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🌱 Patch AM: Why El Cerrito dropped Flock cameras as California regulation stalled again

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why El Cerrito dropped Flock cameras as California regulation stalled again

Also on today's calendar: Five Little Monkeys Toy Warehouse Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Increasing clouds and cooler, temps: high: 66, low: 59.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• California kills bill regulating Flock cameras even as public rage grows (heysocal.com) — El Cerrito is highlighted as one of several California cities that recently cut ties with Flock Safety's license-plate reader cameras, even as state lawmakers again failed to pass new privacy rules. The piece explains the stalled legislation, concerns about mass surveillance and data misuse, and law enforcement's arguments that the technology helps solve crimes and find missing people.
   

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