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Costa Mesa speakers urge stepped-up outreach as AB 413 citation period begins
Summary
Public commenters and councilmembers pressed the city to pair the state’s daylighting law with an education campaign and physical curb markings after AB 413 moved from a warning period into enforceable citations on Jan. 1, 2025.
Public commenters and multiple councilmembers on Feb. 4 urged Costa Mesa officials to accelerate education and physical markings for AB 413, California’s daylighting law that prohibits parking at crosswalks, as the law moved from a one-year warning period into a citation phase on Jan. 1, 2025.
Supporters and residents said intersections around schools and high-pedestrian corridors remain hazardous and that the city should use red curbs, bollards or other physical treatments before tickets are issued.
The issue matters because AB 413 is designed to reduce driver-obstructed sightlines at crosswalks — a safety change residents say should be paired with active city outreach so drivers are not ticketed…
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