March 4, 2014 Oakland City Council 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Fl. Oakland, CA 94612 Re: March 4, 2014 vote to award Domain Awareness Center Phase 2 Contract Dear Honorable Members of the Oakland City Council: We urge the Oakland City Council to vote against the award of the Domain Awareness Center (DAC) Phase 2 contract to Schneider Electric at the March 4, 2014 council meeting. The projects proposed full time mass surveillance throughout Oakland has created grave concerns about infringement upon our civil liberties, especially in light of the Snowden revelations. While we were encouraged by comments the City Council made at the February 18 meeting, there are many unanswered questions regarding the data use and retention policy governing the DAC. We believe it is improper to build the DAC prior to thorough vetting of the privacy and data retention policies. Proceeding with the DAC and its estimated $1.6 million annual operating cost makes no sense. The City has spent the last few years making severe budget cuts, and it would be forced to make even deeper cuts to comply with the balanced budget provision. Please vote No on March 4, 2014. Sincerely, -- Robbie Clark (on behalf of Causa Justa ::Just Cause) Housing Rights Campaign Lead Organizer Causa Justa :: Just Cause West Oakland Office: 3268 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California 94608 East Oakland Office: 9124 International Blvd, Oakland, California 94603 San Francisco Office: 2301 Mission Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, California 94103 Phone: 510 763 5877 x 404 | fax: 510 763 5824 Follow Causa Justa on Twitter - @causajusta1

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