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Copy of the email that Tim Eyman sent to the City of Monroe: Maybe they didn't get the news that a major controversy of their own making is brewing in Monroe. Today, I did several interviews with local papers and news sources who wanted to hear more about the...

Copy of the letter that was sent to the city of Monroe this morning: City of Monroe: Mayor Robert Zimmerman and City Councilmembers Kurt Goering, Patsy Cudaback, Tom Williams, Tony Balk, John Stima, Jim Tuttle, & Bridgette Tuttle Dear Mr. Mayor and City Council...

ATS and Bellingham had a secret meeting about ATS filing a lawsuit, just weeks before ATS filed a lawsuit to stop the initiative. The Everett Herald reports: Records I obtained through a public disclosure request indicate that on that at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Pike and...

State law says that footage from ticket cameras can not be used "for any purpose other than enforcement of violations." But the Lynnwood police think they are above the law. Emails obtained by The Herald describe multiple incidents in the past year in which officers...

The Everett Herald is at it again. This time they have uncovered emails from the police that reveal: The city is dependent on the money that the cameras bring in. A deputy chief inquired about employment with ATS A different police officer offered marketing advice to...

The Everett Herald has proved what we have long suspected, ATS was, in fact, behind the "Mukilteo Citizens for Simple Government" Kroske, who last summer was vice president for business development at American Traffic Solutions, told the mayor by email that the camera...

We have suspected that the camera company, American Traffic Solutions (ATS), was faking citizen comments for a long time now, (check out our earlier posts here and here).Thanks to Scott North and Rikki King from the Everett Herald, we have proof! Since June, the user...

Anti-Red Light Camera Movement Spreads King5 covers the growing number of initiatives against ticket cameras in Washington State, and how some cities don't care what the voters think.

"It's for the kids." Does anyone take this line seriously anymore? As a husband and father of four sons, my children are my life, the most precious gifts one can have. And that's why my blood absolutely boils when children get exploited for corporate gain. Automatic...

We had a great time gathering signatures for the new Redmond petition. Thanks to all the people who showed up to help and all of those who signed! Below are a few pictures from Saturday and the KOMO news story about it.

The good news is that the legislature seems to be getting the message that people don't like the cameras and they have created 2 bills that seem to address the problems. The bad news is that the bills do nothing to protect the people and actually give more protection...

We filled the hearing room in Olympia yesterday to speak out against traffic cameras. We didn't show up just to complain, but we also offered a solution! Repeal the law that makes the cameras legal in the first place! Over the last few days we have worked very hard...

The National Motorist's Association has posted a very nice critique of the Oxnard study. Here's a few excerpts: Critique of IIHS 2001 Oxnard Study The Insurance Institutue for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been one of the most vocal proponents for Red Light Cameras. Their...