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Mountain View’s mayor says she is glad the police chief shut down the city’s Flock automated license plate readers on Monday, after it was revealed federal law enforcement agencies improperly accessed data generated in the city. Council will vote whether to formally end the Flock Safety pilot program
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PARTIAL SHUTDOWN OVER: President Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. CLINTONS TO TESTIFY: Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have finalized an agreement with House Republicans to testify this month in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. They bowed to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them. ICE ARRESTS ACTIVISTS: ICE officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles yesterday in Minneapolis. At least one person wearing an anti-ICE message was handcuffed while facedown on the ground. FORCED ENTRY: Investigators have found signs of forced entry at the Arizona home of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother. Authorities believe the 84-year-old woman was taken against her will, [See THE UPDATE, page 4] coming soon in
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After police chief shut them off at their Feb. 24 meeting, according to Mayor Emily Ann Ramos. Ramos said she encourages residents to let the council know their thoughts about Flock at the meeting during public comments or through email. “No matter how useful a technology may be, the most important tool for
public safety is the trust of the community,” Ramos said in a statement yesterday to the Daily Post. Flock cameras take hundreds of pictures a second of license plates. When a computer stitches the pictures together, it is able to provide information on the daily travels of average citizens, includ-
Plans revealed for USGS land BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The new owner of the former USGS campus in Menlo Park is proposing to build 670 apartments and office space on the 17-acre lot. Presidio Bay Ventures submitted plans on Friday for the former federal campus at 345 Middlefield after purchasing it for $137 million in a federal auction on April 15. It is proposing: • 670 apartments, 101 of which will be offered at below market rates, • Three office buildings totaling 740,000 square feet of office space, • A 15,000-square-foot childcare center, • 40,000-square feet of retail space and • 3 acres of open space, including a FUTURE PLANS — This rendering submitted by Presidio Bay Ventures shows plans for the former USGS campus in Menlo Park. [See USGS, page 18]
Week stacked with Super Bowl events Giant football helmets decorated the street outside Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco yesterday as the NFL Super Bowl Experience opened its doors to fans looking to have some fun before the game on Sunday. The Super Bowl Experience will be
open from Tuesday until Saturday and will feature football-related exhibits and experiences for members of the public looking to get in on the action and immerse themselves in the world of the NFL. People attending will have oppor-
tunities to get player autographs, take up-close looks of the Vince Lombardi Trophy and all 59 Super Bowl rings, and participate in interactive football games. Organizers for the fan experience [See SUPER, page 18]
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ing those not suspected of any crime. Former Mayor Lenny Seigel echoed Ramo’s support for the shutdown. Seigel said his neighbors are worried about their privacy due to the cameras being spread throughout the city. “I’m glad we didn’t have to wait for the city council to order the shutdown,” Seigel told the Post. “While the Flock Safety pilot pro[See CAMERAS, page 18]
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