surveillance_spending

A DISCOVERY INDEX of surveillance and police-technology dollar figures found in local government meeting records across 130+ named vendors — NOT a table of confirmed spending, and NOT safe to SUM. An audit on 2026-07-29 found aggregate views were adding amounts that must not be added: the same procurement recurs at committee, council, approval, amendment and renewal stages; "not to exceed" figures are authorization ceilings, not payments. Use the canned query "the CONSERVATIVE total" for any number you intend to publish, and "data-quality report" to see what is flagged. Columns added for this: `amount_type` (stated / ceiling / proposed / recommended / estimated), `dup_rank` (>1 = redundant copy), `geo_suspect` (city disagrees with the source link), `anomaly` (implausible figure), `state_norm` (normalized state). Vendors covered include ALPR (Flock, Vigilant, Genetec), body cameras/tasers (Axon, WatchGuard, Utility, Getac), gunshot detection (ShotSpotter/SoundThinking), face recognition (Clearview AI, DataWorks Plus), fingerprint biometrics (Idemia AFIS/Livescan, filed separately under `sv:biometrics`), data fusion and OSINT (Fusus, Peregrine, LexisNexis Accurint, Thomson Reuters CLEAR), phone forensics (Cellebrite, GrayKey, Magnet), drones (Skydio, BRINC, DJI), cameras/VMS (Verkada, Avigilon), cell-site simulators, CAD/RMS records systems, photo enforcement, jail-call and student monitoring. Every row carries a VERBATIM quote from the minutes and a link to the source document, and a row only publishes if that quote was found character-for-character in the source text. READ THE `ledger` COLUMN: `sv:<category>:<vendor>`. `radio_infra` (two-way radios), `rms` (records/CAD software), `biometrics` (fingerprints) and `not_surveillance` are NOT surveillance sensors — exclude them before quoting any surveillance figure.

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Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
3397 3397 BRINC Drones Tulare County CA 2026-06-23 BRINC Drone First Responder Program (approve contract) 2799975.0 Approve an agreement with Motorola Solutions for the purchase of the BRINC Drone First Responder Program System to facilitate communication and information sharing with the dispatch CAD system, in an amount of zero dollars, effective June 23, 2026, through one year after installation of the system, with an option to extend an additional five years in an amount not to exceed $2,799,975. https://tularecounty.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/33897 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/tularecounty/#m549090 sv:drone:brinc ceiling 1 0 0 CA
3629 3629 BRINC Drones Newport Beach CA 2025-02-25 drone program services (approve contract) 2176037.0 Approve a five -year Services and Purchase Agreement with BRINC Drones, Inc . of Seattle, Washington, using the competitive selection process conducted for NPPGov Cooperative Purchasing Agreement No. PS24040 in an amount not-to-exceed $2,176,037.60, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement; https://newportbeach.legistar1.com/newportbeach/meetings/2025/2/3757_A_City_Council_25-02-25_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/newportbeach/2025/#m327841 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA
3181 3181 BRINC Drones Rancho Cucamonga CA 2026-03-18 drone program equipment (approve purchase) 1439986.0 Consideration to Approve Implementation of the Drone as a First Responder Program and Purchase of BRINC Unmanned Aircraft System and Supporting Equipment Utilizing a Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement Awarded to BRINC Drones, Inc. in the Amount of $1,439,986. https://ranchocucamonga.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/18495 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ranchocucamonga/#m680098 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA
2930 2930 BRINC Drones Clovis CA 2024-11-18 DFR program (approve contract) 1118035.0 Approval - Request to Authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year agreement with BRINC Drones to Implement a Drone as First Responder Program in the amount of $1,118,035.93. https://clovisca.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=169,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/clovisca/2024/#m814328 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA
3975 3975 BRINC Drones Hillsborough CA 2025-06-09 DFR drones and services (approve contract) 541397.0 RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH BRINC DRONES, INC. FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TWO BRINC DRONES AS A FIRST RESPONDER (DFR) DRONES AND RELATED SERVICES IN A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $541,397.50 ALLOCATED FROM THE POLICE GRANTS FUND (SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND) AND APPROVING A FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,279.50 https://www.hillsborough.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06092025-1370 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hillsborough.net/2025/#m1514859 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA
3905 3905 BRINC Drones Merced CA 2026-07-06 BRINC emergency response drone systems (approve contract) 479993.0 Approval of a 4-Year Agreement with Motorola Solutions for the Acquisition and Deployment of BRINC Emergency Response Drone Systems not to Exceed $479,993.99 https://cityofmerced.legistar1.com/cityofmerced/meetings/2026/7/2012_A_City_Council_Public_Finance_and_Economic_Development_Authority_Parking_Authority_26-07-06_Meeting_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofmerced/#m4879 sv:drone:brinc ceiling 1 0 0 CA
3286 3286 BRINC Drones Porterville CA 2026-03-03 BRINC Drone as First Responder (authorize agreement) 139998.0 Consider authorizing an agreement with Motorola Solutions for the BRINC Drone as First Responder Program, consisting of a one -year no-cost trial period followed by a five - year subscription at $139,998 annually, utilizing the Sourcewell cooperative purchasi ng contract (No. 030425-MOT), and directing staff to return in six months with a status report and recommendation. https://www.ci.porterville.ca.us/2026_03_03%20Amended%20Agenda%20Face%20Sheet.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-ci.porterville.ca.us/#m578718 sv:drone:brinc recommended 1 0 0 CA
2558 2558 BRINC Drones Hillsborough CA 2023-12-11 LEMUR 2 drone (approve contract) 109374.0 the resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a five-year agreement with Brinc Drones, Inc. for the purchase of one Lemur 2 Drone in the amount of $109,374.53 and approve a FY 2023-24 budget amendment from the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund in the amount of $109,374.53 was adopted. https://www.hillsborough.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12112023-1290 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hillsborough.net/#m1514725 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA
3560 3560 BRINC Drones San Pablo CA 2024-12-04 Responder Operations Bundle (approve funding for purchase) 29750.0 to use appropriated funding to acquire and procure the BRINC Responder Operations Bundle for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) system at a total cost of $29,750 to support existing public safety operations http://sanpablo.legistar1.com/sanpablo/meetings/2024/12/1523_M_Public_Safety_Standing_Committee_24-12-04_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/sanpablo/2024/#m350600 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA
3559 3559 BRINC Drones San Pablo CA 2025-02-03 exterior drone system (appropriating) 29749.0 CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROPRIATING $ 29,749 FROM SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES GRANT FUND (SLESF 210) FOR THE PURCHASE AND PROCUREMENT OF A BRINC EXTERIOR DRONE SYSTEM http://sanpablo.legistar1.com/sanpablo/meetings/2025/2/1526_M_City_Council_25-02-03_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/sanpablo/2025/#m350610 sv:drone:brinc stated 1 0 0 CA

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CREATE TABLE surveillance_spending (
  vendor TEXT, city TEXT, state TEXT, spend_date TEXT, product TEXT,
  amount REAL, quote TEXT, source_document TEXT, mytown_record TEXT, ledger TEXT, amount_type TEXT, dup_rank INTEGER, geo_suspect INTEGER, anomaly INTEGER, state_norm TEXT);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_vendor ON surveillance_spending(vendor);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_state ON surveillance_spending(state);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_amount ON surveillance_spending(amount);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_ledger ON surveillance_spending(ledger);