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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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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.
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Event Announcement: NK2
Topic: Event Announcement, No Kings 2. Clarification of org policy.
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Cal-City ICE DC
Topic: Petition announcement against the CoreCivic Cal-City Detention Center and history reflection of Manzanar.
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2026 Budget Meeting: Flock question
Background: Chief Yesit describes Flock being used as a deterrent to someone who had served 9 years in prison and was in Ridgecrest, but did not commit a crime in Ridgecrest. Response: Request for…
