Flock cameras

Argued the Flock cameras constitute warrantless mass surveillance of every driver, cited a 71% misread rate, and asked the council to end the program or at least order an independent audit before renewal.

A Sun City Roseville resident thanked the council for funding police and supporting the Flock license plate reader cameras, calling them essential crime-deterrent tools.

Spoke in support of Flock cameras, citing a 2025 survey of 700 law enforcement agencies and noting that multi-step verification meant no misreads led to stops or arrests in Roseville.

Opposed the license plate reader technology, questioned the city's claim that most feedback supports it, and criticized dismissing public debate because the issue was discussed in 2018.

Repeated her request for a town hall and an agenda item on the Flock program, and relayed a question asking what distinguishes Roseville from cities that have cancelled Flock.

Speaking for the Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce's 1,300 member businesses, supported responsible use of license plate reader technology and urged regular public updates on the program.

Argued Flock cameras constitute unconstitutional mass surveillance without consent or warrants, and urged the city to remove them.

Traced the Flock contract history from 2020, said she found no evidence of the SB 34-required public meeting before implementation, and announced a public records request.

Argued the cameras violate privacy even if accurate, criticized Flock's funding origins, and urged the city to end the contract like Grass Valley did.

Cited a 71% failure rate and privacy violations, and requested a town hall meeting with the council and police chief to discuss the Flock system.

Cited a report that over 70% of Flock alerts to Roseville PD were false positives and urged the council to cancel the contract, noting more than 50 cities have done so.

Said council members deserve a pay raise under Measure A but urged them to rethink Flock surveillance, the data center, and ICE's presence, which he said is hurting local businesses.

Said Flock's changed terms grant it exclusive rights to collected data and urged the council to cancel the contract over privacy and accuracy concerns.

A West Roseville engineer who cautioned against the proposed Philip Road data center's proximity to homes and also urged suspending the Flock contract.