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Public commenters urge red-light cameras and vape take-back; Youth Commission approves minutes, sets volunteer events
Summary
Two public speakers asked the Youth Commission to support red-light cameras under SB 720 and to study a retailer take-back program for e-cigarettes; the commission approved prior meeting minutes unanimously and discussed upcoming volunteer events including a Dec. 13 Moonlight Parcel restoration and a Dec. 18 Pacific View Art Center open house.
Two public commenters used the Youth Commission’s oral communications period on Dec. 3 to press the commission on public-safety and environmental measures, and commissioners approved the Nov. 5, 2025 minutes and discussed several upcoming work-plan events.
Melissa Sharbarth, co-founder of Safe Streets Encinitas, told commissioners the group formed after a child was killed by a driver running a red light and urged the commission to consider red-light cameras under California Senate Bill 720. "The law makes enforcement simple and fair,…
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