Los Altos Hills, CA
The Los Altos Hills Town Council voted unanimously to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety. The town's official ALPR page states that all Flock cameras in town went offline effective immediately following the vote. Councilmembers cited ICE's indirect access to ALPR data through network searches by other agencies, alongside doubts about effectiveness and rising cost.
What moved this decision
- Indirect ICE access to ALPR data via other agencies’ network searches
- Councilmember assessment that burglary rates had not fallen because of Flock
- Ease of evasion using stolen or missing plates
- Rising sheriff monitoring and public safety contract costs
What happened afterwards
Cameras and poles were removed by Flock over the following weeks, and the council directed staff to seek a refund on the contract, which otherwise ran through 2026-06-30. Mayor Bhateja publicly questioned whether the cameras had reduced burglaries at all, noting offenders used stolen or missing plates to evade them - a rare instance of a jurisdiction stating on the record that the technology underperformed, rather than citing privacy alone. Six weeks later the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors separately cut ties with Flock, ending the sheriff's ALPR service to the town as well.
What we still don’t know
These are the records we would need to describe this decision completely. If you can help obtain them, or already have them, get in touch.
- Whether Flock granted any refund