The Oakland Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider the 2025 annual reports for five Oakland Police Department surveillance technologies at its meeting on July 14, 2026, according to the agenda posted on the city’s Legistar system.
The agenda item covers annual reports for Automated License Plate Readers, Crime Lab Biometrics DNA Analysis Technology, Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) devices, Live Stream Transmitters, and Unmanned Aerial Systems, according to the published agenda text.
The reports matter to residents because they document how the Oakland Police Department has used and reported on surveillance tools that can collect location, biometric, thermal-imaging, live video, and aerial data on members of the public, according to the agenda description.
- Meeting: Oakland Public Safety Committee
- Date: July 14, 2026
- Location: Oakland
- Agenda item: 2025 Annual Reports for five OPD surveillance technologies
- Technologies listed: Automated License Plate Readers, Crime Lab Biometrics DNA Analysis, FLIR, Live Stream Transmitters, Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Source: City of Oakland Legistar meeting agenda
According to the published agenda, the Public Safety Committee is scheduled to review these reports at the July 14 meeting. The agenda does not indicate what action, if any, the committee will take on the reports beyond their consideration.
Residents wishing to engage with this item can attend the July 14, 2026 Public Safety Committee meeting or review the full agenda and related documents through the City of Oakland’s Legistar portal, where public comment procedures for the meeting are typically posted.
Official source: the published record
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