Re: Speak up in where-I-live City Council meeting on March 10 against Flock/ALPR (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:24:33 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > something to do

On a Tuesday?  Sure, why not?

 >  > From: Santa Clara County Chapter ACLU-NorCal <http://www.gmail.com/~sccchapteraclunc>
 >  > Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:10:18 -0800
 >  > 
 >  > Dear residents of where-I-live,
 >  > 
 >  > Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), often known by a common vendor’s
 >  > name as “Flock cameras,” are a type of surveillance technology that makes
 >  > it *less safe* for everyone, but particularly immigrants, Black and
 >  > people, religious minorities, people seeking reproductive health care or
 >  > gender affirming care, and protesters exercising their First Amendment
 >  > rights.
 >  > 
 >  > Agenda item 4.1 of the where-I-live City Council meeting on March 10, 2026 is
 >  > “Automated License Plate Readers Data Usage Protocol Update.”  Many
 >  > organizations have joined the Get the Flock Out of where-I-livempaign.  As
 >  > part of the efforts of this coalition, we encourage you to *urge the San
 >  >  City Council to terminate the Flock contract and end the use of ALPR.*
 >  > 
 >  > You can make your voice heard by taking action in any or all of the
 >  > following as a *resident or constituent*.  Please do NOT mention your
 >  > affiliation with the ACLU, i.e. you are not delivering public comments as
 >  > an ACLU volunteer or ACLU member.
 >  > 
 >  > ·       Submit written public comments by email to http://www.where-I-live.gov/~city.clerk
 >  > before 8:00 a.m. on March 10.  The subject line should read “Public
 >  > comments: item 4.1 (ALPR) of City Council meeting on March 10.”
 >  > 
 >  > ·       Attend a rally outside the where-I-live City Hall on Tuesday, March 10
 >  > at 12:30pm.
 >  > 
 >  > ·       Deliver public comments in the where-I-live City Council meeting in
 >  > person on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 starting at 1:30pm.  where-I-live does not
 >  > support spoken public comments via Zoom.  The location is Council Chambers
 >  > in the Rotunda at the address 200 East Santa Clara Street, where-I-live
 >  > 95113.  Talking points are available upon request by contacting the Santa
 >  > Clara County Chapter at https://acluscc.org/contact/ .
 >  > 
 >  > Thank you.
 >  > 
 >  > Respectfully,
 >  > Victor Sin
 >  > 
 >  > Chair (volunteer), Santa Clara County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern
 >  > Ca