Get The Flock Out

The campaign to get Flock cameras out of Santa Cruz County

Current campaign: Santa Cruz City - What a Win!

At the meeting on Jan 13, 2026, the Santa Cruz City Council voted to cancel the city's contract with Flock Safety, becoming the first city in California to do so. This was a direct result of, and a big win for, our grassroots campaign and we thank everyone who helped. Please read our thank you email for more details.

Of course, our work is not done. We still have cameras in Capitola and Watsonville. There are also Flock cameras at the Soquel Home Depot - cams contracted by a private company that is sharing personal location data with the police. Stay tuned for more information on next steps. Join our email list - form below - to stay up to date on our calls to action.

We have been getting many calls from organizations across the country wanting to talk to us about our success in Santa Cruz City. Please email us at gtfoscc[at]proton.me and someone will be in contact with you.

Action Toolkit

Check out our Action Toolkit and study the issue and contact your local City Councils (in Santa Cruz County, the cities of Watsonville, Capitola and Santa Cruz all have these cameras)

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There are 5 jurisdictions in our County that we need to work on:

City of Watsonville - There are currently a total of 37 (!) Flock surveillance cameras in Watsonville.
City of Capitola - has 10 cameras.
City of Santa Cruz - currently has 8 Flock cameras. Voted to cancel their contract! Cameras should be gone by Feb. 13, 2026
City of Scotts Valley - no Flock cameras.
County of Santa Cruz - currently has no official Flock cameras (the Home Depot, a private company, has some). We will continue to work with the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff to ensure that none are officially installed.

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EDUCATE YOURSELF

Read news articles, letters to editor, online blogs and more info about Flock in Santa Cruz County.

We also have a list of News Articles, Research Papers and Resources for Elected Officials, Residents and Reporters on Mass Surveillance and Flock “Safety” Cameras

See our list of known Flock camera locations in the County

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