Flock contract (12.17)

Spoke against the Flock amendment, saying the surveillance system is already too extensive, the $3.15M should fund housing and jobs instead, and Flock's ICE data-sharing endangers immigrant neighbors.

Urged a no vote on the Flock funding increase, saying the system is used to target immigrants and protesters and the money should go to housing and schools instead.

Cited an Oak Park, Illinois case study with a 40% error rate in Flock-related traffic stops, and warned Flock data has been used by abortion-ban states to track women crossing state lines.

Said $3.15 million equals what a worker earning $50,000 would make over 63 years, and urged the council to spend it on lifeguards, SEIU members, and community needs instead of unproven AI surveillance.

Opposed the drone contract on algorithmic bias grounds, citing ACLU criticism, redundant police drone inventory, and Stockton's 7% unemployment rate.

Asked whether the council puts money or immigrants first, saying the city cannot claim to be safe for immigrant communities while contracting with a company that shares data with ICE.