Flock cameras

Described seeing armed ICE agents in Pacifica and argued Flock cameras help ICE locate immigrants, urging their removal.

Presented research on Flock camera costs and litigation risks and said 250 constituent letters oppose renewing the contracts.

First-time commenter and new resident; asked the council to state its position on Flock and let the contract go.

Argued Flock is backed by tech interests like Palantir funders and urged the council to protect the town from further ALPR contracts.

District 4 voter and taxpayer urging cancellation of the Flock contract and refusal to renew with any vendor, citing warrantless mass surveillance.

Sharp Park resident opposing expansion of mass surveillance, arguing license plate readers catalog innocent residents' movements.

Asked the council to vote no on Flock contracts and cancel existing agreements, citing privacy and lack of oversight.

Questioned Flock's cost and suggested the money would be better spent on police officer salaries.

Urged a balanced cost-benefit conversation on Flock, citing a local robbery case solved with the cameras and a California court decision.

Opposed renewing Flock, arguing Pacifica's close-knit community already looks out for itself.

Called the ALPR policy a Fourth Amendment violation and asked for an independent civilian oversight body with real power over surveillance policy.

A teen who said Flock cameras feed ICE deportations and that no one should fear their parents being taken.

Presented statistical research showing no crime reduction near the cameras and urged investing in street lighting, public spaces, and financial assistance instead.

Cited Patriot Act and Supreme Court cases to argue that mass license plate surveillance infrastructure should be rejected.

An ER pharmacist who said the cameras indiscriminately surveil everyone and asked the council to cancel the contract before it renews.

Thirty-year resident urged canceling the Flock contract, calling it insecure, profit-driven, and a danger to a sanctuary city.

Newly engaged resident said canceling Flock saves budget money, cited SB 34, and asked the council to cancel the contract.

Sole Flock defender: asked for a full cost-benefit analysis given the understaffed police department before deciding to remove the cameras.

Cited 140 neighbors taken by ICE in San Mateo County and a grand jury finding of improper data sharing; is helping draft a model surveillance ordinance.