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Santa Cruz leaders vote to terminate contract with Flock

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-01-15T08:23:13-08:00January 13, 2026|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, Flock, Flock Safety, ICE, license plate cameras, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz police, Santa Cruz Police Department, surveillance|

Council leaves the door open for replacement license plate readers

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Santa Cruz could end Flock camera contract next month

By Jesse Kathan|2026-01-09T14:05:10-08:00January 8, 2026|Tags: Featured, Flock, Flock Safety, ICE, Jesse Kathan, license plate cameras, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz police, Santa Cruz Police Department, surveillance|

Discussion set for Tuesday’s council meeting

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Dozens of California agencies shared license plate data with feds, Santa Cruz records show

By Jesse Kathan|2025-12-09T18:24:04-08:00December 9, 2025|Tags: Bernie Escalante, Featured, Flock, Flock Safety, ICE, Jesse Kathan, license plate cameras, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz police, Santa Cruz Police Department, surveillance|

LAPD and others appear to have violated state law

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Out-of-state law enforcement accessed Santa Cruz Police license plate camera data, Chief admits

By Jesse Kathan|2025-11-18T15:59:44-08:00November 18, 2025|Tags: Bernie Escalante, Featured, Flock, Flock Safety, ICE, Jesse Kathan, license plate cameras, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz police, Santa Cruz Police Department, surveillance|

City leaders pledge tighter restrictions on data sharing

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ICE accessed Capitola license plate data. Police say it was a mistake.

By Jesse Kathan|2025-11-10T11:16:46-08:00November 7, 2025|Tags: Capitola Police, Featured, Flock, Flock Safety, ICE, Jesse Kathan, license plate cameras, Sarah Ryan, surveillance|

Out-of-state agencies searched the data more than three million times since 2024