San Diego Advances Proposal to Cancel Flock Surveillance Contract

• San Diego's Budget and Government Efficiency Committee voted unanimously to advance a proposal to cancel the city's contract with Flock.
• The proposal also seeks to rewrite the city's surveillance ordinance to restrict police from using automatic license plate readers in the future.
• Bay Area cities are setting stricter guidelines or ending their contracts with Flock due to public criticism.
• Many San Francisco officials, including Mayor Daniel Lurie and supervisors, support the continued use of surveillance technology like Flock.
• The vote in San Diego is a significant step towards potentially ending the city's use of Flock's surveillance tools.