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🌱 Patch AM: Why El Cerrito dropped Flock cameras as Sacramento stalled on new rules

Spotted on the El Cerrito calendar: Oddball 2026 - Zydeco Dance Party and Costume Ball

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Hi there, El Cerrito! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why El Cerrito dropped Flock cameras as Sacramento stalled on new rules

Also on today's calendar: Oddball 2026 - Zydeco Dance Party and Costume Ball and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy and not as warm, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
  • Friday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CA Assembly Leader Kills Bill Regulating Flock Cameras as Public Outrage Grows (sanjoseinside.com) — El Cerrito is among the California communities that recently canceled contracts with Flock Safety license-plate cameras, even as state lawmakers again failed to pass new privacy rules for the technology. The bill's quiet death in the Assembly leaves local residents relying on city-level decisions to balance crime-fighting tools with concerns about surveillance, data sharing, and potential police misuse across California.
   

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