With legal threat looming, Richmond Flock camera saga may not be over yet

By Christine Schiavo | April 30, 2026 |
A small camera lens is attached to the back of a black pole, the other side of which holds a square black panel. The pole is set on a residential street.

Immigrant advocate Marisol Cantú sighed when Richmond City Council agreed to reinstate the city’s Flock license plate reader system.The outcome was what she had expected — and only the beginning. Within moments of the March vote, the conversation among activists had shifted from opposition to strategy: educating the public, organizing and preparing for a potential…

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