Flock ALPR termination

Urged immediate termination and no replacement vendor, saying the community is counting on local government for protection.

An Apple security engineer said Flock cameras violate hardware security best practices and urged no replacement ALPR system.

Said Flock uses low-paid Filipino AI workers and urged contract cancellation and support for the Philippine Human Rights Act.

ACLU attorney thanked the three councilmembers for the motion and urged immediate camera deactivation after the vote.

Representing Get the Flock Out, cited data misuse cases, security failures, and cities nationwide rejecting Flock.

Police Officers Association president asked the council to keep Flock, citing stolen vehicle recoveries and investigative value.

Cited an exposed ArcGIS API key and urged taking down all cameras.

An Uber driver said surveillance concerns might drive her out of the essential service she provides.

Noted crime is at a thirty-year low and said mass surveillance isn't a tool police need.

Thanked the three sponsoring councilmembers and urged the full council to end the contract.

A 46-year resident said surveillance chills democracy and urged no replacement system.

CAIR representative said ALPRs harm immigrant communities and enable ICE data pipelines.

Cited ICE data-sharing concerns and weak data protection but said he's sympathetic to police.

Said the technology isn't mature or secure enough and thanked Santa Cruz police officers.

Cited Fourth Amendment lawsuit risk and the Governor's veto of SB 274, urging city control of any data collected.

With Showing Up for Racial Justice, urged no ALPR at all given inevitable data breaches.

As a technologist, urged physical camera removal, not just contract cancellation.

Invoked the Anne Frank parallel and asked what the council will do in 2026.

A 25-year attorney working with immigrant families said she fears the corporations and federal government behind the cameras, not local police.

Urged advocates to take the fight to the Watsonville council and questioned Home Depot's private Flock cameras.

Supports local police but said the cameras conflict with the city's sanctuary values.

Raised stalking and domestic violence risks from location tracking of vulnerable people.

Said he watched the council approve the cameras and called systematic surveillance a poor idea.

Compared camera locations to the city's disbanded predictive policing model and urged equity checks in any future system.