San Rafael advisory panel hears traffic-safety briefing; members press for staffing, data fixes and equity
Police and public-works staff presented collision trends, enforcement priorities, Miovision signal detection and the local implications of AB 1778 for e-bikes; members and residents pressed for more traffic-enforcement staffing, corrected data, clearer reporting on drones and greater community education.
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Lieutenant Alex Holm, of the San Rafael Police Department's traffic division, told the Police Advisory Committee at its May meeting that the unit aims to reduce dangerous driving by combining education, enforcement and engineering collaboration and currently consists of "a traffic sergeant, one corporal and two officers." Holm said the department uses collision statistics and community complaints to prioritize enforcement and that the department received about $105,000 in additional grant funding for 2025'2026 to support training, equipment and targeted enforcement campaigns.
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