Every candidate below is shown with their campaign site, a photo, and their actual public position or voting record on Flock Safety ALPR surveillance cameras and related privacy/surveillance policy. Local San Diego County races come first, since city council and the Board of Supervisors are what actually vote on these camera contracts; California statewide and legislative races follow. A stance of “no public position found” means we could not find one, not that a candidate has no opinion; check their site and ask them directly.
38 candidates across 19 races
Open seat (Jennifer Campbell termed out). Council votes directly on SDPD's Flock/ALPR contracts and the city's surveillance oversight ordinance.
Former Coronado mayor (2016–2024) and business owner, now running as an independent.
Calls himself a civil libertarian wary of government surveillance, but favors continuing Flock/ALPR use with added guardrails: publishing license-plate numbers in the public search-log database and cutting data retention from 30 days to 7.
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Deputy city attorney and former Clairemont Town Council president.
Says she doesn't trust Flock, a private vendor, aggregating government surveillance data: “I don't trust the entities that are controlling that information ... we need to make sure our communities are safe and they're not being overrun by big brother Flock.”
SourceIncumbent Henry Foster III cast one of the three 'no' votes against renewing SDPD's Flock contract.
25+ years in construction; former chief of staff to Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe; won a 2024 special election.
Voted no on the December 9, 2025 council item continuing the Flock/ALPR contract, citing a data breach that let outside agencies run searches and a former SDPD captain who helped select Flock later taking a job there: “We must re-evaluate the city's relationship with Flock, to ensure that the city partners with a vendor that respects our residents, that simply follows the law.”
SourceNICU nurse turned community advocate; lost the June 2026 primary to Foster by just 12 votes before advancing.
No public statement on Flock/ALPR cameras found in her campaign materials or news coverage.
Incumbent Kent Lee voted to continue the Flock contract but co-authored the memo pushing SDPD to seek alternative vendors.
Council president pro tem; former executive director of Pacific Arts Movement.
Voted yes in the 5-3 December 2025 council vote to continue Flock, while acknowledging “the fear that people have is real, and we can't ignore that.” Days later, co-signed a memo with Council President Joe LaCava directing SDPD to issue a new request for information for alternative ALPR vendors over data-security concerns, and later floated redirecting Flock funding toward libraries and parks in the FY2027 budget fight.
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Small business owner and educator; former reserve police officer and county board of education member.
Platform emphasizes general public-safety and community policing but no direct statement on Flock/ALPR cameras was found; his police background is not itself a stated position.
Open seat (Vivian Moreno termed out, one of the three 'no' votes on the Flock contract renewal).
Raised in San Ysidro; nearly a decade as chief of staff to outgoing Councilmember Vivian Moreno.
No public statement on Flock/ALPR cameras found in his campaign materials or news coverage.
San Ysidro School District board member; former field representative for Rep. Juan Vargas.
No public statement on Flock/ALPR cameras found in his campaign materials or news coverage.
The Board doesn't vote on SDPD's Flock contract directly, but sets policy for unincorporated-area sheriff's surveillance tools and county-level oversight bodies.
Civil rights attorney; first Black woman on the Board of Supervisors; previously represented San Diego City Council District 4 (2018–2023).
No direct public statement on Flock/ALPR specifically. For context, not as a stated position: as a city councilmember she authored San Diego's 2020 Surveillance Technology / Privacy Advisory Ordinance, the civilian-oversight framework Flock/ALPR now falls under, and on the Board she has pushed to strengthen civilian review of the Sheriff's Department.
Former La Mesa City Councilwoman and land-use attorney.
No public statement on Flock/ALPR cameras or surveillance technology found; platform focuses on infrastructure and general accountability.
Open seat (Jim Desmond running for Congress); covers Boulevard and the rest of East County.
Two-term San Marcos mayor (since 2018), on its council since 2007; small business owner.
No statement found specific to Flock/ALPR or camera surveillance; her public-safety platform centers on a new sheriff's substation, School Resource Officers, staffing, and fentanyl enforcement.
Former chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party; Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Mike Levin; former Oceanside Planning Commissioner.
No statement found specific to Flock/ALPR or camera surveillance; his public-safety platform centers on fully funding the Sheriff's Department paired with mental-health crisis response teams.
Signs or vetoes state ALPR/surveillance-privacy bills; Gov. Newsom vetoed 2025's SB 274 retention-cap bill. Open seat, Newsom termed out.
Former California Attorney General (2017–2021) and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
No public statement specific to ALPR/Flock cameras found. On related ICE/immigration enforcement, has pledged to defend the state's sanctuary protections and called for prosecuting agents who violate California law, though that is a general enforcement stance rather than a surveillance-technology position.
