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by mullen 2471 days ago
As a San Diego Native and Resident, the cameras are part of a city wide project to put "Smart StreetLights" all around the City. They don't monitor anything specific but are used to gather evidence for crimes. San Diego does not actively monitor the videos from the camera.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/201...

Honestly, I am not against this but it does strike me a solution looking for a problem.