Current Consensus Items

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Date First Discussed XX Month, Year	Proposed By User	Informal Title	Summary	Author of this Record User
January 23, 2024	JD	Permission to install security cameras	The time has come. It is time to accept the reality that the Capp St location has different physical security challenges than previous locations. We cannot effectively secure entry and it is now very easy for people to wander in off the street. Vulnerable individuals are not safe in the space. Sexual assaults have been reported in crowded rooms at times when the space is busy. We do not know who comes and goes and we have no way of finding out. Entire classes of hackers are avoiding Noisebridge entirely. If we are seriously concerned about providing a place where people can hack and hang in safety, it is time to acknowledge the reality of the situation and do what we can to realize a space that is truly welcoming to all. (This is a hard one for me to propose. For the past few years I have been working within the existing framework of the organization, attempting to find any solutions that do not go to this level. But I think it is necessary to admit that immediate safety concerns against predatory behavior trumps hypothetical omnipresent surveillance in a world where it is impossible to walk past a Tesla without passing an entire array of cameras)	JD