(ROSEVILLE, Calif.) – While the election results for Roseville’s District 2 and District 4 remain uncertified, continued public outcry begs the question of how each candidate’s stance on Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology may impact future city decision-making.
Latest results from the recent Nov. 3 elections show Anne Carpenter, District 2 council candidate, polling at 59.38 percent of the vote. Rick Bartee, candidate for District 4, received 71.08 percent of the vote.
Carpenter is set to replace current council member Pauline Roccucci. In her 30 years of public service, Roccucci has served twice as Roseville mayor. Bartee’s candidacy comes as Mayor Krista Bernasconi retires from her District 4 council term.
The current city council, to the dismay of anti-Flock activists, has been unresponsive repeated public commentary calling for termination of its contracts. Looking back, actions taken by the current council have directly supported the utilization of the cameras.
When an amended Flock contract expanding camera installations was approved by the city council on October 6, 2021, Roccucci and Bernasconi both voted in favor. Reinforcing this stance, an October 2026 report from CBS journalist Conor McGill cited Bernasconi as having explicitly defended ALPR technology. Her statement argued against claims of technological misuse, noting that the cameras have supported city safety and allowed for successful criminal activity resolution.
At the Nov. 4 Roseville city council meeting, members confirmed that candidates will be certified and undergo their swearing-in ceremony on December 9, 2026.
Photo Credit: City of Roseville / The council announcing the forthcoming election confirmation on December 9
Per typical sequences of Roseville council meetings, public comments focused on Flock. As in previous meetings, no agenda items suggested potential modifications or termination.
With Roseville Police Department’s five-year Flock contracts planning to expire in late 2028 subject to automatic renewal, sustained public disagreement offers an opportunity for Flock changes possible with a new council demographic. Whether Carpenter or Bartee will deviate from the inaction taken by the current council can be explored through their campaign endorsements and interactions with anti-Flock activists.
Photo Credit: Anne Carpenter, Rick Bartee campaign pages / Carpenter, council candidate for District 2 and Bartee, candidate for District 4.
Anne Carpenter, president of Roseville Community Crime Stoppers, had her campaign championed by local law enforcement. These endorsements included Troy Bergstrom, retired Roseville police chief, who served during Flock contract implementation. Other supporters like Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo and Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper come from departments where ALPR methods are also utilized.
Carpenter’s campaign was also supported by both Bernasconi and Roccucci, as well as Vice Mayor Karen Alvord and Bruce Houdesheldt. The Roseville Chamber of Commerce is another notable proponent. Ananda Rochita, the president and CEO of the organization recently spoke at the Oct. 21 city council meeting in support of ongoing Flock contracts.
Rick Bartee’s election campaign gathered distinct and similar endorsements. A retired firefighter, Bartee comes from nearly half a century working as a first responder. Like Carpenter, Bartee was endorsed by current council members and Sheriff Wayne Woo.
It should be recognized that both candidates have publicly commented on their Flock technology stances.
CapRadio reporter Greg Micek surveyed all four candidates in Roseville’s Nov. 3 election and published their comments. Carpenter, when queried on the issue, referred to ALPR as "a tool, but it's just that, a tool, and it's not replacing good police work." Carpenter went on to clarify that council should maintain review over the city’s surveillance policy. Bartee took the opportunity to note Roseville's Flock camera use as more regulated than other municipalities. Micek wrote that Bartee did remark that he does “get what folks are talking about.”
OpGov.News reached out to Rosanna Harmon, the face behind DeFlock Roseville, to ask about her organization’s response to the recent election results.
“There’s just not as much of a reaction at all,” Harmon said. “Everybody’s just kind of like, let’s keep chugging forward.”
Noting the contentious race between Carpenter and her opponent, David Nelson, Harmon highlighted her personal contact with Carpenter and the candidate’s demonstrated support for city contract continuance. Days after candidate registration closed, Harmon spoke to Carpenter on the phone.
“She immediately went to [discussing] guardrails,” Harmon said.
In a previous conversation with OpGov.News, Harmon revealed Carpenter had begun disregarding her efforts to discuss the issue further.
With anti-Flockers worried about Carpenter’s receptiveness to community concerns, the activist noted that support Carpenter amassed from city developers may point to ulterior priorities.
“Being backed by a developer, not great, because now you’re bought out.” Harmon said. “Now you have an agenda.”
When asked about Carpenter’s elaboration on the necessity of council contract review, Harmon did, however, express some optimism.
“Well, there’s always going to be hope, right?” Harmon said.
DeFlock Roseville has somewhat elevated hopes for the District 4 candidate.
Harmon was also able to speak with Bartee over the phone. She noted that the retired first responder elicited familiarity with the issue and an openness to inform himself about the public concern.
“He answered my call right away,” Harmon shared. “He said he’d been seeing it circulating on social media and that ‘I really need to look into it.”
How the two individual members will impact the current council stance on Flock is a different matter for Harmon.
“What I expect is little to no change,” Harmon said. “Maybe one of them internally will say, ‘Hey, maybe we should look into this’ but I don’t expect anything to change.”
The expiration of the current Flock contract, while subject to automatic renewals, is set for December 2028. Also occurring this same year are term conclusions for the other three Roseville members.
Photo Credit: City of Roseville / Harmon spreading the DeFlock message at a September 2 council meeting
Given Karen Alvord, Bruce Houdesheldt, and Tracy Mendonsa will remain on the council alongside Carpenter and Bartee, Harmon believes 2028 will be the time in which change may finally transpire. Preceding the 2028 election, she expects a drastic increase in community activism. With the possibility of council members Alvord, Houdesheldt, Mendonsa leaving office, DeFlock Roseville sees the window for contract termination finally opening.
Harmon emphasized that removal of all obstacles to achieving elimination of ALPR technology continues with ousting these other three long-time council residents.
“That’s my mission,” Harmon said. “[in 2028] they are gone. They will not be reelected. We will have people in their place to say, ‘Why don’t you go back to the way you were policing before?’”
On behalf of the organization, Harmon reiterated that DeFlock’s advocacy against ALPR technology will remain unceasing until change is made.
OpGov.News reached out to Carpenter and Bartee to inquire about further explanations on their Flock stances.
“At this point, I do not have a comment on the city's ALPR contracts, as I have not seen them,” Carpenter replied.
OpGov.News has yet to receive a response from Bartee.
As 2028 approaches, whether or not anti-Flock activism or new council incumbents will successfully resolve calls for review of Roseville’s Flock agreement remains to be seen.
To add to or correct any information in this report, please contact me at piper.a@lead4earth.org.
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