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FW:Request:Audit of BeniciaPDFlock/ALPR accesslogs inlight of SFPDfindings

File: FW_ Request_ Audit of Benicia PD Flock_ALPR access logs in light of SFPD findings-Redacted (1).pdf Request: PR-2026-181 Sent: 2026-06-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC Type: document Size: 208 KB OCR'd image-only scan

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Sent:
6/18/202610:55:47AM
From:
MarkMenesini<Menesini>
To:
"WendyStratton"<Monahan>
Cc:
"Edward"<Criado>
Bcc:
Importance:Normal
Subject:FW:Request:Audit of BeniciaPDFlock/ALPR accesslogs inlight of SFPDfindings
Fyi..
From:
Sent:Thursday,June 18,202610:52AM
To:MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us>
Cc:TerryScott<TScott@ci.benicia.ca.us>;KariBirdseye<[email redacted]>;TrevorMacenski<TMacenski@ci.benicia.ca.us>;SteveYoung
<SYoung@ci.benicia.ca.us>;Lionel Largaespada<LLargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us>
Subject:Request:AuditofBeniciaPDFlock/ALPRaccesslogsinlightofSFPDfindings
Chief Mensini,
senderandknowthecontentissafe.
I'mwritingasaBenicia
residentfollowingWednesday'sdisclosurebySFPD(https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/federal-agencies-sf-surveillance-flock-data-audit/)thatanauditfound299
improperqueriesof itsFlockALPRnetworkoverthepastyear,conductedonbehalfoffederalandout-of-stateagencies.ChiefLewdescribeditas"apparentlya
Network analysts.
Given that pathway,I'd like to ask:
2.HasBeniciaPDconducted anaudit of itsFlockaccesslogstodeterminewhetherfederal orout-of-stateagencieshavequeriedourdata,and ifso,whatdid it
epuy
3.What isthecurrentstateof the"national lookup"/nationwide andstatewidesearchsettingsonoursystem?Aretheystill disabled?Areyou aware that thereis
anymechanismtogetaroundthem?
4.Willthedepartment commit toapublic-facing audit of accesslogs,asseveral otherCaliforniacitieshavedone?Currentlythepubliclogs donotofferthe
informationnecessarytotracksuchinformation.
Californialaw(SB34)prohibitssharingALPRdatawithout-of-stateagencies,soI'dappreciateclarityonhowthedepartmentverifiescomplianceratherthan
relyingonFlock'svendor-sidesettings.
Thankyouforyourtime.I'dwelcomeawrittenresponseand amhappytodiscussfurther.
Bestreaards.

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