The Ventura City Council Meets in Special Session on the Evening of November 12 Over License Plate Reader Cameras in Ventura County, California: a Sheriff Audit Found More Than 364,000 Out of State Accesses
The future of license plate reader cameras in the city of Ventura, Ventura County, California, came before the City Council on the evening of November 12. The council held a special meeting at 5 p.m. to review options for the police department use of Flock Safety cameras, with members able to renew or terminate the existing contract, Police Chief David Dickey said.
The systems, mounted on poles and patrol vehicles, capture license plate information and are used in nearly every city in the county, including areas patrolled by the Ventura County Sheriff Office.
The debate follows a data sharing disclosure. In a February 27 statement, multiple Ventura County law enforcement agencies said a feature that turned off national searches of the system was inadvertently turned on. The Sheriff Office audited its system on February 11 and discovered out of state agencies accessed its license plate reader system just over 364,000 times.
Other cities in the county have already moved: the Port Hueneme City Council voted unanimously on September 21 to switch its fixed system from Flock to Axon, Oxnard has also moved away from Flock, and Thousand Oaks allowed its contract to expire in March 2026. Moorpark officials plan a discussion on November 18.
Records reviewed in September 2025 showed 211 police operated license plate readers in the county scanned more than 130,000 vehicles a day. Ventura resident Michelle Rosenblum said she opposes the cameras and planned to tell the council to cancel the contract.
Source: Ventura County Star
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