Gary McCoy is a San Francisco public health advocate and former congressional aide to Nancy Pelosi. He led the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club from September 2024 to January 2025 and previously co-chaired the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club. He is running for the city's District 8 Board of Supervisors seat in 2026.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: San Francisco District 8 supervisor candidate
Statement summary
In a response to Mission Local, McCoy opposed San Francisco's use of Flock cameras, citing risks to immigrant communities and insufficient safeguards over access to location data.
“No, I don’t support the city’s use of Flock cameras.”
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. McCoy said he does not support the city's use of Flock cameras, citing risks to immigrant communities. Opposing the city's use of the cameras fits Condemned.
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
