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The Archive — The Docket

1,978 records and counting — 26 still ahead across 50 states. Council votes surface here before they happen; rallies and town halls while there’s still time to show up. Nothing is ever deleted — what passes into the past stays on the record, so you can trace what was proposed, who showed up, and what it led to.

What’s coming up — and where to show up. Every record cites its primary source.

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Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $400,000 was at stake

On the agenda: East Palo Alto City Council - Dec 02, 2025 — Automated License Plate (Dec 2)

East Palo Alto, California · Tuesday, December 2, 2025 — 10 months ago

The published agenda for the December 2, 2025 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate", "Flock Safety", "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “Automated License Plate”“Flock Safety”“ALPR”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001427 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting

On the agenda: East Palo Alto City Council - Jun 17, 2025 — Automated License Plate (Jun 17)

East Palo Alto, California · Tuesday, June 17, 2025 — 1 year ago

The published agenda for the June 17, 2025 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate", "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “Automated License Plate”“ALPR”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001509 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $324,788.00 was at stake

On the agenda: East Palo Alto City Council - Mar 18, 2025 — Automated License Plate (Mar 18)

East Palo Alto, California · Tuesday, March 18, 2025 — 2 years ago

The published agenda for the March 18, 2025 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “Automated License Plate”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001510 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $200,000 was at stake

On the agenda: East Palo Alto City Council - Sep 17, 2024 — Surveillance Camera (Sep 17)

East Palo Alto, California · Tuesday, September 17, 2024 — 2 years ago

The published agenda for the September 17, 2024 meeting contains: "Surveillance Camera", "Automated License Plate", "surveillance camera", "automated license plate". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “Surveillance Camera”“Automated License Plate”“surveillance camera”“automated license plate”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001511 · archived, never deleted

How the Docket works

Every record here is a dated civic fact — a government meeting with surveillance technology on the published agenda, a council vote, a hearing, a rally, a deadline. Upcoming items tell you where to show up; showing up is how towns win. Past items never come off the record: they are the research archive of what was proposed, when, and where. Every record carries a permanent ID and cites its primary source — usually the government’s own published document.

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