Angelo Castillo
person
Also written as: Mayor Angelo Castillo · Castillo · the mayor
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- Mayor Angelo Castillo said he called for suspension despite being assured that no abuses of the technology had happened within the city.
- Castillo wrote that, while assured that no abuses have occurred in the city, that is not enough to resolve the concerns voiced by residents.
- Mayor Angelo Castillo called on the city administration, Police Chief Jose Vargas and the state to suspend the license plate reader technology.
- Castillo noted that it is unclear to the city what the removal would cost or who would pay for it.
- Castillo wrote that the decision is made knowing that license plate readers have assisted police to capture many suspects, but the technology requires safeguards that do not offend the personal rights of residents.
Statements attributed to it
- Castillo wrote that, while assured that no abuses have occurred in the city, that is not enough to resolve the concerns voiced by residents.
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- Castillo noted that it is unclear to the city what the removal would cost or who would pay for it.
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- Castillo wrote that the decision is made knowing that license plate readers have assisted police to capture many suspects, but the technology requires safeguards that do not offend the personal rights of residents.
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