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Piedmont OKs Surveillance Cameras At Entry Points To Capture License Plates

Piedmont is moving forward with plans to install cameras to record the license plates of all cars that drive into town.

2013/05/07

Cars pass through the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Target Date Set for Golden Gate Bridge Electronic Toll Switch

Officials at the Golden Gate Bridge say they have targeted March 27, 2013 as the date they hope to switch exclusively to electronic tolls.

2013/02/08

Cars pass through the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Workers Test New Electronic Toll System On Golden Gate Bridge

Workers on the span have begun to test the new all-electronic tolling system Wednesday morning, in hopes of fully implementing it by late March.

2013/01/30

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge Switching To Electronic-Only Toll-Takers

Drivers using the Golden Gate Bridge will see the anticipated major change from human toll-takers to an all-electronic toll system beginning early next year.

2012/09/19

September 11 memorial license plate. (CBS)

California 9/11 License Plate Fund Raided For Deficits, Brown Orders Audit

A review by The Associated Press of the $15 million collected since lawmakers approved the “California Memorial Scholarship Program” shows only a small fraction of the money went to scholarships.

2012/05/29

The new California whale tail license plate design. (ecoplates.com)

California Costal Commission Unveils New ‘Whale Tail’ License Plate

The California Coastal Commission unveiled a new specialty “whale tail” license plate on Tuesday designed in part by a Bay Area resident.

CBS San Francisco–2011/08/03

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East Palo Alto Unveils License Plate Readers To Fight Crime

License plate readers will be mounted on two East Palo Alto police cars and will be able to scan as the cars move, gathering license plate data, up to 360 degrees.

KCBS–2010/11/30

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