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🔗 Pasadena's Rep. Chu Presses Home Depot, Lowe's for Answers on Immigration ... Pasadena
Business Usage
🔗 Grassroots group pushes back on City of Bakersfield's plan to implement widespread FLOCK cameras Bakersfield
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🔗 Larry Wilson: Deflock the cities of the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier Pasadena
🔗 City Agrees To Research Flock Camera Use Mountain View
🔗 Vallejo to cut 54 staff positions to balance $337M spending plan Vallejo
"Other changes included removing the recommended $302,500 to fund license plate readers provided by Flock Safety for further discussion."
🔗 City to vote Wednesday on budget heavy in fixed costs | News - The Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield
"Several speakers raised concerns about the city's increased use of Flock Safety cameras, artificial intelligence-powered surveillance cameras being deployed in ever-greater numbers across the country."
🔗 Costa Mesa could end license plate reader contract amid concerns of misuse, violations Costa Mesa
"An audit on CMPD's use of automated license plate reader camera data, sought in April, has not been produced."
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🔗 Humboldt County supervisors discuss budget, deficit - Times-Standard Humboldt County
"Madrone told those present that he would not vote on a budget unless approximately $21,000 in funding to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, used to maintain the county's Flock license plate reader cameras, was cut.
"I don't support Flock cameras and mass surveillance," Madrone said. "… I've asked the sheriff to consider removing that from the budget and from our properties, but he has refused to do so.""
🔗 Does Flock Safety Keep Women Safe? Los Angeles
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"Integral to this crusade is the "Dear John" operation, a strategy to intimidate people whose plates have been snatched by ALPRs in transit along Fig, by sending ominous, implicatory letters to their homes. The City Attorney's office flaunted one of these letters—which bears Karen Bass's name, as well as the Police Chief's —at a public presentation earlier this year. The letter reads, "A vehicle registered in your name was observed in an area where residents have expressed concern about crimes…including prostitution. The LAPD wanted…to remind you, it is illegal to engage in or solicit prostitution. The consequences for engaging in such illegal conduct may result in criminal punishment by jail or fine.""
Notes: Another example of Flock "guilt by proximity" being weaponized against people who have done nothing wrong.
🔗 Supervisors field epic debate over video policing, policies - Mad River Union Humboldt County
🔗 Vallejo City Council votes to cut 10 employees in first 2026-27 budget talks Vallejo
"In public comment, Shea Grove asked the council to reject spending $332,000 in Measure P funds for Flock Safety, which provides automated license plate readers for the city, noting the growing cancellation of support for the company at many other cities including in Mountain View and El Cerrito. The Measure P Oversight Committee in May recommended use of the funds for renewing the contract with Flock.
Matias and Councilmember Peter Bregenzer agreed that the council will hear from the Surveillance Advisory Board and the Police Oversight and Accountability Commission before committing Measure P funds to the current Flock contract."
🔗 UC Berkeley must ensure data is not shared with unaccountable parties Berkeley
🔗 Humboldt Supervisors Hash Out Privacy Concerns Over Flock's Automated License Plate-Reading Cameras, Direct Sheriff's Office to Improve Transparency Humboldt County
🔗 ASI Board calls for removal of Flock Safety cameras - Mustang News San Luis Obispo
🔗 Humboldt County supervisors discuss Flock camera contract Humboldt County
""I will say that I think you know what I've heard you say, Sheriff Honsel, often is that one of your best tools of all is public trust and the public's willingness to call you, call your department, and report crimes and provide you with information when you're trying to solve crimes. … I suspect that there's a lot more crimes that are solved with a high trust level (than with trust-undermining surveillance).""
🔗 Palo Alto considers ditching license plate cameras amid public outcry Palo Alto
🔗 Council leery of license plate camera company after violations Palo Alto
🔗 Supervisors to review Flock Safety camera program Humboldt County
🔗 'A Climate of Fear and Mistrust': Petition Urges Humboldt Sheriff, Board of Supervisors to ... Humboldt County
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🔗 'Powerful tools require powerful oversight': Grass Valley under pressure to cancel Flock surveillance contracts Grass Valley
🔗 Pasadena Residents Push to End Flock License Plate Reader Program Pasadena
🔗 City Committee Split over Use of Flock Cameras as Flood of Residents Raise of ICE Fears Pasadena
🔗 Public Safety Committee Faces Wave of Public Input Over Pasadena Flock Cameras Pasadena
🔗 Cal Poly students protest use of controversial surveillance cameras San Luis Obispo
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🔗 Get the Flock Out of SF Peninsula Palo Alto
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Notes: Protest scheduled for 4:00PM on May 15th.
🔗 Berkeley memo lays out new concerns over Flock cameras Berkeley
🔗 San Diego privacy board seeks more police tech oversight San Diego
🔗 Berkeley's Flock surveillance expansion has 'legal risks': Leaked memo Berkeley
🔗 LAPD sued over Flock Safety license plate cameras Los Angeles
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🔗 Sunnyvale Creates Stronger Safeguards to Police Surveillance Sunnyvale
🔗 LAPD sued over Flock automatic license plate readers Los Angeles
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🔗 LAPD sued over privately-operated Flock surveillance cameras Los Angeles
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🔗 SCLU speaks against SDPD surveillance technology contract San Diego
🔗 Cameras on chopping block? Bishop residents raise concerns over civil liberties, surveillance and security vulnerabilities Bishop
🔗 With legal threat looming, Richmond Flock camera saga may not be over yet Richmond
🔗 Resident requests review of Tiburon's plate-camera use after data concerns Tiburon
🔗 Flock security cameras set to either expand or end in Berkeley Berkeley
🔗 Sunnyvale officials say license plate cameras prevent crime Sunnyvale
🔗 Anti-surveillance organizers want to engage leaders in Watsonville and Capitola, but efforts are slow-going Capitola
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"Earlier this month, Capitola's contract for 10 license plate cameras was renewed for two years without city council approval."
