On Apr 21 at 3pm (Agenda Item 55), the Alameda County Board will approve an extension of the "worst in the country" Flock contract, by only amending the length and increasing the value. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is running away from one of the shadiest vendors in a shady industry.

ICE agent charged with assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at motorists Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown

One state shows courage in holding federal agents accountable. Finally.

"ICE agent charged with assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at motorists."

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Why are Bay Area electeds ignoring what the rest of the country is realizing re Flock as a problematic vendor? 71 contracts, mostly in the past few months, is not insignificant.

Ex-Costa Mesa police officer accused of using FLOCK cameras to track his mistress A former Costa Mesa police officer pleaded guilty to using law enforcement cameras and databases to track his wife and mistress.

This is a known, frequently occurring problem.

"Ex-Costa Mesa police officer accused of using FLOCK cameras to track his mistress."

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Why California prosecutor dropped charges against man who escorted students to ICE protest California police paid close attention to adults who helped students during an ICE protest and brought charges against a Fresno man under an anti-truancy law.

Are California police trying to lose all credibility?

“Why California prosecutor dropped charges against man who escorted students to ICE protest” calmatters.org/justice/2026...

Video: Your Data Will Be Used Against You Your Data Will Be Used Against You Tues, April 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET Daniel Solove talks to Andrew Guthrie Ferguson about his book YOUR DATA WILL BE

Your Data Will Be Used Against You – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-your-d... Andew G. Ferguson and I discuss his new book YOUR DATA WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU: POLICING IN THE AGE OF SELF-SURVEILLANCE, amzn.to/3PLNU0c

Tell @lowes-official.bsky.social to end the contract!

Every day, California law enforcement makes data available to ICE and CBP. We need your help to turn California into a data privacy sanctuary state. Please support our efforts here: secure-justice.org/donate

Just a few angry activists? Or is it a bandwagon?

California continues to share data with ICE/CBP every day. Please support our work holding government agencies accountable. secure-justice.org/donate

Another Flock L in Lakewood, CA (Mar 24). The Flock lobbyist is former San Diego PD Captain Jeff Jordan - he negotiated SDPD contract with Flock on his way out the door.

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Community groups demand answers for police response to ICE at SFO Advocates including the Public Defender’s Office want to investigate SFPD’s interactions with federal authorities

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New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.

The anti-voter SAVE Act would require voters to show a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, but 21 million American citizens don’t have those documents readily available. bit.ly/4rA2p4R

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Under ethics rules, an overloaded attorney has not only the right but the duty to decline new appointments. More than half of the 214 felony and misdemeanor trials in 2025 resulted in no conviction, revealing a serious pattern of overcharging by the DA.
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Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will only get worse.

Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever.

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ICE Paid the Salaries of This Town’s Entire Police Force Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alo...

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San Francisco is not a sanctuary city The violent detainment of a mother at SFO is a reminder that ‘sanctuary’ ends at the circle of officers around the armed men and crying child

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SFPD officers ‘slammed’ and ‘punched’ men during illegal Bayview arrest, public defender says Officers allegedly piled on a 23-year-old inside his Bayview bedroom and pepper-sprayed his sister during a racially-motivated 2025 arrest.

missionlocal.org/2026/03/sfpd...

Florida sheriffs say mass deportations go too far, call for path to citizenship Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other state law enforcement leaders say they'd rather be focusing on immigrants who are committing crimes.

Not a headline we expected to read. Further proof of how wrong Trump’s actions are.

Florida sheriffs say mass deportations go too far, call for path to citizenship reason.com/2026/03/18/f...

@profferguson.bsky.social’s new book is a must-read! In this interview, we talk about some of the main arguments, including Andrew’s position that some things should not be used as legal evidence—that is, they should be entirely “off-limits” “even with a warrant.”

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027 New car surveillance tech becomes mandatory by 2027, using infrared cameras to monitor driver sobriety and alertness with privacy and cost concerns.

Your next car purchase comes with an unwelcome passenger: a federal mandate requiring surveillance technology that monitors your every blink, glance, and head nod.
www.gadgetreview.com/federal-surv...

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’

Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Exclusive: Faulty urine tests may have inflated alcohol levels in California criminal cases A state forensics laboratory in a Bay Area county alerted prosecutors that urine tests conducted between 2016 and 2025 may have resulted in inaccurate alcohol readings.

Faulty state-issued urine kits could have caused false positives for alcohol intoxication in criminal investigations conducted in Sonoma County between 2016 and 2025, according to a letter obtained by the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.

Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police misidentified her through facial recognition in a bank fraud case. Charges were dismissed when records proved she was in Tennessee, but she lost her home, car, and dog. www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-d...

4 active class actions against Flock. 4 active lawsuits against CA entities pertaining to their use of Flock.

Berkeley, Richmond, Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco: we should double down and give Flock a lot more $ since they're losing all these contracts (at least 42).

Opinion | ICE surge in Minneapolis parallels California gang database debacle ICE agents arrest people based on looks or skin color, as police in California did years ago when databases falsely listed many as gang members.

Opinion | ICE surge in Minneapolis parallels California gang database debacle calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Alameda County public defender challenges judge over lack of Black jurors A misdemeanor case has surfaced a troubling pattern in Alameda County juries, which often fail to reflect the community’s diversity.

“That meant Route, who is Black, would stand trial with no chance that a single Black person would end up on her jury.”

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AI cameras are everywhere — and people are paying the price for their mistakes Flock Safety's license plate readers are used by police in thousands of communities. When the cameras make mistakes, the consequences can be severe.

An under-discussed concern re ALPR is the error rate of the plate readers, a long-known problem. Mr. Upchurch's nightmare experience is dangerously common.

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As the scandals keep exploding across the country, 42 municipalities have terminated Flock ALPR contracts in the past few months.

Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond response? "Let's double-down and give Flock million$ more."

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Another Flock L.

Ithaca Common Council votes to end contract with Flock Safety.

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