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Committee questions private patrols and ALPR use, calls for more transparency
Summary
Members discussed private patrols and automated license-plate readers, with some saying evidence of ALPR effectiveness is thin while others urged public-records transparency given concerns that private patrols operate with limited accountability.
Los Altos Hills committee members raised concerns about oversight and transparency for private patrols and the use of automated license-plate readers (ALPRs), saying the town should clarify what records are available to the public.
A council member said evidence for ALPR effectiveness was "thin" but also acknowledged private patrols had produced useful observations. "Maybe that's the word you used on the ALPRs...but I do believe that…
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