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Residents urge Ridgecrest to review Flock camera contract and raise concern after homeless veteran found injured
Summary
During public comment Dec. 3, speaker Mike LeCitra urged a review of the city’s contract with Flock over alleged out-of-state data sharing that could violate California SB 34; Barbara Bain recounted a homeless veteran found injured in Leroy Jackson Park and called for better city response to vulnerable people living in public spaces.
Two members of the public used the council’s public-comment period Dec. 3 to press Ridgecrest officials on two separate concerns: the privacy and contractual terms of the city’s Flock license-plate camera system, and a report that a homeless veteran was discovered injured in Leroy Jackson Park.
Mike LeCitra told the council he has previously raised concerns about the physical security of the city’s Flock camera system and on Dec. 3 urged the city to review the Flock contract and its data-sharing practices. LeCitra said California Senate Bill 34 prohibits law enforcement in the state from sharing license-plate data with out-of-state or federal agencies but that contract…
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