Overview
- The City Council will decide whether SDPD may continue using Flock’s ALPR system on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m.
- Councilmembers Sean Elo-Rivera and Henry Foster III joined more than 50 demonstrators to urge the city to halt the program.
- SDPD says the cameras aided about 600 investigations, recovered roughly $5.8–$6 million in property, and coincided with a more than 20% drop in vehicle crime.
- The city’s Privacy Advisory Board recommended stopping Flock and listed 31 changes, while the Public Safety Committee later voted unanimously to continue without changes.
- Supporters led by Councilmember Raul Campillo call the program cost efficient at $2–$3 million per year, as opponents warn of risks to immigrants and people seeking reproductive care.