TBS Today, July 24
A plan to install city surveillance cameras to help Berkeley police solve crime is back online after a near-unanimous City Council vote this week.
If all goes well, BPD said, the cameras could be up and running by the end of the year.
Here's what you need to know.
Berkeley police surveillance camera plans are back on track
City officials spent nearly two hours grilling police and Flock Safety about data security and data-sharing Tuesday night.
Emilie Raguso
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