Newsom on Friday put his signature to AB 645, which creates a pilot program allowing six California cities to install speed cameras in "high-accident" corridors, school zones or areas frequented by street racers.
Under the legislation, the pilot program will allow the six cities to install a limited number of cameras designed to photograph and generate speeding tickets that are then mailed to offenders. In addition to Los Angeles, Long Beach and Glendale, the pilot program will also be operated in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose.
Damian Kevitt, founder of the Los Angeles-based road-safety advocacy group Streets Are For Everyone, was a major backer of the legislation and hailed its approval.
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