"It should have been a slam dunk for the governor to sign Senate Bill 720, Automated traffic enforcement system programs, but supporters were worried that the perceived unpopularity of red light cameras would sink the legislation. Once word trickled out that it was signed, the celebration began. "What started as an idea three years ago - why don't we reform CA's failed red light camera law so it can be used only for safety - is now official!""
""While SB 720 won't bring back the hundreds of people killed each year in CA due to red light and intersection violations, we finally have a tool that has privacy and equity safeguards, yet better enforcement and safety provisions to start to bring sanity back to intersections." SB 720 would modernize state regulations for municipalities to create and operate red light camera programs. Similar changes in other states have led to dramatic decreases in crashes and fatalities."
Governor Gavin Newsom signed multiple transportation bills to improve road safety, accelerate transit and active‑transportation projects, and allow Bay Area transit agencies to place an operations funding measure on the November 2026 ballot. Senate Bill 720 modernizes regulations for municipal red light camera programs and includes privacy and equity safeguards alongside stronger enforcement and safety provisions. Supporters worried public opposition to red light cameras could derail the bill, but celebration followed the signing. Assembly Bill 289 authorizes Caltrans to deploy up to 35 speed cameras in highway work zones and to mail violation notices to vehicle owners detected at least 11 mph over the limit. Similar reforms in other states have reduced crashes and fatalities.
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