Border Protection surveillance tower shelved in San Clemente -- for now
Levin says CBP has paused the San Clemente tower project, but he is still seeking answers and opposes use of its hilltop site.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has indefinitely paused a proposed surveillance tower in San Clemente, according to Rep. Mike Levin. The reason for the pause is unclear, and Levin says he will continue pressing the agency for answers and oppose use of the hilltop site.
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Representative pressing federal officials about the proposed surveillance tower and its privacy safeguards.
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ALSO MENTIONED Mark Enmeier, San Clemente councilmember who cast the sole vote against the tower contract and credited public opposition with prompting the pause.; Steve Knoblock, San Clemente mayor pro tem who initially sought a local maritime surveillance system that later became a contract with CBP.
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