San Mateo plans to get rid of red light cameras

Saturday, July 13, 2019
SAN MATEO, Calif. (KGO) -- Building a better Bay Area is about finding solutions. But in San Mateo, a program city officials thought would improve public safety, is now ending after 14 years.

The City will get rid of its red light cameras.
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An evaluation found public safety was no longer significantly improved and the program had become more challenging to administer.

This was prompted by a yellow light timing error discovered in a camera on Saratoga Drive and Hillsdale Boulevard.
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Nearly 1,000 citations issued there between December and May will be refunded or dismissed.
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