Millbrae City Council Regular Meeting - June 23, 2026
The short version: Millbrae's city council livestream is a reminder that ALPR deployments get decided in low-attendance meetings like this one, not in public debate.
Our Take
Credit to MCTV Community Media for keeping a camera on Millbrae's council chambers, because this is exactly where decisions about license plate readers quietly get made. Whether or not Flock Safety is explicitly on this particular agenda, the pattern across California and the country is the same: a staff report, a brief presentation about 'public safety tools,' a vote, and a network of cameras logging every car that passes through town before most residents even know it happened.
Local council meetings are the real battleground in the fight against mass surveillance. State legislatures and federal courts move slowly, but a five-person council can approve a multi-year ALPR contract in a single evening, often with little scrutiny of data retention policies, vendor access, or how license plate data might be shared with other agencies, including ICE or out-of-state police. If Millbrae is moving forward with or renewing an ALPR system, residents deserve to know the contract terms, not just the sales pitch.
If you want to see whether Flock cameras are already watching your commute, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not wait for your own council meeting to spring a surprise vote, our take-action page has tools for pushing back before the cameras go up.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of MCTV Community Media, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.