California’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming California or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 213 stories

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Sep 23 Fact Check: Where Folsom 1st District Council candidates stand on ALPRs, Flock
Sacramento Bee ($)
Contract canceled
us/ca/sacramento/city/folsom
Sep 23 Stockton police disclose Flock misuse, outline oversight changes after employee’s departure
Stocktonia News
More coverage: The Stockton Record
us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton
Sep 23 Monterey County Board of Supervisors rejects Flock camera contract extensio
Monterey Herald ($)
Contract canceled
Monterey County, CA us/ca/monterey
Sep 22 Auburn residents call for police to take down Flock license plate reader cameras
abridged.org
More coverage: capradio.org
us/ca/placer/city/auburn
us/ca/sacramento/city/folsom
us/ca/nevada/city/grass-valley
Sep 22 San Juan Capistrano Considers License Plate Cameras for Downtown Parking Enforcement
Voice of OC
us/ca/orange/city/san-juan-capistrano
Sep 22 Monterey County weighs 10-year Flock Safety deal as residents raise privacy fears
KSBW
Monterey County, CA us/ca/monterey
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/watsonville
Sep 22 Flock’s Oakland cameras are tracking millions of trips. Are safeguards enforceable?
oaklandside.org
us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Sep 22 Richmond Could Be the Latest Bay Area City to Leave Flock Safety
kqed.org
New contract
us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 22 Oceanside purchases two drones for police department
thecoastnews.com
More coverage: San Diego Union-Tribune
New contract
us/ca/san-diego/city/oceanside
Sep 22 San Diego Police Reveal Why They Search License Plate Cameras—'Other' Tops 3,900 Times
Hoodline
us/ca/san-diego/city/san-diego
Sep 22 Chico police chief presents city council with audit of license plate readers
Action News Nowalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Chico Enterprise-Record
us/ca/butte/city/chico
Sep 22 San Jose Fires Cop Over Flock Misuse [2026]
shattered.io
Contract canceled
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 22 The Ark | Ark audit finds federally linked license-plate searches continue after Tiburon’s safeguards
The Ark newspaper
us/ca/marin/town/tiburon
Kings County, CA us/ca/kings
Los Angeles County, CA us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 22 Auburn residents raise concerns over city's 12 Flock license plate readers
CBS News
us/ca/placer/city/auburn
Sep 22 LAPD renews, expands automatic license plate reader network
NBC Los Angelesalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: NBC Los Angeles · Daily Bulletin · Police1
New contract
us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Sep 21 Watsonville leaders to discuss Flock contract
Santa Cruz Local
More coverage: Lookout Santa Cruz
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/watsonville
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/santa-cruz
Sep 21 Newly launched drone program helps Lompoc Police track, apprehend wanted fugitive
Lompoc Record
us/ca/santa-barbara/city/lompoc
Sep 21 Public Safety or Public Surveillance? Flock Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns in West Hollywood.
Knock LA
New contract
us/ca/los-angeles/city/west-hollywood
Los Angeles County, CA us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 21 Fullerton police present updated Flock Safety policies at city council meeting
Daily Titan
More coverage: Voice of OC
us/ca/orange/city/fullerton
Sep 21 Richmond to Appoint Mark Scott as Interim City Manager, Approve Axon Contract
Contra Costa News
New contract
us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 21 Flock Camera Secrecy Raises Questions in Sacramento
The Sacramento Observeralso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Sacramento County, CA us/ca/sacramento
us/ca/sacramento/city/elk-grove
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/watsonville
Sep 21 Parking, water, sewer and surveillance
Chico News & Review
us/ca/butte/city/chico
Sep 20 SDPD now discloses why officers search Flock license plate readers. Nearly 4,000 times, the reason was ‘other.’
