Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he’s suing Flock.

Published on January 21, 2025

California mayor has filed a lawsuit against Flock, a company that sells automated license plate readers, claiming he was pressured to use his position as mayor to benefit the company.

Charles Rollet & Margaux MacColl, TechCrunch (January 8, 2025)

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