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Susana Barrios
From:Katherine Derrington <kbderrington@icloud.com>
Sent:Tuesday, April 21, 2026
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Prioritize Safe Streets without Surveillance
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Dear Anaheim City Council,
I am wri?ng to strongly oppose Item 07, the proposed expansion of the City of Anaheim’s proposed Automated License
Plate Reader (ALPR) through the purchase of 72 addi?onal cameras from Motorola Solu?ons. I do not support taxpayer
dollars being used in this way.
This proposal represents a significant expansion of surveillance across the City and County of Orange. ALPR systems raise
serious concerns over the viola?on of privacy, civil liber?es, and the safety of immigrant communi?es.
ALPR technology has historically enabled data sharing across jurisdic?ons, crea?ng pathways for access by federal
agencies such as U.S. Immigra?on and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Even when ci?es do not intend to share informa?on
directly with ICE, the use of third-party vendors and regional data-sharing pla?orms introduces real and well-
documented risks of indirect access and has led to unintended access by outside agencies in municipali?es across the
State of California and Country.
I applaud the City’s efforts to support residents that have been impacted by immigra?on enforcement ac?ons. I support
the Anaheim Legal Defense Fund and Anaheim Con?go programs. Expanding surveillance infrastructure like this
undermines and contradicts the spirit of those efforts as ALPR technology puts the City’s immigrant families at greater
risk.
Anaheim residents deserve real support. I urge the City Council to priori?ze community-based approaches to public
safety that respect the rights, dignity, and safety of all residents - reject Item #07 and vote NO on expanding Automated
License Plate Readers in the City.
Thank you for your considera?on,
Katherine Derrington
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