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Residents urge Costa Mesa to audit or cancel Flock Safety ALPR network amid ICE concerns
Summary
Residents urged the City Council to audit or cancel its contract with Flock Safety automated license‑plate readers, citing alleged unauthorized federal access and civil‑liberties risks; council members acknowledged concerns and asked the police and city attorney to report back on current policies and the feasibility of an audit.
Scores of residents used the public‑comment period Tuesday to press the Costa Mesa City Council to cancel or audit the city’s contract with Flock Safety, the company that provides the citywide automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) network.
“These automated license plate reader systems collect and store data on residents without suspicion of a crime,” said Brooke, an organizer with Food Not Bombs (public comment). She and other commenters cited reporting that some California agencies have allowed out‑of‑state or federal…
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