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Alameda County supervisors table Flock Safety contract after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment for and against a proposed extension of the county's license-plate-reader contract with Flock Safety, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to table item 44 for a staff presentation and public set matter on April 21, 2026.
Alameda County supervisors voted unanimously to table a proposed extension of the county's contract with Flock Safety after extended public comment that highlighted sharply divided views about license-plate-reader (ALPR) cameras.
Dozens of residents and advocates testified on both sides of the issue. Opponents said the technology risks exposing immigrant and other vulnerable communities to federal enforcement and private data access. "To approve Flock cannot even be called negligence at this point," Reem Suleiman, senior campaign…
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