Fifteen intersections in San Diego will be equipped with cameras to ticket people who run red lights, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Nov. 26.

On Monday, Nov. 25, the San Diego City Council approved 9-0 a five-year contract with Affiliated Computer Services to provide the cameras.

Two or three intersections will be equipped with the lights in April, with the rest of the Red Light Photo Safety Program rolling out over time. For 30 days, the cameras will issue warnings instead of tickets, the newspaper said. After that, violators caught on camera will face the new, heavier $324 red-light fines approved by Gov. Gray Davis in September.

City officials told the paper the increase in the amount of the fines - about $53 - would help state government defray its budget deficit.

The program isn't the first time the city has used cameras to enforce red-light laws. The Union-Tribune reported that in 1998, 19 cameras were installed at San Diego intersections. Police Chief David Bejarano discontinued the program in 2001 because of complaints.