California: City Obsessed With Red Light Camera Ticket Numbers

 

California is the largest market for red light cameras in the country thanks to the fines set by the state running nearly $500 each. Municipalities that adopt the technology are quick to deny any possibility that financial considerations have anything to do with their decisions to monitor local intersections. Internal discussions between the city of Menlo Park and camera vendor Redflex Traffic Systems suggest otherwise.

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california is bankrupt

The state is bankrupt and many of the cities have filed for bankruptcy because they can't get enough revenue to pay their bills because of the policies and actions taken over the past 30 years.

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