San Francisco and Oakland police appear to have repeatedly broken state law by sharing data from automated license plate cameras with federal law enforcement, according to records obtained by The Standard.
The logs show that since installing hundreds of plate readers last year, the departments have shared data for investigations by seven federal agencies, including the FBI. In at least one case, the Oakland Police Department fulfilled a request related to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation.
Under a decade-old state law, California police are prohibited from sharing data from automated license plate readers with out-of-state and federal agencies. Attorney General Rob Bonta affirmed that fact in a 2023 notice to police…