California Cities & Counties Ending Flock Contracts (ALPR)
Cities That Have Canceled Flock Contracts, California Police Departments That Have Ended Flock Programs, ALPR Camera Bay Area, ALPR Flock Camera Cities Voted No
Last Updated: August 7, 2026, 11:10AM
California Cities That Voted No Or Ended ALPR Contracts
This is a running list of cities, police departments, counties and related agencies in California that have either voted to end Flock camera contracts, voted no on implementing ALPR cameras or have dismantled cameras in their area.
There are ~117,000 flock cameras in the United States and ~13% can be found in California.
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Northern California Cities Ending Flock Contracts
Eureka City Council Votes No On Flock Cameras - February 6, 2025
Santa Cruz votes to end Flock contract - January 13, 2026
Canceled flock contracts in Los Altos Hills, Cupertino & Saratoga per 2/24/26 BOS vote.
Los Altos Hills Flock Contract: Discontinued local deployment January 2026
Does not apply to the city of Los Altos (different city)
Mountain View flock cameras turned off after city council vote 2/2/24/26.
Campbell has canceled their contract, using in-house system.
El Cerrito votes to end flock contract 5/6/2026; scheduled full physical removal of its 40 cameras by August 18, 2026
Stanford Dumps Flock Camera For Genetec Cloudrunner -August 2026
Here is a good read on Flock cameras, implications and a few ways to get involved to influence the decision-making process in your city
Southern California Agencies Ending Flock Contracts
Oxnard Police Department Suspends Flock Cameras - February 27,2026
Bishop (City) Council Moves Forward to Cancel Contract with Flock - June 23, 2026
LAPD Ends Flock Contract - July 15, 2026 (flock safety lapd camera suspension)
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Upcoming Discussions, Renewals & Votes On Flock Cameras
Berkeley renews Flock camera contract, rejects expansion plan -May 8, 2026
Alameda County Extends Flock Contract - June 30, 2026
Redwood City residents urge review of Flock contract -Renews September 2026
Richmond Deactivates Flock Cameras In Dec 2025; Issues temporary renewal in March 2026; (expires in December 31, 2026) but police dept seeks to renew it
Grass Valley Council continues to address Flock camera concerns -July 30, 2026
Santa Clara court will decide if Flock suit proceeds -KALW August 2026
Palo Alto (30 Cameras) City Council To Audit Flock Agreement Aug 24, 2026
Related Flock Camera Incidents, News California
San Jose Flock Camera Lawsuit - April 2026
Three license plate reader cameras stolen near Highway 49 in Auburn -April 2026
SFPD suspends access to flock camera network after improper queries - June 2026
DeflockSF maps cameras all over the city.
California may put restrictions on Flock camera data - August 2026
Flock Pitched Plan To Turn Uber & Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles -404 Media (August 7, 2026)
Retailers, Businesses Using Flock Cameras
Home Depot
Target
Lowe’s
Walmart
NorCal/Bay Area Retailers, Businesses Using Flock Cameras
Bishop Ranch (Sunset Development Co), San Ramon
SoCal Retailers, Businesses Using Flock Cameras
Fashion Valley (mall), San Diego
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