Fox News commentator and former adviser to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
No public statement specific to ALPR/Flock cameras found. Has said a governor should not obstruct federal immigration enforcement and opposes SB 54, California's sanctuary-state law, which is a related but distinct issue from camera surveillance.
Enforces SB 34, the state law barring California agencies from sharing ALPR data with ICE and out-of-state agencies.
Incumbent Attorney General since 2021.
Issued a 2023 legal advisory confirming SB 34 bars California agencies from sharing ALPR data with ICE, CBP, or other out-of-state agencies, and in October 2025 sued the City of El Cajon (San Diego County) for illegally sharing Flock ALPR data with law enforcement in more than 25 other states.
Former Huntington Beach City Attorney; briefly a U.S. DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General in 2025.
No statement specific to ALPR/Flock cameras found. Campaign emphasizes ending California's sanctuary-city policies rather than litigating ALPR data-sharing violations, the opposite enforcement approach from Bonta's record.
Covers San Diego's South Bay. State Senate votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274 and SB 1013.
Former Chula Vista mayor; 13 years as a Chula Vista PD detective specializing in domestic violence and child abuse before entering politics.
Voted yes on both SB 274 (2025) and SB 1013 (2026), the two bills that would have added ALPR retention limits and audit requirements. ACLU California Action gave him a 100% score on its 2023 legislative scorecard, citing his yes vote on the Freedom from Surveillance Act (AB 1034).
SourceRetired pastor.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found.
Touches inland North San Diego County. State Senate votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274 and SB 1013.
Former Murrieta mayor and firefighter.
Voted no on both SB 274 (2025) and SB 1013 (2026), opposing the proposed ALPR data-retention and audit restrictions both times. ACLU California Action's 2023 scorecard rated him 25%.
SourceRetired Navy OB-GYN.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found; campaign centers on healthcare and affordability.
Covers the North San Diego County coast. State Senate votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274 and SB 1013.
Former Encinitas mayor.
Voted yes on both SB 274 (2025) and SB 1013 (2026). ACLU California Action's 2023 scorecard rated her 100%.
SourceOceanside businesswoman.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found; platform centers on affordability and coastal preservation.
Open seat (incumbent Brian Jones, who voted no on SB 274, is termed out). Covers East County, including Boulevard. State Senate votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills.
Former San Diego City Attorney (two terms, 2016–2024), who advised the city throughout its Flock/ALPR controversy.
No personal public position on ALPR/Flock cameras found, despite having advised the city on this exact issue as City Attorney while San Diego's Privacy Advisory Board recommended (Nov. 2025) that the city stop using Flock entirely.
Businesswoman, victims' advocate, and former water-board director.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found; campaign centers on crime and border security.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274, and on local surveillance-tower siting fights.
San Juan Capistrano councilmember and former mayor.
Publicly opposed a federal CBP surveillance-tower siting agreement in San Clemente: “Communities should not be asked to provide public land for powerful surveillance technology without meaningful safeguards governing how it is used,” calling for a clear public-safety purpose, oversight, and access rules for surveillance technology generally.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills and related privacy legislation.
Voted no on SB 274 (2025). Separately campaigned against AB 2624 (2026), a privacy bill barring the doxxing of immigrant-services workers, branding it the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” and framing it as a threat to citizen journalism; Gov. Newsom signed AB 2624 into law on August 21, 2026 over his opposition.
SourceIT contractor and Navy/Air Force veteran.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found; platform centers on housing and cost of living.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274.
Did not cast a recorded vote on SB 274 (2025), the ALPR data-retention bill, despite being a Democrat in a caucus that largely supported it.
SourceBacked by Reform California.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found; no campaign website located.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274.
Voted yes on SB 274 (2025). ACLU California Action's 2023 scorecard rated her 82%.
SourceOutreach director for Assemblymember Carl DeMaio's office and executive director of Reform California.
No independent public position on ALPR/surveillance found; her role in DeMaio's office may suggest alignment with his record, but that isn't a statement of her own, so it isn't attributed to her here. No public campaign website located.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274.
Voted yes on SB 274 (2025). ACLU California Action's 2023 scorecard rated him 100%.
SourceReform California field manager and staffer in Carl DeMaio's office.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found; no campaign website located.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274.
Educator.
Spring Valley Community Planning Group member.
No statement specific to ALPR/Flock cameras found; general “restore trust in law enforcement” messaging doesn't clearly indicate a position either way.
State Assembly votes directly on ALPR retention/oversight bills like SB 274.
Voted yes on SB 274 (2025). ACLU California Action's 2023 scorecard rated him 91%.
SourceSmall-business owner and Army National Guard veteran.
No public position on ALPR/surveillance found.