Oakland is resurrecting automated traffic enforcement, installing 18 Verra Mobility speed cameras 11 years after a previous program was dismantled over civil rights concerns. Deployed on the city’s ‘high injury network,’ the cameras are part of a state pilot (AB 645) intended to reduce speeding-related fatalities. Fines start at $50 for driving 11 mph over the limit, with revenue earmarked for ’traffic calming measures.’ Despite new privacy provisions in the state law–such as data deletion mandates and a ban on facial recognition–advocacy groups like Oakland Privacy remain wary. They highlight the program’s potential for disproportionate financial extraction from low-income residents and cite the city’s poor track record on surveillance oversight. An audit of Verra Mobility’s NYC operations revealing faulty cameras and overbilling further fuels concerns about vendor accountability.