City Council Meeting, 9/8/26
The short version: Glendora's city council livestream is another reminder that ALPR contracts get decided in quiet meetings most residents never watch.
Our Take
The City of Glendora dropped its September 8th council meeting straight to YouTube, no agenda summary, no highlights reel, just the raw feed. That's actually useful for watchdogs, because it means whatever gets said about camera contracts, budget line items, or police department requests is on the record in full, unedited. Credit to the city for keeping the stream public even if the packaging is bare bones.
We can't confirm from the title alone whether Flock Safety or another ALPR vendor is on this particular agenda, but this is exactly the kind of meeting where surveillance expansions get approved with a five-minute discussion and a unanimous vote. Council chambers are where mass license plate tracking programs actually get funded, renewed, or quietly expanded, and most residents have no idea it's happening until cameras start appearing on their street.
If you live in or near Glendora, this is your cue to actually watch the footage rather than skip it, and to check whether your intersections already have readers logging your plate. Look up your area on the map, and if you want to push back on how these programs get approved with so little public input, our take-action page has the tools to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of City of Glendora, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.