Times of San Diego
us/ca/san-diego/city/san-diego
Sep 20 Santa Ana Police Drone Program Draws Attention
Hoodline
New contract
us/ca/orange/city/santa-ana
Sep 19 Downey fireworks
LAist
us/ca/los-angeles/city/downey
Sep 19 ICE collected data from Chico police, audit says
Oroville Mercury-Register ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: American Community Media · actionnewsnow.com · The Orion – Chico State's independent student newspaper
Contract canceled
us/ca/butte/city/chico
Sep 18 Monterey County supervisors to consider Flock Safety proposal on Tuesday
The King City Rustler
Monterey County, CA us/ca/monterey
Sep 18 Vallejo Surveillance Board to weigh Flock Safety contracts in November
The Vallejo Sun
us/ca/solano/city/vallejo
us/ca/san-mateo/city/half-moon-bay
us/ca/santa-clara/city/mountain-view
Sep 18 Carlsbad renews contract for police body-worn cameras
The Coast News Group
New contract
us/ca/san-diego/city/carlsbad
Sep 18 Why California lawmakers have failed to regulate Flock cameras
KALW
More coverage: heysocal.com
California us/ca
Sep 18 Majority of Humboldt Supes Support Surveillance Regulation
Redheaded Blackbelt
Humboldt County, CA us/ca/humboldt
Sep 18 Indio Police Give Community Look Inside Flock Camera System
NBC Palm Springs
us/ca/riverside/city/indio
Sep 18 Debate over automated license plate reader camera networks happening across Bay Area
cbsnews.com
More coverage: Action News Now · East Bay Times · NBC Bay Area
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
us/ca/tehama/city/red-bluff
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 17 Columbus Officer Cleared After Using Flock Cameras to Chase Man Fleeing ICE
Hoodline
us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Sep 17 Senators Target Flock Over ICE Access, Data Privacy
Newsmax
More coverage: 10News.com · Yahoo
California us/ca
Sep 17 That Parking Lot Security Tower Isn’t Passive, It’s Streaming Live Data to Police
Gadget Review
More coverage: Yahoo
us/ca/orange/city/santa-ana
Alameda County, CA us/ca/alameda
us/tx/travis/city/austin
Sep 17 Red Bluff Council license plate camera discussion draws crowd
Red Bluff Daily News ($)
us/ca/tehama/city/red-bluff
Sep 17 A community-led group forms to oppose law enforcement’s use of surveillance technology.
Monterey County Weekly
Monterey County, CA us/ca/monterey
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/santa-cruz
Sep 17 Half Moon Bay to end Flock camera contract
KRON4also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Hoodline · San Mateo Daily Journal
Contract canceled
us/ca/san-mateo/city/half-moon-bay
us/ca/contra-costa/city/el-cerrito
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 17 Flock cameras around UTA create unease about surveillance
The Shorthorn
More coverage: NBC Palm Springs · denverpost.com · Hoodline
Contract canceled
us/tx/tarrant/city/arlington
us/tx/dallas/city/dallas
Texas us/tx
Sep 17 Residents tell Bakersfield City Council to end contracts with Flock
Bakersfield.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Bakersfield.com
us/ca/kern/city/bakersfield
Sep 16 ‘Get the Flock out,’ cry protesters against more cameras
Monterey Herald ($)
Monterey County, CA us/ca/monterey
Sep 16 Altadena Can't Find Public Input Records on Its 77 License Plate Cameras
Hoodline
Los Angeles County, CA us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 16 YESTERDAY in SUPES: Flock Surveillance Ad Hoc Group Rejiggered; Lobbyists Respond to Miranda's Rescue Case; Dolly Parton Day and More
Lost Coast Outpost
Humboldt County, CA us/ca/humboldt
us/ca/stanislaus/city/modesto
us/ca/santa-clara/city/santa-clara
Sep 16 Humboldt County supervisors create new group to explore surveillance
Times-Standard ($)
Humboldt County, CA us/ca/humboldt
Sep 16 Half Moon Bay to end use of Flock license plate readers
Coastside News
More coverage: coastside buzz
Contract canceled
us/ca/san-mateo/city/half-moon-bay
Sep 16 License plate cameras take center stage at Cathedral City council meeting tonight
NBC Palm Springs
us/ca/riverside/city/cathedral
us/ca/riverside/city/indio
Sep 16 2 Bay Area cities ditch Flock, but surveillance is far from over
SFGATEalso carried by 1 other outlet
New contract
us/ca/contra-costa/city/antioch
us/ca/alameda/city/hayward
Sep 16 Flock Cameras Are Still Recording Parts of the Westside – And Many Don’t Even Know It
westsidecurrent.com
us/ca/los-angeles/city/santa-monica
us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Sep 16 Santa Barbara City Council pumps breaks on AI-powered surveillance cameras amid tense, emotional meeting
Santa Barbara News-Press
More coverage: The Santa Barbara Independent · keyt.com
Contract canceled
us/ca/santa-barbara/city/santa-barbara
Sep 16 San Francisco group maps Flock license plate cameras amid growing privacy concerns
NBC Bay Areaalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Northern California Public Media · KTVU · KTVU · Northern California Public Media · +1 more
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
us/ca/sonoma/city/santa-rosa
Sep 15 As cities rethink Flock cameras, this Placer city is asking residents to weigh in
Sacramento Bee ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Sacramento Bee
us/ca/placer/city/auburn
us/ca/sacramento/city/folsom
us/ca/nevada/city/grass-valley
Sep 15 Plumas County Sheriff Addresses Privacy Concerns and Costs of License Plate Reader Cameras
SierraDailyNews.com
Plumas County, CA us/ca/plumas
Sep 15 Residents Across OC Increasingly Pushback on Flock Cameras
Voice of OC
More coverage: Bakersfield.com
us/ca/orange/city/santa-ana
us/ca/orange/city/fullerton
Kern County, CA us/ca/kern
Sep 15 Our campus police joined a surveillance network. We found out from a city 400 miles away.
