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This is an archive of public comments made on video at Ridgecrest City Council meetings dating from March 2025.
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City Council Candidates Forum
I’ve been getting good feedback from people who watched the Candidates Forum over the last 2 weeks. If you were unable to catch the forum live, you can watch the full recording on YouTube…
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Stonewalled
Flock was #9 on the agenda and was listed as a discussion item. What we got was the City of Ridgecrest doing everything they could to delay public comment on the agenda item. Over…
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You’re Invited: Discussion on Flock
Ridgecrest City Council Meeting Wednesday, October 7th starting at 6pm Sign up on Mobilize for event updates My husband and I have been fighting against Flock for 10 months at City Council. We hosted…
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Flock & Imaging Technology
Topic: Push for contract change and justification. Explanation on how algorithms developed for imaging are really done and how Flock doesn’t need data from the entire country to improve their license plate reader.
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CoreCivic ICE Detention Center in Cal City
Summary: Ridgecrest 50501 has been visiting detainees being held inside the CoreCivic ICE Detention Center in Cal City for the last 2 months. The community has been extremely generous with raising over $2,000 in…
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City Budget for 2027
Topic: After watching the budget meeting and reviewing the documentation provided online of Ridgecrest’s 2027 budget, I still had questions. The council was going to pass the budget in the City Council meeting as…
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Diminished trust in the Ridgecrest PD
Topic: Promotion of an officer to Captain who had been involved in sexual harassments violates the trust of the public and sets a bad precedence of acceptable behavior in the police department. City Council…
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Flock: Townhall request
Topic: Support for the police but against the Flock system. Background on the surveillance economy and pervious Flock town halls. [5 minute limit cut full comment short.] Outcome: Mayor Endicott asks Chief Yesit to…
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Petition against Flock
Topic: Petition announcement against the Flock Tracking System and request that the council add the topic to the agenda.
