Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced on Thursday that the city will hit pause on expanding its police surveillance camera program, a decision that carries particular weight in neighborhoods like the Chinatown-International District (CID), where the technology has drawn both support and concern.
Cameras go up in Seattle’s Chinatown
City crews have begun installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District on Thursday, marking the rollout of a controversial surveillance initiative approved by the Seattle City Council late last year.