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Op-ed: Berkeley officials make the case for Flock, as vote nears

The Berkeley Scanner · Shoshana O'Keefe, Mark Humbert, Rashi Kesarwani, Terry Taplin · May 5, 2026

Four Berkeley City Council members co-authored a defense of the city's contract renewal and expansion with Flock, citing 52 ALPR-led arrests in 2025 for burglaries, robberies, sexual assault, and homicide. They argued data-sharing settings remain under police control with contract safeguards on federal access.

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