Hi Neighbor,
Welcome back to the Deflock Sac Metro newsletter! In this newsletter we have some CA state highlights and some out of state ones. We also have a script for you to contact your recently elected officials, getting a jump start on the incoming elected’s hearing from the people on ALPR regulations. Many city offices have not formally been called yet so we didn’t include them but the script is non-specific so if your local city office has been called, you can always send to them as well!
We put out a newsletter in your email every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month packed with local and national updates, action items, and upcoming events in the Greater Sacramento area that are from allied organizations or opportunity to interact with local representatives outside of the council chambers. These newsletters will come with scripts and talking points to help you form public comment off agenda. Even when we do not have the ability to have big crowds regularly at city council and board of supervisor meetings, the consistent and persistent comments help lay the groundwork for when the time comes for when the contracts come up.
HOPE:
Let some of these community wins in other cities encourage you to keep the pressure up:
Mill Valley, CA: The city of Mill Valley has decided to suspend their ALPR and “live-feed cameras” while they try to negotiate terms for their remaining contract that will guarantee data protections. Vice Mayor Caroline Joachim said “Even though we limited the use of it, and we had guardrails, and we were limited to only sharing the data with a small number of agencies, we were also aware there were breaches with other agencies… We need to hit pause and figure out how we can actually use this technology in a responsible way, such that we can use it as an effective law enforcement tool but we can also assure the community that their data is not being used for another purpose and their privacy is protected.” You can read more from the Marin Independent Journal here.
League City, TX: Flock cameras were on the ballot in more ways than one for League City, TX. Prop A was just advisory but the city council had committed to honoring the outcome. Prop A stated, “As a nonbinding statement of voter preference, should the League City Police Department continue using automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways for law enforcement purposes?” Current vote tally from the city website states 21,7144 yes votes and 25,538 no votes. You can read more about it from Newsweek here and check their election results here.
At the time of preparing this news letter, 491 contracts have been cancelled since October of 2024. Secure Justice has developed a tracker that is on their website. You can check that out here. These stories show how public pressure can lead to change from the law enforcement offices and the elected officials. Please be inspired by that to continue to pressure our officials to remove all ALPRs from our streets.
REASON:
It seems like every day there is a new article that comes out with a new story of an officer abusing the system, Flock getting caught in another lie, or even confirmations of what we already were aware of. Check out these others:
Fresno, CA: According to the Fresno Bee, “The [Office of Independent Review’s] report offered little detail other than that Internal Affairs began an investigation Sept. 8 after the department accused an unnamed officer of abusing Flock data and misusing statewide data from the Department of Justice’s database called California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS).” The misuse that sparked further review was from August 25, but further investigations showed more misuse. Not many specifics are available at this time.
Indian River County, FL: Former Deputy Samuel Earman was one of 2 found to have been using their database in an audit and was arrested on 4 felony counts. But this wasn’t the first time, Earman had been arrested and charged previously in November of 2025 for stalking and felony unauthorized computer usage. After the initial arrest, 10-12 women came forward about his behavior. The department now plans to do quarterly audits to help find abuses quicker. You can read more about this and the other deputy found misusing their system in their audit here.
As always, check out the Institute for Justice’s database logging ALPR abuses nationwide for the most up to date information coming out in between newsletters.
Action:
Now that election day is over, we have some clearer pictures of who will be representing us. While some races have yet to be called, and certification isn’t until at least December, we can still reach out to those incoming officials. Use the following script for local officials incoming to the city, county, and state level offices.
Hi __,
My name is [NAME] I just wanted to first start by congratulating you on the election, though results are still pending certification. The work you put in earning the vote now gets to shift to delivering on campaign promises to represent the folks who put you there.
[Optional: Insert personal ties to district or campaign if volunteered, donated, etc.]
One issue that is important to me that I want to highlight to you early is that of privacy and the use of Automatic License Plate Readers in our area. We have seen successful regulation passed in cities, counties, and states and would love to see regulations passed here as well. Some examples are the laws set forth in Washington, New Hampshire and Maine.
These systems are abused by both law enforcement and by the private companies operating them on a regular basis. Institute for Justice has even built a tracker for Law Enforcement abuse to be documented due to the increasing instances that have been made public. If we can pass comprehensive regulations to these systems on a city, county, and state level, we will be better for it.
[Optional: Insert and specific regulation you would like to see at whatever level the elected office is]
Thank you for your time, look forward to paying attention to all you can accomplish in office.
Respectfully,
[NAME]
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Here is contact information for the representatives elect at the state and county level:
State Senator District 6 – Sean Frame – team@seanframe.com
State Senator District 8 – Angelique Ashby – senator.ashby@senate.ca.gov
State Assembly District 6 – Maggy Krell – assemblymember.krell@assembly.ca.gov
State Assembly District 7 – Amy Slavensky – info@amyslavensky.com
State Assembly District 9 – Heath Flora – assemblymember.flora@assembly.ca.gov
State Assembly District 10 – Stephanie Nguyen – assemblymember.stephanienguyen@assembly.ca.gov
State Assembly District 11- Lori Wilson – assemblymember.wilson@assembly.ca.gov
Board of Supervisors District 1 – Flo Cofer – info@floforsac.com
Local Highlights:
There are a lot of really great organizations across the Sacramento Region doing great things. We want to highlight a few for you here. Additionally, there are some city elected officials with opportunities to meet outside of council chambers.
- SAC 4 Sanctuary Carne Asada & Potluck
- November 15, 2026 at 1 pm at Colonial Park
- Cultural performances, resources, raffle, and more. Bring a dish to share. More information on the Deflock Sac Metro Instagram. RSVP here.
- City of Sacramento: Cafecito Con Karina
- November 12, 2026 at 9-10 am at Donuts & Coffey in Natomas
- See more info here.
- Nor Cal Resist Seeds for Solidarity Farm workday
- November 8, 2026 at 9am-1pm at 8484 Lake Forrest Dr
- Sacramento AI Data Center Coalition Meeting
- Tuesdays in November 6:30-7:30
- Meeting on zoom. Info can be found here or email Third Act at sacramento@thirdact.org
- Sacramento Free School – “Secure Web Surfing For Radicals”
- November 21, 2026 at 3-5pm at 2775 Cottage Way #15, Sacramento
- More info here.
If you are a part of a local organization and would like to see your event highlighted here, please submit it via this form
Make sure to sign our petitions at https://c.org/XbmBXxLqvg and https://c.org/B2rtgCd29r
In solidarity,
Deflock Sac Metro Community
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