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08/26/2026

Intense, dangerous heat is gripping parts of the country this week as temps soar into the triple digits. 🥵🌡️

It's critical to remember just how quickly a car can heat up. Never leave a child alone in a vehicle — not even for a minute!

08/24/2026

Kids are headed back to school! 🥹🚍

Remind yourself that it takes all of us — parents and drivers working together — to keep our kids SAFE.

We hope you have a great school year! ❤️

08/20/2026

E-bike safety update: Since Oceanside's updated e-bike ordinance took effect in February, the Oceanside Police Department has been tracking data and doubling down on outreach. Calls involving e-bikes jumped from 408 to 740 compared to this time last year, reflecting the uptick in e-bike usage in Oceanside.

OPD has held three free community courses this year, reaching 53 riders, and this school year, they're partnering with Oceanside and Vista school districts to teach safe riding habits before problems start.

Know the rules, ride smart, and look out for each other! Join a free bicycle safety course on Saturday, September 26 at 9:00 AM at OPD, 3855 Mission Ave. Topics include rules of the road, current traffic laws, e-bike safety, and helmet use. Bring your bike, and OPD will help you register it. To RSVP or for more information, contact [email protected] or call (760) 435-4835.

More information about the ordinance changes: https://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/Home/Components/News/News/869/

08/20/2026

Most drivers know speeding is risky — but many still see it as normal. A new AAA Foundation study found most Americans consider driving up to 10 mph over the speed limit acceptable, and some say even 25 mph over feels routine. That mindset comes as speeding contributed to more than 11,000 traffic deaths in 2024.

Many drivers say they speed just to keep up with traffic, even though faster speeds reduce reaction time and increase crash severity. The study also found drivers are more likely to slow down to avoid tickets than to avoid danger, highlighting a major challenge for road safety efforts nationwide.

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

California authorities launched the FAST pilot program to address rising traffic fatalities by streamlining the suspension of licenses for drivers caught traveling over 100 miles per hour.

08/19/2026

The ACLU has launched a petition demanding that the city and Mayor Todd Gloria cancel contracts with companies involved in the technology, including Flock Safety.
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-aclu-flock-cameras/

08/16/2026

Beachgoers and others who park along La Jolla Shores Drive near Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the accompanying beach are on notice to cramp their wheels toward or away from the curb to prevent getting a ticket.

Drivers on La Jolla Shores Drive continue to receive hundreds of citations each year for failing to curb their wheels on the sloped street.

San Diego’s Municipal Code requires drivers who park on streets with grades of 3% or more to turn their wheels toward or away from the curb, depending on whether the vehicle is pointed downhill or uphill.

In recent years, parking enforcement officers throughout San Diego have been cracking down on drivers who fail to curb their wheels.

Last year, parking officers issued 19,086 wheel-cramping citations, the highest number of parking violations in at least five years, resulting in $1,565,571 in fines.

Among the most ticketed spots in San Diego remains La Jolla Shores Drive. Since the beginning of the year through August 1, San Diego parking enforcement officers issued 522 parking tickets to drivers who failed to curb their wheels. That is second only to Golfcrest Drive, at the base of Cowles Mountain.

Since 2022, La Jolla Shores Drive has ranked among the city’s top locations for wheel-curbing citations. Parking enforcement officers issued 494 citations there in 2022, the most of any street in San Diego.

Citations climbed steadily after 2022, rising from 533 in 2023 to 719 in 2024 before leveling off at 722 in 2025.

Times of San Diego contacted the San Diego Police Department to ask why wheel-cramping citations have risen in the past five years.

San Diego Police Lt. Cesar Jimenez says it has more to do with staffing than anything else, and in no way is it a response to the city’s tenuous finances.

“While we cannot know the exact cause of an increase in citations, we can say there was an increase in the number of parking enforcement officers in recent years. In 2024, there were 55 parking enforcement officers; currently, we have 74,” Lt. Jimenez wrote in an email to Times of San Diego.

“San Diego Police Department officers and parking enforcement officers have not been directed to increase enforcement to increase revenue nor to hit any type of enforcement quotas, which are illegal,” added Jimenez.

Read the article here: https://timesofsandiego.com/community/2026/08/12/hundreds-ticketed-on-la-jolla-shores-drive-as-wheel-curbing-citations-spike/