Costa Mesa Cameras Stay With New Privacy Rules | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Costa Mesa is renewing its controversial license plate camera contract with Flock Safety, despite fierce public backlash over privacy and surveillance fears — but with major concessions: data retention slashed from a year to 45 days, and city officials must be notified of any data requests, including court orders. The deal, costing $151K annually for 46 cameras, was approved after heated debate, including a council vote against it. Law enforcement champions the tech, citing over 160 arrests, $3M in recovered stolen goods, and critical help in missing persons and assault cases — all without facial recognition or data sales. Residents remain wary, especially after a past misuse of law enforcement databases, fearing the system could target undocumented immigrants. The revised contract, set to expire in April, aims to balance public safety with community concerns. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/af44cdecc9215b80