios

1 month ago | calmatters.org | Pedro Rios |Yousef Baig

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Jun 8, 2024 | desertsun.com | Pedro Rios

When La Prensa publisher and longtime Chula Vista resident Art Castañares first filed a public records request in 2021 to review video footage from police department drones, he wanted “to see how police use the new drones and whether they may be violating people’s privacy rights as they fly over thousands of homes around the city.”Chula Vista officials resisted, prompting a lengthy legal fight.

Jun 5, 2024 | sandiegometro.com | Pedro Rios |MacKenzie Elmer |Brooke Binkowski |Drew Sitton

By Pedro Rios | CalMattersWhen La Prensa publisher and longtime Chula Vista resident Art Castañares first filed a public records request in 2021 to review video footage from police department drones, he wanted“to see how police use the new drones and whether they may be violating people’s privacy rights as they fly over thousands of homes around the city.”Chula Vista officials resisted, prompting a lengthy legal fight.

Jun 5, 2024 | calmatters.org | Pedro Rios

EN RESUMEN: Las implicaciones de una demanda presentada por un periódico latino contra Chula Vista podrían afectar a más de una docena de ciudades de California que ya utilizan o están explorando el uso de drones para vigilancia o apoyo a policías Read this story in English Cuando Art Castañares, editor de La Prensa y residente desde hace mucho tiempo de Chula Vista, presentó por primera vez una solicitud de registros públicos en 2021 para revisar imágenes de video de los drones del...

Jun 4, 2024 | calmatters.org | Pedro Rios |Yousef Baig

This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more here.