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The Docket

1,951 records and counting — 31 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: San Clemente meeting — Automated License Plate (Jun 2)

San Clemente, California · Tuesday, June 2, 2026 — 4 months ago

The published agenda for the June 2, 2026 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate", "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “license plate recognition”“ALPR”“LICENSE PLATE READER”“Automated License Plate”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-000816 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting

In the minutes: San Clemente meeting, license plate reader (Feb 10)

San Clemente, California · Tuesday, February 10, 2026 — 8 months ago

Meeting minutes published with the February 10, 2026 meeting documents record: "license plate reader". These terms appear in the minutes, not as items on that agenda. The document stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “license plate reader”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-000814 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting

In the minutes: San Clemente meeting, Flock camera (May 27)

San Clemente, California · Tuesday, May 27, 2025 — 1 year ago

Meeting minutes published with the May 27, 2025 meeting documents record: "Flock camera". These terms appear in the minutes, not as items on that agenda. The document stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “Flock camera”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-000813 · 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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