San Leandro, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

San Leandro's jaywalking rule is narrow and geographically limited: § 6-3-110 only bans mid-block or non-crosswalk crossing within a business district, not on every residential street in the city. The provision works alongside two companion sections in the same article. Section 6-3-100 authorizes the City Manager to establish, designate and maintain marked crosswalks at intersections and other locations using paint, marks or other roadway devices, which is how a City-sanctioned crosswalk comes to exist in the first place. Section 6-3-105 lets the City Manager post signs at or near an intersection directing pedestrians not to cross within an unmarked crosswalk there, extending crossing restrictions to specific intersections outside business districts where the City has determined mid-block or unmarked crossing is a hazard.

Together, the three sections mean a pedestrian's crossing obligations vary by location: inside a business district, use of a marked crosswalk is mandatory citywide by ordinance; outside a business district, a pedestrian may cross outside a crosswalk unless a specific no-crossing sign has been posted at that intersection. This structure lets the City target high-traffic downtown corridors, such as East 14th Street and Washington Avenue commercial strips, without imposing a blanket jaywalking ban on quieter residential blocks where mid-block crossing is common and lower-risk.