Downtown Surveillance MOU Discussion
Stephen Hale joins Marissa Anderson and Whitney Pasternak to break down the $15 million state grant and surveillance proposal. Listen with synchronized transcript.
Mayor's Office Files Resolution to Allow Surveillance Use
Grant from state to Nashville Downtown Partnership for security uses is likely to be deferred after negative council feedback.
Safety or Surveillance? $15M Downtown Nashville Plan Sparks Debate
Nashville debates $15M state safety grant for downtown as critics worry surveillance technology targets vulnerable communities.
Downtown Nashville Could See New Surveillance Tech After $15M State Grant
New surveillance tools could come to parts of Nashville including noise-detection cameras and safety cameras funded by a $15 million state grant.
Mayor's Office Quietly Files Resolution to Allow Surveillance Use
Proposal sparks backlash from Metro observers who see it as a backdoor attempt to implement policies like Fusus.
{Surveillance MOU} There Is No Use Amending the MOU Resolution
Council already has 100% oversight over NDMC funds. It has 0% oversight over NDP funds. Here are 7 independent grounds for rejection—pick any one.
State Records Reveal Nashville Downtown Partnership Was Never Getting the $15M
State documents show the District Management Corporation, not NDP, was awarded the grant - contradicting repeated claims by the Mayor's Office.
Debunking the Mayor's Office's Surveillance Myths
Fact-checking the administration's claims about the Downtown Partnership surveillance proposal and examining what the data actually shows.
Downtown Partnership's Specially Assessed Surveillance District
How the Downtown Partnership's funding structure and special assessment district enables surveillance expansion.
From the Makers of Fusus, Literally
Tracing the connections between the current surveillance proposal and the previously rejected Fusus system.
No Means No, Freddie: The Mayor's Office Ignores Council Feedback
Analysis of the administration's continued push for surveillance technology despite Metro Council opposition.
Sunday Rewind: Freddie O'Connell's Strong Mayor Push
A look back at the mayor's approach to governance and how it relates to the current surveillance debate.