California Record
Santa Clara
Public Safety

Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Program Operations and Privacy

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Community sentiment

Supportive (8)Opposed (8)Concerned (2)Neutral (2)

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Public comments
20
Last 30 days
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Last discussed Mar 24, 2026.

Public comments (20)

OpposedJay EssMar 24, 2026

Criticized past meeting management, meeting order, and police surveillance tech contracts.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:34:04 →
NeutralHoward GibbinsMar 24, 2026

Spoke about local political discourse and verbal altercations outside city council chambers.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:36:30 →
NeutralJames RowanMar 24, 2026

Criticized former council members and praised the late attorney Robert Owens.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:51:04 →
SupportiveJohn PreciadoMar 24, 2026

Urged the council to oppose commercial rezoning and protect California's Great America theme park.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:53:03 →
SupportiveAkemi FlynnMar 24, 2026

Thanked the city for immigrant protection policies and requested a public reflection session on Super Bowl learnings before the World Cup.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:58:30 →
SupportiveLucila OrtizMar 24, 2026

Praised proactive city policies and asked for safe site protocols and training reports ahead of the World Cup.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:55:45 →
SupportiveJeremy BarousseMar 24, 2026

Urged the council to invest $50,000 in local immigration legal services in the upcoming budget.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 2:02:00 →
ConcernedAnthony BeckerMar 24, 2026

Requested an independent investigation into closed-session leaks regarding FIFA disclosures and alleged council interference.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:58:59 →
OpposedJMar 24, 2026

Expressed skepticism regarding police audits of ALPR data sharing with out-of-state and international entities.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:35:51 →
OpposedKBTMar 24, 2026

Argued that ALPR tracking violates constitutional privacy rights and creates high risks of false positives.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:08:47 →
SupportiveDavid KertesMar 24, 2026

Supported ALPR cameras as a vital security measure to protect children walking to school and solve crimes quickly.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:13:00 →
OpposedJeff HoustonMar 24, 2026

Expressed distrust in government surveillance and questioned past data access by out-of-state entities like MOSIC.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:08:47 →
SupportiveJill BrooksMar 24, 2026

Supported ALPR usage, noting that collected data is minimal compared to commercial technology and aids in solving violent crimes.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:18:00 →
SupportiveLeslie KelseyMar 24, 2026

Shared criminal justice educational insights in supporting ALPR with proper state guardrails and local oversight.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:18:52 →
SupportiveYvonneMar 24, 2026

Supported local control over police tools to address property crime while ensuring federal agencies cannot misuse data.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:21:06 →
OpposedKimberly WooMar 24, 2026

Represented Siren in opposing ALPRs due to privacy violations and risks of weaponization by federal immigration authorities.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:28:00 →
OpposedVictor SinMar 24, 2026

Spoke for the ACLU opposing ALPRs as mass surveillance that disproportionately harms marginalized and vulnerable communities.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:28:06 →
OpposedTim MacKenzieMar 24, 2026

Questioned the accuracy and false positive rates of ALPR cameras and profit-driven vendor practices.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:32:00 →
OpposedMannyMar 24, 2026

Highlighted advanced AI surveillance features and contract clauses that allow vendors to leverage data.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 4:33:26 →
ConcernedLucila OrtizMar 24, 2026

Clarified that community opposition targets vendor reliability and urged independent third-party audits.

City Council and Authorities Concurrent — March 24, 2026 · 1:55:45 →