City and Syracuse police officials planned on skipping the city’s surveillance technology oversight process until reporting by Central Current revealed their plan.
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Why Syracuse police, city officials plan to bypass surveillance tech review process to get ‘sci-fi-inspired’ drones
The new drones would fly to the site of a 911 call before officers arrive, often flying over areas unrelated to the call. City officials bypassed a surveillance technology review process they created to get the new drones.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Salt City Coffee employees overturn union effort
In May, employees at Salt City Coffee voted to unionize. On Wednesday night, employees voted to decertify the union.
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City tells residents Syracuse’s lead pipe problem isn’t grave enough for state of emergency
Drinking water in the city doesn’t have enough lead to be declared a state of emergency, city officials told residents Thursday night.
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Syracuse Common Council approved $250K for police drone first response program
The drones could allow the department to send drones instead of officers, said Deputy Chief Richard Shoff.
Posted inHousing
Advocates demand state of emergency in Syracuse over lead in drinking water
Syracuse has more than 14,500 lead pipes that could leach lead into drinking water, contaminating it. Advocates believe this compounds the city’s lead paint crisis.
Posted inHousing
Realtors and landlords tell Syracuse lawmakers: Pass ‘good cause’ and we’ll take business elsewhere
The meeting was yet another step in the Syracuse Common Council’s quest to educate itself on ‘good cause’ eviction protections.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Onondaga Nation leaders make first unrestricted visit to reclaimed waterfall: ‘It hasn’t sunk in’
After finalizing the reacquisition of 1,000 acres of land earlier this month, Nation leaders hiked unsupervised for the first time to one of the waterfalls on the property.
Posted inElections
What is Prop 1? New York’s Equal Rights Amendment is on the ballot this year
New York’s version of the ERA could be approved by voters across the state this year. Learn more about the ERA and its opposition.
Posted inHousing
About 40% of Syracuse’s water service lines are made of lead, city’s inventory shows
The city released the data as part of new regulations by the US EPA.
