Last September, SPD asked the city for money to buy 3 new surveillance technologies: Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV), Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC), and Acoustic Gunshot Location System (AGLS such as Shotspotter).

This attempt at increased mass surveillance is happening as City Council & the Mayor increase spending on jails; increase criminalization including bills to bring back SODA, SOAP, & loitering laws; and cut social spending including for student mental health. This is austerity and mass incarceration in action.