🚨 DEFLOCK MARCH ON CITY HALL: TMRW (8/11) 6pm PST FLOCK GRASS VALLEY CA city council meeting!!! 🚨
The short version: A grassroots call-to-action urges Grass Valley, CA residents to confront their city council over a proposed Flock ALPR deal before it's rubber-stamped.
Our Take
Credit where it's due: creator BaptainsCupboard is doing the unglamorous work that actually moves the needle on surveillance policy — showing up, in person, at a city council meeting with a time, date, and address. No think-piece, no doomscrolling, just a direct call for Grass Valley residents to be in the room when their local government decides whether to hand Flock Safety a standing camera network to track every plate that rolls through town.
This is exactly the moment that matters most and gets the least attention. Flock contracts rarely get real public scrutiny; they get approved on a slow Tuesday night with three minutes of public comment, if that. Once the cameras go up, the retention policies, data-sharing agreements, and mission creep follow almost automatically — and good luck getting a council to reverse course once the invoices start. Small towns like Grass Valley are often where these systems quietly take root before anyone in a bigger city even notices.
If you're nearby, showing up Monday is the highest-leverage thing you can do. If you're not, check our camera map to see what's already watching your own community, and use our take-action page to find the playbook for pushing back before your council votes yes.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of BaptainsCupboard, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.