Restrictions on Outside Expert and Advocacy Speakers
Summary
Board members clashed with city staff over whether organizations engaged in advocacy, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, can be invited to give formal presentations. Members argued that strict rules limit their ability to gather independent technical and privacy perspectives on technologies like automated license plate readers.
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Last discussed Jul 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
City administration and legal risk managers maintaining viewpoint neutrality under First Amendment public forum doctrines.
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