New Pelican Wings over Noyo Harbor for Joanne Frazer’s Former Travel Agency—And a Video That Could Change How You See Flock Cameras

Check out this video from an investigative journalist on YouTube about Flock cameras. We’re still working on a long‑delayed story about Flock, and in the process we combed through more than 100 sources online. Most of what we found was the usual modern‑day noise—light on facts, heavy on filler, and often recycled from press releases.

This video stood out. It’s well‑researched, with clear documentation and a willingness to dig into the uncomfortable questions that often get glossed over. The tone may lean toward the alarmist, but that doesn’t erase the value of the work. In fact, it highlights how rare it is to find reporting that takes surveillance technology seriously, rather than dismissing community concerns as paranoia.

For us, the video is a reminder of why this story matters. Fort Bragg’s Flock cameras have already been credited with catching car thieves, but the larger questions remain: what risks does the company itself present, and are those risks real? How do these cameras compare to the other surveillance tools already in play—from Homeland Security in the harbor to FBPD, CHP, and the countless private cameras scattered across town?

We’ll be pursuing those questions in our own reporting. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch the video, weigh its arguments, and share your thoughts directly on MendocinoCoast.news. Your perspective helps shape the conversation—and ensures that the debate about surveillance on the Mendocino Coast isn’t left to outside voices alone.

We would love to hear directly from you. Please post your comments and questions about this video on MendocinoCoast.news. We cannot retrieve Facebook comments for stories, but you can always email us if that’s easier; frankhartzell@mendocinonews.com

We also have a story coming with Interim Chief. After that, we plan to submit this video to the Fort Bragg City Council’s Public Safety Committee after we get a few answers from the man who made it—and, importantly, after hearing your questions.

What the video does not evaluate is whether Fort Bragg’s Flock cameras catching three sets of car thieves outweighs any security risks the company itself may present. Are those threats real? Let’s get answers.

The video also does not clarify whether the cameras here are the same make or type of Flock cameras discussed. Nor does it address the broader landscape: other law‑enforcement cameras, from Homeland Security in the harbor to non‑fixed cameras used by FBPD, the county, and CHP. And of course, private surveillance cameras are everywhere. Shouldn’t we be looking at all of them?

We had the fun of attending the gala opening of Suzi’s Long’s Blue Pelican art gallery overlooking Noyo Harbor, hosted by the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce. For many years the same building held Fort Bragg Travel, the travel agency of the late JoAnne Frazer, a wonderful local dancer, farmer and businesswoman who passed away in 2022.

Suzi’s art has been everywhere—from her time as one of the artists at the Elk Collective to her vibrant murals covering the outside walls of the beloved artist collective just below her new gallery in Noyo Harbor. Now you’ll find her in that gallery, immersed in the paintings she loves, continuing the creative journey that has defined her work across the coast.

Suzi is a well‑known local plein air artist who reveals how our birds, old buildings, and even farm animals embody the slightly dazed yet joyful spirit of the timeless Mendocino Coast.

I tried to capture a glimpse of that spirit with my camera at her new Blue Pelican Gallery, perched above Noyo Harbor on the north side of North Harbor Drive. See what you think.

Meet Suzi Long – CanvasRebel Magazine

Suzi wrote a very nice message to the community on the MCN Listserves

“I wanted to give a shout-out to this community for coming to my Gallery opening reception and making me feel welcome!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the feeling that I had somehow wandered into a well-organized, good-natured party thrown in my honor.

Around 100 people sampled Sharon Garner’s carrot cake (featuring a heroic 2½ pounds of cream cheese), Nancy Finn’s excellent banana bread, Karen Felker’s uber spicy disappearing gingerbread with cranberries, and fruit and treats from Roanna Olds and Connie Koester. Schnaubelt Distillery even offered cocktail samples, which were received with the sort of enthusiasm usually reserved for puppies and parades.

For the first hour, Davy Mackay provided thoroughly entertaining banjo music, followed by an official ribbon-cutting from the Chamber of Commerce, confirming this was, in fact, a real event and not something I dreamed up while reorganizing paint tubes.

People came and went, drizzle be damned, and I think everyone had a good time. I certainly did. I’m honored and delighted to be part of this community for 20 years!

Please drop by anytime I’m open—12 to 4. After the holidays, I’ll be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays because painters must occasionally paint.

Morning classes will be coming once I get myself properly organized, so stay tuned.”

Artful regards,
Suzi Marquess Long

Questions for FLOCK ?

Flock sent a representative to the Public Safety Committee meeting (via Zoom), where she fielded questions from Lindy Peters and Scott Hockett. The public, however, didn’t raise any substantive concerns. Perhaps the committee could invite her back now that this video has surfaced with real questions worth asking.

We’ve already suggested that to Councilman Peters, the committee chair. We sent him the video and committed to getting answers from its maker. If any readers know of other credible materials, please send them our way. Out of the 100 links I’ve received so far, most have been very light on facts and research—par for the course in 2025.

One shocker: a fellow local news site actually ridiculed people for worrying about the possibility that government surveillance could be a problem, or that our data might be breached. WOWZA. How out of touch can you get? That doesn’t even require a counterargument.

What it does require is vigilance. Because history has shown us—again and again—that dismissing the risks of unchecked surveillance is the fastest way to invite them into our lives. The late Paul McCarthy understood this truth deeply, and he never shied away from naming the dangers that government surveillance can present.

So let’s honor that legacy. Let’s ask the hard questions, demand clear answers, and refuse to let ridicule replace reason. The cameras are here, the debate is real, and the responsibility to face it belongs to all of us.