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Flock Cameras in the Community of Harbor Bay by Dawn Jaeger, Executive Director T HE AUTOMATIC LICENSE plate reader cameras are now up at Harbor Bay. The

CHBIOA Executive Director Wins CACM Vision Award by Jacqui Galvez Vasquez C ONGRATULATIONS TO CHBIOA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dawn Jaeger for winning CACM’s 2025 Vision Award for Leadership!

Community and its associations have a combined 11 cameras, with one more pending. The City of Alameda, also has cameras on Bay Farm.

We want to assure you that the cameras are focused on license plates, not on people. The digital information is stored with Flock Safety and transmitted to Alameda Police Department, who can only access the information if they are relating it to a police report. The purpose of the cameras is to prevent criminal activity in the Community and to give police an opportunity to find vehicles used in criminal acts. If a license plate has been associated with a crime, for example a stolen car, when that license plate is seen by the camera, it will flag Alameda Police of its location. Some people have asked why the cameras are not labeled with signage. Because the cameras point to license plates on a public road, there are no privacy issues and signage is not required. If the cameras were pointed at drivers or passengers, then there would be signage, such as what you see at the Community Center building. If you have any questions about the Flock Cameras, please email info@harborbay.org.

Through the Vision Awards Program, the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) identifies those who exemplify the very best in the profession of community management; honors their contributions to the profession; and recognizes the positive difference that they have made in the lives of their colleagues, association homeowners and the communities that they serve. Eligible Vision Award nominees are CACM members who continually exceed accepted standards of professionalism and skill, display a commitment to excellence, and exhibit high ethical standards.

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