🔗 Privacy, immigration concerns raised during FLOCK presentation Simi Valley
🔗 Despite community concerns, East Palo Alto declines to revisit Flock deal East Palo Alto
🔗 Stop LAPD Spying Coalition Leads the Charge to End LAPD Collaborations With Flock Safety Los Angeles
🔗 Local musicians, activists raise awareness of surveillance systems Joshua Tree
Activism
🔗 Berkeley mayor says no to Flock. Will council follow suit? Berkeley
🔗 Napa residents urge sanctuary city ordinance, raise surveillance concerns Napa
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🔗 Public commenters cite concerns about surveillance technology, Berkeley as 'a police state' Berkeley
🔗 Public Safety Committee Raises Privacy Concerns Over Police Use of Flock Cameras Pasadena
🔗 Residents Raise Privacy, Equity Concerns Over Police Use of Flock Cameras Pasadena
🔗 Before the Gavel: Residents Urge City to Reconsider Flock Camera Use Pasadena
🔗 Residents Urge South Pasadena to Cut Ties with Surveillance Company Flock Safety South Pasadena
🔗 El Cerrito community raises concern over Flock cameras El Cerrito
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🔗 San Jose to consider new Flock Safety camera restrictions San Jose
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🔗 San Jose to consider revising Flock surveillance policies San Jose
🔗 San Jose weighs new safeguards for license plate readers San Jose
🔗 Privacy concerns push Woodland to review Flock license plate reader policies Woodland
🔗 Flock cameras under fire - Los Angeles Los Angeles
🔗 Some South Pasadena residents want the city's Flock license plate readers gone South Pasadena
🔗 Community group demands LAPD ends flock camera partnership over privacy concerns Los Angeles
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🔗 Eyes that never blink: Cal Poly's Flock license plate readers spark student backlash San Luis Obispo
🔗 Petaluma latest Sonoma County city to debate use of license plate readers Petaluma
🔗 FLOCK SAFETY SURVEILLANCE CONCERNS, NEW SEWER & WATER RATES FOR 2026 ... Bishop
🔗 San Jose police rein in license-plate reader policies as surveillance-tech debate rages San Jose
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🔗 Flock License Plate Readers Spark Privacy Concerns at L.A. State Historic Park in Chinatown Los Angeles
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🔗 Santa Clara County - Board of Supervisors - Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 9:30 a.m. Santa Clara County
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Notes: The public hearing begins at 3:48:38. The vote is at 5:30:00.
🔗 San Bernardino Residents Demand City End $84K Flock Surveillance Camera Contract San Bernardino
🔗 South Pasadena Council Challenges Flock ALPR's Compliance With California Law South Pasadena
🔗 Woodside wants to know about federal agencies tapping into its surveillance cameras Woodside
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🔗 Supporters, critics debate Flock cameras as Alameda County reviews contract extension Alameda County
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🔗 License Plate Camera Use Narrowed After Privacy Concerns In This Marin County Town Mill Valley
🔗 East Palo Alto Spy Cams Under Fire After Neighbor's License Plate Data Leak East Palo Alto
🔗 Santa Clara County reconsiders use of Flock cameras Santa Clara County
🔗 West Hollywood to Review Public Safety Camera Agreements with Flock Group Over Privacy Concerns West Hollywood
🔗 Mountain View: Feds Make 'Unauthorized' Use Of License Plate Reader Mountain View
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"Police called the incorrect setting a system failure by Flock Safety."
🔗 Santa Clara County may ditch camera vendor amid privacy issues Santa Clara County
🔗 Rohnert Park trims license-plate surveillance after residents push back Rohnert Park
🔗 Santa Cruz City Council to consider ending Flock Safety contract at Tuesday meeting Santa Cruz
🔗 Santa Cruz could end Flock camera contract next month Santa Cruz
🔗 Retired teacher fights SFPD's 'Orwellian' camera surveillance San Francisco
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🔗 San Diego leaders push police to seek alternatives to Flock for surveillance San Diego
🔗 Community groups call on city to stop using automated license plate reader cameras San Diego
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🔗 Community groups call on San Diego to shut down flock license plate reader system San Diego
"The coalition pointed to a January 2024 data breach that allowed thousands of unauthorized searches of San Diegans' travel information, many of them conducted by agencies outside the region. They argue the most troubling element was that the breach was not disclosed in the city's required annual surveillance report, something residents said eroded trust."
🔗 CHP warns Flock over sharing of surveillance data with federal government Oversharing
🔗 Oakland council committee rejects Flock surveillance camera expansion Oakland
🔗 Oakland committee rejects additional Flock surveillance cameras Oakland
🔗 Automated license plate readers spark slew of privacy concerns in San Diego San Diego
