Resident urges removal of Flock license-plate readers, asks council to back SB1013

Lois Sikking, a public commenter, urged the Ontario City Council to remove Flock automated license-plate readers and to support SB1013, a bill introduced in the California State Senate that she described as imposing stricter safeguards, data-retention limits and public transparency for ALPR technology.

Sikking said the city has not updated the 2014 policy governing ALPR use and argued that the cameras now log every license plate into a searchable database rather than just recording vehicles that trigger violations. "Due to this surveillance, our privacy is compromised," she said, and later asked, "Will the Ontario City Council support SB1013?" The council did not take immediate action on the request during this meeting; staff did not present a response to the legislative ask on the record.

Advocates during the meeting linked the surveillance issue to broader calls for transparency and civil-rights protections; the Legislative staff representative at the meeting provided updates on state bills during the consent and announcements portion but did not name a city position on SB1013.