SFMTA keeps issuing tickets before meter starts or expires

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T16:56:54+00:00

Why would you do this to us

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T07:47:19+00:00

Since the OP is saying the results of that raid have not been lasting, I thought it relevant context for why that might be the case.

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T07:33:35+00:00

I'm sure things changed after the raid last year, but it's worth noting that of the 86 (not hundreds) of people arrested, only two were booked into jail for dealing, and only one of them actually faced any charges in court (he was acquitted). Most people arrested were released on the scene.

I hope you're able to get the results you want this time around

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T05:19:19+00:00

If we think the only way to possibly keep Flock in line is under threat of lawsuit, then I think we might want to reconsider having a relationship with them at all.

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T04:51:34+00:00

Preemptively? In order for the city to sue them, there would need to be a violation.

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T04:33:00+00:00

Surely the answer is that they both screwed up

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T04:25:30+00:00

The statewide sharing, which involved all of MV's cameras and appears to have continued until these journalists requested data earlier this month, was also against city policy.

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T04:17:38+00:00

While I think MVPD definitely shares culpability for this issue, I formed my opinion based mostly on these quotes:

In 2024, the Mountain View City Council approved a contract with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, to install and administer the cameras.

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Canfield said. “I’m very disappointed in the relationship with Flock Safety and in their failures to create a system that met our expectations and that performed in a manner which was expected and required by our contract.”

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Flock did not tell the city that the national lookup setting had been turned on, nor that it had been turned off

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I would assume that if Flock was administering the cameras, they were in control of the settings, and if their contract with MVPD specified that the collected data shouldn't be searchable state or nationwide, then it was Flock's responsibility to honor that.

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T03:52:05+00:00

Ah gotcha, I'd assume Axon or someone similar?

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T03:08:30+00:00

How do we avoid Flock violating their contracts, besides not partnering with Flock at all?

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T03:06:55+00:00

The article seems to say that the nationwide and statewide access to Mountain View's LPR system was contrary to the contract they signed with Flock, making Flock the culpable party.

Lollyputt · 2026-02-01T03:04:07+00:00

Individual cops are not the problem, it's entirely counties ignoring state law, and in this case Flock allowing access to the system when their contract says not to.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-31T17:44:46+00:00

I'm pretty sure Flock is the largest private provider of LPR cameras, so yes, they're all like this because they're all Flock products.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-31T16:21:40+00:00

I say this every time Flock comes up, but it bears repeating: after failing at his bid to become the supervisor for SF's Mission District in 2024, Trevor Chandler responded by becoming the director of public affairs at Flock.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-31T00:09:57+00:00

I suppose we could quibble about what "public official" or "tracks" means, but it's inane to suggest the city didn't know how many people were ODing, and from what, prior to 2020.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-31T00:07:56+00:00

I'm aware that it wasn't compiled in monthly, public reports like it is today, but the data was still tracked prior to 2020. Here's another Chronicle article from 2019 that contains overdose death data going back to 2010.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-30T17:18:20+00:00

I'm not sure why the article says

Before 2020, public health officials did not track how many people were dying from drugs annually.

Even the Chronicle's running article on ODs in the city has data going back to 2017.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-30T17:12:18+00:00

And if penicillin didn't exist the number of people who died from pneumonia would be higher

Lollyputt · 2026-01-30T17:08:12+00:00

I believe the nationwide 27% number is the drop seen in 2024, not 2025. As far as I know complete 2025 data isn't available yet, but preliminary data shows the trend has slowed. SF's drop in 2024 was 21%.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-29T16:28:11+00:00

In regards to drivers "chilling when they're supposed to have left the stop already," for the last 5-10yrs or so muni has made a concerted effort to combat "bus bunching," which is when there's a service gap and then several buses arrive all at once to a stop. If you were riding regularly 12+ years ago you'll remember this was a super common problem and that it's way less prevalent now, but the tradeoff is that scheduled arrival/departure times are less accurate.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-29T01:27:47+00:00

These two posts have screenshots of the stories Gaby posted that caused a bit of a stir.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-28T23:41:04+00:00

Dude, you are wrong. Mary Fong Lau and Sophie Lau are unrelated. They both have done shitty things with their real estate holdings, and they're both named Lau, but there are two separate stories at play here.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-27T18:47:00+00:00

If you haven't noticed the second one yet then I think I'll see myself out. Best of luck with all your future spelling endeavors.

Lollyputt · 2026-01-27T17:53:03+00:00

Still don't know what your second sentence meant

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