Long Beach had 53 traffic deaths in 2025, the highest number in more than a decade. Now the city is asking Gov. Newsom for help as it looks to add speed cameras along its 8-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway. California Sen. Lena Gonzalez has authored Senate Bill 1279 to allow the cameras within the city. If Gov. Newsom signs the bill before Sept. 30, the cameras could go up along one of the city’s deadliest driving corridors. The system would capture rear license plate imagery for drivers going at least 11 miles per hour over the posted limit. Fines would start at $50 for drivers going 11 to 15 miles per hour over the limit and rise to $500 for those going 100 miles per hour or more over. Farther south, Huntington Beach is getting more than $10 million for bike lanes along a 10-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway. The work is part of Caltrans’ Complete Streets program and runs from Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge to the Santa Ana River outlet. Huntington Beach’s new bike lanes are slated for completion in December 2026.
