Flock license plate readers

Presented roughly 1,000 petition signatures against Flock cameras and listed cities canceling contracts and pending lawsuits; said the board should do independent research beyond Flock marketing.

Argued briefly that Flock cameras help solve crime and that photographing plates on public streets is not a Fourth Amendment violation.

Said the cameras create a 'pattern of life' amounting to government stalking and asked the board to remove the cameras and end all surveillance contracts.

Described the county's placement in a nationwide network of 150,000 cameras serving 5,000-plus agencies, citing 20 billion scans monthly and Florida's move to remove ALPRs from state highways.

Searched eight years of agendas, found Flock approved on consent with a $500,000 five-year cost, and asked for a votable item to end the agreement and disclosure of exit costs.

Credited the 24 cameras with 14 felony arrests, four stolen vehicle recoveries, and two missing seniors found in six weeks, and urged keeping them.

An Army veteran who argued the criminal justice system is broken — the DA is 1,000 cases behind — and urged canceling the contract and shifting funds to prosecutors.

A 12-year-old speaker who argued she has a choice about her phone but not about Flock, and asked the board to consider what freedoms given up today mean for her generation.

A resident and military veteran who questioned data retention, outside access, camera placement, and total costs, and cited Monterey County's rejection of Flock as a model.