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Residents urge Ridgecrest council to review Flock license-plate cameras before renewal
Summary
Multiple residents told the Ridgecrest City Council they want transparency, audits and an open-session review before the city considers renewing its contract with Flock, an AI-powered license-plate camera vendor. Speakers cited audits in Mountain View and Oxnard and asked for log audits and a public demonstration.
Resident Michael Acitra told the city council he has organized a committee to study Ridgecrest’s 24 Flock license-plate/AI cameras and urged the council to bring any renewal or continuation vote into open session.
“My name is Michael Acitra and I have more news concerning the 24 AI powered Flock surveillance cameras operated by the city,” Acitra said, and later added that Mountain View and Oxnard audits found misconfigurations and unauthorized data access that led those agencies to suspend or…
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