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Red-light cameras OK'd in L.A., debated in Stanislaus

By Richard Binder

Unsurprisingly for most, Los Angeles' red-light camera program was temporarily and unanimously exempted yesterday from the city's contracting boycott of Arizona. 

The multimillion-dollar agreement with Scottsdale-based American Traffic Solutions has been extended in spite of Los Angeles' boycott, prompted by Arizona's new immigration policies. In voting to extend, most city council members cited the support for the program by the LAPD, which issued a report saying that no deaths tied to red-light-running accidents have occurred at the 32 intersections since the cameras were activated.

The bidding process for the new contract could become further entangled in the boycott issue, as both American Traffic Solutions and a top competitor are headquartered in Arizona. Click here for details.

Meanwhile, in Stanislaus County, an Orange County Superior Court panel's decision to throw out a man's red-light ticket on the basis that photos taken by red-light cameras amounted to hearsay has caused some Turlock officials to reconsider the cameras' effectiveness. The city has suspended indefinitely a proposal to install up to 10 red-light cameras over five years. Full story here.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on June 24, 2010 (boomark / email).