![]() Proponents have said the center will help police detectives solve crimes, but opponents have raised privacy issues, saying the center could allow police to create files on citizens. The surveillance center, a joint project between the city and Port of Oakland funded through federal grants, will establish a data hub where authorities can monitor feeds through street cameras, gunshot sensors and other surveillance tools. This past September, similar fliers popped up in the Fruitvale district with a swastika emblazoned on Councilman Noel Gallo’s forehead after he proposed a curfew for the city’s youth. It was not immediately clear if police were investigating the case as a possible hate crime. By noon, many of the fliers were partially torn down, and on some, the swastikas were covered with black marker. Police said they are investigating the incident, which was first reported at 9:30 a.m. As an Oaklander I found it shameful,” said Schaaf, an Oakland native who is running for mayor in this November’s election. “As a person of Jewish heritage I found this particularly hurtful. Glued to lampposts along Mountain Boulevard in the busy shopping district, not far from Sunday’s farmers market, the posters read: “Stop Schaaf. The fliers purport to be from opponents of the city’s plan to build a controversial surveillance center, though no one has stepped forward to take responsibility for them. OAKLAND - Fliers depicting a swastika on Libby Schaaf’s forehead were plastered throughout Montclair this weekend in an attack against the City Council member of Jewish descent in the district she represents and was raised in.
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