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City launches internal investigation into data sharing with federal agencies

City launches internal investigation into data sharing with federal agencies

Agreements for access to ALPR data came as early as February 2023
The Chico Police Department, alongside the city attorney and city manager’s office, are conducting an internal investigation into the sharing of data produced by the automated license plate reader (ALPR) system, ChicoSol learned today. Chico PD is searching for instances where federal agencies received information from its ALPR data collection. It’s investigating how and why MOUs were signed with federal …

Latin America’s democracy lessons to be featured in Chico event

Dani Anguiano, local correspondent of The Guardian, Leslie Layton, founding editor of ChicoSol, and Michael Weber, an Enterprise Record reporter, will discuss the state of journalism and democracy at the Bidwell Bowl Amphitheater beginning at 10 a.m.

An afternoon panel will discuss Latin American democracy struggles from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Chico State’s Behavioral and Social Sciences Building at 230 W. First St.

See story by Lindajoy Fenley here.

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Reader Comments

Jul 29
“Who is investigating? Are they investigating themselves ? An independent review needs to be involved.”
Pat Estrada on City launches internal investigation into data sharing with federal agencies
Jul 29
“Thank you for this in-depth follow up to your exclusive breaking earlier story. An internal investigation is not acceptable and part of the on-going problems. I reported it to CA…”
Mary Kay Benson on City launches internal investigation into data sharing with federal agencies
Jul 29
“Is it time for Overbeek to retire? In a phone interview with ChicoSol journalists, Council member Tom van Overbeek said he doesn’t see the data sharing as a “big deal” and that…”
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