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Report regarding a resolution approving the draft response to the San Mateo County Grand Jury Report titled, “Is Our Flock of ALPR Cameras Properly Tended?” (Anthony Pinell, Captain, Police Department).
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Move to adopt a resolution approving the draft response to the grand jury report, “Is Our Flock of ALPR Cameras Properly Tended?”
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Background
On August 3, 2026, the 2025-2026 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury released a report titled, “Is Our Flock of ALPR Cameras Properly Tended?” (the “Report”). The Report presented findings and recommendations to promote the transparent operation of ALPR systems consistent with public safety, privacy, and applicable law. The report made nine findings, four of which pertained to the South San Francisco Police Department. The report made four recommendations pertaining to our agency, which directly addressed the grand jury’s findings. The City of South San Francisco is required to respond to the report within 90 days of its filing, or by November 2, 2026.
Discussion
Included as Exhibit A to the resolution associated with this staff report is a draft letter in response to the grand jury report. The responses to the grand jury findings and recommendations discussed below are all included verbatim in the draft letter included as Attachment 2 to this staff report. Staff have provided the responses here, in the body of the staff report, for ease of reading.
Response to Grand Jury Findings:
F5. The audit reports produced by the ALPR operator were insufficient to substantiate compliance with applicable California law and the operator’s published ALPR policy.
The City of South San Francisco agrees with this finding. Prior audit data was not archived and a memorandum explaining the audit findings was submitted. For this reason, the raw audit data could not be provided to the grand jury. Moving forward, the audits will be archived, and associated memorandums wi...
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