Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, and Police Chief Mindy Castro today announced the city would end it’s subscription to the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader service. Citing access by agencies “outside of Fresno’s jurisdiction”, the Mayor and the Police Chief said Fresno would not renew it’s contract with Flock when it expires in February 2027.

It’s a bit odd that they chose “agencies outside of Fresno’s jurisdiction” as one of the reasons they are ending the use of Flock, when the Fresno PD’s Flock Transparency page lists 268 agencies in California as authorized to access the data collected in their city.

Other California agencies, including Los Angeles PD, have ended their use of Flock cameras. Some have transitioned to other companies, and some are still researching their next steps.

Visalia continues to use Flock, and recently authorized the police department to use grant monies to fund the current 13 cameras, and continue the process to add 9 more. Visalia also has access to other Flock cameras in the area, operated by the College of the Sequoias, and private companies such as Lowe’s and Home Depot. Farmersville, Porterville, and other cities in the region also allow Visalia PD to access their camera networks.

Visalia authorizes over 300 California agencies to access it’s data.

My previous blog entries about Flock cameras in Visalia: