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East Palo Alto delays vote on Flock ALPR after hours of public protest; staff says contract negotiations continue
Summary
After extended public comment urging cancellation of the city’s Flock ALPR system, councilmembers voted to remove item 14.1 from tonight’s agenda. Police presented a quarterly ALPR report citing multiple investigations aided by Flock; staff said Flock has agreed to contract language barring AI training on city data and staff is proposing a shorter term while negotiation continues.
East Palo Alto’s City Council pushed a decision on its Flock automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) program to a future meeting on Tuesday after more than two hours of public comment and questions from councilmembers.
Mayor Lincoln and two councilmembers voted in favor of approving the meeting agenda without item 14.1 — the Flock contract — after debate over whether removing the topic from tonight’s calendar denied residents an opportunity to speak. The motion carried, leaving the contract “in limbo” but ensuring the issue will return to a future agenda, Vice Mayor (name on record) said.
Members of the public filled much of the meeting to urge termination or suspension of the contract. A widely repeated concern was that ALPR systems have been misused or improperly shared with federal immigration authorities in…
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