Verified Flock
Public records collected by the EFF Atlas of Surveillance document Flock Safety automated license plate readers in Santa Paula, California.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
Agency
Santa Paula Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Ventura County
State
California (CA)
Vendor
Flock Safety
The Santa Paula Police Department received city council approval to install Flock Safety automated license plate readers in June 2023.
Verified deployment detail
No primary sources on file yet
Cameras / readers
Not publicly verified
Contract price
Not publicly verified
Contract start
Not publicly verified
Contract end
Not publicly verified
Data retention
Not publicly verified
Data sharing documented
Not publicly verified
Date approved
Not publicly verified
ALPR policy
Not publicly verified
Contract / public record
Not publicly verified
Flock transparency portal
Not publicly verified
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Sources · record AOS013966
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El Cerrito started physically removing its license plate reader cameras, according to Local News Matters.
Local News MattersJul 30, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
An SFPD audit found department Flock searches run on behalf of federal and out-of-state agencies, KTVU reported.
KTVU FOX 2Jun 18, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
KQED's coverage of the San Francisco audit describes hundreds of improper federal accesses of license plate data identified by the review.
KQEDJun 18, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
A second audit found significantly wider outside access to Tiburon's license plate data than an earlier review indicated, The Ark reported.
The Ark (via SFGate)Mar 27, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
Camera counts, contract prices, retention and sharing policies are shown only where we found a primary source. Where they're missing, the information is not publicly verified — see the Flock Files for the documents we do have.
Data attribution
Portions of the surveillance deployment data on this site come from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas of Surveillance. atlasofsurveillance.org ↗ Are You Flocked? is independent and is not affiliated with the EFF or Flock Safety. Database last updated 2026-08-07.
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