Benicia contracted Flock Safety for ALPR cameras, quickly encountering operational issues and flawed vendor justifications.

The entities involved

• city council →

  legislative body that governs a city, municipality or local government area

  • Council questioned the mayor regarding spending practices.Mon 17:45
  • City Council oversees civil service hiring processes.Mon 17:26
• Benicia →

  city in Solano County, California, United States

  • State policy affects Benicia's future development, which is governed by the city council.Sat 02:34
• Flock Safety →

  American surveillance technology company

  • County leaders in Fairfax County are reviewing a potential partnership with the surveillance technology company Flock Safety.Mon 16:37
  • Surveillance technology use by Massachusetts State Police in Great Barrington is facing court scrutiny and public opinion review.Mon 14:17

Related events

• Woonsocket City Council is considering protocols to regulate the use of surveillance cameras involving Flock Safety.Sep 17
• Stillwater city council contracted with and installed Flock Safety cameras.Sep 3
• A city council renewed its contract with Flock Safety for ALPR surveillance cameras.Aug 18
• Flock Safety was approved by the Pekin city council to provide cameras, funded by a state grant.Aug 25
• City of Florence, Ky. is suspending the use of Flock Safety cameras.Sep 11