City Threatens Fines as Flock Misses Camera Removal Deadline
City Council • El CerritoAugust 18, 2026
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El Cerrito's City Council meeting Tuesday laid bare two threats bearing down on this small East Bay city: a surveillance company that won't leave and a transit system that may not survive. With only 10 of 40 Flock cameras removed past the contract deadline, the city announced it will begin issuing code enforcement violations — while residents demanded the cameras be physically covered immediately. Separately, a BART director warned the council that without a November 2026 regional sales tax, the transit agency faces a managed decline that could end service as El Cerrito knows it.
- City will issue code enforcement fines to Flock after only 10 of 40 surveillance cameras removed past the Aug. 18 deadline; residents demand cameras be bagged
- BART warns of 9 PM closures, 30-minute frequencies, and 1,200 layoffs if a November 2026 regional transit measure fails — threatening El Cerrito's nearly 7,000 daily riders
- Council approves police and fire chiefs' five-year pay deal 4-1, with lone dissent over $71,643 funded from general fund reserves
- Wheelchair user asks council to mandate automatic doors at Mayfair Station TOD and all future transit-oriented developments
- Fire Safe Council clears 12 hillside properties along critical evacuation routes using a $15,000 state grant and 400+ volunteer hours
Ten cameras down, 30 to go — and the city is done waiting.
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