Paul Kerfeld is a retired City of Folsom employee who worked 20 years in the city's solid waste department after 23 years in the trades. A resident of Folsom's Historic District, he is a 2026 candidate for Folsom City Council in District 1.
Role at the time: Candidate for Folsom City Council, District 1
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Paul Kerfeld said Flock cameras do not need a salary, benefits or a pension and help law enforcement in Folsom and across the region.
“Flock cameras do not need a salary, health benefits, or a pension,
It's a way to help law enforcement not only in Folsom but region-wide, county-wide, into El Dorado County.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Fact Check: Where Folsom 1st District Council candidates stand on ALPRs, FlockCandidate positions on license plate readers, throughout the article
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Kerfeld described Flock cameras as a low-cost tool that helps law enforcement across the region and said he wanted police to have access to them. That supports keeping the cameras, which fits Defended or excused; his call to imprison anyone who misuses the data does not add a limit on their use.
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.
