Los Altos Hills CA ends Flock ALPR contract (Jan. 2026)
Los Altos Hills, CA — Town Council Votes to End Flock Safety ALPR Contract and Remove 31 Cameras (Jan. 15, 2026)
Los Altos Hills, CA · Los Altos Hills Town Council action, Jan. 15, 2026 (termination of Flock Safety ALPR contract)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- January 15, 2026
- Applies to
- Town of Los Altos Hills; Flock Safety (contract terminated)
- Enforced by
- Los Altos Hills Town Council
On January 15, 2026, the Los Altos Hills Town Council voted to end its contract with Flock Safety and remove the town's 31 automated license plate reader cameras. Council members cited worries that immigration authorities could reach the data through other police searches. They also said the cameras had not reduced burglaries and cost about $93,000 a year, money they would rather spend on more officers.
Who is protected: Los Altos Hills residents and drivers, who are no longer recorded by the town's 31-camera Flock ALPR network
Legal detail
Los Altos Hills Town Council vote, Jan. 15, 2026: staff directed to begin terminating the Flock Safety ALPR contract immediately; 31 cameras. Grounds per the Los Altos Town Crier: data-privacy concern over possible ICE access through state and local police searches (no direct ICE–Flock contract); no measurable burglary reduction; cost of $93,000 a year plus rising sheriff monitoring costs; evasion through stolen or missing plates. The town is patrolled by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. Protective non-use decision, entered as 'effective' following the dataset convention for Flock terminations.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Los Altos Hills, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | January 15, 2026 |
| Citation | Los Altos Hills Town Council action, Jan. 15, 2026 (termination of Flock Safety ALPR contract) |
| Topics | consumer data privacy · police and surveillance AI |
| News report | Los Altos Hills to remove ALPR cameras — Los Altos Town Crier |
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