A new pilot project to deploy mobile security cameras in San Francisco will feature three cameras mounted on poles, with flood lights and speakers for announcements, city leaders said Monday.

Mayor London Breed held a news conference, along with Police Chief Bill Scott, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, to announce the camera devices from LiveView Technologies.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.