Flock Safety ALPR contract

Called Flock cameras tools of the surveillance state, citing ACLU concerns, misuse cases, and the 55+ cities that have ended Flock contracts.

Said the problem is Flock the company, not the city or police, and urged removing the cameras entirely since there's no proof the data won't be misused.

Said 234 agencies can access Monterey Park's camera data, that Flock has lied publicly, and urged the city to deflock and lead like it did on the data center ban.

Said Flock's data-ownership terms undermine local control and cited weak evidence ALPRs actually reduce crime; asked the city to spend the money on tools that truly protect residents.

Warned that license-plate scanning is the first step toward a nationwide surveillance and profiling system.

Held up a leaked Flock marketing document and asked why Monterey Park would renew when LAPD just declined to.

Said Flock doesn't prevent crime, cited the Los Altos data-sharing lapse, and urged the council to end the contract.

Compared the issue to the data center ban and urged the council to show the same leadership on Flock.

Presented FBI crime statistics arguing vehicle thefts went up and clearances went down after Flock arrived — 'Flock is a failure.'

A new resident who praised the community but said trusting a private tech company with surveillance data is a mistake — don't renew.

Showed a photo of a Flock camera near her home, read the Fourth Amendment aloud, and demanded the contract lapse and cameras come down.

A US history teacher who said the surveillance network violates Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights and quoted LAPD's own civil-liberties rationale for dropping Flock.

Invoked Orwell's 1984, said mass surveillance doesn't make communities safer, and asked that the $100,000 go to quality-of-life programs instead.

Cited reporting that ICE searched Flock data in other states and said the $100,000 check to Flock is an endorsement of that behavior.

Used colorful language to criticize ALPR data sharing and accountability while opposing the surveillance program.

The lone Flock supporter of the night: if the cameras save even one life, the privacy trade and $100,000 are worth it.

Said the cameras affect surrounding cities too, and other agencies may not be as trustworthy as Monterey Park PD.

Said the shortened comment time limits civic engagement and asked the city to end the Flock contract when it expires this August.

Questioned the chief's 'iron wall' claim, noted LAPD dropped Flock, and argued prevention beats punishing misuse after the fact.

Recalled cases where MPPD solved crimes without surveillance cameras and asked that the Flock contract not be renewed.

Gave background on Flock's scale and pricing, cited stalking and abortion-tracking misuse cases, and said the problem is the company, not the technology.

Thanked staff for the Vacant-to-Vibrant workshop and asked the council not to renew Flock, noting the surveillance debate is national in scope.