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Residents press council over Flock license-plate cameras, call for town-hall
Summary
Multiple Ridgecrest residents raised privacy, procurement, and transparency concerns about the city's Flock license-plate camera deployment and announced a public town hall; commenters alleged missing contract edits and questioned data-sharing and permit practices.
Residents at the Feb. 4 Ridgecrest City Council meeting urged the city to reconsider its deployment of Flock AI-powered license-plate readers and called for greater transparency and oversight.
Mike LeCitro, a Ridgecrest resident, detailed procurement and operational concerns, saying the system was rapidly introduced after an initial memorandum of understanding in April 2023 and that promised…
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