Talon Marksalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ca/los-angeles/city/cerritos
Sep 15 San Jose Cop Used AI Cameras to Track a Domestic Violence Victim
Yahoo
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 15 Flock cameras? Not in Plumas County
plumassun.org
Plumas County, CA us/ca/plumas
Sep 15 Lompoc PD launches flock drone program for faster emergency response
Santa Ynez Valley Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ca/santa-barbara/city/lompoc
Sep 15 Fullerton police to address concerns over use of automated license plate readers
Orange County Register ($)
us/ca/orange/city/fullerton
Sep 15 Richmond considers switching from Flock to a different surveillance firm
Richmondside
us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 14 Folsom is dropping its Flock license plate cameras, two council members say
Sacramento Bee ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Folsom Times · Hoodline · GovTech
Contract canceled
us/ca/sacramento/city/folsom
Sep 14 Debate over license plate readers raised at Ramona Planning Group meeting
San Diego Union-Tribune ($)
More coverage: heysocal.com
San Diego County, CA us/ca/san-diego
us/ca/los-angeles/city/burbank
Sep 14 In Monterey Park, Flock camera logs face scrutiny from watchdog group
Pasadena Star News ($)
us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Sep 14 THIS WEEK in SUPES: Madrone Abandons Flock Surveillance Advisory Group; Staff Recommends Starting Over
Lost Coast Outpost
Humboldt County, CA us/ca/humboldt
Sep 14 Fullerton Council to Hear Flock Camera Update Amid Growing Privacy Concerns
Fullerton Observer
us/ca/orange/city/fullerton
us/ca/orange/city/costa-mesa
us/ca/santa-clara/city/mountain-view
Sep 14 SJPD officer fired after using Flock cameras to help cousin
KTVUalso carried by 1 other outlet
Contract canceled
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/santa-cruz
us/ca/santa-clara/town/los-altos-hills
Sep 14 Automated License Plate Readers Face Scrutiny as Cathedral City, Indio Discuss Policies
NBC Palm Springs
More coverage: NBC Palm Springs · Noozhawk · KSBY News
Contract canceled
us/ca/riverside/city/cathedral
us/ca/riverside/city/indio
us/ca/santa-barbara/city/santa-barbara
Sep 13 Woodland Police Department shares recent successes of Flock
Daily Democrat ($)
us/ca/yolo/city/woodland
Sep 12 Newman residents voice concerns of Flock license plate readers
Westside Connect
More coverage: Action News Now
us/ca/stanislaus/city/newman
us/ca/shasta/city/anderson
Sep 12 Axon Agreement Approved
tricountysentry.com
New contract
Ventura County, CA us/ca/ventura
us/ca/ventura/city/camarillo
us/ca/ventura/city/thousand-oaks
Sep 12 San Jose police officer fired after using Flock database to track cousin’s domestic violence accuser
East Bay Timesalso carried by 7 other outlets
More coverage: The Mercury News · hoodline.com · ABC7 Bay Area · ABC7 Chicago · +3 more
us/ca/santa-clara/city/san-jose
Sep 11 Richmond council to weigh replacing Flock license plate readers with Axon
Grandview Independent
us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Sep 11 Drama behind the cameras continues
Santa Clarita Valley Signal
us/ca/los-angeles/city/santa-clarita
Sep 11 Bakersfield's Flock cameras log more than 850,000 plate reads a month — but where does that data go?
