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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10:31 PMPUBLIC COMMENTS
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Comments Mayor and Members of the City Council,
For months now, members of the public have attempted to engage this Council in meaningful conversations about the risks associated with Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), particularly the Flock camera network. Those concerns were repeatedly raised during public comment, yet they were largely dismissed or minimized.
Unfortunately, recent developments have confirmed exactly what many of us warned about. Reporting by the Ventura
County Star revealed that a vendor flaw allowed out-of-state and even federal agencies to access Ventura County ALPR data, despite California law prohibiting that type of sharing. An audit found that the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office data was queried more than 364,000 times by out-of-state agencies, some
referencing immigration enforcement, a clear violation of SB-54. 1 As a result of these revelations, the Oxnard Police Department has already suspended its use of Flock ALPR cameras after discovering unauthorized nationwide queries were able to access local data without the department’s knowledge.
So while we will avoid saying “We told you so,” the reality is that the public warned this Council that these systems carried serious privacy and legal risks. Those warnings were not hypothetical.
Now that the evidence is clear, what the public deserves is accountability and transparency.
On Feb 4, 2026, we met with Vice Mayor Martita Martinez Bravo, and Assistant City Manager Carmen Nichols was also present.
We asked Vice Mayor Martinez-Bravo when voting for the
additional Flock cameras back in October of 2025, what
safeguards were placed to prevent misuse or data sharing, to which she could not recall and stated that was a question better suited to ask Commander Tennesson.
So tell us, were there ever any safeguards in place? If so why did this happen? We are asking each member of this Council to go on the record and clearly state what actions—or non-actions— you intend to take regarding ALPR technology in Camarillo, and why.
If other agencies in our own county are suspending these systems due to privacy breaches and legal concerns, this Council should explain to the community how it plans to respond.
The public has been raising these concerns for months. Now that the risks have been confirmed, we deserve answers and transparency.
Thank you,
Blanca & Anita
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