FW:Request:Audit of Benicia PD Flock/ALPR access logs in light of SFPDfindings

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Subject:FW:Request:Audit of Benicia PD Flock/ALPR access logs in light of SFPDfindings
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To:MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us>
<SYoung@ci.benicia.ca.us>;Lionel Largaespada<LLargaespada@ci.benicia.ca.us>
Subject:Request:Audit ofBeniciaPDFlock/ALPRaccesslogsin light ofSFPDfindings
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.
Giventhatpathway,I'd liketoask:
1.DoesBeniciaPDshareitsALPRdatawith,orgrantqueryaccessto,NCRICoranyotherfusioncenter?
2.HasBeniciaPDconducted anaudit of itsFlockaccesslogstodeterminewhetherfederalorout-of-stateagencieshavequeriedourdata,andifso,whatdid it
epuy
3.What isthecurrentstateof the"national lookup"/nationwide andstatewidesearchsettingsonoursystem?Aretheystill disabled?Areyou aware that thereis
anymechanismtogetaroundthem?
4.Willthedepartmentcommit toapublic-facingauditofaccesslogs,asseveralotherCaliforniacitieshavedone?Currentlythepubliclogsdonotofferthe
informationnecessarytotracksuchinformation.
Californialaw(SB34)prohibitssharingALPRdatawithout-of-stateagencies,soI'dappreciateclarityonhowthedepartmentverifiescomplianceratherthan
relyingonFlock'svendor-sidesettings.
Thankyouforyourtime.I'dwelcomeawrittenresponseandamhappytodiscussfurther.
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