As an easterner who spent 8 months in the Golden State I will state this - It's the constitution - folks get to ballot for lower revenues and higher spending. Cannot imagine the horror of being a public official for the State. Beautiful place, loved all the parks and would have paid more than I did to have access (which is what the future surely holds) but in the end I'm sure that the first state dollar shouldn't be spent on public recreation. If you can afford these cameras be happy to pay a user fee that approaches the cost of maintaining the facility.
-Mark