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The City Council is finally going to repeal their mandatory bike registration ordinance

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Bicycles, Civic Affairs, Igmar Rodas, Santa Ana 16 Comments

The Santa Ana City Council will be voting at their next meeting on an agenda item that will repeal their idiotic Bicycle Licencing and Registration Ordinance.

This ordinance allows the Santa Ana Police Department to ticket residents who don’t register their bikes – but you can only register them at the SAPD’s headquarters during office hours. Ridiculous! This ordinance was clearly intended for the harassment of those who are not well to do.

Here is the language of the proposed action by the City Council: Continue reading→

How many Santa Ana residents will be ticketed at the upcoming Ciclovia?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Bicycles, Civic Affairs, Crime, Gerardo Mouet, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Santa Ana 12 Comments

Santa Ana bicycle registrations

Gerardo Mouet, executive director of the City of Santa Ana’s parks, recreation and community services agency, told the OC Register this week that “Santa Ana is the county seat and the most urban section in the county. Biking and walking in an urban setting is of growing interest, and Santa Ana is a great place to illustrate this trend to the entire county.”

Mouet is very proud of the fact that Santa Ana will be hosting Orange County’s first ever Ciclovia – an open streets event where the streets will be closed to cars and opened to bikers, walkers and runners. SOMOS or “Sunday On Main Open Streets” is scheduled for Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 9 am to 4 pm.

But here is the problem – the City of Santa Ana has a mandatory bike registration program in place that is run by the Santa Ana Police Department. If your bike is not registered with the police they can stop you and actually give you a pricey ticket! Hardly any of our residents know about this program. How many people are they going to ticket at the Ciclovia? Continue reading→

Why is the SAPD ticketing bicycle riders?

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in Bicycles, Crime, Santa Ana 18 Comments

Is Council Member Michele Martinez’ bike registered?

Igmar Rodas, an outspoken activist on homeless and police issues, was cited by Santa Ana Police Officer S. Lopez on May 20 for riding an unlicensed bicycle and cycling on a sidewalk in the city’s Civic Center, according to the Voice of OC.

Rodas runs the SAPD – Stop Abusing People’s Derechos Facebook page. He is going to go to court this week on Wednesday to fight the bike ticket he received from the SAPD.

The city of Long Beach, which many biking advocates consider a regional leader on bike-friendliness, eliminated its bike license requirement in 2011. Los Angeles suspended its licensing program in 2009. Continue reading→