Vote on L.A. Red Light Cameras By City Council is “Likely” on Friday
UPDATE: After testimony, mostly by ATS employees, including Charley Territo and CEO James Tuton, LA City Council decided to delay even voting on the “suggestive measure” until Tuesday.
LAist has more details.
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American Traffic Solutions is clinging to life in Los Angeles for another 48 hours, but the likelihood of them surviving the month of June is extremely low.
Two council members have been persuaded by an ATS lobbyist to introduce a motion to continue the red light camera scam on a monthly basis while a “safety analysis” is conducted.
A 2/3 majority is needed to overrule the unanimous decision of the LAPD commission to nix the scamera system and 2 council members is not nearly enough. According to an LA Times piece from Tuesday, there’s a lot of doubt that the motion would carry any water at all even if it was passed.
The bottom line is that Friday is the deadline for the council to take action and the clock is ticking on ATS. One of the council members who now appears to be in the back pocket of ATS is saying that a vote on this measure to save the program is “likely.”
Calls by CameraFRAUD asking for an official statement this week were not returned. The city council seems to be in disarray over the police commission’s recommendation and the most likely scenario is that ATS intersection cams in Los Angeles will be turned off by the end of June.
More debate on this subject courtesy of Pajamas Media (PJTV) from last week:
by CameraFRAUD