ALPR surveillance cameras

Safety Over Surveillance member urged the council to solicit and incorporate public input into its grand jury report response on license plate readers.

Immigrant rights advocate said the city must hold at least two accessible town halls and disclose past data-sharing problems before responding to the grand jury report.

Longtime privacy advocate cited data hacks and misuse in other cities and urged the council to act now on surveillance concerns.

Speaking in Spanish, expressed concern about losing control of personal data and images collected by surveillance cameras, and hacker risks.

Police Advisory Committee member speaking personally urged a town hall and a tailored, Redwood City-specific grand jury response, agendized for October 26.

Former prosecutor and civil rights attorney detailed grand jury findings on inadequate audits and data-security gaps, and urged listening to the community before approving any police department letter.

Zoom commenter said the camera program contradicts the city's welcoming-city claims and worried about hacking and immigration enforcement misuse.

Menlo Park resident urged the council not to send a form-letter response and to weigh whether a vendor is needed at all.

Longtime homeowner asked for two accessible town halls, a tailored council letter, and noted overwhelming community opposition to new surveillance programs.

Urged the council to cancel the Flock ALPR contract entirely, not just seek a new vendor, citing over 100,000 monthly data searches.

Urged town halls and an independent council response before acting on the grand jury report, quoting its findings on weak audit controls.

Psychologist and professor raised mental-health and trust harms of surveillance and urged protecting vulnerable communities.

Self-described undocumented resident claimed credit for defeating Flock in 12 jurisdictions, demanded cancellation of Flock, Axon, and Skydio contracts and a surveillance town hall, and was warned about staying on topic.

Asked the council to reject surveillance camera bids and address the civil grand jury's findings on weak oversight of the city's camera system.

Asked the council to pause the surveillance contract process, review the grand jury report in a public hearing, and hold town halls.