Oakland, California will be moving forward with their plans to build a citywide, centralized surveillance center, despite a great deal of protest from residents.

End the Lie reported on Oakland’s “Domain Awareness Center” in July of this year and it seems the many concerns surrounding the federally funded project remain intact.

The Oakland City Council agreed in a 6-1 vote to move forward with the center, even after the meeting was repeatedly disrupted by Oakland residents. The Nov. 19 meeting ended only after police cleared out the council’s chambers.

While the center began as a federally funded project aimed at fighting potential terrorism at the Port of Oakland, it has now widened to the entire city.

After the latest vote, a new contractor will be hired to design and assemble the center.

The current contractor, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), was pulled from the project after it was found to be connected to nuclear weapons.

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