Grover Beach PD

Grant sunset 2027 (per Chief Munro, KSBY)

Federal grant pays for the cameras today; council decides what follows

In a 2025 KSBY interview, Chief Munro said the Flock cameras are “funded through a federal grant” and that after the grant runs out in 2027 the department expects to discuss with the city council whether to keep them—shifting roughly $51,000/year in camera costs to the general fund if they continue. That is the clearest public timeline for forcing a non-renewal conversation.

2025–2026

Data sharing in the spotlight

Grover Beach PD’s Flock feeds have drawn scrutiny for sharing plate reads with hundreds of agencies statewide. Residents are asking the council for stronger retention limits and public reporting on how ALPR data is queried.

April 2024

Federal Byrne technology award (~$543,000)

KSBY reported that on April 8, 2024, Rep. Salud Carbajal presented roughly $543,000 in federal funding (from the then-recent federal spending bill) for Grover Beach PD equipment—including license plate readers and other camera and radio upgrades.

2022

City agreement for 17 fixed-site ALPRs

The City of Grover Beach Police Department’s official ALPR page states that in 2022 the department secured funding and entered an agreement to implement automated license plate readers at 17 fixed locations. The San Luis Obispo Tribune (March 2026) quotes Chief Jim Munro that the department first started using Flock technology in 2022; KSBY likewise reports use beginning that year.

What you can do

Use council meetings (schedule below), phone scripts, and email templates to ask councilmembers not to replace expiring federal dollars with unrestricted general-fund Flock spending—and to publish any draft renewal or subscription terms as soon as they exist.