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1,961 records and counting — 35 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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On the agenda: Lakewood October 7, 2026 (Wednesday) 6:00 P.M. — license plate reader (Oct 7)

Lakewood, Washington · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 — today

The published agenda for this October 7 meeting contains: "license plate reader". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.

On the record: “license plate reader”
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $3,200,00 was at stake

On the agenda: Lakewood August 18, 2026 (Tuesday) 6:00 P.M — Automated License Plate (Aug 18)

Lakewood, Washington · Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 2 months ago

The published agenda for the August 18, 2026 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate", "license plate reader", "License Plate Reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “Automated License Plate”“license plate reader”“License Plate Reader”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001017 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $49,461,383 was at stake

On the agenda: Lakewood August 10, 2026 — license plate reader (Aug 10)

Lakewood, Washington · Monday, August 10, 2026 — 2 months ago

The published agenda for the August 10, 2026 meeting contains: "license plate reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “license plate reader”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001018 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $2,858,724.11 was at stake

On the agenda: Lakewood July 6, 2026 — ALPR (Jul 6)

Lakewood, Washington · Monday, July 6, 2026 — 3 months ago

The published agenda for the July 6, 2026 meeting contains: "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “ALPR”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001168 · 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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