Yesterday we reached out to Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and City Manager Jason Behrmann for the third time since publishing the Elk Grove Flock Audit Report on August 3. Here’s what we said:
Dear Mr. Behrmann and Mayor Singh-Allen,We’re writing to renew our request for engagement on an issue of growing local concern: the city’s use of Flock cameras and similar automated license plate readers (ALPRs).
We are formally requesting a public town hall on the city’s ALPR program, on a weekday evening at 6:00 p.m. so that working residents can attend. We ask two things of that forum: a substantive city response to the community audit’s findings, and the opportunity for residents to pose questions directly to officials.
We request a written reply by Thursday, September 10 confirming the town hall or proposing an alternative public format.
On August 3, we shared the results of our Flock Audit Report, a review of Flock Safety ALPR searches in Elk Grove from 2021 through March 2026 with the city and requested its review; on August 12, we asked to meet privately to discuss how plate and location data are collected, retained, and shared, and what oversight governs its use.
The city has now had four weeks to review the audit and two weeks to respond to the request for a meeting. We have received no reply of any kind.
We appreciate that city officials juggle many responsibilities, but a question this significant—one touching anyone who travels through our city—deserves a public answer, not silence.
If we don’t hear back, we won’t consider the matter closed, and we respectfully suggest the city shouldn’t either.
We will keep attending council meetings, speaking during public comment, and talking with our neighbors—an ongoing conversation in Elk Grove, whether it begins at a town hall or unfolds in more public settings. It is clear from the nearly 45 minutes of speakers at the August 26th City Council meeting, that this topic weighs heavily on residents’ minds.
The choice before the city is a straightforward one: a public forum now, or a series of increasingly public questions later. One well-attended meeting would resolve far more than months of exchanges could.
We love this city—the parks, businesses, and people are wonderful—and we’re grateful for your and your fellow officials’ dedicated stewardship.
Thank you for your continued service to Elk Grove. We hope you will choose collaboration, and we look forward to your reply.
Respectfully,
DeFlock Elk Grove
(DeFlock Elk Grove is a local advocacy group comprised of Elk Grove residents)
We want to make sure we keep the community informed as we fight to get ALPRs out of Elk Grove. A lot of the actions we take don’t end up on the news, but despite the disappointing response from the Mayor at the August 26 City Council meeting, we are working on ways to make sure the City of Elk Grove understands the harm and potential risks of using ALPRs like Flock.
Get the flock out of EG!!!