Sierra Vista Flock ALPR Community Discussion | February 24, 2026 | Eric Fowler

Our Take

Credit where it's due: Jen's Two Cents caught Eric Fowler, Chair of the Maricopa County Libertarian Party and a coalition partner in the "What the Flock" effort, using his five minutes of public comment to press Sierra Vista's council on why Flock Safety cameras belong in their town at all. This is the unglamorous, essential work of resisting mass surveillance — showing up to a council meeting, saying your piece on the record, and making elected officials own their vote in front of constituents and cameras alike.

What makes these local hearings matter isn't the five minutes themselves, it's the pattern. Flock's ALPR network has spread across thousands of U.S. towns largely because most city councils approve it with little scrutiny, treating a dragnet surveillance tool like a routine purchase order. When residents and coalition groups from across the political spectrum — libertarians, civil liberties advocates, privacy-minded conservatives and progressives — start showing up at the same podiums with the same questions, it signals that the easy rubber-stamp era may be ending.

Sierra Vista is one data point in a much bigger map. If you want to see whether Flock or similar ALPR cameras are already watching your own streets, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back like Fowler did, our take-action resources can help you figure out where to start.