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Chico PD granted ICE, Border Patrol, access to its ALPR data

Chico PD granted ICE, Border Patrol, access to its ALPR data

“We shouldn’t have been sharing,” says Police Chief Billy Aldridge
The Chico Police Department says it has shut off license plate reader data sharing that, until July 8, appears to have been in violation of California state law. Two weeks after ChicoSol requested public records related to the department’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data sharing program, Chico PD said it stopped sharing data with federal and out-of-state agencies. Two …

Spanish-language products win attention, awards

Chico State students have earned two silver awards from the Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education for digital Spanish-language products that support students and their families.

The Chico State Spanish Microsite launched last September received a Silver Award in the marketing category. Social media posts that also won a Silver Award were titled “Classes Rory Gilmore Would Take at Chico State.” Both the microsite and the social media videos were inspired by the television series Gilmore Girls. Social media posts can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TicToc.

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Reader Comments

Jul 26
“Leslie, thank you and your ChicoSol team for revealing this troubling story. Chief Billy has a lot of explaining to do. This scandal was brought to the public by ChicoSol, NOT the…”
Scott Rushing on Chico PD granted ICE, Border Patrol, access to its ALPR data
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