turnto23.com
us/ca/kern/city/bakersfield
Kern County, CA us/ca/kern
Sep 10 Hearing on Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Offices’ Flock cameras set for Nov. 17
Santa Barbara News-Press
Santa Barbara County, CA us/ca/santa-barbara
us/ca/santa-barbara/city/santa-barbara
Sep 10 SF Surveillance Backer Chris Larsen Faces Scrutiny Over Flock Cameras
Hoodline
Contract canceled
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
us/ca/santa-clara/city/mountain-view
us/ca/santa-cruz/city/santa-cruz
Sep 10 Tehama County Sheriff and community voice ALPR camera concerns, support
Red Bluff Daily News ($)
Tehama County, CA us/ca/tehama
Sep 10 How Sacramento PD shares your location data with the federal government
Sacramento Bee ($)
us/ca/sacramento/city/sacramento
Sep 10 Advocates call for end of Flock and other automated license plate readers use in Santa Ana
Orange County Register ($)
us/ca/orange/city/santa-ana
Sep 10 Elk Grove police say Flock camera safeguards have improved. Residents remain concerned
Sacramento Bee ($)
More coverage: GovTech
us/ca/sacramento/city/elk-grove
Sacramento County, CA us/ca/sacramento
Sep 10 WeHo Public Safety Commission vote on Flock cameras overturned
Beverly Press & Park Labrea News
us/ca/los-angeles/city/west-hollywood
Sep 9 Sonoma County Agency Agrees to Reel in Drone Program After Privacy Violations
KQED
Sonoma County, CA us/ca/sonoma
Santa Clara County, CA us/ca/santa-clara
Sep 9 Anti-Shoplifting Drones Give Police New Weapon Against Petty Criminals
The Daily Wirealso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ca/san-diego/city/chula-vista
us/ca/fresno/city/clovis
Sep 9 ‘It’s eyes in the sky’: Drone first responders launching in Tulare County
YourCentralValley.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Porterville Recorder
New contract
Tulare County, CA us/ca/tulare
us/ca/tulare/city/porterville
Sep 8 California city canceled Flock, removed its cameras, then found the company had put some of them back
TechSpot
Contract canceled
us/ca/nevada/city/grass-valley
Sep 8 Lawsuit Challenges Authorities Which Used Drones to Photograph Homes Without Warrants
PetaPixel
Sonoma County, CA us/ca/sonoma
Sep 8 We asked candidates if SF should keep Flock surveillance, or tell it to Flock off
The San Francisco Standard ($)
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 8 DeFlock SCV raises flap over traffic cameras
Santa Clarita Valley Signal
us/ca/los-angeles/city/santa-clarita
Los Angeles County, CA us/ca/los-angeles
Sep 7 Grass Valley police remove re-installed Flock cameras after end of contract
KCRA
More coverage: CBS News · ABC10 · kobaran.com · Yahoo Tech
Contract canceled
us/ca/nevada/city/grass-valley
El Dorado County, CA us/ca/el-dorado
Sep 6 State Bill to Rein In License Plate Cameras Dies Without an Assembly Vote
Pasadena Now
us/ca/los-angeles/city/pasadena
Sep 4 How local sheriff's offices are using Flock, license plate readers
Local 3 News
More coverage: ColoradoBoulevard.net
us/ca/los-angeles/city/monterey-park
Sep 4 Residents sound alarm on license plate readers
Moorpark Acorn
us/ca/ventura/city/moorpark
us/ca/ventura/city/camarillo
us/ca/ventura/city/oxnard
Sep 4 Camarillo Flock debate raises questions for other local sheriff contract cities
Camarillo Acornalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Moorpark Acorn
Ventura County, CA us/ca/ventura
us/ca/ventura/city/camarillo
us/ca/ventura/city/moorpark
Sep 4 The Group Chat: Chula Vista backs off Flock proposal
inewsource
Contract canceled
us/ca/san-diego/city/chula-vista
Sep 4 Residents take notice of local Flock cameras as company attracts national attention
Valley Voice
New contract
us/ca/tulare/city/visalia
Tulare County, CA us/ca/tulare
Sep 4 Tulare County Sheriff’s Office introduces ‘Drone as First Responder’
YourCentralValley.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: kmph.com
Tulare County, CA us/ca/tulare
Sep 4 Supervisors approve nearly $12M police drone program
Ojai Valley Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
New contract
Ventura County, CA us/ca/ventura
us/ca/ventura/city/camarillo
us/ca/ventura/city/thousand-oaks
Sep 4 Police commission delays vote on drone rules over privacy and data-sharing concerns
The San Francisco Standard ($)
us/ca/san-francisco/city/san-francisco
Sep 4 Flock Cameras Raise Privacy Questions Across Coachella Valley
NBC Palm Springsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: FOX40
us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs
us/ca/nevada/city/grass-valley
Sep 3 Georgia woman files suit against Flock
11Alive.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Atlanta News First · wctv.tv · Yahoo
us/ga/lumpkin/city/dahlonega

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