El Cerrito, CA Flock Contract

Canceled

Who approved this?

Approved by El Cerrito City Council.

The El Cerrito City Council voted 3 to 2 in May 2026 against renewing the Flock Safety contract, and the city's 40 license plate reader cameras went dark when the agreement ended on June 6, 2026. Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Saltzman and council members Lisa Motoyama and William Ktsanes voted against renewal; Mayor Gabe Quinto and council member Carolyn Wysinger voted for it. Police had asked for either a three year deal at 315,000 dollars or a one year deal at 105,000 dollars, and the council rejected both. An El Cerrito Police Department review released February 27, 2026 found that between June and August 2023 agencies outside California searched El Cerrito plate records, including the FBI, ATF, the GSA Inspector General and the National Park Service, with two later breaches by the United States Postal Inspection Service from September to November 2023 and by Loma Linda Healthcare Veterans Affairs Police in May 2025; the department said no federal immigration agency searched its records. Out of state sharing of this kind is barred by SB 34. Removal of the cameras started July 31, 2026 and was expected to finish by August 18, 2026. The one source giving a meeting date gives an internally inconsistent one, so no approval date is given.

El Cerrito ended its Flock contract

Contract ended June 6, 2026.

The money

  • Cameras: 40
  • Funding source: General fund

What happens next

    This decision already happened in public; the record and its sources are above. If the community revisits the question, that decision would follow the same public process: a noticed meeting, public comment, and a recorded outcome, all through official channels.

    How cities end Flock contracts

    Sources

    Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.

    The record

    El Cerrito City Council approved this Flock contract; the sources give no date. It passed as a council vote item. El Cerrito Police Department runs the cameras.

    Cameras: 40. The money: City budget. Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Saltzman tied the decision to wider cost cutting..

    The contract is now canceled.

    3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. See the rest of California on the California hub, or browse the whole tracker.

    Cite this record

    Who Approved This, "El Cerrito, CA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 8, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ca-el-cerrito/.

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