“These tickets are performative art — they tend to be boondoggles.”

Brian Hofer, an Oakland, Calif.-based privacy advocate, criticizing the city’s new speed camera enforcement program. Hofer argued that without stronger enforcement mechanisms, such as tying fines to vehicle registration, the tickets rely largely on voluntary compliance. The comments come as Oakland rolls out dozens of speed cameras, even as officials acknowledge the city has limited ability to penalize drivers who ignore fines under current state law. (The Mercury News)