Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Enforcement

Oakland police patrolling in downtown on bikes. Photo: Oakland Police Department

Thoughts on Oakland Police Bike Patrols

By Roger Rudick | Dec 1, 2017 | No Comments

Why do Oakland bike cops drive patrol cars everywhere?

One of Sacramento's poorest neighborhoods doesn't have enough crosswalks. It also has a high rate of jaywalking arrests. Image: KXTV

What Will It Take for Sacramento to Make Walking Safer in Poor Neighborhoods?

By Stephen Miller | Apr 27, 2017 | No Comments

Police and city planners in Sacramento have come under scrutiny in the weeks since police were caught on tape assaulting Nandi Cain, Jr., a black man, during a jaywalking stop. Cain, who was legally using an unmarked crosswalk, has since filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. Now, reporters are looking into why there are so few marked crosswalks in one of Sacramento's poorest areas.

Op-ed: We Need Police Visibility on Muni

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 26, 2017 | No Comments

Muni riders don't feel safe on the system, but SFPD have no officers dedicated just to policing Muni.

Time to Eliminate “Jaywalking” as a Crime

By Melanie Curry | Apr 19, 2017 | 5 Comments

Are people who cross streets where it makes logical sense really destroying the integrity of our communities? Are they causing a wave of crimes that put us all in danger? No, they are not.